We Conducted a Pleasant Interview with Mr. Metin Boz

We talked with Interplast CEO Metin Boz about the establishment of Interplast, the sectors it serves and R&D studies. Boz; shared with our readers his views on the polyurethane market in Turkey and his future goals.

Could you please tell our readers about yourself and your professional background?

I graduated from Koç University in ‘97 with a degree in business administration. After working for 3 years from 1997 to 2000 at the auditing department of Arthur Andersen, I have been working at Interplast Kimya since 2000. I am currently CEO of the company.

Could you please tell us about the development process of Interplast since its establishment?

Interplast was incorporated in 1991 by my late father Azzur Boz, and the company ran its operations as chemical raw material distributor for the coating industry up until 2005. In 2005, the production was started after establishment of the first laboratory and manufacturing shop. Our Silivri/Değirmenköy plant was commissioned in 2013.

Could you please tell us about your productions in the field of polyurethane and the sectors in which your products are used?

We’re engaged in production of aliphatic and aromatic solvent based polyurethane resin. Apart from that, we produce all kinds of wax, paint, finishing materials. Industries we produce for include leather, artificial leather, coating, tarp, wallpaper among others.

Where do you position yourself in the PU market in Turkey and how do you add innovations to the sector?

The logistics advantage offered by the domestic production in Turkey, quick and effective technical service, our innovative products hard to imitate create a crucial added value, especially in these days, for our customers with whom we collaborate. On the other hand, owing to our R&D practice laboratories, we’re able to concrete several ideas and turn them into design products within hours. Thanks to our strong and dynamic infrastructure, we keep abreast of all developments across the world, rank among pioneers of the industry, leading the industry in many projects.

Could you please tell us about Interplast’s R&D and innovation activities? What are your R&D units?

We carried our R&D activities that have been going on for many years to an R&D Center certified by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology in 2018 and we are still working on numerous new products and innovative products which are/are to be a first both in Turkey and across the world thanks to our 6 laboratories focusing on different subject matters.

Apart from our R&D studies specific to new products/new technologies alone, our analytical and instrumental analysis laboratories fitted with good equipment where all physical, chemical and structural characterizations are being carried out enable us to conduct examinations and assessments over all of our studies at an academic level. Additionally, owing to our R&D laboratories whereby we conduct final product simulations and analyses intended for all industries for which we render services / offer products, we put under the microscope the process involving impact of the molecular structure of the chemical substance upon performance of the final product. Many projects we have completed are also being monitored and evaluated by TÜBİTAK.

In 2020, within scope of the R&D researches across Turkey, we ranked in the first 250
in terms of several fields such as R&D expenditure, numbers of project, brand and patens, etc. and ranked in the top 10 in terms of R&D Expenditures among chemical companies. We’ll continue to put our structure strengthened by R&D at disposal of our stakeholders, by ensuring that it becomes more and more deep-rooted day by day.

As Interplast, what are the principles you pay attention to within the scope of ‘Quality Policy?

Pursuant to our environment and human oriented policies, one of our company’s principles is constant improvement of our global resources through effective and conscious use, enhancing efficiency, supporting and developing all of our stakeholders as well as managing all of these transparently and with common sense.

From the onset up until now, as the chemical supplier for products needed at healthcare, defense, temporary accommodation sectors throughout the process of Covid-19, we’ve been fulfilling our responsibility in prevention of spread of the outbreak and protection of the public health through management of our company with both integrated management system and safe production, acting proactively in implementation and sustainability of countless measures in terms of public health and our responsibility awareness.

Could you please tell us about your goals and projects for 2022?

Our objectives for 2022 and years to come can be listed as growth, making a contribution to national export, creating more jobs, and going for new and more ecofriendly products.