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Kordsa continues to reinforce the future of children

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Operating in tire, construction reinforcements and composite technologies from America to Asia Pacific, Kordsa once again renovated a school in Kocaeli, which is a reflection of its mission to reinforce life. Kordsa aims to contribute to the society in every country it operates and continues to reinforce the future of children with this renovation.

Eight classrooms, teachers' room ,sports room, library,  arts and technology room, laboratory,  cafeteria as well as the classroom for students with special educational needs were completely renovated with the participation of  Reinforcers from Kordsa’s production facilities around the world. Both the reinforcers and the children enjoyed their time together during the renovation.

Kordsa CEO Ali Çalışkan said: "As Kordsa, we reinforce life. On recent years, we reinforce the future by focusing on social responsibility efforts especially for children in all the countries we operate and we strive to expand the scope of these projects. In the upcoming years, we will continue our social responsibility projects without slowing down in every country we operate as well as in İzmit where we started our journey 44 years ago. "

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