Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri Anonim Sirketi
A majority stake (79.98 %) in shipping company DİTAŞ and 40% share ownership of petrol retailer Opet, creates synergies and adds value to the operations. Tüpraş (TUPRAS) is the 7th biggest refining company in Europe with the high Nelson complexity index of 9.5.
Tüpraş R&D Center established in 2010 is a certified R&D center by Turkish Law “Supporting Research and Development Activities”. It is evaluated and monitored by Turkish Ministry of Industry. All R&D activities in four refineries are coordinated by R&D center in Kocaeli. Tüpraş R&D campus possesses five high-tech laboratories dedicated to R&D studies and R&D projects with the objective of enhancing the characteristics of oil products developing alternative fuels and fuel production technologies.