KOROZO: Where does our name come from? The COROZO (a.k.a. TAGUA) NUT refers to the seed of the TAGUA palm tree native to equatorial South America. This tree grows very slowly and bears fibrous nuts in 15 years. After drying, the nuts are husked by machine and sorted by size and quality. They are sliced thinly so that they can be used as raw materials for buttons, and then they are processed according to button sizes. In fact, the COROZO BUTTON has been produced in Italy since the 19th century, and used as decorations for the finest garments of the world. When our owners bought the company in 1973, Korozo used to be a button manufacturing company, the company started its operations in plastics packaging production while keeping the original name.

KOROZO commenced its activities within the packaging industry in 1973. The sector leader has broken new grounds in the packaging field, with its continuous investments year by year while growing rapidly. As of 2009, KOROZO Izmir, KOROPLAST, KORSINI-SAF and SAREKS are combined within the name of KOROZO.

Today, with its wide product range, and its annual production capacity of over 80.000 tonnes per year, KOROZO has become one of the largest production plant in the Middle East and Europe. KOROZO,  employing over 1.300 professionals in its 5 manufacturing facilities, has a total closed area of 100.000 sqm in Istanbul and 2 manufacturing facilities with a total area of 30.000 sqm. in Izmir. 

Headquartered in Istanbul, at the crossroads of overseas trading, with a modern logistic base and vast connections to key markets, KOROZO serves worldwide through its offices in the UK, Germany and France too.

Strengthened through its remarkable volume of exports to more than 70 countries, KOROZO has evolved into a global brand, propelled by its investments in high technology, innovations, research&development projects. Our persistent efforts to prioritize customer needs based on our 38 years of experience, enrich our spectrum of supplies and services.  

KOROZO produced the first garbage bag and freezer bag in Turkey, under the brand name "KOROPLAST".

KOROZO always ranks top amongst the first 500 industrial companies in Turkey, as per the surveys of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.