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6     ABOUT AYGAZ






            About Aygaz





            Aygaz is an integrated LPG                           Aygaz is the first Koç Group company founded in
            company, operating in all                            1961 to operate in the energy sector. Since then,
            LPG processes including                              we have grown into an integrated company with
                                                                 extensive operations in the LPG sector, sourcing,
            procurement, storage, filling                        stocking, and filling LPG, manufacturing and selling

            and maritime transportation as                       pressurized containers and LPG equipment, and
                                                                 maritime transport of LPG. Our activities range
            well as production and the sale                      across a wide spectrum from LPG imports and
            of LPG-operated devices.                             exports to wholesale LPG trade with licensed
                                                                 distributors, distributing autogas to licensed
                                                                 autogas stations, bulk LPG sales and supply to
                                                                 users, cylinder gas distribution, marketing, filling
                                                                 and storage, and cylinder gas inspection, repair
                                                                 and maintenance. As Turkey’s first and only publicly
                                                                 traded LPG company for many years, Aygaz ranked
                                                                 33  in Istanbul Chamber of Industry’s (ISO) 2021 list
                                                                   rd
                                                                 of Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises. During the
                                                                 COVID-19 pandemic, our LPG sourcing, production
                                                                 and distribution operations continued seamlessly
                                                                 and thanks to our extensive dealer network, rapid
                                                                 delivery of services and quality LPG products, we
                                                                 maintained our industry leadership with a market
                                                                 share of 25.4% in 2021.

                                                                 We account for 39.4% of Turkey’s LPG imports and
                                                                 provide services with more than 300 tanker trucks,
                                                                 nearly 200 cylinder gas transportation vehicles, and
                                                                 three specially equipped and fully pressurized LPG
                                                                 tanker ships, each with a capacity of 28,800 cubic
                                                                 meters and an average age of 16 years. As part of our
                                                                 international expansion strategy, we also operate
                                                                 with a branch office in London, UK and a joint
                                                                 venture in Bangladesh.








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                                       market share
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