A skilled manufacturing workforce in Konya, Turkey — and our responsibility as a major regional employer within the Özkaymak Holding group.
KONREF has been producing refractories in Konya, Turkey since 1966. That means decades of accumulated expertise in magnesite mining, magnesia production and refractory manufacturing — built by people from the region, passed between generations of workers and engineers.
Our workforce includes production operators, process engineers, quality specialists, R&D engineers and academicians — all working from a single integrated site. As part of Özkaymak Holding, we are embedded in the Konya business community and committed to the region's long-term industrial development.
Long-term employment in a specialised industry — refractory expertise takes years to develop. We invest in workforce stability and retain skilled people, rather than treating employment as a variable cost.
Technical training for production workers, process engineers and quality staff. Partnerships with Konya technical education institutions for apprentice development and graduate recruitment.
Our R&D department includes university-qualified engineers and academicians — bridging industrial practice with refractory science. Their work feeds directly into product development.
We apply equal opportunity principles in recruitment and promotion. Employment decisions are based on capability and contribution — not gender, ethnicity or background.
As part of Özkaymak Holding, KONREF benefits from group-level HR, legal and governance frameworks — and contributes to the Holding's broader responsibility to the Konya region.
As one of the significant industrial employers in Konya, we take seriously our role in the local economy — through employment, supply chain relationships and engagement with local institutions.
