General Overview of Pumice Industry in Nevşehir
Öz
The pumice industry is one of the most crucial economic incomes in Nevşehir province. Thus, field studies and interviews with industry stakeholders were carried out to determine the general condition and the main problems of the pumice industry. World pumice reserves are estimated to be around 18 billion tons while Turkey has 15.8% of world pumice reserves. Accordingly, Nevşehir has also a substantial potential (about 17% of Turkey pumice reserves) due to its geological structure. At the same time, 20% of pumice mining operation licenses in Turkey are assigned in Nevşehir leading to the first rank with this rate. The pumice industry of Nevşehir is mainly domestic and it is quickly developing in recent years. On the contrary, a decreasing trend has been reported in the export volume due to very high transportation costs, poor quality standards of the suppliers in the sector and less alternative fields of use rather than construction (e.g. textile, chemistry etc.). 63% of pumice operating companies do not invest any money for R&D. At the same time, the cooperation between university and pumice industry is extremely inadequate. Eventually, the major problems of the pumice industry in Nevşehir can be summarized as; insufficient understanding of the product and quality standardization, unconsciousness in marketing and promotion, limited cooperation of university and industry, limited R&D activities, lack of qualified staff, low prices due to unfair competition, lack of cooperative work habit and low quality products dominating the sector.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
Mühendislik
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Aralık 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
16 Kasım 2017
Kabul Tarihi
1 Aralık 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2
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