From Rubber & Plastics News
Istanbul-Sakip Sabanci, head of Turkey’s Sabanci Holding-which includes the tyre maker Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Tire Manufacturing and Trading-died 10 April at age 71 from complications related to cancer.
Sabanci, considered one of the world’s wealthiest individuals and a leading pilanthropist in Turkey, oversaw the founding in 1974 in Izmit of tyre maker Lassa Tire Inc., which 14 years later was turned into a joint venture with Bridgestone Corp.
Sabanci also has a tyre cord processing company, KordSA, and three other tyre-related…