Doktas Casting

Doktas Dokumculuk Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S. produces cast parts for the automotive and other industries and is headquartered in the Orhangazi district of Bursa. DOKTA shares trade on Borsa Istanbul.

Its business covers all types of casting, including grey iron, ductile iron, aluminium, steel and malleable iron, as well as machining of these parts. The sectors it serves are automotive, heavy commercial vehicles, construction and mining equipment, agricultural machinery and general machinery manufacturing. Alongside casting production, the company offers project management, tooling and process engineering, and design and product development services, becoming involved early in customers' part development processes. A significant share of the parts produced is aimed at vehicle and machinery manufacturers abroad.

For foundries, the main variables investors watch are scrap and pig iron prices, aluminium prices, electricity and natural gas costs, heavy vehicle and automotive production in Europe, the exchange rate and the capacity utilisation rate. The Lzzo.com page offers historical prices for DOKTA and a comparison with similar automotive supplier stocks.