16/09/2025
CABLE MATERIAL DEVELOPED FROM SNAIL AND SEA SHELL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TURKEY

The number of businesses operating with environmental awareness and a sustainability mindset, adopting more environmentally friendly business models by making fundamental changes in their production models and business management, is increasing day by day. The green transition is also gaining momentum in the global energy industry.

Ekrem Altan, Director of R&D and Corporate Relations at Borsan, told an AA correspondent that they prioritise R&D projects that are environmentally conscious and based on sustainable resources and efficiency.

Altan stated that they prioritise local and renewable raw materials to reduce their carbon footprint and work on recycling-focused materials, adding, ‘We have developed cable materials containing boron, snail and seashell powder using local resources for the first time in Turkey.’

Altan pointed out that they have R&D projects using boron, a critical and local raw material in Turkey, in cable insulation materials to provide flame retardant properties, adding, "This way, we are increasing safety and reducing dependence on foreign sources. Another inorganic raw material used as waste in thousands of tonnes annually is the powder from sea and snail shells. We use these powders in the outer coatings of cables using special techniques. We also process Indian hemp fibres, a natural and rapidly renewable resource, through specific processes to use them as cable sheathing and insulation materials."

‘We aim to deepen our research on biodegradable cable materials.’

Altan pointed out that the materials they developed are used particularly in the insulation and outer sheath layers of cables, explaining that this causes less damage to the environment and increases the technical, mechanical and electrical durability of the product.

Altan stated that the boron-enhanced aluminium solar cable they have developed facilitates longer-lasting, eco-friendly, economical and accessible solar energy systems, adding that it offers a high value-added use for Turkey's boron reserves.

Altan emphasised the importance of using natural and local raw materials to reduce the environmental footprint, decrease external dependency, and bring a new vision for sustainability. He noted that all the solutions they have developed are fully aligned with the European Green Deal's principles of circular economy, low carbon emissions, and sustainable production.

Stating that their goal is to increase the number of products that are fully compatible with the environment and focused on green transformation, Altan said, ‘We aim to deepen our work on recycled polymers, halogen-free flame retardant compounds and biodegradable cable materials.’

ANADOLU AGENCY | Green Economy | Report by Biriz Özbakır - Istanbul | 16 September 2025

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