Dr. Tuncer Hepşen is the founder of the Hepşen Companies, who was born in 1947. He graduated from the Technical University of Istanbul in 1970, and began working at Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center (CNAEM) in the same year. He has awarded the right to have doctor title after completing each stage of doctoral studies on the subject of “Uranium recovery from lignite ash” in 1156 session of the I.T.U senate in 1977. He worked on Uranium processing in materials department of “Junta Energia Nuclear” in Madrid with the International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Programme and he had certificate in 1977-1978.

In 1980 he resigned from CNAEM and participated to Niksan A.Ş. on the basis of a partnership and installed nickel sulphate production plant that was the first in Turkey. In 1982, Dr. Tuncer Hepşen resigned from Niksan A.Ş. and founded own plant in Balcık Gebze region and private company in Istanbul for the production of electrolyte used especially pile and battery industies such as Berec, Varta, Pertix, Pilma - Tudor and flux for galvanizing. This production was the first in Turkey . All the requirements of these companies was supplied by Hepşen Kimya San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. in that years.

He continued to carry out activities with the production of lead nitrate, metallic zinc powder and some other chemicals such as Zinc Amonium Chloride (powder and liqued) Zinc Chloride (Powder and liqued) and zinc oxide in the second plant launched in Gebze Dilovası industrial zone. The company name has been converted to limited company since 1986.

Third plant was constructed on 30.000 m² land in the first industrial zone in Bilecik, and has been producing zinc oxide ,zinc metal, zinc powder, zinc alloy, zinc ball and zamak. Expecially zinc oxide production was carried out not only using recycling materials but also using SHG and HG Zinc and with French Process (FP; indirect heating) and American Process (AP; direct heating)

Fourth plant was launched in Bilecik second Industrial zone on 29.000 m² open area, 8000 m² indoor area, for the production of every grade of zinc oxide and especially zinc oxide feed grade ( % 72 Zinc ) In additon to these production, recyle zinc from zinc ash and drosses and recyle zinc oxide from chimney powder (as a,second grade ZnO) metallic copper from brass ash has been producing.

Fifth Plant, Hepşen Metal ve Bileşenleri Paz. San. Tic. A.Ş. founded in 2020, on 27.000 m² land and 11.000 m² indoor area.

This new plant began the production on July 2023. Novadays reached full capacity and has been producing French Process (FP) zinc oxide with huge capacity (42 French Process Unit) zinc oxide as mentioned in the company profile of Hepşen Metal ve Bileşenleri Paz. San. Tic. A.Ş.

Dr. Tuncer HEPŞEN still working on researches; devolopment and innovation, quality upgrading and increase the quality control facilities. He has been also working on entire affairs of companies as an advisor.

Both of companies are managed by Dr.Tuncer Hepşen who is the founder and his sons whose name is Batuhan Hepşen and Erdem Hepşen. Both of them are member of the board of Hepşen Metal A.Ş. and shareholder of Hepşen Kimya Ltd.