LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. (LEYAL Gemi Söküm Şti) is the leading ship dismantling and recycling company in Turkey. Established in early 1980s, the Company has grown to become the owner of the largest ship dismantling facilities in the country. With approximately 5 hectares of land dedicated to ship dismantling and recycling, the company is capable of processing up to 100,000 tons of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals per year. LEYAL is fully licensed for its ship recycling operations by the relevant competent authorities in Turkey, namely the Ministry of Environment, the Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (in Turkey the three ministries jointly regulate the ship recycling industry).

The Company's facilities are located near the town of Aliaga on the Aegean coast, approximately 1 hour drive North of the town of Izmir. The surrounding area is a well-established industrial province providing ready access to both rail and water transportation. Among the industries present at Aliaga are a series of major scrap processing and re-rolling facilities with which the Company has standing agreements for the supply of both scrap and plate steel.

Turkey, apart from being a European Union Associate Member, is the only OECD country with a significant presence in the ship dismantling industry. LEYAL was the first Turkish ship dismantling and recycling company to apply the European Union Notification Procedure for the Transboundary Movement of Waste (EU Regulation 259/93), in the case of the dismantling of the German Navy destroyer ex-Rommel. LEYAL's commitment to its workers and to the environment is paramount, having an excellent record for worker safety and environmental management, and abiding to the most strict national and international regulations. In 2006, LEYAL became the first ship dismantling company in Turkey to be awarded the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. LEYAL also holds the record for the largest vessel to be dismantled in Turkey when in 2007 imported a 27,000 lightweight ton FPSO from a European oil major. In 2009, and as a reward for its strict environmental, healt and safety practices, LEYAL was contracted by the British Navy for the recycling of three Type 42 destroyers (ex-HMS Cardiff, Newcastle, Glasgow).