Sisecam
Categories
#3291
Rank
$3.65B
Marketcap
Turkey
Country
Dr. Ahmet Kirman (Exec. Chairman)
Mr. Mustafa Gorkem Elverici (CEO & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Gökhan Güralp (CFO & Member of Exec. Board)
Industrial Manufacturing
Summary
Türkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S. (Sisecam) manufactures and sells glass products in Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Architectural, Automotive, Glassware, Glass Packaging, Chemicals, and Others segments.
Sisecam has won several awards, including the UN Global Compact Award, the Factory of the Future Award, and the National Energy Award, to name a few. The company was also listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in 2003, and listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes in 2009.
The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Türkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S. operates as a subsidiary of Türkiye Is Bankasi A.S.
History
Sisecam is a global glass and glass-related products company based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1935 by four Turkish businessmen, the company was initially established to produce and distribute window glass. Over the years, ?i?ecam has become one of the world’s leading glass and glass-related products companies, with operations in more than 50 countries.
Sisecam’s portfolio includes a wide range of products, from plate and window glass to automobile glass and special products like glass for solar energy systems, as well as its own brand of glassware. It operates a number of plants in Turkey as well as production centers in Hungary, Poland, Russia, and China.
Sisecam has been a leader in technological innovation in its field. It was the first company in the world to produce float glass, a technology which is now used to produce flat glass. It was also the first company to develop a method for producing bottle glass from recycled glass, and the first to develop a method for producing glassware from recycled glass.
In addition to its glass production, ?i?ecam also produces a range of chemicals, including soda ash and borates
Mission
According to the company, their mission is to be a leading, sustainable, value adding and global glass-based business.
Vision
Sisecam's main vision is to be a reliable partner, striving to be one of the world's most admired companies and a respected corporate citizen.
Key Team
Mr. Abdullah Kilinc (Chief Production Officer & Member of Exec. Board)
Ms. Ozlem Vergon (Chief Strategy Officer & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Gokhan Kipcak (Chief Information Officer & Member of Management Board)
Dr. Selma Oner (Chief Supply Chain Officer & Member of Exec. Board)
Ms. S. Ebru Sapoglu (Chief Sales Officer & Member of Exec. Board)
Ms. Sengul Arslan (Chief HR Officer & Member of Exec. Board)
Asuman Akman (Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Controlling & Accounting)
Recognition and Awards
Products and Services
The company offers architectural glass products, such as flat, patterned, mirror, laminated, coated, solar power, and white goods glass products; automotive glass products; energy glass products; and home appliance glass products.
It also designs, produces, and sells glassware; produces and sells glass packaging products for various industries, including food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics; and retails glass, ceramic, porcelain, and wood and steel tableware and kitchenware, and home decoration items under the Life and Boutique concepts through 51 Pasabahçe stores located in Turkey and international markets, as well as through online sales channels.
In addition, the company produces and sells soda ash and chromium chemicals, glass fiber, raw materials, vitamin K3 derivatives, sodium dichromate, basic chromium sulfate, and sodium metabisulfite to food, textiles, mining, water treatment, construction chemicals, and leather industries; automotive and encapsulated glasses; and glasses for light and heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Further, it is involved in the mining of silica sand, feldspar, limestone, dolomite, kaolin, and quartzite; generation and sale of electricity; wholesaling and retail of natural gas; glass recycling and waste collection activities; and production and trading of soda goods, as well as offers finance and investment, and insurance agency services.
References
Dr. Ahmet Kirman (Exec. Chairman)
Mr. Mustafa Gorkem Elverici (CEO & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Gökhan Güralp (CFO & Member of Exec. Board)
Industrial Manufacturing