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The model built for industrial resilience
From its origins creating Türkiye’s glass industry to becoming a global player across flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and chemicals, Şişecam shows how long-term discipline, integrated value chains and governance can sustain industrial relevance across generations
 
ESG | Featured | Strategy
Author: Can Yücel, CEO, Şişecam
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What truly allows a company to endure for nearly a century? Not merely to survive, but to remain relevant, trusted and capable of renewing itself generation after generation? At Şişecam, we believe the answer lies far deeper than balance sheets or scale alone. Our real strength comes from the trust we earn, the society we strengthen and above all, the enduring value we create together with all our stakeholders. Şişecam’s foundations were laid with a purpose far broader than that of a typical enterprise. We were founded to build something that did not yet exist: the glass industry in Türkiye. At a time when there was no domestic production, no established know how, and no industrial tradition in glass, Şişecam was entrusted with creating an entire sector from the ground up. This pioneering responsibility shaped our institutional character long before we became a global company.
We were established as the industrial heart of the İş Bank Group. This close connection to one of Türkiye’s most respected and long standing financial institutions embedded a strong sense of discipline, accountability and long-term thinking into our DNA from day one. In many ways, Şişecam today represents a living industrial ecosystem of the Group. This unique structure provides us with a robust financial backbone and a governance culture rooted in prudence. It allows us to pursue ambitious, long-term investments with confidence. It means that while we operate with the agility of a global industrial leader, we are guided by the stability and foresight of a major financial institution.
Over time, this foundation enabled us to grow beyond borders. Today, Şişecam operates across 13 countries on four continents. Yet the reach of what we do extends far wider. Through our products, we touch everyday life in more than 150 countries, often quietly, but always meaningfully. From homes and cities to vehicles, factories and tables around the world, our products become part of daily lives. We are not just making glass; we are crafting a better quality of life.
High-performance architectural glass
Our global presence is not built on a single product or market. Şişecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass. In flat glass, our solutions shape modern architecture, bring
 
