Founded to meet the glass needs of the country trying to recover after the war, Şişecam grew step by step and became a world giant. The company, which stands out especially in the field of car glass, also has a very good story.
Today’s glass material used in household goods, windows of houses and workplaces, automobiles and many other areas is largest producer Şişecam company.
From the establishment decision to laying the foundation, and from there to progress step by step. a special story Let’s take a look at Şişecam company together.
İsmet İnönü and Celal Bayar had a hand in the founding of Şişecam.
Turkey, which is in the post-war recovery period, To meet glass needs glass factory was established. The task of establishing this factory was determined by the decision of the Council of Ministers. To Türkiye İş Bankası was given.
Groundbreaking ceremonies Prime Minister İsmet İnönü and Deputy Minister of Economics Celal Bayar attended. Thus, the first foundation was laid in Beykoz Paşabahçe. After the decision was taken in 1934, the first production was carried out in 1935.
Ataturk He was invited to the groundbreaking ceremony. Since he could not come, he replied with a telegram.
Although he was not able to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony, he later attended the newly completed visited the factory.
Their transition to factory production was not too late.
In the years when it was founded, production was based on manual labor. 6 single-arm bottle production machines from Hanrez company in 1946 and 2 bottle production machines from Skoda in 1948 machine was purchased.
In the 1950s, 4 automatic glass bottle production machines were purchased from the USA with Marshall Aid Plans. With automatic machines, the mass production speed increased and a production capacity of 5000 tons was reached. In 1955 mechanical production activities entered and stores were opened in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir for price stability.
Exports started in the following years.
After exporting bottles to Cyprus in the late 50s, Paşabahçe made its first export in 1960. In 1966, TACAM Factory was established with Turkish-German cooperation to produce glass pipes and laboratory machines. So the 1960s were years for Şişecam. door to abroad happened.
In 1966, the first automobile glass production was produced in the Çayırova district of Kocaeli city. In 1993, the first modern autoglass factory was established in the Lüleburgaz district of Kırklareli and over the years, automobile, light commercial and heavy commercial vehicle windows started to be produced.
Over time, of course, this subject was mastered and Şişecam became the leader of Turkey. It ranks fourth in automotive glass production in Europe.
It is one of the most important suppliers in Europe.
In addition to being Turkey’s largest automotive glass manufacturer, Şişecam also works with important automotive brands in Europe. So automotive manufacturers supplier brand It is located in.
Among the brands he works with Audi, Bentley, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen There are brands such as. Moreover Dacia, Nissan, Renault, Skoda, Stellantis, Lada, Man and Daimler He also works with names like.
What does Şişecam produce other than automotive glass?
Apart from automotive glass, Şişecam also produces glass under the heading of flat glass. white goods glass, solar energy glass and architectural glass is also produced. In terms of this production capacity, Şişecam first in Europe and ranks fifth in the world.
Şişecam, which is present in 140 countries with its glassware, is the company we all know and was formerly a subsidiary of. Paşabahçe It is completely united with. At the same time, its other subsidiaries, Anadolu Cam, Denizli Cam, Soda Sanayii and Trakya Cam, merged with Paşabahçe under the umbrella of Şişecam.
The current value of Şişecam, which is advancing step by step, is quite high.
Şişecam provides services in 4 continents and 14 countries. Şişecam, which has a total of 45 factories and 22 thousand employees, makes sales in more than 150 countries. The market value of the company is now Around 150 billion TL.
50.93% of Şişecam’s shares, some of which are publicly held To İş Bankası6.04% To Efes Holding0.05% To Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik42.98% also Public‘truck.
In its establishment decision, establishment, groundbreaking ceremony and step by step progress Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Celal Bayar and İsmet İnönü Of course, the company with names like these would grow this much. Today, as a Turkish company, it continues to rise abroad.
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