Şişecam Group hosts the ICG in Italy

Şişecam Group hosts the world’s glass doyens in Italy
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Date: 23 April 2019

Şişecam Group hosts the world’s glass doyens in Italy.

Şişecam Group, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, hosts the prominent names from the world’s glass industry at Porto Nogaro flat glass production plant located in the north of Italy.

While addressing the International Commission on Glass (ICG) 2030 strategies, the preparatory works for the General Assembly to be held in Boston in June were also completed at this meeting where the members of Executive and Advisory Committees of the ICG from 33 countries convened. 

sisecamŞişecam Group, a global actor in business fields including all main areas of glass industry -flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber- as well as soda and chromium chemicals, hosted the Executive Committee meeting of International Commission on Glass (ICG) at Porto Nogaro flat glass production plant located in the north of Italy. 

The members of Executive and Advisory Committees of the ICG from 33 countries convened at Porto Nogaro flat glass production plant located in the north of Italy.

Following a study visit to the production plant under the guidance of Prof. Şener Oktik, Şişecam Group Chief Research and Technological Development Officer, and Member of ICG’s Executive Committee, and Mr. Beytullah Şahin, General Manager of Şişecam Flat Glass Italy SRL, “ICG 2030” strategies were discussed before noon during the meetings conducted at the plant. In the afternoon, the preparatory works for the ICG General Assembly to be held in Boston in June were completed. 

 

Şişecam Group is in the leading position in Italy

Operating in the chemicals, flat glass, and household glassware fields in Italy, Şişecam Group takes the lead in these business lines. The investments made in this country greatly contribute to the leading position of Şişecam Group in Europe for the chromic acid production and in the world for basic chromium sulphate production as a result of total investments amounting to EUR 120 million in Italy.

Today, Cromital S.p.A. is in a leading position in Italy, which is the largest leather processing center in Europe, thanks to its liquid and powdered basic chromium sulphate production and sales. Holding an efficient position in the Italian household glassware market, Şişecam Group has made important investments for its logistics and distribution network besides the Paşabahçe Store in Milano.

The Group reaches the US, European, Middle-Eastern, and African markets via Italy. The Group’s flat glass production capacity in Italy doubled up following the commissioning of Mafredonia in 2018 besides Porto Nogaro plant with an annual production capacity for 220 thousand tons of flat glass and 5 million square meters of laminated glass.

Manfredonia flat glass production plant has an annual production capacity of 190 thousand tons besides a laminating line with an annual capacity of 4 million square meters, a coating line with an annual capacity of 4 million square meters, and a satin line with an annual capacity of 1.5 million square meters.

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