Turkish glass manufacturer Sisecam admitted 2025 was a challenging year but that the company had navigated it successfully.

Its CEO Can Yücel said 2025 had been marked by macroeconomic and geopolitical developments that impacted every aspect of the economy- spanning production, trade, supply chains, and investments.

"While 2025 posed a significant test for all industries, Şişecam demonstrated its determination to turn challenges into opportunities with its strong management reflexes, skilled workforce, flexible structure, and production capabilities spread across multiple geographies," he told shareholders during its 90th General Assembly earlier today (March 27)

"While preserving our profitability, we took actions that strengthened the return potential of our investments and enhanced our financial resilience.”

The company presented its 2025 Annual Report, along with the initiatives implemented throughout the year, updates to its organisational structure, and an overview of its global performance.

Yücel noted that Şişecam successfully managed the period thanks to its operational flexibility, balanced portfolio structure, and disciplined cost–price management.

Its key initiatives in 2025 were:

• Brought forward the cold repair of its flat glass production facility in Northern Italy, enabling cost optimisation.

• Commissioned the Tarsus patterned glass furnace and the energy glass processing line in September 2025.

• Relocated its handmade glass production from Denizli to Kırklareli, integrating traditional craftsmanship with modern, more sustainable and fully integrated production methods.

• Consolidated its encapsulation facilities in Germany and Hungary into its Slovakian facility, achieving efficiency gains through streamlined production, enhanced productivity and improved supply chain effectiveness.

• Sustained strong performance at its 2.5 million ton natural soda ash facility in Wyoming, USA.

Its steps so far in 2026 include:

• Initiated test production by firing the furnace at its first glass packaging facility in Europe, located in Hungary.

• Commissioned two new coated glass lines in Bulgaria and Italy.

• Completed the 432,000 tons capacity greenfield flat glass investment in Tarsus.

• Secured a financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support investment and working capital needs in Türkiye.