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Şişecam Chemicals

Soda

The group produces soda products at its plants in Turkey, Bosnia Herzegovina and Bulgaria, meeting domestic demand in Turkey and occupying an important position in international markets.

Chromium

With its Tankrom brand, Soda Sanayii A.Ş. is the world's leading basic chromium sulfate producer, with plants in Turkey and Italy producing chromium chemicals. The biggest sodium bichromate and chromic acid producer in the world, the company supplies its high-quality products to numerous businesses such as leather, wood treatment, metal surface treatment, and pigment production.

Mining

Camiş Madencilik AŞ produces industrial raw materials required by the glass and ceramics industries, and continues its operations in 70 mining areas and at 18 raw material preparation and enrichment plants in Turkey, Bosna Herzegovina and Egypt.

Glass Fiber

Cam Elyaf Sanayii AŞ producing reinforcement material for the GRP industry and serving wind turbine blades, interior and exterior automotive parts, engineering plastics, maritime, industrial applications, and construction sectors.

Vitamin K3 – Sodium Metabisulfite

Oxyvit Kimya Sanayii ve Ticaret AŞ is Şişecam’s joint venture company with Cromital S.p.A. of Italy, and produces Vitamin K3 and derivatives, which are high added-value products used in the feed industry and in premix production, as well as sodium metabisulfite products used in food and textile industries.

Sustainability
Şişecam Chemicals aims to become one of the leading companies in all the sectors it operates in, following and implementing the best practices of the industry from production processes to environmental management.
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"Caretta Caretta" and "Chelonia Mydas"

Corporate Responsibility
Initiated by Soda Sanayii A.Ş. in 2007, the “Kazanlı Project” aims at the preservation of the endangered caretta caretta and chelonian mydas turtles
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1969

Soda Sanayii AŞ was established.

1971

Cam Elyaf Sanayii AŞ was established with the purpose of manufacturing glass tissue.

1973

Cam Elyaf Sanayii AŞ acquired know-how from NGF Japan, and began production of glass-fiber reinforced materials.

1975

Soda Sanayii AŞ began producing soda ash.

1976

Roving production started at Cam Elyaf Sanayii A.Ş.

1979

Kromsan Krom Bileşikleri Plant was established.

1981

Cam Elyaf Sanayii A.Ş. started production of polyester resin with the license from SAVID SpA.

1982

Kromsan Krom Bileşikleri Plant was commissioned.

1986

Kromsan Krom Bileşikleri Plant merged with Soda Sanayii AŞ.

1988

Camiş Madencilik AŞ was established.

1993

Soda plant acquired TS-ISO 9002 KGS certification.

1994

The support center at the Tuzla plant began offering improvement and technical support services regarding chromium chemicals.

1996

Oxyvit Kimya Sanayii ve Ticaret AŞ was founded as a partnership of Şişecam and Cromital SpA of Italy.

1997

The first phase of the two-phase extension project of Soda Sanayii A.Ş.’s Soda Plant was commissioned, increasing the production of soda ash.

1998

The chromic acid production plant was commissioned by Kromsan Krom Bileşikleri.

1999

A limestone/dolomite grinding plant was established at Mersin Organized Industrial Site.

2000

The shares of Soda Sanayii AŞ were successfully offered to the public on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

2001

Soda Sanayii AŞ Soda Plant voluntarily signed the “Triple Commitment.”

2003

Şişecam (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd. was founded in Shanghai to become the center for the Far East operations of the Chemicals Group.

2005

Soda Sanayii AŞ signed an equal-share partnership deal with Cromital, a local chromium chemicals producer in Italy.

2006

Lukavac Soda Plant (FSL), a soda producer founded in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Tuzla Canton in 1893 was acquired.

2008

Soda Sanayii AŞ acquired 83 percent of İşbank’s shares in Asmaş Ağır Sanayi Makineleri AŞ.

2010

Dost Gaz Depolama AŞ was founded with 84.94-percent partnership of Soda Sanayii AŞ.

2011

The remaining 50 percent of Cromital SpA shares were acquired and Soda Sanayii AŞ became the sole owner of the company.

2012

Soda Sanayii AŞ Chromic Acid, White Sodium Sulfate and Oxygen Plant was commissioned.

2013

Camiş Madencilik AŞ completed the investment for the 1st Line of the Karabük Kuvars Kumu Hazırlama Plant, and the line was commissioned in December 2013.

2014

Asmaş was sold on July 15, 2014

2015

Soda Lukavac Plant in Bosnia Herzegovina reached a capacity of 500.000 tons/year with the additional capacity investments.

2016

The New Steam Boiler was put into operation at the Soda Lukavac Plant in Bosnia Herzegovina.

2017

Oxyvit Kimya Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş was completely acquired and Soda Sanayii AŞ became the sole owner of the company. Under sole ownership of Soda Sanayii A.Ş., an investment for a new and modern glass fiber is underway in Balıkesir. The facility is expected to start its operations in the second half of 2018.

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Soda Sanayii A.Ş. Hosted Students Of Hüseyin Polat Special Education Application Center	soda-sanayii-as-hosted-students-of-huseyin-polat-special-education-application-center	Soda Sanayii A.Ş. Hosted Students Of Hüseyin Polat Special Education Application Center	Soda Sanayii A.Ş., a Şişecam Group company, hosted the students of “Hüseyin Polat Special Education Application Center
Soda Sanayii Plants 37,000 Trees In Mersin In 11 Years	soda-sanayii-plants-37000-trees-in-mersin-in-11-years	Soda Sanayii Plants 37,000 Trees In Mersin In 11 Years	Soda Sanayii A.Ş., a Şişecam Group company, brought together Mersin factory employees and their families with the families living in Bekiralanı Village
Support From Soda Sanayii To "Good Agricultural Practices"	support-from-soda-sanayii-to-good-agricultural-practices	Support From Soda Sanayii To "Good Agricultural Practices"	"Polyester MOBO Cabin" project is launched at Karadiken with the support of Soda Sanayii A.Ş.

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