Sisecam hosted leading representatives of the global glass industry at the 37th Sisecam International Glass Conference. The future and the endless development opportunities of glass were discussed at the hybrid conference, held in Istanbul on 17-18 November. The conference held with the theme of “Celebrating the International Year of Glass” attracted great attention from the industry.

Chairman and Executive Member of the Sisecam Board Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman emphasised the strategic role of glass in his opening speech. “With a history of five thousand years, glass has always been the most valuable material for humanity and civilisations. At Sisecam, we see glass not only as a line of business but also as a great medium to serve humanity. We are proud to be presenting Sisecam International Glass Conference as a platform to bring the industry together.”

Sisecam CEO Görkem Elverici continued: “We are all aware that glass has no substitutes. The world would have been a more fragile and perhaps dull place if we didn’t have glass. We are happy to present this miraculous material to the service of humanity and to celebrate what it has added to civilisations for centuries. On top of that glass is also very open to developments and innovation to create new products and technologies to meet the needs of the new world order. That is why we are constantly developing our innovation muscles for a better future.”

The conference began with a special opening session and continued with ten parallel sessions. Within the scope of the conference, 74 studies including 56 oral and 18 posters were presented.

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