Şişecam won the "Sustainable Investment Award" at the Investor of the Year Awards, held by the Bulgarian Investment Agency. The award, which was given to Şişecam in recognition of its effective long-term investments in the country, was presented to Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, Şişecam Chairman and CEO by Mariana Nikolova, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism.
“We continue our investments and growth in line with our goal of becoming one of the world's three largest glass producers in our main fields of activity,” said Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, Şişecam Chairman and CEO, in a speech at the ceremony. “We continue our business activities in Bulgaria ―where we operate in the fields of flat glass, auto glass, glassware and chemicals―in line with our vision of growth, by creating sustainable value. We are significantly contributing to the development of economic relations between Turkey and Bulgaria, while expanding our global footprint."
Candidates for the Investor of the Year Awards were selected by the country's ministries, governorates and institutions from all areas of the economy. More than 60 candidates from many different sectors, from information technologies to healthcare, were evaluated by the jury members. Şişecam was the winner of the "Sustainable Investment Award" category, which was evaluated for the first time this year under the awards program.
