With the development of fast-food sector, SEM Plastik started to produce disposable cups, cutlery, knives and plates in the 90s and managed to enter among the number one Companies of the world with its R & D and design investments in this field. SEM Plastik today serves 7 of the world's top 10 airline companies as well as chain restaurants.

The development of fast-food sector in Turkey in the mid-1990s led to the production of ‘use at’ glasses that SEM Plastik General Manager Yavuz Eroğlu saw abroad in Turkey. Eroglu tried to sell these products to a few cafés before he knew anyone in Turkey at the time. Soon, international chain fast-food brands entered the Turkish market and this use at the glass, fork, knife and plate entered the search.

Eroglu tried to tell companies until a few years ago, and now the Giants were knocking on their door. Eroğlu said that they produced in their factories in Istanbul and Malatya today and said, “We grew up so fast that we started to work with not only food but airline companies. Today we are supplying 7 of the world's top 10 airlines, including Emirates, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airways, as well as Turkish Airlines.” Eroğlu, SEM Plastik's growth story explained as follows::

EXPORT TO 160 COUNTRIES

We operate in the single-use food packaging category, which is expressed as economic products, and we have 500 products in our portfolio. In addition to airline companies, we serve many giant companies from fastfood chains such as McDonald's and Burger King to food producers such as Coca Cola, Unilever and Danone, from chain markets such as Carrefour, Migros, BIM to milk producers such as Ülker, SÜTAŞ and Pınar. Our annual turnover has reached $ 45 million. We export to 160 countries from England to Germany, Spain to USA. We employ 350 people in our factories. Our investments in this area are also increasing rapidly.

CRYSTAL GLASS

Our R & D investments have been increasing rapidly in recent years. Because the demands of companies are changing day by day. For this purpose, we produced the first plastic crystal glass in Turkey. More and more companies are using it in cocktails and they are very pleased. Again, the first in Turkey, porcelain-looking, home-style oven can be cooked, dishwasher can be washed plates produced. We have produced special lunch boxes for loading economic food on airplanes. Our R & D investments will continue. We also carry out important studies in the field of design.”

Most students use

SEM plastic General Manager Yavuz Eroğlu pointed out that the product market at use has grown rapidly in recent years, “especially in the regions where students live, there is a lot of demand for these products. Now students can't wash dishes and glasses at home. They found a more practical solution with disposable products. As the number of female employees increases, there is an explosion at home ordering meals. This significantly increases the demand for our products. As the price is too low, many households are now using these products comfortably,” he said.

$45 million

Turnover of the company in 2016

Three hundred fifty

Total number of employees of the company

One hundred sixty

Number of countries in which the company exports

8 billion

Number of products the company produces annually

500 units

Product type produced by the company

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