PAGEV Turkish Plastics Industry Foundation

PAGEV is one of the leading nongovernmental organizations in Turkey. PAGEV is composed of over 900 trusteer and relevant 1750 companies that account for more than 88% of the plastics value chain in Turkey.

The Turkey plastics industry makes a significant contribution to the welfare in Turkey by enabling innovation, creating quality of life to citizens and facilitating resource efficiency and climate protection. More than 250 thousand people are working in about 14,000 companies (mainly small and medium d companies in the plastic sector) to create a turnover in excess of 34 billion $ per year. The value chain represented by PAGEV includes polymer manufacturers, product manufacturers, equipment builders and casting companies.

PAGEV is the uniting force of the industry as well as the President of the TOBB Plastics, Rubber and Composites Industry Assembly, the umbrella organization of the industry founded by law. PAGEV is an active member of the European Plastics Converters (EuPC), European Association of Plastics Manufacturers (PlasticsEurope), Council of International Plastics Associations Directors (CIPAD), and Waste-Free Oceans Foundation (WFO). Furthermore, PAGEV Chairman Yavuz Eroğlu is the first and only Turkish national to be elected to EuPC Steering Committee.