Acting with an innovative approach in the glass packaging sector with the knowledge and experience that Gürok Group has gained from table glass production for more than 30 years, GCA continues to play a leading role in sustainability and environmental responsibility. Within the framework of this vision, GCA, which will take part in various events to be held in December to emphasize the importance of glass as a sustainable packaging material will share current developments on glass and sustainability.
GCA, which has been bringing together GCA’s innovative product range in the glass packaging sector since 2015 with GCA’s customers whom GCA sees as business partners with GCA’s future-shaping technologies, will address many issues such as innovations in the glass industry, sustainability and climate change in the events to be attended in December. In this context, GCA, which will take part in the ASD Packaging Congress to be held on 7-8 December with GCA’s presentation titled “Glass, the Packaging Material of the Future: Circularity, Sustainability and Digitalization” will explain the place and importance of glass in the packaging sector. As a ASD Board Member, GCA General Manager Dr. Abdullah Gayret will take over the moderatorship of the panel in the congress. The DPU Career Days Interview hosted by Dumlupınar University on 14 December and Mr. Gayret, who will participate in ÇEVKO İDS Climate Change and Sustainability Meetings on 18 December will give a wide range of information from career opportunities in the glass industry to current developments in climate change and sustainability.
‘We care about taking an active role in such platforms’
GCA General Manager Dr. Abdullah Gayret, emphasizing that they pay attention to take an active role in both ÇEVKO and ASD as a Board Member said, “The events we will attend in December are very valuable for both GCA and the entire glass packaging industry. On these platforms, we will have the opportunity to share the place of glass in the concepts of sustainability and circularity and why it is so critical as the packaging material of the future. In addition to sharing our knowledge and experience in the sector with a wide audience, the events, where we will also talk about innovations for the sector, are also of great importance in terms of following sectoral developments and innovations. Within GCA, we always attach importance to taking an active role in such prestigious events to emphasize that glass is not only a packaging material, but also the key to a sustainable future and to spread this awareness. ”
ABOUT GCA
GCA, which was founded in 2015, carries on the knowledge and experience that Gürok Group has gained from table glassware production for more than 30 years with an innovative approach in the glass packaging industry. GCA has achieved significant success not only in our country but also in the world and is rapidly moving towards becoming one of the preferred players in the glass packaging sector in the international arena. It exports to more than 40 countries, especially in the Middle East, Europe and Africa. GCA successfully carries out projects that will carry the glass packaging sector in our country forward with its effective and sustainable studies in the field of R&D. It is committed to adding value to its customers and the country’s economy, which it accepts as a “Business Partner”, with its understanding of quality and safe production, always prioritizing respect for the environment and people. GCA, which has been awarded national and global design awards for its different works, plays a global role as a Board Member in the European Glass Packaging Manufacturers Federation (FEVE), which works for the development of the glass packaging sector in the global sense. It works in accordance with ISO 9001 Quality Management System and BRC/IoP Product Safety Management Systems in all processes from design to sales and marketing activities. As one of the important players in the glass packaging industry, GCA approaches recycling with great sensitivity in line with the principles of environmentally friendly production, produces various projects and supports international studies. GCA is a member of SUDER (The Bottled Water Producers Association) and on the Board of Directors of ASD (The Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association) and ÇEVKO (Environmental Protection and Evaluation of Packaging Waste Association). GCA facilities in Kütahya 1.OSB use the latest technology and full automation systems at every stage from production process to quality control and packaging processes. GCA, which always foresees the future and invests in the future, has designed its infrastructure to produce with multiple glass furnaces. In this direction, it has approximately doubled its production capacity with its new factory, the second of which was commissioned in 2021. With its new furnace investments, it is on its way to becoming Turkey’s second largest glass packaging manufacturer.
