Sisecam CEO Can Yücel stated that the global macroeconomic and geopolitical forces that emerged in 2024 continue to be key drivers shaping the business environment as the company navigates 2025. Commenting on Sisecam's first-half performance, Yücel said:
"The slowdown in global demand, rising production costs, and the impact of tight monetary policies continue to put pressure on the profitability of exporters and global players. Under these challenging conditions, Sisecam remains committed to sustainable growth, profitability, and value creation for all stakeholders, and continues its operations with resilience. We continue to see the positive outcomes of the actions we have taken to enhance cost control and efficiency in line with the requirements of the current business environment. As these conditions are expected to persist for a while, we are carefully maintaining our optimization approach and strategic focus on high value-added areas to strengthen our financial resilience. We consider this approach not only as a driver of our short-term performance, but also as a strategic opportunity to shape a stronger, more resilient Sisecam for the medium and long term."
We have systematized our focus on efficiency
Yücel emphasized that the decisions made during this period went beyond addressing immediate circumstances, playing a key role in strengthening Sisecam's long-term resilience and continued his remarks as follows: "In 2025, we launched our ‘Efficiency Management Program' to implement a more comprehensive and systematic approach to improve efficiency. In line with our priority to safeguard cash flow and maintain a strong, healthy balance ...