PAGDER Turkish Plastics Industrialists’ Association, which is established in 1969 with the purpose of gathering the companies operating in Turkish plastics industry under a single roof, is one of the most effective NGOs of plastics industry with its 500 members. Turkish plastics industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Turkey. It employs more than 300.000 people at around 7.500 companies. The industry was worth USD 45,5 billion in 2021.