ABOUT US
The Turkish Chemical, Petroleum, Rubber and Plastics Industry Employers’ Association (KİPLAS) has been proudly serving for 65 years in key sectors of Turkish industry, including chemicals, petroleum, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, paint, rubber, and plastics, since its establishment in 1961.
With the authority to conduct collective bargaining agreements covering over twenty-eight thousand employees, and with member employers that include Turkey’s largest and some of the world’s leading companies, KİPLAS is the most powerful employers’ association in its sector based on industry branch representation.
With a new roadmap, KİPLAS aims to expand its service portfolio beyond its traditional mission areas of collective bargaining, litigation, labor relations, and industrial relations to also include Human Resources Management, which guides companies in managing individual employment relationships. Additionally, KİPLAS seeks to broaden its scope to include services in competition law, trademark and patent law, commercial litigation, and many other areas—continuing to deliver reliable and high-quality support within this broad framework.
KİPLAS aims to address the challenges faced by businesses and employers from a broad perspective. Its primary priority is to ensure that its members are well-informed, effectively represented, and always prepared for economic and social competition conditions. KİPLAS represents its members’ interests nationally through the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK) and internationally through TİSK’s affiliation with BUSINESSEUROPE. In order to foster social solidarity among employers, KİPLAS advocates for unity of strength and is one of the founding members of the Chemical Industry Platform, which brings together employer organizations in the chemical sector.
Since 2015, KİPLAS has been a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, committing to its ten principles concerning human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. By leveraging the knowledge resources of global organizations and sharing them with its members, KİPLAS strives to foster a dynamic momentum of growth and development in the chemical, petroleum, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, paint, rubber, and plastics industries.
In addition, the KİPLAS Academy, an education and development platform launched in 2025, offers tailored training, seminars, and development programs designed specifically for the needs of member companies. These include leadership development, effective communication, industrial relations, labor law practices, employer branding, human resources strategies, and occupational health and safety. With its structure that encourages continuous learning, KİPLAS Academy aims to prepare not only today’s workforce but also the workforce of the future.