Flexible Packaging Manufacturers Association (FASD) is a non-governmental organization established in 2005 and is the only and most representative body of the Turkish flexible packaging industry with 95 members from 85 companies. FASD represents its members on national and international platforms, protects their rights, and plays an agenda-setting and leading role in sectoral developments and regulatory processes. FASD works for the holistic development of Turkey's flexible packaging sector and to ensure that manufacturers in the sector are among the leading suppliers in the global market. As a member of the “Flexible Packaging Europe” organization, FASD closely follows developments in the sector not only domestically but also globally. Nearly half of the packaging industry consists of flexible packaging. There are 18 FASD member flexible packaging producers on the list of Turkey's 1000 largest industrial enterprises.