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In this context, at the beginning of 2019 we applied Can you make an assessment of the technical textile What responsibilities do the companies have for
to implement the International Competitiveness industry? Do you think that the textile producers in digital transformation?
Development Project (P&D) for 5 different sub-sectors our country are performing sufficient activities in this Nowadays, many processes have been transitioned
with the support of the Ministry of Trade. At present, field? Can we tell us about your P&D project to be to the digital environment. Since we are one of the first
we have obtained an approval for our project and we implemented for the technical textile industry? industries affected by these changes, it is impossible
have started for our member companies operating Today textile products are used in a wide range of to isolate ourselves from the digital transformation.
in the garment sub-industry and technical textile areas such as automotive, shipbuilding, aviation, Now, the traditional sales and marketing techniques
industries in addition to our ongoing project in the machinery, electronics, electrotechnics, medicine, are made in the electronic environment.
home textile industry. construction, agriculture. they can also be replaced The support, provided by the Ministry to our member
Also, we are launching international promotional with metal and plastic materials. Now textile companies in this context, provides a very valuable
programs. During the New York Fashion Week in and apparel products can be utilized for different opportunity to open to the outside world and new
February, we introduced the Turkish fabrics to the functions, not only for dressing, but in many different markets to reach new customers. We, as the industry,
world in cooperation with Turkey Promotion Group. places. The main feature of the product group called attach great importance to digital transformation. We
We are establishing organizations that we call “new the “technical textiles“ is that they are functional maintain that it is possible to obtain approximately 2
generation trade delegations” instead of the general products. In other words, this product group finds billion dollars of export revenue in the medium term
purpose trade delegations. more space in daily life with its functional features with an incentive of 1 million TRY to be provided to a
Accordingly, we are organizing our delegations and increasing product variety. We see that the textile number of companies operating in the industry.
targeting a specific company in a certain country industry has increased its significance in many areas Because ur industry needs to adapting to the
with the supplies and demand overlapping each from agriculture to construction, geotextile products, world developing each passing day
other. In addition, with our specialized purchasing hygienic and medical products, automotive textiles, in order to find new horizons and break new
delegations, we continue to help the representatives sports textiles and smart textiles thanks to the records Our main objective is to integrate the
from foreign companies meet the exporters in our innovative efforts. production process into automation and to
country. Turkey has made technical textile exports of 1.54 increase efficiency. In this regard, we believe that

WE AIM TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS FOR billion dollars in 2017, and in 2018, 1.75 billion dollars we will have new achievements with our industry’s
JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN MARKETS worth of technical textile exports were made capacity and the support from the government.
Exports to all over the world, even to the remotest increasing by 13%. We have a rising export chart in
places, by the textile industry in 2018 reached the this field. However, this is not enough for our industry, I HOPE ITM 2020 TO BRING IN GREAT GAINS
highest figures in history. Accordingly, which new which has to meet the needs changing day by What will be the contributions of the ITM
markets have the textile industry sailed to in 2018, day. Therefore, we need to increase our production 2020 which will be held on 2-6 June 2020 and
and, which countries are your targets in 2019? capacity and improve ourselves in this area. Based HIGHTEX 2020, organized concurrently with ITM
The target markets for 2019 include the South on these needs, we have added a new product to our 2020 to textile sector? Could you evaluate the
American and Asian markets in addition to Africa. International Competitiveness Development (P&D) ITM exhibitions, which have become a global
In 2018, our exports to the Americas increased by 6% to Project supported by the Ministry of Trade. We have meeting point with hundreds of participants and
794 million dollars. However, more than 600 million of these obtained an approval from the Ministry for our project for tens of thousands of visitors worldwide?
exports were made to the United States alone. Increasing technical textile industry with 13 member companies. We As we all know, the large-scale trade shows like
market diversity in our exports to the Americas is very believe that we will continue to contribute to our country ITM offer important business opportunities for all
important to achieve sustainable exports. In 2018, our by increasing the production and export capacities of professionals, who want to feel the pulse of the
exports of textile and raw materials to Asia and Oceania our member companies through training, consultancy industry and follow up with the innovations. It is
increased by 25.1% to 677 million dollars. In the coming period, organizations and overseas marketing activities within also very important for our country to host such an
we aim to implement projects for exports to Japan and South the scope of this project. event, because we can clearly see our country’s
Korea where Turkey’s textile and raw materials industry can strategic position acting as a bridge between the
perform sustainable value-added exports. In this regard, we We launched an e-export campaign with the support East and the West. And we hope it will bring in
attach great importance to the Free Trade Agreement, which of the Ministry of Trade. What will be the benefits great gains as it is an event that brings together the
our Ministry of Trade aims to conclude with Japan. of the e-export campaign for the textile companies? leading brands in the global textile industry.

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