Adil Pelister Re-elected as Chairman of İKMİB

Adil Pelister Re-elected as İKMİB Chairman Following the election held at the İKMİB (Istanbul Chemical Substances and Products Exporters Association) 2021 Elective General Assembly, Adil Pelister, Chairman of the İKMİB Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of BETA Kimya A.Ş., was re-elected as İKMİB Chairman by majority vote. At the İKMİB 2021 Elective General Assembly held in Istanbul on 7 April 2022, 1,670 delegates cast votes. In the elections held with strong participation, İKMİB Chairman and Chairman of the Board of BETA Kimya A.Ş. Adil Pelister secured the majority by receiving 1,002 of the 1,657 valid votes cast, renewing confidence in his leadership.

Target: Sustained Leadership in Exports

İKMİB Chairman Adil Pelister stated that they have prepared strategic projects under the "Vision 2030" motto for the new term to carry the chemical industry into the future, expressing that they will establish a new chemistry ecosystem connecting Turkey to the world through visionary projects. Pelister emphasized that İKMİB will continue its work in the new term with the Board of Directors, operating with a fair, transparent and active management approach, and stated that they are determined to bring the chemical sector to sustained market leadership.

"Unity Prevailed in Chemistry"

İKMİB Chairman Adil Pelister, stating that they will work to elevate the Turkish chemical sector to the highest level in the global arena together with a management board composed of leading figures from the chemistry sector, said: "Unity prevailed in chemistry. I extend my gratitude to all our members who have placed their confidence in us and deemed us worthy of serving for another 4 years. In this new 4-year process, which is my second term, I will serve our sector in a much stronger manner together with our İKMİB Board of Directors. Our new target is to increase our sector's exports to above USD 50 billion by 2030 and to achieve sustained sectoral leadership. To elevate our sector to a position of exporting chemistry technology with high value-added products and to increase our unit kilogram export value above USD 1.5. As the rising star of exports, the chemical sector, we aim to increase the Turkish chemical sector's market share globally from 0.5% to above 1% through our Chemistry Technology Center, which will be a first in Turkey, and our Turkey Chemistry Agency projects. In addition, we will establish the "Turkey Chemical Industry Strategy Document" with the collective intelligence of all stakeholders in our sector."

Pelister: "We Will Work to Establish an İKMİB General Secretariat"

Pelister, stating that they want to give sub-sectors with exports above a certain value the status of "Exporter Association," said: "We believe that each of the sub-sectors of our chemistry sector should gain the identity of 'Exporter Association' and collectively İKMİB should obtain its own General Secretariat. With the "Exporter Association" status, particularly in plastics, rubber, paints and coatings, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical, mineral oils and mineral fuels, cosmetics and cleaning sectors, we believe our sub-sectors will carry our chemistry sector from success to success with much broader representation. We have initiated efforts to realize the dream of many years. We will follow up to ensure that the initiatives we have launched in this regard are successful. God willing, we will realize this dream in the new term."