TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions –the most comprehensive exhibition in the chemical industry in Turkey and in the EMEA region – and the single largest exhibition in professional visitors from 62 countries was held on 8-10 November 2018 in Istanbul. The top six countries with the highest number of visitors were Iran, Iraq, Germany, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates.
As Turkey’s second most exporting industry, the chemical industry consists of over 10,000 companies, 424 of which has foreign partnerships, and provides employment for 500,000 people.
Managing to turn the global crisis into opportunity, the industry is expected to close the year with a growth rate of 8.5% and a growth rate of 15% in exports of the domestic market in 2018.
Noting that the chemical industry, providing a significant input to the national economy by reaching the export figures of 1.6 billion USD in October, met at TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions.
Cengiz Yaman, “General Manager of Artkim Fuarcılık” said “We have had a very successful event by reaching our targets with the exhibitor and visitor numbers.
This year, a total of 769 companies and company representatives, 297 of which were direct participants, took part in TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions, which were held at Istanbul Expo Center on 8-10 November.
We had 11,931 visitors from 62 countries during these three days. Most of our foreign visitors were from Iran, Iraq, Germany, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Libya, Russia and Tunisia respectively.”
TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions hosts 54 events in 3 days
Expressing that TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions are a meeting point to discuss the latest technological developments on the industry, Yaman said that they have hosted a total of 54 activities including a “Panel Session” titled “Problems, Solutions and Opportunities in the Chemical Industry” that have been
attended by important representatives of the chemical industry such as TIM Sector Council member Murat Akyüz, Chairman of Turkey’s Chemical Manufacturers
Association Haluk Erceber, Metrohm Turkey CEO Andre Yanço, TOBB-Chemical Industry Council Advisor and Maltepe University’s Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Faculty Member Professor Serdar S. Çelebi, and the Association of Mineral Oil and Oil Products Industrialists Chairman Tayfun Koçak.
“Land investment – one of the biggest problems in the chemical industry“
Speaking at the conference, TIM Sector Council member Murat Akyüz mentioned briefly the absence of investment facilities for raw materials in the chemical industry in Turkey.
Emphasizing that although Turkey is a country that sets the prices on the global market, it does not hold the same position in production, Akyüz underlined that exports to the EU have increased due to the markets narrowing in the surrounding countries, however we should get closer to the countries in the Americas and the Far East.
Akyüz said, “Land investment is one of the biggest problems in the chemical industry. Unfortunately, you have to invest in land and concrete with the capital you have. When you look for financing for the aftermath, banks are valorizing 3 million USD for a land you have invested 10 million USD for.
First of all, these lands should be priced reasonably, and a sector-specific and company-specific incentive system should be established in Turkey.”
“We can close the gap between imports and exports with domestic and national projects”
Turkey’s Chemical Manufacturers Association Chairman Haluk Erceber noted that in spite of the financial problems during the year in the world and in our country, the chemical industry will close the year with a growth figure of 8.5% in the domestic market, and the foreign market export growth rate would be 15%.
Erceber added that the export figures are expected to reach 17 billion USD by the end of the year, and the share of the chemical industry in the foreign trade deficit to reach 24.2 billion USD.
Erceber emphasized that the gap between imports and exports could be closed with domestic and national projects and said that “70% of the raw materials used in the industry is imported. In this sense, we are dependent on foreign suppliers. Unfortunately, one of the biggest problems in the industry is the failure to scale up.
We should scale up both in terms of investment and turnover. There has been a serious slowdown in large-scale investments. Exports are on the rise but we have not yet increased the product diversity. We need to increase that.
Today, the chemical industry is supporting 30 different sectors and it is open to growth.” Chairman Erceber also emphasized that events such as TURKCHEM should be held more often to promote the industry in international markets.
TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions were organized in 3 main categories including “ChemShow Eurasia: 8th International Fine and Specialty Chemicals, Commodity Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Chemical Intermediates Exhibition”, “ChemLab Eurasia:
8th International Laboratory, Technology, Test-Measurement Equipments, Auxiliary Materials and Lab Consumables Exhibition” and “ChemTech Eurasia: 8th International Chemical Process and Automation Industry, Packaging, Recycling, Logistics, Occupational Safety and Environmental Technologies Exhibition.”
About Artkim Fuarcılık
Artkim has started its journey to serve solely in the Chemical Industry, and offer services in the exhibitions, publishing, agency and human resources industries.
Artkim Fuarcılık, one of the Artkim Group companies, started its operation with the brand “TURKCHEM Chem Show Eurasia Exhibition” in 2006 and today has held 13 globally recognized international specialty exhibitions in the industry.
The industry-leading events organized by Artkim Fuarcılık include; TURKCHEM International Chemical Industry Exhibitions (ChemShow Eurasia, ChemLab Eurasia, ChemTech Eurasia); Dyestuff, Pigments, Textile Chemicals, Digital Textile Printing, Dyeing and Printing Technologies Exhibition;
Interdye & Textile Printing Eurasia, Adhesives, Sealant, Manufacturing and Application Equipment Exhibition; Adhesive & Sealant Eurasia: International Paint, Paint Raw Materials, Construction Chemicals and Adhesive Raw Materials, Laboratory and Production Equipment Exhibition and Congress; Paintistanbul & Turkcoat,
International Industrial Coating Technologies Exhibition; PaintExpo Eurasia: Surface Treatment, Galvanized Chemicals and Technologies Exhibition; STT SURTECH Eurasia: International Polyurethane Industry Exhibition; Putech Eurasia: International Composite Industry Exhibition; Eurasian Composites Show: Cosmetics, Personal
Care, Detergent and Home Care Ingredients, Raw Materials and Technologies Exhibition; Cosmetics & Home Care Ingredients: Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Raw
Materials and Technologies Exhibition; Pharmaist and International Food & Nutritional Ingredients, Raw Materials and Technologies Exhibition; Food & Nutritional Ingredients.
