ITHIB Award to the Most Exporting Companies of the Textile Industry
The textile industry, which contributes uninterruptedly to Turkey’s total exports, continued to contribute to the country’s economy with its exports even in the year of the pandemic. The sector completed 2020 with an export of nearly 10 billion dollars. ITHIB also rewarded its successful exporters. Speaking at the award ceremony, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) İsmail Gülle said, “This year, we are progressing step by step towards the record of the history of the Republic of Turkey in our textile industry. Now, our new target; To reach an export of 300 billion dollars in 5 years. Our aim is high; but our exporters have the faith and determination to achieve this. We will reach our sectoral and general export targets one by one with the necessary capacity increases and new investments.”
Emphasizing that it is very important for the textile industry to catch up with new trends, Gülle said, “In July, we announced the Turkish Textile Industry Sustainability Action Plan. In particular, our textile sector should lead all our sectors in terms of sustainability. The world screaming for the green transformation louder than ever. We all know the sensitivity of our most important export market in this regard. All our industrialists, manufacturers, suppliers and exporters; I invite you to an understanding of production that prioritizes nature and the environment. Sustainability is not a risk for us, on the contrary, it is an important opportunity.
As we achieve these, it will become a brand in terms of sustainability step by step; We will produce for the world without consuming the world. I congratulate once again those who add value to the textile industry and our export champions, who have made great efforts at this point where our exports have reached.”
Textile Industry Targets 12 Billion Dollars of Export
Congratulating all the companies that contributed to the country’s exports and won awards, Chairman of ITHIB Ahmet Öksüz stated that everyone has great responsibilities for the Turkish economy that develops with exports. Öksüz said that their aim is to develop the production network, create new employment, increase exports and contribute more to the country’s economy. Speaking at the award ceremony, “Despite all the negative effects of the epidemic in 2020, we made exports close to 10 billion dollars. We have become the world’s 5th largest textile exporter by increasing our share of global exports. We increased our market share in the European Union from 15 percent to 17 percent.
In 2021, we are approaching the historical summit step by step with your contribution. In the January-September period, our textile sector exports increased by 39.5 percent compared to 2020 and increased by 26.2 percent compared to 2019, reaching a value of 9.4 billion dollars. Together with the ready-made clothing industry, our employment reached 1.2 million. Our industrial production index reached an all-time high of 141.8. Parallel to all these economic indicators, together with the ready-made clothing industry, our textile industry has risen to the position of Turkey’s largest exporter sectors.” said Öksüz.
We will Reach Our Goals By Cooperation
Stating their aim to be one of the top 3 textile exporting countries in the world in the long term, Öksüz said: “There is no reason why our industry should not surpass its competitors. Because our infrastructure, our qualified employment power and our strong textile companies have the knowledge to reach these goals. The 9.4 billion dolar export we made in the first 9 months of 2021 shows that our industry has raised the bar of success one step higher. The target is clear; Together we will achieve these goals. With our sustainability studies, R&D and innovation capacity program, Ur-Ge projects and fairs, we will continue our efforts to export 12 billion dollars in the short term and to become one of the top 3 textile exporting countries in the world in the medium term.”
470 Awards in Total
A total of 470 companies, including 35 platinum, 59 gold, 74 silver and 302 bronze, received their awards and 652 companies received certificates of achievement at the ceremony. Also at the ceremony organized by İTHİB this year, special awards were given in the categories of the company that increased its exports the most, the company that became a member in 2020, the company that exports the most, the company that exports to the most countries, the company that exports the most value-added, and the company that exports the most to target countries.
The top 15 companies that received the platinum award are as follows: AK-PA Tekstil, Kordsa, Zorlu, Greif FPS Turkey, Ormo Yün İplik, Teksis Tekstil, Kipaş, Kadifeteks, Aydın Tekstil, Nitto Bento Bantçılık, Kasar ve Dual Teks, Cesur Ambalaj, Kets Teks, Toraman Teks, Sepa Mensucat.
