ITM 2012 was realized with the participation of 1.132 exhibitors from 33 countries and visitors from Middle East, the Balkans and North Africa showed great interest. Especially the visitors coming from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Eqypt, Tunus and Yemen was noteworthy considering the Arab Spring. ITM 2012, HIGHTEX 2012 and Yarn Fair brought together around 50.000 textile businessmen in Istanbul.
On a fair ground of 85.000 sqms in 9 halls, 1.132 exhibitors from 33 countries participated the largest and biggest textile exhibition in 2012 and met the specialists coming from around the whole world. We realized the very beginning of the ITM Trade Fairs in 2004. Our driving idea was the following: Textille fair is to be held only in textile countries. Starting from this faith and targets, we #
Mr. Umit VURAL's Statement:
The textile industry being Turkey's locomotive industry from employment to exports is getting ready for a new rear up thanks to the recent stimulus package. This consequently has been an additional motivation and a driving force so as to organize new ITM exhibitions.
We hereby once more experience the joy and proud to open the doors of another edition of ITM. The most important trademarks, companies, products and also manufacturers will come together in this exhibition. It won't be exaggerated if I say that ITM 2012 has been the festival of the textile industry... ITM 2012 not only hosted local manufacturers but also important overseas suppliers. It is obvious that there has been visitor flow from Middle East and the Balkans...
The export figures of Turkey breaking a record every month since the beginning of 2012 is running for other successes with the textile industry. As of the export figure achieved as 12.6 Billion Dollars for the first quarter of 2012, it is not a surprise that the estimated export figure for the first four months realize as 16 Billion Dollars. The share of the textile industry within the export figures of the first quarter is around 4-5 Billion Dollars and this is enough to prove the importance of the textile industry for Turkey.
On the other hand, the stimulus package recently announced by our government is quite important as this launched a new development attack in our country. It is highly important that a separate page is provided for textiles in this package. It is inevitable that textiles become the shining star of the industry in Turkey thanks to the investment supports, free lands, zero taxes etc. The Turkish textile industry has been the most important employment field during the global economic crisis and our country could overcome this tough era thanks to the textile industry.
Thanks to this stimulus package, our country is experiencing a new growth trend. Considering all these positive developments, we can easily foresee that this stimulus package have also opened the path for new ITMs. We have a motto that we repeat frequently: “Turkey is a textile manufacturing country and will continue to be a textile manufacturing country”. Education is at high priority in every stage of schools and business life. The machinery parks are being renewed and companies pay more attention to increase the qualified staff.
Under the scope of these data and developments, we are organizing another new ITM. We hereby open the doors of ITM together with a growth trend in the textile industry. Our textile industry having closed 2011 with full capacity and orders has almost filled its capacity with orders for 2012. ITM Texpo Eurasia 2012 will bring together local and international companies so as to lead our textile industry to new markets.
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2012 shall also create an excitement in the industry in terms of the latest technological developments exhibited. The fact that some companies kept their exhibits as a surprise contributed to the excitement of the visitors as well as exhibitors. It is obvious that ITM 2012 met the expectations of everyone. All we have to do now is to take a breath and experience the joy and the proud.
Mr. Necip GUNEY's Statements: Textile Exhibition is to be held only in textile countries
Turkish textile goes on its track at full speed. Now we are at ITM 2012, where we started from ITM 2004. Textile industry, which is the pusher of Turkish economy, is also the shining star of of our export… Having a leading role in global textile industry, Turkey deserves such trade fairs as ITM 2012 with a great deal of participants and visitors.
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