PLASFEDDERGİ
BREAKING NEWS
It was determined that consumption habits changed in the study, which was presented to the attention of the people who are interested and both printed and electronic versions of which were opened for use by PAGDER. In a similar study made in 2009, 22% of the consumers answered “washbowl” when they were asked “What do you remember when plastics are mentioned?” while 16% of people in the new study answered the same question with “cups”, both of which were the products that were remembered the most. In both studies, cups, dishware and washbowl remained among the top three products that were remembered the most. Disposable cups used in a large part of our lives were revealed to be the most “famous” products of plastics industry. Other reflections of the change in consumption habits were that forks and knives, which were 1% in the first study, increased to 6 percent in the second study and the importance of nylon bags and carboys decreased. The products that people consumers in Turkey remember the most were cups, dishware, washbowls, bottles, water bottles, nylon bags, flowerpots, forks and spoons, chairs, toys, baskets, detergent containers and tables, respectively.
Turkish plastics sector opened its doors in K 2013 Turkish plastics sector was impressive in Düsseldorf K 2013 fair , which is the most important event in its area. Participants who visited “K 2013”, to which a national participation organization was made with the cooperation of the most prominent non-governmental organization of Turkish Plastics and Plastic Processing Machines sector, PAGDER, and İKMİK (Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ Association), generally thought that many productive negotiations, which may turn into cooperation, were realized. K 2013 held in Düsseldorf city of Germany, which is the most important event of the plastics sector, was successful for the firms in Turkish plastics and plastic processing machines
sector. General opinion in the survey made with firms who participated in the fair with the cooperation of PAGDER and İKMİB was that hopeful negotiations were made in terms of opening the door for cooperation and export which was the first purpose of the fair.
- Efficiency and saving came to the foreground in K 2013
Elements of efficiency and saving came to the foreground in the products that were brought to the foreground in the promotions and presentations in K 2013, which was orga-
nized between October 16th and 23th. Highly environment-friendly and efficient products which will allow savings in both plastics and machine sectors were brought to the foreground by the firms. Another quality of products that brought to the foreground was their environmental awareness.
Domestic sales of Turkish plastic processing machines were estimated to be around 748 million dollars in 2013. In the report, which contains the realization of first half of 2013 for Turkish plastic processing machines and the year-end estimation for 2013, it was stated that sales around 7448 million dollars were expected to be realized until the end of the year. Even if Turkish plastic processing machines succeed at exporting an important part of their products, they still complain about not having the same interest from their domestic manufacturers. Sector is expecting some support to improve its domestic market sales and manufacturing and export. PLASFED (Turkish Plastics Industrialists’ Federation), the institution which produced the comprehensive data regarding plastic sector, published its report regarding year-end estimations for 2013 and the first half realizations regarding plastic processing machines for 2013. It was stated in the report that a manufacturing of 175 million dollars were made in the first 6
months of the year within the sector and it was estimated that a manufacturing of 350 million dollars and an export of 138 million dollars will be realized at the end of the year in the light of this data. While increases are observed in the export of the sector decreases are expected to happen in import. However, products with foreign origins still keep their importance within the sector.
Ratio of export covering the import for the first 6 months of the year is around 26 percent! According to first 6 months realization of plastic processing machine sector in 2013, plastic processing machine and component manufacturers realized a manufacturing of 175 million dollars and an export of 69 million dollars. While domestic manufacturers sold products worth 106 million dollars to the domestic market they imported almost two times more than that, products worth 268 million dollars. The importance of import within the domestic market at the end of first six months of the year
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was 72 percent while the ratio of export covering import was around 26.
2013 year-end estimations! Year-end estimations were made in PLASFED report according to the realizations in first six months. According to this manufacturing of plastic processing machines can reach 350 million dollars at the end of 2013. In the report, in which it was estimated that import will reach 536 million dollars, it was also estimated that export will be around 138 million dollars and the total sale of domestic and foreign origin products (plastic processing machines investment) will be around 748 million dollars.
False information regarding plastics is still being presented to public. PAGDER Chairman Hüseyin Semerci: We are in for any kind of competition other than unfair competition! PAGDER Chairman Hüseyin Semerci reacted to a introductory film of a firm acting in glass sector containing false information which was broadcast on TV channels. All the entrepreneurs working in manufacturing industry were called to remain within the context of fair competition with two separate announcements made by PAGDER. Hüseyin Semerci stated that, like with any industry that contributes to the national economy, they were happy with the glass industry reaching a manufacturing scale at European level, however, he reminded that plastics industry which was the second largest in Europe and which gives a surplus of foreign trade, was also very valuable. True information regarding the relation between plastic products and the environment was shared again during the press release.
Turkish Plastics Industrialists’ Association (PAGDER) Board Chairman, Hüseyin Semerci stated that they increased to be the second largest manufacturer of Europe and the plastics industry, the use of which becomes more widespread with time thanks to new products and technologies and which is protected by developed countries, had been developing in Turkey also, just as it has been developing throughout the whole world. Hüseyin Semerci, who reacted to the fact that it was stated in the promotional spot of a firm manufacturing glass products that plastic products manufactured with raw materials made of natural gas cannot be recycled, announced that this initiative contained false information that might cause unfair competition.