Aug
26
Turkey’s agricultural achievements make a strong impression in the international community. Following the praises about developments in the Turkish agriculture in “Success Stories” of World Bank and OECD’s Turkey Agriculture Report, Russian Quarantine Center also listed Turkish agricultural products as “least unfavorable”. Translated from the original text in Turkish published in Tarim Bulteni (offical magazine …
Aug
25
ZÜCDER (Turkish Housewares Association) was incorporated in 2004. Bringing leading companies of different business lines together, ZÜCDER is the sole representative of manufacturers, exporters, importers, and retail companies that pursue activities in Turkey in various product groups including, but not limited to, porcelain, ceramic, glassware, plastics, steel utensils, and gifts. Source: ZÜCDER
Aug
24
The third annual Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum will be held on November 16-18, 2011, in Istanbul. The Forum will be hosted at the Swissotel Bosphorus Istanbul. For more information: BSEEF 2011
Aug
24
Operating in Turkish food sector for more than 20 years, Selva has acquired Halal Food Certification. Authenticating its pasta production functioning in line with Islamic manners, Selva has taken a big step to increase its exports particularly to the Middle East and Central Asia. Translated from the original text in Turkish published in Hasad Gıda …
Aug
23
CIGNA, a provider of health, life and accident insurance in the international marketplace, has announced the launch of a new office and operations in Turkey. Source: Datamonitor
Aug
22
Turkish Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Portal is prepared by the Common Board of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Exporter Unions. The Portal allows searching through the Companies Directory as well as giving information about fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and citrus fruits grown in Turkey. Source: Turkish Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Portal
Aug
19
Promotion of an ice cream containing Turkish hazelnuts is continuing in China, reported the Turkish Hazelnut Promotion Group (FTG). The Mengniu company, one of the largest dairy and ice cream companies in China, and FTG jointly carried out promotion activities for the Olleci brand of ice cream from 30 April to 8 May this year, …
Aug
19
Coca-Cola Icecek (CCI) is the 6th largest bottler in The Coca-Cola System in terms of sales volume. CCI’s core business is producing, selling and distributing sparkling and still beverages of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). CCI employs around 9,000 people and has operations in Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Iraq and Syria, as well …
Aug
18
Turkish Furniture Promotion Group is the representative of a world class production made in the Turkish furniture sector with over 5 million square meters of indoor area, 35,000 facilities and more than 500,000 qualified people working in these companies. Turkey has 11 billion USD furniture production and 1.5 billion USD furniture exports. Technological investments for …
Aug
17
Investing in World’s Green with Florplant Florplant Ornamental Plants and Landscaping Exhibition is a specialized international exhibition to be organized in Antalya in order to facilitate a better promotion of Turkish ornamental plants and landscaping industries in national and international arena. The aim of Florplant is to create an environment where importers, exporters, suppliers, landscape …
Aug
17
SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) of Stockholm, Sweden, intends to acquire a 50% share in Komili – a supplier of hygiene products in Turkey. The transaction is expected to be finalized during the third quarter of 2011, following approval from the authorities concerned. Source: Techinal Textile Markets
Aug
16
With the fasting month of Ramadan under way and the arrival of the new sultana crop in Turkey close, the industry is bracing itself for a bottleneck of orders in the months following the harvest. Source: The Public Ledger
Aug
15
It has been announced that Mut district of Mersin, which meets almost 80% of Turkish apricot exports, will have an estimated production volume of 85 thousand tones, 20 thousand of which is expected to be exported. Translated from the original text in Turkish published in Hasad Bitkisel Üretim in July 2011
Aug
12
Having entered the Turkish market in 1990 as Midland Bank Inc., the first British Bank in the country, it established its presence by building on the pillars of strength and prowess of the HSBC Group. On this foundation, and with its thorough knowledge and broad understanding of the local economy and markets and specialization in corporate …
Aug
11
After just one year in production, natural soda ash newcomer Eti Soda already has further plans to become a “crucial player”, while majority partner Ciner develops the Kazan trona resource. IM visited Turkey’s trona patch to assess the latest developments. Source: Industrial Minerals
Aug
10
According to a statement released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers’ Association (DCUD), in June this year Turkey’s crude steel production rose by 12.3 percent year on year reaching 2.82 million mt, while an 11.1 percent decrease was registered on month-on-month basis. In June, steel production using electric arc furnaces (EAF) increased by 14.2 …
Aug
10
World Steel Semis Market 2011 is held in Istanbul this year between 17th and 18th October. This international conference is organized to get together to discuss key market issues with major steel market players. Source: Steel Exporters’ Association of Turkey
Aug
09
OİB (Automotive Industry Exporters’ Union) Representative Office in Russian Federation operates under Uludağ Exporters’ Association in order to; represent and promote the Turkish automotive industry in Russian Federation to increase the export volume, and to support Turkish automotive suppliers at their investment projects in Russia. The OİB Office started its activities in April 2009, coordinated …
Aug
08
Turkey has been unveiled as next year’s partner country at Fruit Logistica. It is to present its largest ever presentation of companies at the German trade fair, which takes place at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds for the twentieth time on 8 -10 February, 2012. Source: Freshinfo News, 2 August 2011
Aug
08
Turkey’s glass producer Şişecam said it is looking to make major investments in 2011, in line with its plan to expand in Asia and the Middle East. The company said it is aiming to be in the top five of flat glass producers globally. It is currently ranked as seventh globally and fourth in Europe. …
