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Domestic Machinery Usage in Textile Sector Is Aimed To Be Increased

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Domestic Machinery Usage in Textile Sector Is Aimed To Be Increased
Domestic Machinery Usage in Textile Sector Is Aimed To Be Increased

Covering 80% of its machinery need from importation, in Turkish textile and garment sector, a new venture is started in order to increase domestic machinery usage.

A joint enterprise has begun in order to raise domestic machinery usage in Turkish textile and garment industry. Fashion and Apparel Federation (MHGF) and Textile Machinery and Accessory Industrialists’ Organisation (TEMSAD) signed a protocol in order to support country’s economy by decreasing the foreign-source dependency in machinery and technology segments. Signed by MHGF President Hüseyin Öztürk and TEMSAD President Adil Nalbant, this cooperation focuses on the subjects of mutual opening of explicit innovation and sectoral knowledge and background, increasing the efficiency with Industry 4.0 inflection and prospective production of domestic machinery and accessories.

Stating that Turkey performed 142 billion dolars of exportation, President of MHGF Hüseyin Öztürk stressed that approximately 25 billion dolars of this came from textile and garment sector. Saying; “We preserve our consciousness of being a sector that moves with its equities” Öztürk continued his words thusly; “In 2014, the machinery importation of such an important sector in manufacturing, exportation and employment is 2.2 billion dolars, and around 1.3 billion dolars in 2015. I think that the machinery importation will become around 1 billion dolar. With the cooperation we made with TEMSAD, we aim to draw attention to the fact that textile and garment industry as well as other manufacturing sectors should fulfill their machinery needs from domestic manufacturers and extinguish our dependence to importation along with supporting domestic machinery production.”

Expressing that thanks to explicit innovation, they would create a platform where both sectors come together and understand eachother’s demand more clearly and faster, Hüseyin Öztürk added to his words that they especially aimed to start the transition process to Industry 4.0.

Foreign-Source Dependency for Machinery In The Sector is 80%

Reminding that the industrial revolution in the world began with textile machinery; TEMSAD President Adil Nalbant defended firstly; steps should be taken quickly about manufacturing of the textile machineries that local textilers need. “In a textile country where 80% of the sector’s machinery need met from outsource; cooperations and correct planning are very important. Our local machinery manufacturers have the capacity and competence to produce the imported machines. In order to have a say in a sector; it is a must to be able to produce that sector’s technologies and machines locally. Also, there are some delayed investments for two years in textile sector. These are going to happen and the brightest sector of the next 5 years will be textile” Nalbant stated.

Saying that their aim is to reduce Turkey’s foreign-source dependency for machinery; Nalbant expressed that Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED); whose founding member is TEMSAD also has plans in this direction.

It is foreseen; that the goal will be reached by making observation trips to firms from various branches that are determined by MHGF; collecting sector’s demands and in this direction, coming up with a solution with TEMSAD.

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