Tag: textile
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Chairman Öksüz: “Protecting the textile industry is not a choice, but a necessity”
Ahmet Öksüz, Chairman of the Board of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association (İTHİB), emphasized in his speech at the 2025 Successful Exporters Award Ceremony that the global slowdown, logistics challenges, and disruptions in supply chains have once again highlighted the importance of domestic production. Pointing out that protecting the sector against unfair…
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Uster highlights fiber control strategies to prevent yarn claims
Detailed knowledge and understanding of the fiber raw material is critical to achieving the best possible quality in the yarn. To help spinners, Uster experts have put together guidelines for avoiding yarn irregularity claims, in a special edition of the Uster News Bulletin No. 52. Laydown consistency – use data correctly One factor which greatly…
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Reducing energy costs in the textile industry by 15% is possible
Energy costs represent a significant expense for the textile sector, a key driver of Türkiye’s exports. Currently ranked as the world’s fifth-largest producer in textile and apparel exports and aiming to enter the top three, the Turkish textile and apparel industry is strengthening its competitive position globally through digitalisation. Erçin Temel, CEO of domestic technology…
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Job losses in the textile and apparel industry approach 100,000 in 10 months
Employment in Turkish textile and apparel industry, which has remained below 1 million since August 2024, continued to decline throughout 2025. According to Social Security Institution (SGK) data, employment in the industry fell from 959,395 in December 2024 to 860,359 in October 2025, meaning a total of 99,036 people became unemployed in textiles and apparel…
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Balance disrupted in Turkish textile and apparel sector: Rising costs, falling production and exports
The Turkish textile and apparel sector continues to face challenging times due to declining competitiveness, exchange rate fluctuations, and rising costs in raw materials, energy, and labor. The decreases in employment numbers and production capacity have begun to more directly impact export figures. You can find the latest figures on employment and company closures here.…