At the Eurasia Packaging Fair; packaging products, complementary packaging products, raw materials and intermediate products for packaging production, services for the packaging industry, packaging printing, corrugated cardboard-cardboard packaging production and converting technologies, packaging machines, packaging production machines, auxiliary devices, equipment and systems for machines, There are local and foreign companies operating in the fields of beverage and food technologies, packaging recycling technologies and logistics.
RX Tüyap General Manager Berkan Öner stated that the Turkish packaging industry is among the leading countries in the world and said, “The packaging industry, which increases its success in exports every year, will deliver its products, services and solutions with the most advanced technology to the world through the fair this year as well. Fair visitors will have the opportunity to meet new suppliers and solution partners during the Eurasia Packaging Istanbul Fair and the 17th International Food and Beverage Technologies Fair Food-Tech Eurasia, which is held simultaneously, and will also be able to invest in machinery and equipment for their businesses. Fair participants will have the opportunity to meet decision makers from all food and non-food industries, especially from Turkey, Central and Western Europe, the Balkans, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, increase their trade volumes and brand values and meet face to face with their customers. Will have. Industry representatives will meet with visitors from all over the world. "I hope that our Eurasia Packaging Istanbul Fair, organized in cooperation with the Packaging Manufacturers Association and with the support of our valuable associations, will be beneficial to the entire sector," he said.
Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD) President Zeki Sarıbekir said, “Our packaging industry, which exported 7 billion 467 million dollars and 3 million 257 thousand tons in 2022, continues to add value to the country's economy. When we look at these figures, we can say that our country is the 16th largest packaging producer in the world and the 6th largest packaging producer in Europe. Our goal is to climb higher in this ranking. For this reason, we attach great importance to our Eurasia Packaging Istanbul Fair, which we held in cooperation with RX Tüyap. Our fair, which is a pioneer in opening new export markets, is being held for the 28th time this year between 11-14 October. Türkiye's packaging industry is among the leading countries in the world. 60 percent of our packaging exports go to Europe. Despite this rate, we can still meet 10 percent of Europe. Our exports to Europe are currently around 4.5-5 billion dollars. We can easily increase this to 20 percent. Thus, we can export 10 billion dollars to European countries alone. Apart from Europe, the USA should also be among our targets. We also need to increase our share in the US market. Because the Turkish packaging industry has the power to meet this need with its investments and technological developments. Both our logistical advantage due to our geopolitical location and our price-quality balance create many opportunities for our country. We have seen these advantages become more prominent in recent years. We will continue our efforts to make the opportunities sustainable. We aim to sell packaging to more countries and export at least half of what we produce by increasing the number of our markets. "We want to show the power of our industry to the whole world once again at this fair we will organize," he said.
