24.05.2022 ANKARA
The leaders of the industry were announced at the program held with the participation of the Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. Hisarcıklıoğlu, drawing attention to the momentum Turkey has achieved in the industry especially in the last 20 years and the level it has reached, said that as TOBB, they want to guide investors and support them to use their resources in the most efficient way.
The Program compiled
from the data recorded in the TOBB Industry Database, which includes the
machine park, production, raw material and contact information of 90,000 manufacturers,
which is formed by the combination of industrial capacity reports prepared by
the Chambers affiliated to TOBB and approved by TOBB, was created according to
the production capacity for approximately 4,000 different products. Within the
scope of the Industry Leaders Program, the first, second and third provinces on
a sectoral basis and the production capacity change rates on a sectoral basis
compared to the previous year were determined.
- “Our goal is to
maintain the achieved momentum”
TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his speech at the Introduction Meeting of the Leaders of
Industry Program held at TOBB Twin Towers, pointed out that Minister Varank is
always on the side of the private sector and industry, and said that they feel
their support in many projects and studies, especially TOGG.
Stating that the
momentum Turkey has achieved in the industry especially in the last 20 years
and the level it has reached are evident, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that it ranks
first in the world and Europe in many sectors and is among the main suppliers
of Europe.
Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed
out that they continued to exhibit a successful performance in production and
exports this year, and said that their aim is to continue the momentum achieved.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
that they want to guide investors and support them to use their resources in
the most efficient way and said:
“That's why we launched
the Industry Leaders Program. This program was prepared on the basis of
industry capacity reports data. With our industrial capacity reports, we record
the machine parks, employment information, production and consumption of our
industrialists.”
- “It will shed light
on the correct decision of investment decisions”
According to this
information, the production capacities of industrial facilities are calculated
on the basis of each province, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, adding that these data can
be accessed from the sanayi.tobb.org.tr.
Hisarcıklıoğlu,
emphasizing that the industrial database and the Leaders of Industry Program
will shed light on the correct taking of new investment decisions, went on:
“We expect our
investors to use the information here as an important reference source so that
they can make investment decisions that will yield more beneficial results for
both themselves and our country. Another important feature of the Industry
Leaders Program is that it enables our provinces to see their own situation on
a geographical basis. They will find out in which sector they stand out and in
which sector they enable the formation of clusters. Accordingly, they will
reveal in which sectors they are more advantageous in terms of attracting
investments.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated
that the production capacity increased in 2,463 out of 4,000 products, that is,
62 percent, compared to 2020 last year, and said, “The sectors with the highest
number of products with increased production capacity were Nace 28, machinery
and equipment manufacturing sector, Nace 20, chemical products manufacturing
sector, Nace 10 food products manufacturing sector.”
- Minister of Industry
and Technology Mustafa Varank
Minister of Industry
and Technology Mustafa Varank said, “In the “Leaders of Industry” conducted on
the basis of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
Industry Database data, the production capacities of more than 90,000
manufacturers for 4,000 different products were examined. By comparing the 2020
and 2021 data, the products and sectors with increased production capacity were
determined.”
Minister Varank, in his
speech at the Introduction Meeting of the Leaders of Industry Program held at
TOBB Twin Towers, emphasized that great progress has been made in industry and
technology in the last 20 years in Turkey.
Stating that this
progress has been achieved through public-private sector cooperation, Varank
stated that they have prepared Turkey for today with investments made in
infrastructure, superstructure, technology and people during the AK Party
governments.
Varank shared the
following information about the Leaders of Industry study, the results of which
were shared today:
“In this study, which
was conducted on the basis of TOBB Industry Database data, the production
capacities of more than 90,000 manufacturers for 4,000 different products were
examined. By comparing the 2020 and 2021 data, the products and sectors with
increased production capacity were determined. Subsequently, the production
capacities of the provinces were determined and compared. We have seen from the
tables that there have been huge production capacity increases in all
sub-sectors of our manufacturing industry. This picture, which excites us all,
is a confirmation of the records that our industry broke in production and
exports in 2021.”
- “Our aim is to
provide a qualified business and investment environment”
Speaking about the data
on the production performance of the provinces, Varank said:
“İstanbul has become
one of the top 3 cities with its production capacity in each of the 1809
products. We see that the mega city is the first in many sectors, especially in
textile, ready-to-wear, leather, chemical, plastic, computer. İstanbul is
followed by İzmir with 1028 products and Kocaeli with 772 products. Afterwards,
a ranking that went to Ankara, Bursa and Konya emerged. We see that İzmir ranks
first in the food, tobacco and refined petroleum sectors, while Kocaeli ranks
first in the production of base metal industry and motor vehicles.”
Varank congratulated
the industrialists for the recorded production capacity increases.
Stating that they
consider TOBB as one of the important stakeholders as the Ministry, Varank
said, “Our only goal is to provide a more qualified business and investment
environment to our industrialists and the business world and to further
increase these achievements. As long as you focus on your business and produce,
provide employment and export. At this point, we are at your service with all
our possibilities. Just as we have been with you until today, we will walk with
you in the coming period.”