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The International Istanbul Toy Fair opened its doors to visitors at the Tuyap Fair and Congress Center. Organized in collaboration with the Tuyap Fair and Congress Group and the Toy Manufacturers Association (TOYDER), th ...

Ömer Karadeniz, the Chairman of the Federation of Plastic Manufacturers (PLASFED), participated in the live broadcast of the Midday program on Ekotürk on February 26, 2025, as a guest of Ahu Orakçıoğlu. Karadeniz answere ...

PLASFED Chairman Ömer Karadeniz joined Ahu Orakçıoğlu on the live broadcast of the Gün Ortası program on Ekotürk on February 26, 2025. Addressing inquiries about the issues faced by Turkish industrialists, Karadeniz high ...

Ömer Karadeniz, President of the Plastic Industrialists Federation (PLASFED), stated that chemicals must be registered for them to be imported into Turkey, saying, “All substances manufactured or imported in q ...

US President Donald Trump signed a decree to revert to the use of plastic straws, criticizing the widespread adoption of paper straws. PLASFED President Ömer Karadeniz stated that this decision would accelerate the secto ...

The 11th Ordinary General Assembly meeting of the Composite Industrialists Association (KSD) was held on February 7, 2025, at Teknopark Istanbul. The meeting, which included PLASFED President Ömer Karadeniz, was attended ...

According to Turkey's Manufacturing PMI data, the headline PMI fell from 49.1 in December to 48 in January. The Turkish manufacturing industry has shown signs of slowdown in the first month of 2025, impacted by ongoing s ...

Due to the continuation of challenging market conditions, a downward trend in manufacturing industry performance has been observed for almost a year. The stagnant demand conditions have affected the Turkish manufacturing ...

The Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) 35th Group Committee on Plastic Raw Materials and Plastic Injection Products organized an "University-Industry Collaboration Informative Meeting." The event, attended by n ...

Ekonomi Gazetesi has extensively covered the statements of PLASFED President Ömer Karadeniz regarding the plastic sector. The report emphasized that plastic products lead exports within the chemical sector, which is ...

According to the data from the Ministry of Trade, in the January-September 2024 period, exports reached 192 billion 808 million dollars with an increase of 3.2 percent, while imports decreased by 7.9 percent to 252 billi ...

Financing issues and rising costs continue to challenge Turkish industry. Manufacturers are struggling to access financing sources necessary to realize projects, while consumers face difficulties in obtaining credit to p ...

Turkey's exports in October reached $23.6 billion, with a 3.6% increase. The automotive sector ranked first in exports with $3.5 billion, while the chemical sector followed as Turkey's second biggest export secto ...

Ömer Karadeniz, Chairman of the Federation of Plastic Industrialists, emphasized the urgent need for a qualified workforce in order for Turkish industry to compete in future industries and keep pace with technologic ...

The BRIC group, established in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, became BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa in 2011. This year, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined ...

Eurotec, one of Europe's leading engineering plastics manufacturers, supplies raw materials to a wide range of industries including automotive, home appliances, electrical-electronics, public transportation, and indu ...

Kağan YeşilChairman of Bursa Plastics and Packaging Industrialists Association (BURPAS)The world seems to be on the brink of a new era in artificial intelligence and robotic systems. We must seize this transformation at ...

According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, Turkey achieved 262 billion dollars in exports in 2024, marking a 2.5% increase. The automotive sector was the export champion with 37.2 billion dollars, while chemi ...

Chemicals have become Turkey's second largest exporting sector, achieving $30.8 billion in exports in 2024. The sector aims to reach a $35 billion export target in 2025, focusing on high value-added exports and quality p ...

Ayhan ÇATALKAYAKayseri Plastic Operators Association (KAYPİDER)Vice President of the BoardFluctuations in energy prices and rising raw material costs have led to an increase in production costs in the plastic sector. Hig ...

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PLASFED Plastic Industrialists' Federation's Board Meeting was organised with intense participation on 30 December 2020. ...

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Omer Karadeniz, Chairman of the Turkish Plastics Industrialists' Federation (PLASFED), argued that the precautionary action stipulating the deferred payment of SSI premiums, VAT and Withholding taxes as discussed in ...

PLASFED's Chairman Mr. Omer Karadeniz accompanied by Vice Chairman Mr. Sener Gencer visited Dunya Newspaper's Chairman Mr. Hakan Guldag, Chief Advisor Mr. Rustu Bozkurt, Editor-in-Chief Omer Turkdonmez and Genera ...

The Family Businesses and Institutionalization Council Working Group Meeting was held at the Head Office of Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) at Odakule on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Mr. Ahmet Eren, Chairman of Eren ...

The Board of Directors of PLASFED had a meeting with Prof. Mustafa Oksuz, Vice Rector of Yalova University, Prof. Mustafa Oztas, Dean of the School of Engineering, and lecturers from the Department of Polymer Technology ...

The Board of Directors of PLASFED visited Mr. Adil Pelister, Chairman of IKMIB (Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters' Association), in the company of a delegation of industrialists. The meeting that all ...

PLASFED held the last Board of Directors meeting of 2019 hosted by Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO). The meeting held with a huge turnout of executives from PLASFED was also attended by the plastics committee members of ...

The 4th term Board of Directors of PLASFED visited Mr. Gürsel Baran, Chairman of ATO (Ankara Chamber of Commerce) in his office. The meeting discussed the strategies that can be followed for the development of the plasti ...

The Board of Directors of PLASFED visited Hasan Büyükdede, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology, in his office and exchanged their ideas on the development strategies for the plastics industry and current developme ...

The 4th Term Board of Directors of PLASFED visited the Aegean Chamber of Industry (EBSO). During the visits attended by the members of the Board of Directors, current problems and development strategies of the plastics i ...

The Houseware and Kitchenware Industrialists and Exporters Association (EVSID) completed the “Invitation Only” successfully, where it brought buyers from many parts of the world together with the Turkish kitchen industry ...

The visit paid to PETKIM's facilities in Aliaga, Izmir by the Turkish Plastics Industrialists' Federation addressed the enhancement of cooperation, diversification of plastic awareness activities and PETKIM's ...

Eurasia's leading plastics industry fair, Plast Eurasia Istanbul brought the members of the industry together on December 4-7. The largest annual plastics industry fair in Europe entertained visitors from 105 countri ...

A notification on price control measures for plastic bags was announced on the Official Gazette of Turkey on September 3rd,2019. The new measure will be effective in October 2019 and will apply to all plastic bags with H ...

Ömer Karadeniz, Chairman of PLASFED: We will amplify cooperation together with our distinguished organizationsThe 4th Term Board of Directors of PLASFED paid its first visit to Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) and the ...

Ömer Karadeniz, Chairman of PLASFED, visited Istanbul Chamber of Industry in the company of a committee of board members. The visit allowed the parties to exchange ideas about updates on the industry and plastics sector. ...