IKMIB, representing more than 10,000 exporters in different sub-sectors of chemistry from plastic to cosmetics, medicine to rubber and medicine to paint, rewarded the sector representatives who signed exports of 16.1 billion dollars in 2017. The chemical industry, which holds the pulse of the Turkish industry and employs more than 300 thousand people, set an export target of 18 billion dollars for 2018. In March, according to February 23.5 percent increase in exports of 1 billion 565 million dollars performing the chemical industry, exports in the three-month period of the year compared to last year by increasing 1.85 percent of exports reached 4 billion 186 million dollars exports.

Deputy Minister of Economy Fatih Metin, in the program, exporters are advancing by raising the bar every year, he said.

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"In 2018, we see that the contribution of our exports to growth will continue. The chemical industry is a strategic sector. It is a sector that has the input of many sectors in every field. Growth here means a lot. The innovative chemical industry contributes greatly to exports. Among the most export-oriented sectors, it ranks third. It is a sector that can develop much faster. We will reach 50 billion dollars in 2023 with you exporters. We will grow with the elements of R & D, innovation, design, brand and entrepreneurship. We are with each step of our exporters and we will continue to be with them. I would like to thank our distinguished industrialists who contributed to Turkey's growth and exports."

- "The chemical industry will capture the export figure of 18 billion dollars"

Speaking at the ceremony, Tim President Mehmet Büyükekşi congratulated all exporters, "the year 2017 declared as a leap year in terms of both our economy and exports as a very successful year left behind. In 2017, our exports rose by 10.2 percent in line with our expectations., "he said.

Büyükekşi mentioned that they managed to rise above the increase in World Trade with the rate of increase, continued his words as follows::

"We have achieved a growth rate of 7.4 percent throughout the year. In this way, we became leaders among the G20 countries, including China and India. In this growth, you valuable exporters have a significant share. Our growth of 7.4 percent was due to exports of 2.55 points. Like all our sectors, the chemical industry also supported exports and growth. Chemical industry in 2017, exports increased by 15 percent to provide a significant boost in the increase in exports. Last year, 11 dollars of every 100 dollar export was realized by you. I applaud and congratulate all our chemical exporters who have achieved this success."

Büyükekşi, at the end of the year 18 billion dollar export figure of the chemical industry will capture pointing, " today, Health, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, construction chemicals, such as the world giant companies operating in the industry. These companies are trying to guide the future with digital transformation with chemistry 4.0. Concepts such as personalized pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, industrial biotechnology, e-health services are the future of our sector. I am here today with us to the most successful companies of our sector; we're either going to be in these concepts or we're going to be out of this game."he made his comment.