IMIB Organizes Trade Mission to Indonesia and Malaysia

Istanbul Mining Exporters Association (İMİB) conducted trade missions to Indonesia and Malaysia recently as part of the 16th Ur-Ge.014 Turkish Natural Stone Clustering-1 Project. Representatives of the natural stone sector, who participated in meetings involving 11 different Ur-Ge companies and met with 50 purchasing firms, held significant business discussions in Indonesia, where natural stone exports reached USD 8.2 million in 2017. The Istanbul Mining Exporters Association (İMİB), working to promote natural stone products in current and target markets, improve their image and increase export potential to contribute to sector development, recently organized an important event. Under the scope of the 16th Ur-Ge.014 Turkish Natural Stone Clustering-1 Project, the Istanbul Mining Exporters Association conducted trade missions and held bilateral business meetings in Indonesia and Malaysia. Within the delegation that took place with the participation of 11 different Ur-Ge companies, natural stone sector representatives met with 50 purchasing firms and signed important business partnerships.

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In a statement on the matter, Istanbul Mining Exporters Association (İMİB) President Aydın Dinçer stressed that as a result of the meetings, Turkish companies participating in the delegation had the opportunity to meet and establish business connections with major companies in the natural stone sector. Stating that the aim of İMİB is to maintain their positions in markets with high exports, Dinçer noted that they are working intensively to reach new markets and capture market share from these markets. Noting that Indonesia, which imported a total of USD 79 million in natural stone from the world in 2017, ranked 22nd among countries to which Turkey exports natural stone, Dinçer stated that the sector exported USD 8.2 million of natural stone to Indonesia in 2017. He noted that Malaysia, which imported a total of USD 93.3 million in natural stone from the world in 2017, ranked 55th in Turkey's natural stone exports and that the sector exported USD 2.18 million of natural stone to that country in 2017. İMİB President Aydın Dinçer stated that commercial connections established within the framework of trade delegations are reflected positively in export figures. Going forward, after a three to four month working period, we plan to organize sectoral trade delegations every two months to countries we will determine.