Turkish Plastics and Rubber Industry Shows Its Strength at K Fair
The "K International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber," regarded as one of the world's most important fairs in the plastics and rubber industry, was held with strong attendance in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 8 to 15 October 2025. Turkey's national participation organization was successfully carried out for the sixth time this year by the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters' Association (İKMİB).
The "K International Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair," recognised as one of the world's most important trade fairs in the plastics and rubber sector, was held with strong participation between 8-15 October 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Turkey's national participation was organised by the Istanbul Chemical Substances and Products Exporters Association (İKMİB) for the sixth consecutive year.
At the K Fair, held every three years, 29 companies provided national participation in an area of 685.6 square metres under İKMİB's organisation in 2025, while a total of 213 Turkish companies, together with 184 individual participants, represented our country strongly at the fair. The fair hosted 3,275 participants from 66 countries, while it was visited by more than 175,000 people from approximately 160 countries.
Turkish Consul General in Düsseldorf Ali İhsan İzbul, retired Ambassador to Berlin Ahmet Başer Şen, Turkish Trade Attachés in Düsseldorf Pınar Aslan and Dilara Zümreoğlu Tek, Director General of Industry at the Ministry of Industry and Technology İlker Murat Ar and Ministry Expert Prof. Dr. İrfan Elmacı, along with İKMİB Board Chairman Adil Pelister, İKMİB Board Vice Chairman Tayfun Demir, İKMİB Board Member Ali Küçük, and sector representatives Cemil Çakar, Süreyya Tevriiz, İsmail Darcan and Ahmet Girgin visited the Turkish pavilion and met with participating companies.
Adil Pelister: "We represented our country strongly at the K Fair with 213 companies"
İKMİB Board Chairman Adil Pelister, commenting on the fair, stated: "The K Fair is the most prestigious gathering place for the global plastics and rubber sector. The plastics sector, one of the important sub-branches of the Turkish chemistry industry, is gaining greater influence in global competition day by day with its sustainable production approach, strong industrial infrastructure and innovative methodology. By participating at the fair this year with 213 companies, we represented our country's production capacity, technology level and export potential at the highest level.
Looking at chemistry sector exports, we see the plastics sector as the sub-sector with the highest exports. Our total plastics exports in 2024 reached USD 9.4 billion. Total plastics exports for the January-August 2025 period reached USD 6.3 billion. While our total plastics raw material exports in 2024 were USD 2.7 billion, total plastics raw material exports for the January-August 2025 period were USD 1.7 billion. Our objective as İKMİB is to direct our sector towards higher value-added exports, strengthen branding and take Turkish chemistry industry to the top ranks in global markets. Strategic gatherings such as the K Fair carry great importance for achieving these objectives. We will continue our efforts with determination to increase our sector's exports."
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