Italians in Turkey

From 29 November to 2 December 2012, the twenty-second edition of Plast Eurasia, the main plastics tradeshow in Turkey, was held at the Tuyap Fair and Convention Center of Istanbul. Organized by Tuyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization in collaboration with the association Pagev, this edition of the fair featured some 570 exhibitors (including over one hundred Italian manufacturers) in 9 halls of the fairgrounds.
On the basis of figures compiled by Assocomaplast, Italian exports to Turkey of machines for plastics and rubber processing were worth approximately 46 million euros in the period January-June 2012, with a significant share represented by extruders (20%). In 2011, with 3.96% of the total and a value of some 96 million euros, Turkey held the seventh rank in terms of Italian exports for the sector.