Turkish Coatings Industry: Your Strategic Bridge Between Europe and Asia

Date:Thursday, November 12, 2026 (Day 2 of the Exhibition)
Time:13:00 – 14:00
Venue: Meeting Room M2 in Hall 1.2 (Booth No. 1.2B01), Area A of China Import and Export Fair Complex
Language:English (With Chinese Interpretation)
Fee:Free of Charge
Registration: No Registration Required. Arrive at the Meeting Room 15 Minutes Before and Provide your Business Card for Entry

Introduction
Strategically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Türkiye combines a large domestic market, a diversified industrial base and strong trade connections with Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. This Turkish Market Presentation will highlight Türkiye's position in global trade and provide key figures on the Turkish coatings industry. It will also examine how geopolitical developments and global consolidation are strengthening Türkiye's role as a strategic manufacturing, trade and investment hub for the global coatings industry.

This session will cover the following key topics:

•  Türkiye's economy and foreign trade in key figures;
•  Türkiye's strategic position within regional and global trade flows;
•  Key figures on the Turkish coatings market, production, exports and imports;
•  Major markets and product segments;
•  Türkiye's growing geopolitical importance;
•  Increasing global consolidation and cross-border acquisitions;
•  Opportunities for cooperation between Turkish and Chinese coatings industries.

All exhibitors and visitors, who are interested in establishing connections to the European gateway, are warmly invited to attend.

Speaker's Introduction •  Board Member of Turkish Paint Manufacturers Association (BOSAD) •  Vice Chairman of the Board of Akis Paint Semih İyigüllü is a Board Member of BOSAD, the Turkish Paint Manufacturers Association. Within BOSAD, Semih leads the “Industrial and Protective Coatings” Working Group as well as the “Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence” Working Group. Semih studied Economics in Business in the United States and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board at Akis Paint. Since 1956, Akis Paint has been developing and manufacturing general industrial and protective coatings, combining decades of technical experience with a forward-looking approach to coatings technology.