Visiting The Fashion Of Ancient Civilizations, Gao Yong Led A Delegation To Visit Turkey And Greece (Turkey)

Turkey and Greece, as the hub of Eurasia, have a long history and culture. The rich and unique cultural heritage of the two countries endows different development paths and styles of the textile and garment industry. The exotic Turkey home textile products and the Irish fashion clothing brand with Aegean civilization pierce through the dense fog of history, affecting the fashion industry today.

The delegation of Chinese textile and clothing industry, headed by Gao Yong, secretary and Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, went to Turkey and Greece in from November 6 to 13, 2019 to understand the development status of the modern textile industry behind the mysterious ancient civilization and explore opportunities for cooperation. Xia Lingmin, vice president of China Textile Industry Federation, China Textile Association, China Cotton Textile Industry Association, China Fashion Designers Association, China Silk Association, Jiangsu Textile Industry Association, Jiangsu clothing association leaders, and 22 textile and garment entrepreneurs from Shandong, Jiangsu, Fujian and Shanghai visited the group.

The delegation visited Turkey for the first time, a magical country with six faces, both classical and modern, Eastern and western, developed and developing. Turkey has a population of about eighty million, and has been developing rapidly in recent years. In 2018, GDP grew by 2.6% and its per capita GDP reached 9632 US dollars. It has become a new emerging economy after China, Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa and other BRICs.

During his visit to Turkey, the delegation held talks with senior leaders of Turkey textile entrepreneurs Federation, Turkey Home Textile Association (TETSIAD) and more than 20 representatives of Turkey backbone textile entrepreneurs. The second vice chairman of Turkey textile entrepreneur association, Nevzat Seyok, and Hasan Huseyin BAYRAM, chairman of Turkey Home Textile Association, respectively introduced the latest situation of Turkey textile and home textile industry. Turkey is the world's second largest exporter of carpets and socks, the third largest exporter of knitted garments, the fourth largest exporter of home textiles, and the fifth largest exporter of fabrics. The total output value of textile and garment industry is 90 billion US dollars. Turkey textile and garment industry employs 960 thousand people, accounting for 26% of the total number of manufacturing jobs and 4 million 100 thousand tons of fiber processing. In 2018, Turkey's textile and clothing exports increased by US $27 billion 900 million, an increase of 4% over the same period, of which 12 billion 500 million US dollars in textile exports and 15 billion 400 million US dollars in clothing exports. Turkey across Asia and Europe, the excellent geographical location and good textile industry foundation make Turkey one of the largest textile and garment suppliers in Europe, especially many European fast fashion brands prefer to purchase in Turkey. In addition, Harum KUTUKDE, Secretary General of the Turkey Home Textile Association, shared the status of its member units with the Chinese delegation, the important role of the association in the development of Turkey's home textile industry and the situation of Turkey home textiles exhibition (EVTEKS).

Gao Yong, secretary and Secretary General of the China Textile Federation, introduced the representative of the mainland to the Chinese textile industry and the exhibition organized by the China Textile Association. He pointed out that China is not only the largest textile and clothing producer in the world, but also a big consumer country. There are 35000 Enterprises above Designated Size, with an export volume of about US $280 billion. The national textile and clothing output 2/3 is used in the domestic market. In recent years, the number of garments imported from other countries has gradually increased, and exports have begun to show negative growth. Home textiles are also one of the most important industries in China's textile industry, accounting for about 28%. In order to better build the textile and garment trade platform, the China Federation of textile industry held a joint exhibition in Shanghai in the two quarter of spring and autumn every year, covering the entire industrial chain of textile and clothing. As a big textile country in the world, China and Turkey need complementary advantages, mutual learning, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

Members of the delegation, Chen Lifen, general manager of Jiangsu Sunshine Group Co., Ltd., Xu Weimin, chairman of Jiangsu Dong Du Textile Group Co., Ltd., Chen Zongli, President of Xinhua source textile Co., Ltd., Changle, Fujian, Liu Zongjun, executive director of Zibo silvery Textile Co., Ltd., director of marketing Department of China Federation of textile industry, Liang Pengcheng, executive vice chairman of textile industry branch of China Council for international trade promotion, Zhang Qinghui, chairman of China Fashion Designers Association, and Qian Youqing, vice chairman of China Silk Association, respectively, shared with local representatives on their respective companies, institutions and cooperation intentions. The two sides hope to deepen cooperation in the future and promote and promote the development of China textile industry more effectively.

Located in the central part of Turkey is Dunzi Li, an important textile industrial cluster in Turkey, and also a cotton producing area. During its visit to Downey Li, the delegation visited Downey Export Association. Huseyin Memisoglu, chairman of the Downey Export Association, said that the Downey export association has 2000 member companies, and more than 2000 products of different categories are sold to 180 countries each year, of which 60% are sold to the European market, 42% of the products are textiles, and home textile products such as wool towels and bedding products account for a large proportion. In recent years, the association has focused on promoting the design and fashion capabilities of textile and garment industry, and regularly organized fashion shows and other activities to help enterprises enhance brand influence. In addition, dairi is building an industrial area. The park is 5 kilometers away from the airport and convenient for transportation and logistics. We hope that foreign high quality textile and garment enterprises will enter the city and jointly promote the sustainable development of Turkey's textile industry.

Menderes is a subsidiary of AKCA group, which accounts for 61% of the total business of the group. It mainly produces household textiles such as bedding, decorative cloth, shirt fabrics and so on. Founded in 1958, after more than half a century of development, it has developed into an international textile enterprise with more than 4000 employees and vertical integration. At present, its products are exported to 41 countries, including 57% in Europe, 28% in the United States, and 15% in the local market. At the same time, Menderes attaches great importance to social responsibility and attaches importance to sustainable development. The company has been working with a number of Chinese enterprises to import some yarn and grey cloth from China. The yarn and fabric enterprises in the delegation communicated with the company on upstream and downstream cooperation.

In addition, the delegation entered the garment factory of Kayank Tekstil. Kayank Tekstil is a whole industry chain enterprise covering yarn, fabric and clothing. The company now employs 1600 people, including 400 clothing and 40 million US exports. Clothing products are woven garments, for LACOSTE, MAXMARA, ZARA and other international famous brand production and processing.

With geopolitical advantages, Turkey's logistics are convenient and fast, and can respond quickly to markets in Europe and the Middle East. In addition, the tariff free policy of Turkey's textile and clothing exports to EU countries greatly reduces its comprehensive cost. Textile enterprises in China and Turkey can seek mutual benefit and win-win through complementary advantages.