Türkiye’s chemical exports reached $28.8 billion in the first 10 months of the year, marking their highest level on record. The sector’s next area of growth is increasingly focused not on export volumes alone but on the value chemical products add to industrial production processes.
Türkiye’s exports of chemicals and chemical products increased by 13.7% year on year in October, reaching $3.014 billion. During the January–October period, sector exports rose by approximately 7% to $28.8 billion, marking the highest export performance ever recorded for the first 10 months of a year.
This record highlights the chemical industry’s significant role in manufacturing and foreign trade while also bringing the sector’s transition toward higher value-added products into sharper focus.
“THE VALUE OF A TON OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IS DETERMINED BY WHAT IT CHANGES IN THE CUSTOMER’S PRODUCTION PROCESS”
Commenting on the export figures, Ahmet Güler, Founder and Chairman of Artkim Group, emphasized that the chemical industry directly influences production efficiency across numerous sectors, particularly paints, plastics, textiles and packaging.
Güler noted that the contribution chemical products make to customers’ manufacturing processes will become increasingly important for the sector’s growth.
“When you shorten the drying time for a paint manufacturer, you enable them to produce more on the same production line. When you help a packaging manufacturer achieve the same level of durability with less material, you reduce their costs in every production batch.
“A company that can demonstrate these benefits on the customer’s own production line enters price negotiations with a tangible advantage. Following the record in chemical exports, we need to deepen our growth through products that deliver this kind of value,” he said.
BUYERS’ PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS ARE SHAPING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Developing solutions tailored to buyers’ technical requirements is among the key factors determining the competitiveness of chemical products in international markets.
Identifying in advance the temperature conditions, equipment specifications and quality standards under which a product will be used enables manufacturers to provide samples directly suited to buyers’ needs.
Technical discussions during this process lay the foundation for commercial partnerships that extend from product trials at the buyer’s facility to regular orders.
TURKCHEM EURASIA TO BRING MANUFACTURERS TOGETHER WITH INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
One of the major industry gatherings where raw material and production suppliers will establish technical and commercial connections with international buyers is TURKCHEM Eurasia.
Organized for the 11th time by Artkim Fuarcılık, the exhibition will take place at the Istanbul Expo Center on November 25–27, 2026, bringing together raw material and production suppliers operating in the chemical industry with international buyers.
Emphasizing that discussions at the exhibition will go beyond product and price evaluations, Güler stated that understanding buyers’ manufacturing requirements could create new business opportunities.
Commenting on the exhibition’s importance for exports, Güler said:
“If a manufacturer leaves an exhibition with concrete information about which product a buyer wants to test and under what conditions, that meeting is likely to lead to further discussions.
“The next step may involve sending a sample or carrying out a joint product development project with the buyer.
“The commercial value of bringing raw material and production suppliers together with buyers on the same platform at TURKCHEM becomes evident through the work that begins after the exhibition,” he explained.
TURKCHEM Eurasia will be held at the Istanbul Expo Center on November 25–27, 2026.
