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International Home Textile Magazine – September’17

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HTE<br />

FOCUS<br />

Today, Turkish fabric manufacturers are aware of the increasing<br />

trend in international markets for healthier and<br />

more environment-friendly products, and have adapted<br />

themselves to these developments. Many Turkish fabric<br />

manufacturers have ecological labels for their products.<br />

Many of them have best known eco-labels like Oeko-Tex<br />

Standard 100, Organic Exchange, GOTS, etc.<br />

Turkish fabric manufacturers are aware of the importance<br />

of quality, and many have national and international<br />

quality certificates.<br />

EXPORTS<br />

The total value of fabrics exported in 2015 was about<br />

USD 5 billion. The main products exported in 2015 were<br />

knitted fabrics, woven synthetic fabrics and woven cotton<br />

fabrics.<br />

European countries, including Italy (9,25%), Russia<br />

(7,46%), Germany (5,10%), Romania (4,84%) and<br />

Bulgaria (4,63%) are the most important markets for<br />

Turkey’s fabric exports.<br />

Major Export Markets in Fabrics (USD 1,000)<br />

September 2017

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