Sleep Well November-December 2022

SLEEPWELL | FAIR 48
THE HIDDEN HEROES OF THE ECONOMY
Osman Güler, Chairman of the Board of IBIA, expressing
that the opening of the fair is a historic day for their
sector, said “Our sector, which provides technology and
raw materials to mattress manufacturers, is among the
hidden heroes of our country’s economy. We brought
our sector, which is not very well known in our country,
to the stage with our international fair, which was held
for the first time in Turkey.” Osman Güler, sharing the
knowledge that the sector includes about 10 different
branches with machinery, fabric, spring, foam, yarn,
chemistry, fiber and other auxiliary products that supply
the mattress industry, said “As of today, the turnover
of our sector is 3 billion dollars; its export is around 2
billion dollars. We employ 25 thousand people in our
sector. In the light of these data, our sector that supplies
the mattress sector ranks second in the world after
China in terms of technology and sub-industry.”