SleepTech November-December 2022

TURKEY CAN DOMINATE THE
BEDDING INDUSTRY”
Minister Varank, who said, “It is easy
for Turkey to dominate the mattress
industry, mattress sub-industry and
technologies in the coming period”,
added that for this, it is necessary
to integrate artificial intelligence and
digital technologies into mattresses.
IBIA EXPO 22, A NEW POWER IN
TURKISH EXHIBITIONS
Osman Güler, Chairman of the Board
of Directors of IBIA Association,
made the following statement regarding
the Exhibition: “When we look at
the numerical size of the mattress
sub-industry sector in Turkey, we are
faced with a very bright picture. The
production of sectoral companies in
our country is 3 billion dollars and
their exports are 2 billion dollars. We
have a huge employment of 25 thousand
people. Our goal is to reach
new records, 35 thousand jobs and
an export figure of 3 billion dollars.”
Güler added that they will hold the
IBIA EXPO 23 between September
28 and October 01.
Ümit Vural, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of BİFAŞ Exhibition Organization,
organizer
of IBIA EXPO 22
in his speech at
the opening, said
that although it is
the first and only
Exhibition in its
sector in Turkey,
IBIA EXPO 22
gained an international
dimension
in a short time
and became the
largest Exhibition
in Eurasia and the
second largest
in the world in its
sector. Vural said,
“One of our most
important goals
is to help the
Turkish mattress sub-industry sector,
which has an important place in the
world, to become a global brand.”
IBIA EXPO 2022 is Turkey’s first in
the field of mattress components and
technologies, as well as being the
biggest Exhibition of Eurasia at the
international level. It can be seen with
numbers as well. IBIA EXPO 22 was
visited by a total of 22 thousand 467
people, both domestic and foreign.
Again, a total of 156 companies, 146
of which are local and 10 are foreign,
took part as participants.
THE WORLD AT IBIA EXPO 22
IBIA EXPO 22 was also remembered
as an important organization
that included special procurement
committees from 14 target countries,
22,467 visitors, professionals from
Europe, Middle East, America, North
Africa, Russia and Commonwealth of
Independent States.
The most important and striking part
of the Exhibition was the participation
of visitors from 91 countries. A
total of 91 countries participated in
the Exhibition, mainly Canada, Italy,
Egypt, Iraq, Bulgaria, Iran, Algeria,
Greece, USA, Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, China, Czech Republic,
Denmark, England and Hungary.
IBIA EXPO 22, where the latest
technologies and innovative products
are exhibited, is the first Exhibition of
our country on mattress components
and technologies. Although it was
organized for the first time this year,
it is the largest Exhibition in Eurasia
and the second largest in the world
in its sector. The Exhibition, which
lasted for 4 days, proved to be one
of the most important meeting points
of the industry from now on.
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