Medikal Teknik Ocak 2018

IKMIB’s workshop on the future of the medical
industry completed successfully!
AKTÜEL
Having organized a number of events so as to secure the global leadership of
the chemicals industry, Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters
Association (IKMIB), sought solutions to the problems of the industry at the
event titled “Workshop on the Future of the Medical Industry” attended by
approximately 60 industry representatives, on 23-24 December, 2017.
Having served more than 10 thousand
members since 1991, for export operations,
and organizing events with a view
to achieving its member firms’ leadership
in the global markets, IKMIB plays
a major part in making new markets
accessible to chemicals exporters,
through the international trade shows,
trading and buying delegation events it
organizes.
In this context, IKMIB recently organized
the “Workshop on the Future of
the Medical Industry”, with a view to
coming up with effective solutions to
the problems of the medical industry,
one of chemical industry’s sub-sectors
with the highest added value levels.
The event held in Istanbul on 23-
24 December, 2017 brought together
the leading actors of the industry. The
workshop drew substantial interest
from the representatives of MASSİ-
AD, DİŞSİAD, TÜMDEF, OSTİM Medical
Cluster, İSEK, Turkish Medicine and
Medical Devices Authority, Turkish
Ministry of Customs and Trade and
Turkish Ministry of Economy along
with the firms from the industry. The
wide range of responses voiced for the
questions “What are the notable regional
and global economic and political
developments, and what are their
impact on our industry? What are the
problems faced within and outside
the country in terms of foreign trade?
What kind of new solutions within our
means can be proposed to overcome
or do away with such problems, taking
into account the shared problems of
the industry?”, paved the way for important
steps to benefit the medicals
industry.
USA RANKS TOP IN THE MEDICAL
INDUSTRY
Speaking at the opening of the workshop,
IKMIB’s Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Murat Akyüz provided
some information about the medical
industry worldwide, and said “Generally
speaking, the medical devices
industry is undergoing a rapid transformation
worldwide, and is on its way
to become a knowledge- and capital-intensive
industry compared to its
earlier standing. 2016 saw the industry
produce products worth USD 228 billion
worldwide. Out of this figure, the
volume worth USD 102 billion was produced
in the USA. The second-ranking
country, China, accounted for 12.8 percent
(USD 29 billion) of the overall production;
while Germany accounted for
11 percent of the overall production,
generating a value of USD 26 billion.
Turkey, in turn, accounted for 0.5 percent
of medical and surgical devices
production, generating a value of USD
1.2 billion.”
THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY IN TURKEY
Providing information on the medical
industry in Turkey, Akyüz said “our
exports in the medical industry grew
from USD 484.3 million in 2013 to USD
516.3 million in 2016. As of 2016, the
countries which received the bulk of
our exports were Germany (USD 38.3
million), China (USD 35.8 million), Iraq
(USD 24.1 million), the Netherlands
(USD 20.8 million), France (USD 19.4
million), and Azerbaijan (USD 18 million).
A glance at the import figures for
2016, on the other hand, reveals that
US (USD 567 million), Germany (USD
461 million), China (USD 444 million),
Italy (USD 173 million), Japan (USD 156
million, and Malaysia (USD 120 million)
took the lead.”
ORGANIZATIONS PLANNED BY IKMIB
FOR THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY IN
2018
The organizations IKMIB plans to organize
for the medical industry in 2018
include the organization of “Pharmaceuticals-Medical-Dentistry
Sectoral
Trade Mission to attend the scene at
the time of Africa Healthcare Week” on
the 5th of March, national attendance
at “CMEF” on the 11th of April, national
attendance at “Hospitalar” on the
22nd of May, national attendance at
“Medicare Taiwan” on the 21st of June,
national attendance at “Medical Fair
Asia” on the 29th of August, national
attendance at “CPHI MENA” on the 3rd
of September, national attendance at
“CPHI WORLDWIDE” on the 9th of October,
and national attendance at the
trade show “MEDICA” on the 12th of
November.
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