On this occasion, the Trade Mission including 12 Turkish businesses conducted the B2B meeting on November 7 to promote connection with potential Vietnamese partners.

Adil Pelister, Chairman of the Board of Directors of IKMIB, said: “Turkey’s housewares and kitchenware exports to Vietnam was USD1.3 million in 2022. We predict that Turkey’s housewares and kitchenware exports to Vietnam will reach USD1.5 million in value in 2023. Through this visit, we would like to introduce our high-quality and affordable Turkish products to Vietnamese businesses and consumers. We are targeting to sign new business cooperations. We believe that our trade mission can assume a significant role to become the main supplier of Vietnam in this industry.”

“Turkish housewares and kitchenware companies are focusing on product design and differentiation in brand creation, advanced technology use, and high-quality production. Export potential of Turkish housewares is rapidly rising with this outlook and today, our products are being sold in over 160 countries. Vietnam is an important market with high potential. During this visit, our Trade Mission visited local retailers, supermarkets, and wholesalers selling housewares and kitchenware to observe Vietnamese market closely. I believe that our trade mission will present a major opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to know Turkish brands and products.” he added.

IKMIB was established in 1991 in Istanbul. It carries many projects to support improvement and increasing exports of Turkish companies in the chemicals industry. IKMIB has approximately 8,000 members with 16 sub-industries including plastic products, mineral fuel and oils, pharmaceuticals, paint, cosmetics, inorganic and organic chemicals.