Turkey: the ceramic sector seeks government support
The current period is a difficult time for the Turkish ceramic industry.
This in essence was the message that Adnan Polat, chairman of the Turkish Ceramics Federation and owner of the renowned group Ege Ceramik, launched to the Ankara government recently.
Turkish companies are losing competitiveness against international rivals due to the sharp rise in production costs over the past few years. According to Polat, energy costs in Turkey are amongst the highest in the world. In particular, companies find themselves facing high labour costs and rising transport and raw materials costs.
Polat argued that all these factors have contributed to reducing the quantities exported by Turkish companies in 2005, although he did not provide any specific figures.
A Focus on Turkey will be pubblished on the April issue of Ceramic World Review
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