About Us
ABOUT CLUSTER
Ecological Textiles Cluster consists of 22 leading companies located in Bursa, Turkey. With the clustering approach, is aimed that companies come together around common needs and goals creates cluster to provides competitive advantage.
At analysis was conducted for each firm in cluster. Necessary trainings and consultings are provided with a focus on sustainability. “Overseas Marketing Activities”, “Buyers Delegations” and “Visits of Trade Fairs” are planned for future and are supported within the scope of project carried out by UTİB Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association.
A large part of Turkish yarn, fabric ,home textile and clothing exports are made by our members and the numbers are increasing every year.
The aims of the project;
In the short term, the textile industry, which is of great importance in the development of the Marmara Region, especially in Bursa, is directed towards ecological and sustainable production, which has gained importance rapidly in recent years and provides high returns by creating new trends. Increasing its compliance with global norms and ensuring compliance with standards applied by developed countries. In addition, to create qualified human resources and open new employment areas by switching to a production process that will require different technological infrastructures for manufacturing companies. In the long term, to reach the 2023 targets by improving the export volume by making Turkey a world brand in the field of textile.
Uludağ Textile Exporters' Association (UTİB)
Uludag Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB) was established in Bursa in 1986 within the organization of the Uludag Exporters’ Association. As of 1 January 2021, UTIB has 2.849 active members.
Today the Association exports to all continents in the world, especially to Germany, USA, Spain, UK, Romania and etc. approximately 160 countries and regions; the total export reached $1.018 billion by the end of 2020. In recent years, Uludag Textile Exporters’ Association organized many congresses, workshops, International R&D Brokerage Events, represented the country in international fairs, invited buyers’ delegations, set up trend areas, seminars, training sessions, Start–up Challenges and other events. In addition, with the projects and activities it has taken on, the Association has been successful in being a model organization within the sector and for other leading sectors.
UTİB obtained fruitful results from the R&D Project Market that have been run for 10 years in order to support the textile industry -Turkey’s top export-oriented sector- integrate the industry with R&D efforts, encourage university – industry partnerships, and boost Turkey’s exports. UTİB has contributed to the completion of numerous studies, encouraged young researchers, and helped companies refresh their vision. UTİB is happy to be a pioneer in this field. Based on such a vision and strategic perspective, in the 11th year of the program, UTİB has shift the focus on ‘Initiatives and Partnerships Creating Value in Technological Areas’.
With ‘TechXtile Start-Up Challenge’ UTİB is receiving feasible, marketable and scalable applications featuring technological innovation and in depth, preferably prepared with team spirit, which support national and domestic production. UTIB will support entrepreneurship / innovation via training and mentoring, bring the candidates together with potential customers, to help them turn into companies, and to drive forward outstanding initiatives by means of incubation and other forms of support.
Due to the declining natural resources and the increasing world population, effective use of resources has become a policy that should be implemented in all industrial branches. Technological, ecological and social changes have brought about changes in the norms of needs and it has emerged that industries should turn to sustainable and environmental strategies.
In this regard, Uludag Textile Exporters Association is also working on ecological production centered projects in Home Textile and Clothing Fabrics sector. Environmentally friendly production processes comply with global norms is necessary both for the healthy future of the world and for the development of foreign trade.
The textile sectors is Turkey’s traditional branches of industry and it stands as benchmarks in success story of country’s exports. The Turkish textiles and ready-to-wear apparel sectors as leading industry to produce the greatest foreign trade surplus. (15+ billion USD annually)
The Turkish Textiles Sector holds special place in world of terms product quality, is trendsetter in fashion and using the latest technologies. The sector is leader in terms share in GDP and of local input; this characteristic industry for basis presence in global markets.
Turkey is the biggest textile producing country on the European continent. The third largest textile exporter of Europe, The seventh largest apparel exporter in the world, the fourth largest apparel supplier of Europe, the fourth interior textiles exporter in the world. It is the world’s seventh largest cotton producer. Turkey’s share in world textile exports is 3%, and 4.5% in home and interior textiles; its share in technical textiles is 1.5% (2020).
All in all, Uludag Textile Exporters’ Association establishes communication and coordination platforms, supports individual progress and recognition of achievement, open to exchange of ideas, critical thinking, promotes global awareness, support creativity in all fields of the sector, diversity in research and ideas and promote cooperation.
