2026 Turkey International Chemical Exhibition

Turkey International Chemical Exhibition will be held november 202625-27 days. In istanbul, Turkey held. The exhibition is held every two years and has been successfully held for eleven sessions. The Turkish International Chemical Exhibition is supported by the Turkish Ministry of Economy and the Istanbul Mineral Exporters Association. A total of 835 chemical companies participated in the last exhibition, including 627 international exhibitors, with an exhibition area of 35000 square meters. At the same time, 13897 visitors from 95 countries visited the exhibition, including 4447 international visitors from Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Indonesia, etc. According to the functional departments of the audience, 38% are management, 17% are purchasing, 15% are production, 11% are sales, 10% are research and development, 7% are quality control, and 2% are others.

As a bridge connecting Eurasia, Turkey has important geographical advantages. According to OECD data, Turkey will maintain economic growth for five consecutive years. The chemical industry is an extremely important industry in Turkey. There are more than 6200 chemical companies in Turkey with 200000 chemical employees. The export value of Turkey's chemical industry ranks first in all industries in the country, reaching 33.54 billion billion US dollars, accounting for 0.79 percent of the global chemical market.

Turkish chemical exports account for 12.7 percent of Turkey's total exports. Turkish chemicals are exported to more than 190 countries and regions around the world. In the future, the growth of the Turkish chemical industry will exceed the growth rate of the overall economy. The Turkish chemical industry has grown at an annual rate of 11% over the past five years. As a result, Turkey's demand for chemical imports is also huge. The total annual chemical imports reached 90 billion US dollars, with an annual growth rate of 10%.

Turkey's chemical imports are huge, of which petrochemical products account for an important proportion. Turkey is the world's second largest importer of petrochemicals. Over the past five years, Turkey's imports of chemicals in polyurethane to maintain 35% growth, fiber raw materials to maintain 18% growth, rubber raw materials to maintain 47% growth, other petrochemicals to maintain 31% growth.

Turkey's chemical import countries ranked as Russia 21%, Iran 11%, Germany 5%, India 4%, Italy 4%, Greece 4%, the United States 3%, China 3%, the United Arab Emirates 2% and Israel 2%. Turkey's export countries ranked 8% in Egypt, 6% in Iraq, 5% in Germany, 4% in Russia, 4% in Italy, 4% in the United Arab Emirates, 4% in Spain, 3% in the Netherlands and 3% in Malta. It can be seen that Turkey, as a chemical transit point, has played an important pivotal role in the chemical trade of neighboring countries.

Exhibitor Scope: agricultural chemicals, industrial oils, flavors and fragrances, acids, alcohols and glycols, printing chemicals, fungicides, dyes and dye intermediates, elastomers, electronic chemicals, emulsifiers, industrial sealants, enzymes, custom processing, paper chemicals, catalysts, food additives, rubber chemicals, chemical intermediates, lubricants, specialty chemicals, functional plastics, petrochemicals and mining chemicals, pigments, plastic additives, proteins, resins, colorants, photocopying chemicals, silicones, solvents, stabilizers, water treatment chemicals, surfactants, waxes and alcohols.

Exhibition Date: November 25-27, 2026

• Venue: Istanbul International Convention Center, Turkey

• Cycle: biennial

• Organizer: Ministry of Chemical Industry Economics of Turkey