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Successful BORU 2008 Exhibition in Istanbul

The 4th international tube, pipe, fittings & machinery fair BORU took place 28 February - March 2008 at the Istanbul Expo Center.

Mevlüt Vural (İSKİ) Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration General Manager, Bilal Arslan (İGDAŞ) Istanbul Gas Distribution Industry Co. General Manager, Ömer Faruk Doğan Turkish Foreign Trade Deputy Undersecretary, Phillip Knight ITA Executive Secretary and Hüseyin Boz Ihlas Fuarcilik (Organizer) General Manager cut the ribbon and addressed exhibitors, visitors and media representatives at the inauguration ceremony.

There were 178 exhibitors from 23 countries occupying 11,300 m2 and 21,198 visitors from 31 countries, figures that showed a marked increase since the debut Boru in 2005.

Pictured at opening ceremony for Boru 2008, left to right, Phillip Knight, Ömer Faruk Doğan,
Mevlüt Vural , Bilal Arslan and Hüseyin Boz.

Turkey has been developing into extremely important player in the tube & pipe industry worldwide for the last five years. Many tube & pipe professionals are interested in what BORU can do to assist them in achieving their goals in the region covering Turkey, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, all Middle East, Northern African countries, Turkic Republics and neighbour countries.

Turkey’s geographical position, with a foot in both Europe and Asia and its proximity to the very important Middle East, Gulf states and CIS markets means that the Turkish tube & pipe industry is uniquely situated to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities in many markets, whether they are the mature ones to the west or the rapidly developing ones to the east.

Turkey’s home market has been the foundation of an impressive rate of growth in the Turkish economy in recent years, nearly 10% in 2005.

Recent data from industry research specialists indicates that Turkish tube & pipe exports & imports increased significantly in 2007, particularly in the energy sector. The Turkish Government has already announced the building of a new Nuclear Power Plant by 2013, the third biggest one in the world in capacity.

As for the BORU’s location it is not surprising that many foreign exhibitors (46 companies from 23 countries in the total of 178 exhibitors) from the tube and pipe industry chose to showcase their technologies at the event, alongside local companies.

The intense competition that was undoubtedly generated at BORU will be good for the industry in the long term as it will encourage companies to strive for continuous improvements to their processes and advances in technology.

BORU is the major specialised exhibition for the industry in Turkey and there is no other such event for the tube and pipe sector in the region. The next exhibition will take place from 5-8 March 2008 and will again be supported by the ITA.