Ankara information event was organized with the aim of increasing the collaborations of the Technical Textile and Composite Materials Cluster (BUTEXCOMP Cluster), which was implemented in Bursa with the aim of strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs operating in the technical textile and composite materials sectors in global markets.
BUTEXCOMP Cluster, which is one of the most important outputs of the Composite Materials and Technical Textiles Prototype Production and Application Center Project (BUTEXCOMP) project carried out by Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO), supported by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey within the framework of the Competitive Sectors Program together with the European Union, organized ‘Composite Materials and Technical Textiles Cluster Introduction and Inter-Cluster Cooperation Development Event’ in Ankara. In the event, inter-cluster collaborations, sectoral trends, R&D and innovation opportunities, working areas and cooperation issues were discussed with national and international stakeholders.
Dr. Eren Er, Project Manager of BUTEXCOMP Cluster, made a presentation on “Bursa Technical Textile and Composite Materials Cluster Strategy and Scope of Inter-Cluster Cooperation”, while Yeliz Çuvalcı, BUTEXCOMP Clustering Specialist, informed the participants with her presentation titled “Strategic Positioning and Roadmap of BUTEXCOMP Cluster as an Innovation Cluster”. During the events, sectoral trends, working areas and cooperation opportunities were also evaluated via video conference with Walter Lutz, Secretary General and Judith Bosch, Project Manager of The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing in Belgium, and Volker Mathes, Business Development Manager of the Federation of Reinforced Plastics operating in Germany, who agreed to sign joint projects.