A delegation from the Milling Machinery Manufacturers Association (DESMUD) headed by Mr Zeki Demirtasoglu, Chairman of the Board of Directors and accompanying delegation consisting of Mr Gorkem Alapala, Member of the Board of Directors, Mr Halil Ibrahim Gormus, Secretary General and Mr Esat Arber, founder of Arber Tourism and Consultancy Company, met with the Minister of Industry and Technology H.E. Mr. Mustafa Varank at his office in Ankara, Turkey.
The meeting held in an intimate environment focused on the role of the DESMUD in the success of the milling machinery sector and its growing contribution of generated value added domestically. Mr Demirtasoglu highlighted that by this contribution they have made to the Turkish economy and exports, the sector has been able to compete with the countries that produce high-tech thanks to the investments made in R&D and innovation by the members of the association.
Mr Gorkem Alapala, Member of the Board of Directors, stated that the sector has successfully managed to carry the brand values of the sector companies abroad with the investments made at home and abroad. He mentioned an example of his own company, Alapala Machine Industry & Trade Inc. founded in 1954, which made a strategic partnership agreement with Satake Corporation in 2015 in order to combine their expertise, resources, experiences and sales networks.
