Thanks to its integrated structure, Migiboy Textile has been manufacturing yarn and fabric to the textile industry for 45 years; it is producing fashionable fabric and innovative yarn.
A 36 thousand capacity ring spinning plant established Kırklareli, an open-end viscose manufacturing plant established at Kahramanmaraş and fabric dyeing, printing, knitting plant established at Çorlu, at the aforesaid plants Migiboy Textile employs 700 people and has taken its place among ISO 2.500 industrial companies. Since the day it was established, Migiboy Textile has been involved in the production of fashionable and innovative products and is selling its products through the stores it owns in Istanbul and abroad. President of the Board of Directors of Migiboy Textile and President of Turkish Textile Finishing Industry Association, Mr. Vehbi Canpolat gave the following information regarding to the industry.
How important is textile finishing? By implementing finishing process, how does this contribute towards the value and features of product?
“Textile finishing is the dynamo and the biggest power of the industry. The most important section of textile is the finishing industry in terms of its capability to transform knitwear and woven fabric into fashion of the moment and quality products.”
Concerning finishing process, there is a need for machinery and chemicals. At this stage what are your expectations from the producers of machines and chemicals?
“One of the most important aspects of the textile finishing industry is the advanced modern machines and the required dye –chemicals. Even though the textile machinery industry in our country is not developed enough, especially for the last few years, machinery such as Ram Stenter machines together with dyeing machines have been successfully developed and thereby meeting the requirements of the industry. We do hope that other machines shall begin to be produced in our country as well. Unfortunately as regards dye and chemicals we are still dependent on other countries.”
De we possess sufficient know-how in order to be able to obtain the required finishing quality for different fabric? What is the situation regarding to your finishing and dyeing plants?
“Regarding the issue of transforming the products into current fashionable products, our finishing industry is the foremost and powerful country in the world that has the most know-how in terms of knowledge and experience concerning products such as especially viscose and cotton made from natural fibers.
What needs to be done in terms of environment and human health? What do you understand by sustainability?
“The most sensitive issue of our day is to achieve sustainability during production and utilization process by safeguarding environmental and human health. For the last few years important steps have been taken in this regard. All plants are endowed with treatment plants. Even more important, Organized Industrial Zones have been established over Thrace region. Collective treatment plants are being set up; when they are finished we shall have a much better and sustainable industry that shall indeed move forward to the future.”
When we consider the World finishing industry, what can you say about the Turkish finishing industry?
“When we observe the World textile finishing industry, in terms of capacity we can see that China is world leader and Turkey comes second in line, as for products made from finishing natural fibers we are first in place in the world. Turkey also holds an important position in the world concerning product development and speedy production. Turkish finishing industry is the owner of the most number of machinery parks in the world thanks to the development of digital printing machines in order to keep up with the advent of technological developments.
Regarding the countries situated geographically near to our country, the sole country from where they can purchase fashionable fabric is Turkey in order to meet promptly the growing demand for fashionable products of the garment industry continuously in evolution. The primary factor of the aforesaid is based on the power of the textile industry that has 600 factories. Over the last 10 years, purchase perception in the world has changed and thereby so called Pronto fashion or Fast Fashion has come to the limelight with fast changing fashionable products and at less numbers.
Store shelves are changing every 15-20 days. In order to be able to achieve this we need to produce fashionable fabric at a fast pace. The country that is best capable of meeting this demand is Turkey, with its big, powerful textile finishing industry. The significance of this industry shall be more apparent in the future years. Regarding our goal of achieving an export figure of 500 billion dollars in 2023, out of this figure the 80 billion goals for textile and garment exportation as well as products required for domestic consumption, these products shall have to pass through the ram stenter-dye-printing machines of the textile finishing industry”.
