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(March '08)


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NEWS
ISK-SODEX
ISTANBUL 2008 EXHIBITION Successfully Completed
(May 2008)
ISK-Sodex 2008 Istanbul Exhibition was organized by Hannover Messe
Sodeks between 8-1 May in Istanbul Expo Center-CNR Expo / Istanbul
Turkey. The opening was made by the Industry and Trade Minister Mr.
Zafer CAGLAYAN and high level representatives of Hannover Messe
Sodeks, Hannover Messe International, DOSIDER, ISKAV, ISKID, IZODER
and TTMD. During the ceremony, prizes of the winners of the student
contests were also presented.
The exhibition with 52.000 sqm net booth area, 800 booths (130
foreign) and 1350 total exhibitor companies, became the largest
exhibition in Turkey in terms of booth area. It has strengthened its
place among the top five HVAC&R and Sanitary exhibitions in the
world as well.

2007
Statistics of ISKID is completed
(March 2008)
Please visit our statistics page.
HCFC
Phase-out In Turkey
(December 2007)
Although the current Montreal Protocol allows Turkey a longer HCFC
phase-out schedule, Turkey is accelerating it. The proposed HCFC
phase-out schedule is as below. The directive, which will include
measures about refrigerant usage and leakage as well, will be
published in the Official Journal in 2008. The import of HCFC
containing equipment may be banned on 1.1.2009.
Proposed HCFC phase-out schedule for air-conditioning and
refrigeration:
2007=100
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2020 |
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90 |
80 |
70 |
55 |
30 |
10 |
%0,5 (service) |
0 |
Proposed HCFC
phase-out schedule for insulation:
2007=100
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
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90 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
0 |
ISKID at
China Refrigeration 2007 Exhibition
(April 2007)
ISKID attended China Refrigeration 2007 Exhibition which was
organized on 4-6 April in Guangzhou. After exhibitions in West
and East Europe, CIS and Middle East Countries, this was the first
exhibition of ISKID in China. ISKID and Hannover-Masse Sodeks
exhibited together as co-exhibitors. President MR. Ersan BAKANAY and
Vice President Mr. Cemal YILMAZ represented ISKID. During the
exhibition, ISKID representatives made meetings with CAR (Chinese
Association of Refrigeration) and CRAA (China
Refrigeration and Air-Conditoning Industry Association).
ISKID members who visited the exhibition were invited to the well
organized VIP Programme of CAR.

2007
Edition of Annual HVAC&R
Turkey Magazine has been published (February 2007)
Please visit our HVAC&R Turkey page.
Annual AC&R
Statistics Report of ISKID is complete (February 2007)
Please visit our statistics page.
ISKID
General Assembly was held (December 2006)
According to its statutes, Turkish AC&R Manufacturers' Association
ISKID organizes a general assembly every year. Elections are being
made every second year. To the last general assembly on 15th
December 2006 in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ataköy/Istanbul, total 54
persons attended. 38 of them were members, 16 were other
representatives from member companies, honorary members and ISKID
professionals.

General Assembly
During the general assembly, the activity report of the board,
budgets and audit report were discussed and approved.
The candidate lists for elections, prepared by Honorary Board, were
presented. No other candidates were proposed. Members for board of
directors, auditors board and honorary board were elected. During
the open talks, members expressed their appreciation to the board
and commissions due to their successful work.
The new board of directors accomplished its first meeting on 26th
December and elected Mr S. Ersan BAKANAY as the president, Mr Metin
DURUK as the vice president (past president) and Mr Cemal YILMAZ as
the other vice president. (click for
complete list).
As before, a vice president has become the president and the
president has become a vice president.
In the evening, ISKID's traditional "General Assembly and HVAC&R
Industry Dinner" was organized. 120 persons consist of honorary
members, members and distinguished guests attended. New Honorary
members received their plaquettes.

ISKID 2005-2006 Board Members and new
Honorary Members
ISKID
General Assembly (October 2006)
Annual ISKID General Assembly will be held on 15th December 2006, in
Atakoy Istanbul. Members for Board of Directors, Honorary Board and
Auditing Board will be elected. On the evening, a gala dinner for
the members of HVAC&R sector of Turkey will take place.
ISKID,
Members and Turkish Companies exhibited at IKK Nürnberg 2006 (October 2006)
ISKID, 10 ISKID members and other companies from Turkey successfully
exhibited at IKK 2006 Nuremberg. The total number of Turkish boots
was 30, of which 17 were in Turkish Pavillions, 13 exhibited
individually.
ISKID Will
Again Be Present at IKK (October 2006)
With the efforts of its International Trade Commission, ISKID is
striving to improve the international relations of the Turkish AC&R
sector. ISKID will again be present at the IKK Exhibition, 18-20
October 2006, Nuremberg/Germany.
ISKID @
Hall 1 Booth 141
At the IKK 2006 Nuremberg, there will be 30 booths from
Turkey. 12 of them are ISKID members.
Anti
Dumping Regulation for PRC Origin Wall Type Split Air Conditioners
(July 2006)
Undersecreteriat of the Primeministry
for Foreign Trade has completed its investigations about dumping
claim of PRC origin split air conditioners. The application which
started the investigation was made almost a year ago by a local
manufacturer, supported by another local manufacturer. The year of
2004 was the investigated period. Detail and conclusion of this
governmental investigation is published on the Official Journal on
26.07.2006. Excerpt from the the conclusion is as below:
Dumping, and as a result loss for local
producer were determined. (Governmental) Commission for
Evaluation Unfair Competition in Import decided to set an
anti-dumping tax, Minister approved.
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Item |
Origin |
Anti Damping Tax (CIF%) |
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8415.10.90 |
Split air
conditioners, wall type only |
People’s republic of China |
25% |
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8415.81 |
Outdoor unit of
air conditioners, wall type only (VRF excluded) |
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8415.82 |
Indoor unit of
air conditioners, wall type only |
ISKID did not
take part in this investigation.
ISK-SODEX
2006 ISTANBUL EXHIBITION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED (May 2006)
The International HVAC&R and Sanitary Exhibition ISK-Sodex 2006
Istanbul has been held between 4-7 May 2006 at CNR Expo Istanbul.
The exhibition was officially opened by Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU,
Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
and other personalities, alongside Mr Metin DURUK, President of
ISKID. Mr DURUK's address was on behalf of DOSIDER, ISKID, IZODER,
TTMD and ISKAV. These organizations work together in cooperation
with HMSF to develop the ISK-Sodex Exhibition. Actually, "ISK" is a
brandname of DOSIDER, ISKID, IZODER and TTMD associations.
The exhibition was held in 10 halls on 49.000 sqm net display area.
There were 1324 exhibitors from 38 countries on 735 booths. 47 ISKID
members covered 12 812 sqm booth area. Facts and Figures about the
exhibition can be found on the
End of Show Report of HMSF.
During the exhibition, Turkish AC&R Association ISKID has
concentrated its efforts on developing its international relations.
President, board members and executive director of ISKID met with
representatives of German VDMA, Indian AIACRA, Chinese CAR and CRAA,
Slovak SZCHKT, Iranian ISHRAI, Greek and Russian associations.
Korean KRAIA and Bulgarian NIS associations are also in contact with
ISKID. By all these contacts, mutual cooperation to develop the
trade and information exchange between Turkey and these countries
will increase.
Among various foreign press members, representatives of JARN
Magazine were also present at the ISK-Sodex 2006. A summary of the
JARN's article about the exhibition can be found at
www.jarn.co.jp.

ISK-Sodex opening: (from left) Mr Murat YALCINTAS (ITO), Mr Rifat
HISARCIKLIOGLU (TOBB), Mr Tanil KUCUK (ISO), Mr Metin DURUK (ISKID).
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further pictures.
ISKID MOVED
(May 2006)
AC&R Manufacturers' Association ISKID moved to its new office on the
Anatolian side of Istanbul. The new office is being shared with
Turkish White Goods Manufacturers' Association TURKBESD and White
Goods Suppliers Association BEYSAD. A new synergy is born.
ISKID AC&R 2005 Statistics (March 2006)
Annual AC&R Statistics of ISKID is ready. Please click
here.
ISKID was
present at ROMTHERM 2006 Bucharest: (March 2006)
ISKID exhibited at the ROMTHERM Exhibition between 22-25 March
2006 in Bucharest/Romania. At the booth of ISKID-HMSF (Hall 18,
Booths 7), representatives and printed publication material of ISKID
were presented, alongside with representatives of some ISKID member
companies and their publications.

Turkish
HVAC&R Sector Exhibited at MCE 2006 Milan: (March 2006)
ISKID joined Mostra Convegno Expocomfort as co-exhibitor with
Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcilik Co. ISKID and its members were
represented at the booth and various meetings at the
exhibition were attained. The total number of Turkish exhibitors was
40.

ISKID
International Projects Commissions meeting was held
(February 2006)
ISKID International Projects Commission is preparing an educational
project entitled "Awareness-raising, Research and Education on
Hygienic Air Conditioning Systems in Hospitals". For this purpose,
an expanded meeting was held.
Total 15 attendees from ISKID, Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, TTMD
(member of ASHRAE) and from the sector joined the meeting. The
valuable visions of the attendees will be useful for the preparation
of the project. Also, the commission acquired new members who will
work on this project. To obtain financial support from EU Training
Programmes is aimed as well
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ISKID
General Assembly was Held (January 2006)
ISKID Annual General Assembly was held on 31th January 2006 in
Istanbul. The highlight of the assembly was that 23 articles in
ISKID statutes were amended and 4 new articles were added. The
amendments and additions were mostly regarding the new regulations
about associations. These regulations were subject to considerable
changes last year, due to the transposition of EU legislation.
There was no election at this years general assembly.

Turkish
AC&R Sector Exhibited at IKK 2005 Hannover with Great Success: (November 2005)
Turkish National Pavilion and booths of individual Turkish companies
created the third largest foreign exhibiting country based on stand
area, after Italy and China. ISKID President A. Metin DURUK joined
the opening ceremony as a speaker. In his speech, he explained
Turkey's importance for the EU and the capabilities of the Turkish
Air-Conditioning and refrigeration Sector.
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Two of
the Speakers at the opening ceremony |
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Christian SCHOLZ
VDKF President |
A. Metin DURUK
İSKİD
President |
A view from the Turkish
Pavilion
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Turkey
Started Talks on Joining the European Union: (October
2005)
After two-days-long meeting of the EU foreign ministers, the EU
opened membership talks with Turkey. Turkey approved the framework
for talks. Turkish Foreign Minister joined the opening ceremony in
Luxembourg. Talks consist of 35 chapters and expected to last for
about ten years.

IKK 2005 Hannover
Press Conference: (September
2005)
Hannover Messe International Istanbul hold IKK 2005 Hannover Exhibition
Press Conference on 7th September 2005 in
Istanbul. About 35 people from Turkish press and AC&R sector were
present at the event. Presentations were made by the following
persons:
Doris Petersen, Hannover-Messe International Istanbul, Director
General
Rudolf Pütz, VDKF, Director General
Christian Scholz, VDKF, President
Monika Brandt, Deutsche Messe AG
Tunç Korun, ISKID, Vice President

Presentations were about the current strength of German and Turkish
HVAC&R sectors, facts&figures and importance of IKK
ve ISK-Sodex Exhibitions, activities like forum, conference, contest
at the IKK 2005, local and international achievements of Turkish
AC&R sector, sector related legislative situation in Germany.
Read the
Newsweek International's article on Istanbul (August 2005)

Turkey
Started Anti-dumping Investigation against Chinese Mini-split Air
Conditioners (July 2005)
After the application of a main Turkish mini-split air conditioner
producer (backed-up by the other main producer), Undersecretariat of
Foreign Trade started an anti-dumpimg investigation against Chinese
mini-split air conditioners. Detailed forms are sent to Chinese
manufacturers and their Turkish distributors to be filled in.
The investigation may be completed in 6 to 18 months, temporary
countermeasures can be taken before the completion. The
investigation may involve more than 30 Chinese manufacturers in two
ways: about the sales in Turkey, and about the re-export of Chinese
air conditioners to the EU, the middle-east and the CIS countries.
Another anti-dumping investigation about TV's made in China resulted
in levying approx. 50% anti dumping duty.
Split AC Commission of ISKID is also working about the topic.
ISKID Will
Again Be Present at IKK (July 2005)
With the efforts of its International Trade Commission, ISKID is
striving to improve the international relations of the Turkish AC&R
sector. ISKID will again be present at the IKK Exhibition, 2-4
October 2005, Hannover/Germany.
ISKID @
Halle 27 Stand 232
2nd Edition
of HVAC&R Turkey'05 Magazine is ready: (June 2005)
Annual magazine HVAC&R Turkey has two editions this year. It
contains information about Turkey, Turkish AC&R Sector, and their
international capabilities. Please click
here for details.
Visit to
ALARKO-CARRIER Factory: (June 2005)
Social Activities Commission of ISKID is arranging a visit to Alarko-Carrier
Factory in Gebze on 21th June 2005. The programme starts at 11:00
and covers visiting of the offices, production facilities and
laboratories. After this programme, ISKID Board Meeting will start
at 15:00 at the same place, to which board members and willing ISKID
members will attend. We thank Alarko-Carrier for this organization.
ISKID at BUILDEX’05 Syria Exhibition: (May 2005)
ISKID participated in Buildex 11th
International Exhibition For Construction Technology and Building
Industry, together with Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcilik. The
exhibition took place in Damascus/Syria on 12-17 May 2005
Last years version of this exhibition was completed by the
attendance of 1164 companies from 49 countries. The exhibition is
the first exhibition about construction in Syria. Exhibited products
and services were construction materials, infrastructure projects
and construction engineering, construction machinery and tools,
electricity & electronic equipment & technologies, HVAC systems and
sanitary technologies. ISKID's booth was in the 1st hall of total
16. Turkish AC&R sector and members of ISKID were promoted using
catalogues and brochures.
Buildex Syria 2005 Exhibition, is the second foreign exhibition in
which ISKID exhibited. The first one was Climatización Madrid, 23-26
February 2005.

ISKID "Welcome Summer Brunch: (May 2005)
Social Activities Commission of ISKID has successfully organized
"Welcome Summer Brunch" on 15th May 2005. More than 50 members and
guests from the sector joined this social activity together with
their families.

Press
release of ISKID Market Inspection and Unfair Competition Commission: (March 2005)
ISKID Market Inspection and Unfair Competition Commission announced
that applications about unfair competition and issues which can harm
the consumers can be made to ISKID.
HVAC&R Turkey '05
is published: (Feb 2005)
2005 issue of HVAC&R Turkey Magazine is published. The magazine is
being prepared by Doga Trade Publication Group, with the cooperation
of the International Trade Commission of ISKID. This third issue of the annual
magazine describes the abilities and advantages of the Turkish
HVAC&R Sector. ISKID Statistics are also given in the magazine.
The magazine is being distributed during various international
exhibitions and per post. In order to receive a copy, please contact
Doga
or ISKID.
New
Commissions of ISKID: (Jan 2005)
According to the proposal of the new President Mr A. Metin Duruk,
the new board of directors of ISKID established new commissions.
2005-2006 Commissions of ISKID:

First meeting of the new ISKID Board
ISKID
General Assembly was held: (December 2004)
ISKID General Assembly was held on 10th December 2004 in Taksim/Istanbul.
After the approval of 2004 activities and accounts, proposed
amendments for the statutes have been discussed. Members of the New
Board of Directors, Auditing Commission and Discipline Committee
were elected.
On the evening of the General Assembly, members and guests from the
sector attended the Gala Dinner. Plaques were presented to the new
Honor Members.

ISKID General Assembly
ISK-Sodex
2004 Exhibition successfully completed: (May 2004)
International Sanitary & HVAC Exhibition ISK-Sodex 2004 is completed
as a great success. The exhibition was opened by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
and Minister of Industry and TradeAli Coşkun. 42.000 m2 net booth
area, 1450 companies, National Pavillions of various countries, and
the increase in the number of foreign visitors, were the highlights
of the successful exhibition. The exhibition is being supported by
the ISKAV
Foundation and associations, namely
DOSIDER, ISKID,
IZODER and
TTMD.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN
on the opening ceremony of ISK-Sodex 2004.
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