PROFILE

Members of the Düzce Chamber of Commerce and Industry are listed under 11 Professional Groups. 77 Committee Members serve in the chamber bodies. 33 General Assembly Members and 9 Board Members are in the chamber management positions, while Women's and Young Entrepreneurs Boards and a Disciplinary Board consisting of 5 members also contribute to the chamber's activities.

Our chamber has 4,628 active members, and the number of industrial members is 475. In Düzce, the active employment figure is around 35,000.

DUZCE ECONOMY

The Düzce economy has a dynamic structure. Its location between two metropolitan cities plays an important role in this dynamism. Additionally, its proximity to what can be described as the country's industrial belt, the Marmara Region, also contributes to this. Its distance from metropolises in terms of time cannot be considered far, as road transportation to Ankara and Istanbul can be done safely and comfortably via highway connections in approximately 2–2.5 hours. Düzce has become a prime investment zone due to its geographical position.

Moreover, Düzce's proximity to metropolitan cities, its location near ports and raw material sources, ease of transportation, and having sea and nature tourism make it an attractive center for investment and investors.

There are three active organized industrial zones in our province. With both the organized industrial zones and our members in the provinces and districts, our 2021 Export Figures were 880 Million dollars, and the Number of Countries Exported to was 155. When our members whose production is in Düzce but whose headquarters are in different provinces are included in these figures, we exceed 1 Billion dollars.

Most exports from Düzce are made to Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Israel, and the United Kingdom. The products most exported from our province are Furniture, Metal, Automotive, Textile, Construction, Food, Machinery, and Plastic products.

The sectors that are the locomotive of employment in our province can be ranked as Textile, Machinery, Automotive Supply Industry, and Furniture.

Additionally, 11 of our members have R&D centers, and 2 of our members have design centers.

Recently, important steps have been taken for the transformation of the OSBs operating in our province into Green OSBs, and projects are being developed for our companies' compliance with the European Green Deal. Again, based on the demands from our companies, significant initiatives have been undertaken for the establishment of a customs directorate in our province, and the customs directorate has been established in our province.