What Gama Recycle does

Gama Recycle Sürdürülebilir Teknolojiler A.Ş. is a privately held Turkish textile recycling manufacturer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Gümüşova (Düzce), with major operations in Gaziantep. The company converts PET bottles and post-industrial/pre-consumer textile waste into three primary product families: recycled polyester (rPET) fiber from PET bottles and textile waste, regenerated fiber (rejenere elyaf) from mechanically processed textile scraps, and regenerated yarn (rejenere iplik) in ring and open-end constructions with 50+ color options. Additional lines include recycled cotton fiber (4,500 tons/month), twisted yarns, recycled PET chips, and masterbatch granules. The company self-describes as the world's largest integrated regenerated yarn manufacturer and Europe's largest rPET polyester fiber producer, operating across five factories totaling approximately 125,000 m² of covered area with a workforce of around 1,250.

Production is built on proprietary mechanical and chemical recycling processes, including optical PET sorting, a high-contamination process capable of handling up to 10% contamination in PET feedstock, depolymerization of degraded PET polymers, and in-house machine designs covered by approximately 23 patents. The company also develops TReC (Traceable Recycled Cotton Fiber), a patented traceability technology developed at its Ministry of Industry-approved R&D Center (25 employees, Gaziantep) that it describes as the world's only system able to confirm recycled fiber content in finished garments at any stage, including after dyeing, printing, or finishing. Specialty fibers with antibacterial, flame-retardant, antifungal, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and antistatic properties are produced for technical textile applications.

Revenue derives from B2B direct sales of fiber, yarn, chips, and masterbatch to textile mills, garment manufacturers, apparel brands, and technical textile producers. Sales are executed primarily through the wholly-owned marketing subsidiary Gama İplik San. A.Ş., with raw material sourcing handled by Gama Geri Dönüşüm San. A.Ş. Approximately 65% of production is sold into the domestic Turkish market and 35% is exported to roughly 30 countries including the USA, Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, with monthly regenerated yarn exports of approximately 1,500 tons. The customer base is described as numerous unnamed international brands. Capital intensity is high, including a disclosed $100 million facility investment to establish Europe's largest PET bottle recycling and rPET fiber plant. The founder and Chairman, Zafer Kaplan, retains ownership with no disclosed institutional or PE/VC capital.

Name

Gama Recycle

Legal name

GAMA RECYCLE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TEKNOLOJİLER A.Ş.

Website

https://gamarecycle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gama Recycle produces recycled polyester (rPET) fiber, regenerated fiber, and regenerated yarn from PET bottles and textile waste for B2B textile mills, apparel brands, and technical textile manufacturers, exporting to approximately 30 countries from its Turkish operations in Düzce and Gaziantep.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycled Textile Materials

NAICS

Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (32522), Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311), Textile Mills (313), Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252), Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (325220)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerated & Recycled Fiber Production (rPET/rNylon/Regenerated Cellulose) (IMAOAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechanical Fiber Recycling (Shredding/Open-End/Re-fiberization) (IMAOAMAB), Recycled Textile Compounding & Nonwoven Reprocessing (Insulation/Felts/Geotextiles) (IMAOAMAH), Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH), Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG), Textile & Apparel Recycling and Sorting (Non-E-waste) (BPALADAL)

Keywords

• Recycled polyester fiber
• Textile recycling
• Regenerated yarn
• RPET chips
• Sustainable textiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaziantep

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Regenerated Fiber (Rejenere Elyaf) Sales: Sale of regenerated fibers made from mechanically processed textile waste (cotton, nylon, and other fiber types). Produced using 4 opening machines in Düzce. Available in deniers from 1.2 to 20, lengths of 28/32/38/51/64/96/128mm, in colored and white variants.
2. Recycled Polyester (rPET) Fiber Sales: Sale of recycled polyester fiber (rPET) produced from PET bottles and other textile waste. PET flakes processed through thermal processes into polyester fiber. Sold in Turkey and exported to France, UK, Germany, Bulgaria, Greece, USA and other countries.
3. Regenerated Yarn (Rejenere İplik) Sales: Sale of regenerated yarn produced from regenerated fibers, including Ring and Open-End yarn. 50+ color options. ~1,500 tons monthly export volume.
4. Recycled PET Chips / Masterbatch: Sale of recycled PET chips and masterbatch granules for use as raw material inputs in further textile manufacturing.
5. Gama İplik San. A.Ş. (Marketing Company): Dedicated marketing entity selling Gama Recycle's fiber, yarn, and rPET chip products to domestic and international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gama Recycle manufactures and sells recycled polyester fiber (rPET) made from PET bottles and textile waste, regenerated fiber produced mechanically from textile and confectionery waste, and regenerated yarn (Ring and Open-End) spun from those fibers. It also produces recycled PET chips and masterbatch granules used as raw material inputs in further textile manufacturing. Products are sold B2B to textile mills, garment manufacturers, and apparel/industrial brands across approximately 30 countries and domestically in Turkey.

Product overview

Gama Recycle Sürdürülebilir Teknolojiler A.Ş. is a textile recycling and regeneration manufacturing company operating as the world's largest integrated regenerated yarn manufacturer and Europe's largest recycled polyester (r-PET) fiber producer. The company operates 5 factories with approximately 125,000 m2 of covered area and 1,250 employees. Their product portfolio includes three main categories: Recycle Polyester Elyaf (r-PET fiber from PET bottles and textile waste), Rejenere Elyaf (regenerated fiber from textile waste), and Rejenere İplik (regenerated yarn). The company also produces TReC, their proprietary traceable recycled cotton fiber technology. Monthly production capacities include 6,000 tons recycled polyester fiber, 4,500 tons recycled cotton fiber, 3,500 tons regenerated fiber, 4,000 tons recycled open-end yarn, and various other yarn and masterbatch products. Products are sold domestically (65%) and exported to 30+ countries including France, UK, Germany, Bulgaria, Greece, and the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TReC (Traceable Recycled Cotton Fiber): Gama's proprietary technology for traceable recycled cotton fiber, developed by the Gama R&D center. TReC allows verification of recycled fiber content in final products and can be applied to both pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cotton fibers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 59% less energy used vs. virgin polyester production
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Oerlikon NeumagcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 October 2020Gama Recycle partnered with Oerlikon Neumag for recycling technology solutions. The partnership focuses on making Gama Recycle's operations even more environmentally friendly, specifically for its regenerated fiber and yarn production systems.
• Gaziantep University TargeT Technology Transfer OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2017Gama Recycle signed an R&D Center Cooperation Protocol with Gaziantep University TargeT Technology Transfer Office. The collaboration aims to strengthen joint research between the company's R&D center and the university's research capabilities in textile recycling technology.
• TrützschlercoreTechnology or IntegrationGama Iplik selected Trützschler as its technology partner for spinning equipment at the Gaziantep facility. Since 1997, operations have centered on spinning recycled textiles into regenerated yarns, with daily capacity of 100 tons supported by Trützschler equipment.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Indorama Ventures: Indorama Ventures is one of the world's largest PET producers with significant rPET recycling capacity globally. Overlaps with Gama in recycled PET chips and rPET fiber but at vastly greater scale and with broader product and geographic reach, making it both a competitor and a potential supply-chain counterpart.
• Birla Cellulose (Aditya Birla Group): Birla Cellulose is a global leader in man-made cellulosic fibers (rayon, lyocell) under brands like Liva and Birla Eco. Comparable as a large-scale fiber producer selling sustainable raw materials to global apparel brands, with a sustainability/traceability angle analogous to Gama's TReC.
• Teijin Frontier (Ecocircle): Teijin's Ecocircle program chemically recycles polyester back to virgin-quality monomers for re-polymerization. A more diversified Japanese conglomerate competing with Gama in closed-loop recycled fiber and serving similar global apparel brands through traceable recycled content.

Emerging players

• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based Worn Again is developing chemical processes to separate and recycle polyester and cellulose from blended textile waste. Overlaps with Gama's depolymerization and textile-to-textile recycling ambitions, though currently at earlier commercial scale.
• Carbios: French biotech company using enzymatic recycling to depolymerize PET into monomers for re-polymerization into virgin-quality polyester. A technology-level peer to Gama's depolymerization efforts, representing a potential future source of disruption in rPET supply.

Direct peers

• Unifi (Repreve): Unifi is a US-based manufacturer of recycled and synthetic yarns, best known for its Repreve brand of recycled polyester fiber made from PET bottles. Direct comparable to Gama's rPET fiber and recycled yarn product lines, competing for the same global apparel brand customers.
• Recover Brands (Recover Textile Systems): Recover produces recycled cotton fiber from post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste, sold as a sustainable raw material to apparel brands. Direct peer to Gama's recycled cotton fiber line, with similar mechanical recycling focus and brand-led go-to-market.
• Aquafil (Econyl): Aquafil produces regenerated nylon fiber (Econyl) from pre- and post-consumer waste via chemical depolymerization. Comparable as a regenerated fiber producer with a sustainability-branded product line targeting the same apparel and carpet markets as Gama's recycled and regenerated fibers.
• Re&Up (Sanko Recycling Group): Re&Up, part of Turkish conglomerate Sanko, recycles pre- and post-consumer textile waste into recycled cotton, polyester, and blended fibers. Direct peer in recycled/regenerated fiber, sharing a similar Turkish manufacturing base and competing in the same rPET and recycled cotton categories.

Regional players

• SASA Polyester: SASA is one of the world's largest polyester fiber and yarn producers, headquartered in Adana, Turkey. Domestic Turkish peer competing in synthetic and recycled polyester, with overlapping customer base in Turkish and export textile markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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