What Kadeks does

Kadeks Tekstil is a privately held, family-owned textile company headquartered in Izmir, Turkey, and part of the four-generation Kadioglu Group of Companies whose lineage in cotton trading and ginning dates to the early 1900s. Operating under its own name since the early 1990s and now focused exclusively on sustainable textiles, Kadeks runs a vertically integrated supply chain spanning organic cotton farming, yarn production, fabric manufacturing, and finished non-garment and home textile goods — including organic Aegean cotton, sustainable yarn (NE 8/1 to 73/1), stock and custom-order sustainable fabrics, terry towels and bathrobes, bed linens, kimono dressing gowns, socks, and organic promotional products. Its technology base is industrial and agronomic rather than software-driven: proprietary machinery for hemp fiber peeling, cottonization, and pre-carding, plus a multi-standard certification stack (GOTS, OCS, GRS, OEKO-TEX, Bluesign) delivered through certified dye-house partners.

Kadeks serves B2B enterprise customers — fashion brands, apparel manufacturers, retailers, and promotional products companies — primarily via custom manufacturing with minimum order quantities (400m knitted, 1,000m woven) and quote-based unit pricing. In parallel, it operates a parallel SMB/startup channel with no minimum order quantities through a German-domiciled wholly-owned subsidiary, Ege Organics GmbH (established 2013), and three consumer-facing sub-brands: EO Home (home textiles), Igi Natur (children's wear), Manifutura (fabric and yarn online showroom), with Weartn added for activewear. Distribution spans 14 trade-partner countries across Western Europe, North America, East Asia, and Oceania, alongside the company's own e-commerce storefronts (egeorganics.de, manifutura.com, iginatur.com, weartn.de).

Revenue mechanics rest on two pillars: enterprise custom manufacturing (one-time contracts, MOQ-gated) and a stock-products business (pay-as-you-go, no MOQ) that simultaneously lowers customer-acquisition friction and produces shorter, more transactional revenue cycles. No external funding, institutional investment, or public financial disclosure is evidenced; Kadeks appears to grow organically within the family-controlled conglomerate structure.

Name

Kadeks

Legal name

Kadeks Tekstil

Website

https://kadeks.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kadeks Tekstil is a privately held, family-owned textile mill in Izmir, Turkey, that is vertically integrated from organic cotton farming through yarn, fabric, and finished home textiles and non-garment goods. It serves enterprise fashion brands, apparel manufacturers, baby/children's wear companies, and SMB startups across 14 countries through custom manufacturing, stock products, and the EO Home, Igi Natur, Manifutura, and Weartn sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Textiles and Organic Cotton Manufacturing

NAICS

Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321), Textile Furnishings Mills (3141), Apparel Knitting Mills (3151), Textile Mills (313)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (2211), Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Threads, Yarns & Sewing Notions (Sewing Thread/Embroidery Thread/Bobbins/Needles) (IMAOALAE)

Keywords

• Organic cotton textiles
• Sustainable fabric manufacturing
• Home textile products
• Hemp fiber processing
• GOTS certified textiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Alsancak

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Textile Product Sales: Sale of organic cotton, sustainable yarn, sustainable fabrics, home textiles, and non-garment textiles to B2B customers including fashion brands, retailers, and manufacturers. Products sold include private label capabilities for EO Home, Igi Natur, and Manifutura brands.
2. Custom Manufacturing: Custom order manufacturing with MOQs (400m for knitted fabrics, 1000m for woven fabrics). Production using organic cotton, recycled polyester, hemp, or custom fiber blends according to customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kadeks is a vertically integrated textile manufacturer based in Izmir, Turkey, producing sustainable textile products from organic cotton and other sustainable fibers. The company controls the entire supply chain from cotton farming through yarn, fabric production, and finished home textile and non-garment goods. It offers GOTS-certified organic cotton, sustainable yarns, sustainable fabrics (stock and custom), and finished home textile products including bed linens, towels, bathrobes, and dressing gowns to B2B customers.

Product overview

Kadeks is a vertically integrated textile company based in Izmir, Turkey, with 25+ years in the organic textile industry. The company operates across the entire supply chain from cotton farming through yarn, fabric production, and finished textile goods. Their product portfolio comprises: (1) Raw Materials - Organic Cotton and Sustainable Yarn; (2) Sustainable Fabrics - Stock Fabrics and Custom Order fabrics with MOQs; (3) Home Textiles - Bed Linens, Loop Terry Towels, Exclusive Terry Towels, Terry Bathrobes, and Kimono Dressing Gowns; (4) Non-Garment Textiles - Socks and Organic Promotional Products; (5) Stock Products available with no minimums through sub-brands EO Home (home textiles), Igi Natur (baby & kids), and Manifutura (fabrics & yarn); (6) Agricultural Projects - Organic Cotton, Regenerative Cotton, and Hemp programs. The company produces fabrics for activewear, casualwear, and technical applications using organic cotton, modal, tencel, hemp, recycled cotton, and recycled polyester.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EO Home: Home textiles brand under Ege Organics GmbH
• Igi Natur
• Manifutura

Products and services

• Organic Cotton

Quantifiable outcome

• Superior color absorption and retention resulting in less dye stuff and energy used during production
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ege Organics GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Marketing operations hub established in Germany in 2013. Handles European marketing and sales, providing better service for current and prospective customers. Created 3 brands under its roof: EO Home (home textiles), Igi Natur (children's wear), and Manifutura (fabric & yarn).
• Kadioglu Group of CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company group whose main line of business is agricultural products. Business started early 1900s with cotton trading and ginning, dried fruit supply. Second generation started exports in 1950s. Third generation diversified into wheat flour milling and animal feed milling in 1980s, organic dried fruits, cotton and cereals production and exports in early 1990s.
• Egedeniz GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural group including Egedeniz Textile, Kadeks Textile, and Ege Organics. Works with regenerative cotton production project signed with Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, UTAEM, and ETO. Hemp farm operations in Izmir, Turkey (2022).
• Egedeniz TextileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Egedeniz Group focusing on textile manufacturing. Private label operations through egedeniztextile.com.
• ManifuturacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline fabric showroom and stock fabric distribution channel. Part of Ege Organics group. Handles stock fabrics with no minimums and custom orders.
• UTAEM (International Agricultural Research and Training Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Agricultural Research and Training Center under Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Partner in regenerative cotton production project signed in 2022.
• ETO (Organic Agriculture Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic Agriculture Organization. Partner in regenerative cotton production project signed in 2022 with Egedeniz Group, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and UTAEM.
• GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)coreOthersGlobal certification standard partner. Kadeks cotton products ensure GOTS certification and provide Transaction Certificates (TCs) with deliveries. All organic cotton projects are GOTS-certified.
• OCS (Organic Content Standard)minorOthersOrganic Content Standard certification. Partners with OCS-certified dye houses for fabric production, dyeing, and treatment stages.
• GRS (Global Recycled Standard)minorOthersGlobal Recycled Standard certification. Partners with GRS-certified dye houses for recycled polyester and sustainable fabric production.
• OEKO-TEXminorOthersOEKO-TEX certification. Partners with OEKO-TEX-certified dye houses for fabric production, dyeing, and all treatment stages.
• BluesignminorOthersBluesign certification. Partners with Bluesign-certified dye houses for responsible and sustainable textile production.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Recover Brands: Spanish producer of recycled cotton fiber from textile waste. Comparable as a sustainable fiber supplier intersecting with Kadeks' recycled cotton inputs and circular textile initiatives.
• Unifi (Repreve): US-based maker of recycled performance fibers (Repreve) used across apparel and home textiles. Comparable emerging player in recycled fiber supply that converges with Kadeks' recycled polyester and cotton offerings.

Direct peers

• Isko: Major Turkish denim and casualwear fabric producer with a strong sustainability program (Isko Earth Fit, Isko Luxe). Comparable direct peer operating in the same Turkish textile cluster with sustainability-certified fabric lines.
• Prosperity Textile: Asian sustainable denim and casualwear fabric producer with strong recycled and organic cotton programs. Comparable peer offering sustainable fabric lines to global apparel brands using similar fiber blends.
• Manteco: Italian textile manufacturer specializing in recycled wool and sustainable fabrics for luxury and fashion brands. Comparable peer as a vertically-oriented sustainable textile mill serving premium European brands.
• Bossa: One of Turkey's largest integrated textile manufacturers producing woven and knit fabrics for global apparel brands. Directly comparable as a Turkish vertically integrated fabric mill competing for sustainable apparel orders.
• Tintex Textiles: Portuguese sustainable fabric mill producing innovative knit fabrics from organic cotton, recycled, and smart fiber blends. Comparable peer in sustainable fabric manufacturing with a similar brand-focused B2B go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Birla Cellulose (Aditya Birla Group): Major Indian producer of sustainable cellulosic fibers (Livaeco, Birla Viscose). Comparable broad incumbent in sustainable fiber supply with overlap in apparel and home textile markets.
• Teijin: Japanese diversified materials group producing polyester, aramid, and sustainable fibers. Comparable broad incumbent in technical and sustainable textiles with overlapping product lines in performance fabrics.

Others

• Lenzing: Global leader in sustainable cellulosic fibers (Tencel, Modal, Ecovero) that Kadeks uses as input. Relevant as fiber supplier and adjacent ecosystem player in the sustainable textile value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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