SELGA Textile Company

What SELGA Textile Company does

Selga Textile Company (Selga Tekstil) is a privately held Turkish textile manufacturer founded in 1991 and headquartered in Istanbul, operating through a group structure with two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Nersoy Tekstil (garment manufacturing) and Darsel (elastic weaving). The company produces men's boxer shorts, briefs, and children's underwear, alongside premium woven elastic bands for underwear and outerwear, serving as a nominated and approved supplier to nine leading global underwear brands. Its entire production is exported to the United States, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, and Norway.

Production is anchored in two facilities in the Zonguldak Çaycuma Organized Industrial Zone — a 20,000 m² Nersoy factory with 18 production lines, 3 automatic cutting machines, and a 450-person core team (850 total workforce including subcontractors), and a 7,000 m² Darsel narrow-weaving facility with 45 jacquard weaving machines operated by 58 specialists. Annual capacity stands at 22 million pieces of underwear and 24 million meters of elastic band, with approximately 80% of output being men's boxer lines and 20% children's underwear. A customized ERP system handles process tracking across design, cutting, sewing, quality control, and packaging.

The business model is B2B private label manufacturing with supplementary own-collection sales. Of 10 million pieces of annual underwear output, 8 million units are produced for 9 global brands under private label agreements; the remainder is sold under Selga's own collections. Elastic production is 70% exported. The company maintains four sustainability certifications (OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BCI, Global Recycled Standard) as a buyer requirement in European markets. Marketing is relationship-driven, executed through trade fair attendance and direct brand engagement, with no consumer-facing go-to-market motion.

Name

SELGA Textile Company

Legal name

Selga Tekstil

Website

https://selga.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Selga Textile is a privately held Turkish B2B manufacturer that produces men's boxer shorts, briefs, children's underwear, and premium woven elastic bands as a nominated supplier to nine global underwear brands, exporting 100% of output to seven countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underwear Manufacturing

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152), Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (31322)

SIC

Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments (2320), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Underwear, Lingerie & Hosiery Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Narrow Fabrics & Webbings (Tapes/Ribbons/Straps) (IMAOABAD)

Keywords

• Private label underwear
• Men's underwear manufacturing
• Woven elastic bands
• Jacquard elastic weaving
• Textile contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Manufacturing: Manufacturing of men's boxers, briefs, and children's underwear for global brands under their private label. Produces 10 million pieces annually with 8 million going to Private Label for 9 companies. 80% men's boxer, 20% children's underwear.
2. Own Collections: Production and sale of company's own underwear collections
3. Woven Elastic Band Production: Premium woven elastic bands for men's underwear and outerwear, sold to leading global underwear brands as nominated supplier. 24 million meters annually, 70% exported.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Selga Textile Company manufactures men's underwear (boxers, briefs) and children's underwear on a private-label basis for global brands, and produces premium jacquard and plain woven elastic bands for men's underwear and outerwear. Operating through two production facilities — Nersoy Tekstil (20,000 m² integrated underwear factory) and Darsel Elastic Plant (7,000 m² jacquard weaving facility) — the company delivers a 22 million-piece underwear and 24 million-meter elastic annual capacity, exporting 100% of underwear output to brands in North America and Europe.

Product overview

Selga Textile Company operates as a parent group comprising two distinct production facilities. Nersoy Textile (the primary manufacturing entity) handles integrated production of men's boxers, briefs, and children's underwear, managing cutting, printing, sewing, quality control, and logistics under one roof with an annual capacity of 22 million pieces. Darsel Elastic Weaving Facility operates as a separate specialized unit producing premium jacquard and plain woven elastic bands (widths 0.05 mm to 6 cm) at a rate of 24 million meters per year, serving both as an input to Nersoy's production and as a standalone export product. The two facilities together form a vertically integrated textile group supplying private-label and nominated-supplier products to global underwear brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Label Men's and Children's Underwear Manufacturing

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 million pieces annual production capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nersoy TextilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup company operating under Selga umbrella. Nersoy unifies all stages of production at its facility in Çaycuma, Zonguldak — from design to quality control — under one roof. This integrated structure ensures consistency, creativity, and value creation.
• DarselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelga's elastic weaving facility specializing in high-quality jacquard and plain elastic bands for men's underwear and outerwear. Operates from 7,000 m² facility with 45 jacquard machines, producing 24 million meters annually. Delivers excellence as an approved supplier to world's leading brands.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MAS Holdings: Sri Lankan apparel conglomerate manufacturing intimates, activewear, and shapewear for global brands like Victoria's Secret, Nike, and Lululemon. Closely comparable B2B private-label model with large workforce, certified facilities, and integrated fabric-to-garment operations.
• Sun Tekstil: Turkish textile manufacturer with integrated knitting, dyeing, and finishing operations serving global apparel brands. Comparable as a vertically integrated domestic competitor in fabric-to-garment apparel production for European and US markets.
• Delta Galil Industries: Israel-based global manufacturer of intimates, underwear, and activewear producing for leading brands including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Nike. Highly comparable as a private-label/nominated supplier with vertically integrated knit and elastic capabilities across multiple geographies.
• Tekboy Tekstil: Turkish knit and underwear manufacturer serving European brands with cut-and-sew operations. Comparable as a domestic Turkish peer in the same product category and customer set, illustrating the local competitive landscape for private-label underwear production.
• Berka Tekstil: Turkish apparel manufacturer producing underwear and knit garments for global brands. Closely comparable as a domestic Turkish competitor with similar export-oriented, private-label production model targeting European brands.

Broad incumbents

• Hanesbrands: US-headquartered global underwear leader (Hanes, Champion, Bonds) with vertically integrated manufacturing. Comparable as a dominant buyer in the same product category and a benchmark for global underwear scale economics, though it operates its own brands rather than private-label production.
• Calzedonia Group: Italian intimates, hosiery, and swimwear group with owned manufacturing and retail. Comparable as a major European player in the same product category — underwear, hosiery, elastic-intensive garments — competing for the same brand-allocation and consumer wallet.
• PVH Corp. Owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, two of the largest underwear brands globally. Comparable as a likely Selga customer type (premium brand owner) and the standard benchmark for customer-side requirements (certifications, lead times, sustainability) in the category.

Others

• Coats Group: UK-listed industrial thread and components supplier to the global apparel industry. Comparable as an upstream supplier of textile components (a category adjacent to Selga's Darsel elastic division) and a benchmark for component-supplier scale economics.

Regional players

• NBG Holding: Egyptian apparel manufacturer producing underwear, sleepwear, and circular knit garments for global brands. Comparable as a private-label, export-focused underwear manufacturer competing for the same European/US brand allocations from a lower-cost North African base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/selga-textile-company

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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