Butekom

What Butekom does

BUTEKOM (Bursa Teknoloji Koordinasyon ve Ar-Ge Merkezi A.Ş.) is a privately held Turkish joint-stock company founded in 2008 in Bursa that operates a sectoral technology and R&D center serving the textile and composite materials industries. The company is majority-owned by BTSO (Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 83.34%), with minority stakes held by UTIB (Uludağ Textile Exporters Association, 10.83%) and UHKIB (Uludağ Ready-made Clothing and Apparel Exporters Association, 5.83%). Following a 2013 governance expansion and a 2014 reorganization, BUTEKOM consolidated operations into three specialized centers: the Textiles and Technical Textiles Excellence Center (TTTMM), the Advanced Composite Materials Research and Excellence Center (İKMAMM), and the Composite Materials and Technical Textiles Prototype Production and Application Center (BUTEXCOMP). The organization relocated in 2023 to a 13,000 m² facility in the Demirtaş Organized Industrial Zone, with capital investment of approximately 50 million TL.

The company's technology stack centers on advanced composite and technical textile manufacturing equipment, including 96-axis radial braiding, thermoplastic tape-weaving, autoclave curing, Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM), Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP), prepreg production, CNC cutting, and twin-screw extrusion. Testing capabilities are accredited by TÜRKAK under TS EN ISO/IEC-17025 for 48 tests across more than 300 standards, covering physical tests, color fastness, combustion and aging tests, analytical chemistry (DSC, TGA, FTIR, Raman, UV-VIS-NIR, SEM), and composite materials analysis. BUTEKOM also coordinates two clustering programs — BUTEXCOMP (Composite Materials and Technical Textiles) and SETEK (Sustainable Home Textiles and Technical Textiles, launched November 2025 with a 20 million TL budget and 39 members) — and participates as a partner in the EU-funded FutureProofTextiles program (€2.7M, October 2025 – September 2028).

BUTEKOM generates revenue across five professional service streams: accredited testing and inspection, R&D and project consulting (including TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, and EU-funded project support), prototype and sample production, design and analysis, and training services. Pricing is quote-based with a published test price list, billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Go-to-market combines direct sales through its Bursa facility, distribution via the BTSO/UTIB/UHKIB association networks, event-driven outreach through the annual TechXtile Challenge and Innovation League, and international channel partnerships with SGS and INTERTEK. The customer base comprises Turkish textile and composite manufacturers (including Almaxtex, Bossa, Polyteks, and Kipaş Mensucat), automotive SMEs, the Kayapa OSB automotive cluster (26 companies), 40 FutureProofTextiles SME beneficiaries across Europe, and 39 SETEK cluster members, alongside academic collaborations with Bursa Uludağ University.

Name

Butekom

Legal name

BUTEKOM Bursa Teknoloji Koordinasyon ve Ar-Ge Merkezi A.Ş.

Website

https://butekom.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BUTEKOM is a Bursa-based Turkish sectoral R&D center, majority-owned by BTSO, providing accredited testing, prototyping, R&D, design, and training services to textile and composite materials manufacturers across Turkey and Europe through three specialized centers and clustering programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Osmangazi

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Testing, Analysis and Inspection Services: Fee-for-service laboratory testing, analysis, and inspection services provided to companies across textile, technical textile, automotive, rail systems, plastic, rubber, aerospace, and construction sectors. Accredited by TÜRKAK for 48 tests across 300+ standards.
2. R&D and Project Services: R&D consulting, technical reporting, project writing support, and project execution support for Development Agencies, TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, and EU-funded projects. Includes clustering activities, technological surveillance, and innovation-oriented research reports.
3. Prototype and Sample Production: Prototype and mass production services using advanced composite and technical textile manufacturing equipment including radial braiding, tape weaving, CNC cutting, autoclave, TFP, prepreg, and RTM systems.
4. Training and Organization Services: Theoretical and practical training services delivered by expert personnel across technical textiles, conventional textiles, apparel, composites, rubber, plastic, automotive, rail systems, and aerospace sectors. Also provides conference halls and training rooms for corporate events, seminars, and symposiums.
5. Design and Analysis Services:

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

BUTEKOM is a sectoral R&D center providing accredited testing, R&D project support, prototyping, design and analysis, and training services to the textile, technical textile, and composite materials industries. It operates three specialized centers (TTTMM, IKMAMM, BUTEXCOMP) that combine a TÜRKAK ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory with advanced composite manufacturing equipment (radial braiding, RTM, autoclave, TFP, prepreg) and manages two industry clustering programs (BUTEXCOMP and SETEK). Services are delivered to SMEs and large enterprises across textile, automotive, rail systems, aerospace, construction, white goods, rubber, and plastics sectors in Turkey and Europe.

Product overview

BUTEKOM (Bursa Teknoloji Koordinasyon ve Ar-Ge Merkezi) is a multi-center technology and R&D organization founded in 2008 as a Sectoral R&D Center. It operates three interconnected centers — TTTMM (Textiles and Technical Textiles Center of Excellence), İKMAMM (Advanced Composite Materials Research and Center of Excellence), and BUTEXCOMP (Composite Materials and Technical Textiles Prototype Production and Application Center) — supported by two active clustering programmes (BUTEXCOMP Cluster and SETEK Cluster). The portfolio is organized around five core service pillars: (1) Test Analysis and Inspection Services (TÜRKAK-accredited under TS EN ISO/IEC-17025 for 48 tests across 300+ standards), (2) Technical Textiles and Composite Materials Prototyping (featuring radial braiding, tape weaving, autoclave, RTM, TFP, and prepreg production), (3) R&D and Projects (national/international project development, clustering, sustainability consultancy), (4) Design and Analysis (CAE, structural analysis), and (5) Training and Organization. The offering serves a wide range of industries including textile, technical textiles, automotive, rail systems, aerospace, construction, white goods, rubber, and plastics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Test Analysis and Inspection Services (Test Analiz ve Muayene Hizmetleri) Accredited laboratory testing, analysis, and inspection services covering physical tests (rupture, tearing, comfort, air permeability, Martindale abrasion), color fastness tests, combustion and aging tests, analytical/chemical tests (DSC, TGA, FTIR, Raman, SEM), plastic/rubber tests, and composite material tests. TÜRKAK-accredited for 48 tests across 300+ standards, serving textile, technical textile, automotive, rail systems, plastic, rubber, aerospace, and defense sectors.
• Technical Textiles and Composite Materials Prototyping (Teknik Tekstil ve Kompozit Malzemeleri Prototipleme) Prototype and mass production services for composite and technical textile products across aerospace, automotive, rail systems, health, and marine sectors. Equipment includes radial braiding (96-axis), thermoplastic tape weaving, CNC cutting, hot pressing (150 bar), twin-screw extrusion, autoclave and curing, Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP), prepreg production, and Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM).
• R&D and Projects (AR-GE ve Projeler) Research and development support including national and international project development (TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, EU Projects), clustering activities, sustainability consultancy (Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon Footprint Calculation, Process Efficiency), and technical consultancy for textile, technical textile, and composite materials companies.
• Design and Analysis (Tasarım ve Analiz) Design and analysis services leveraging international academic and technical institution networks, targeting industries including technical textiles, composites, construction, automotive, maritime, and aerospace.
• Training and Organization (Eğitim ve Organizasyon) Training services for technical textiles, conventional textiles, confection, composites, rubber, plastics, automotive, rail systems, and aerospace sectors. Offers both scheduled trainings and custom on-demand sessions conducted theoretically and practically by expert personnel. Conference halls and training rooms with audio/video facilities are available for corporate events.
• BUTEXCOMP Cluster (Composite Materials and Technical Textiles Cluster) Clustering programme managed by BUTEKOM that supports SMEs in the composite materials and technical textiles sectors to strengthen global market competitiveness through design, modelling, prototyping, testing, and analysis services, and cross-border collaboration.
• SETEK Cluster (Sustainable Home Textiles and Technical Textiles Cluster) Clustering initiative coordinated by BUTEKOM that accelerates digital transformation, sustainable production, and high value-added product development among home textiles and technical textiles companies, supported by the Ministry of Industry and Technology. The cluster has 39 members (32 firms, 1 university, 6 institutions) with a 20 million TL total budget over 5 years starting November 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 textile SMEs targeted for digital and green transformation with €50,000 grants each through FutureProofTextiles project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• Polyteks Tekstil Sanayi Araştırma ve Eğitim A.Ş.secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Project executor for 1833-SAYEM Green Transformation Program: 'Development of Value-Added Products and Processes from Hemp Plant for Different Sectors'. BUTEKOM hosted the project launch event. Project funded by World Bank through Turkey Green Industry Project under T.C. Ministry of Industry and Technology, with TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB coordination.
• UNIWA (University of West Attica, Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Project coordinator for the FutureProofTextiles EU-funded program. Responsible for overall project management, financial oversight, and research contributions. The 36-month project aims to support 40 textile SMEs in digital and green transformation with €2.7M total budget.
• BTSO (Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025BTSO is the majority shareholder (83.34%) of BUTEKOM and serves as the regional economic development partner in the FutureProofTextiles project, supporting SME access to financing and market expansion.
• AECIM (Spain)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Business association contributing to SME capacity-building, market research, and policy engagement within the FutureProofTextiles consortium.
• CS-POINTEX (Italy)secondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025Expertise in textile innovation, digitalization, and sustainable material development. Contributes technical expertise to FutureProofTextiles project consortium.
• GREMI Textiles (Spain)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Industry representative supporting SMEs in green and digital textile transformation within the FutureProofTextiles consortium.
• GW LLC (Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Textile sector stakeholder focusing on digital transformation and sustainability initiatives within the FutureProofTextiles project consortium.
• CCE - Cluster of Circular Economy (Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Supporting circular economy principles and sustainable textile innovations as part of the FutureProofTextiles project consortium.
• BDC (Bulgaria)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Cluster organization focusing on SME development, training, and innovation acceleration within the FutureProofTextiles consortium.
• SGSsecondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Worldwide leader in testing, analysis, and certification. BUTEKOM signed cooperation agreement enabling mutual test submission, method development, fault detection, and situation assessment.
• INTERTEKsecondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Global testing and certification company. Cooperation agreement enables mutual test submission, method development, fault detection, and situation assessment alongside SGS.
• BTÜ MERLABminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local laboratory collaboration with Bursa Uludağ University for mutual test submission and method development.
• TÜBİTAK BUTALminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local institutional partnership with TÜBİTAK Bursa Test and Analysis Laboratory for cooperation in testing and analytical services.
• Bursa Uludağ University - Mechanical Engineering DepartmentsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Academic partnership through TÜBİTAK 2244 Sanayi Doktora Programı (Industrial PhD Program). Collaboration produced Q1 journal publication in Polymer Composites. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karahan served as academic advisor.
• BUTEXCOMP Cluster (Composite Materials and Technical Textiles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Cluster managed by BUTEKOM under the EU and Ministry of Industry and Technology's Competitive Sectors Program. Aims to strengthen competitiveness of SMEs in technical textiles and composites sectors. Reached approximately 90% of targeted outputs.
• SETEK Cluster (Sustainable Home Textiles and Technical Textiles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Cluster managed by BUTEKOM under Ministry of Industry and Technology's Clustering Support Program (4th Call). 39 members (32 firms, 1 university, 6 institutions), 5-year duration with 20M TL budget, targeting digital transformation and sustainable production in home textiles and technical textiles.
• European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and ClothingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European platform represented by Secretary General Walter Lutz and Project Director Judith Bosch, engaged via video conference during BUTEXCOMP promotion events in Istanbul and Ankara to discuss sector trends, collaboration opportunities, and international cooperation.
• Federation of Reinforced Plastics (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024German platform represented by Business Development Director Volker Mathes, engaged during BUTEXCOMP cluster promotion events to discuss sector trends and collaboration opportunities in composites.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• EURATEX (European Apparel and Textile Confederation): European sector confederation representing textile and apparel associations; BUTEKOM engages EURATEX-adjacent platforms (European Technology Platform for Textiles) for cluster promotion and policy alignment, but EURATEX is not a testing/R&D competitor.

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Swiss-based global leader in testing, inspection, and certification. Direct overlap with BUTEKOM's accredited textile/composite testing scope, and an explicit cooperation partner for cross-referral of testing work in Türkiye.
• Bureau Veritas: French global TIC company with established textile, consumer goods, and industrial materials testing labs. Operates in the same accreditation ecosystem (ISO/IEC 17025) and serves many of the same end-markets as BUTEKOM.
• INTERTEK: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with extensive textile and materials testing capabilities. Cooperation agreement with BUTEKOM creates both partnership and competitive overlap in textile and industrial testing.

Regional players

• CENTEXBEL: Belgian technical textile and plastics R&D center providing accredited testing, applied research, and cluster management to European textile SMEs. Direct service-line overlap with BUTEKOM (testing, R&D, training, cluster coordination) but serving a different geography.
• AITEX (Asociación de Investigación de la Industria Textil): Spanish textile and technical-textile research institute offering accredited testing, R&D, prototyping, and training to textile manufacturers. Operates the exact same service mix (testing, R&D, cluster programs) as BUTEKOM but is anchored to Spain's textile sector.
• Fraunhofer IFAM (Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials): German applied-research institute with leading composite materials, polymer, and surface technology research plus accredited testing. Comparable to BUTEKOM's İKMAMM advanced composites center in technology depth and industrial client mix.
• DITF Denkendorf (German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research): Germany's leading textile and fiber research center with advanced testing and composite material capabilities across automotive, aerospace, and construction end-markets. Closest European peer on technical depth in textile-and-composite R&D.
• CITEVE (Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e Vestuário): Portuguese textile and clothing technology center running accredited labs, R&D projects, and cluster programs for textile manufacturers. Mirrors BUTEKOM's chamber-affiliated model and EU-project consortium participation.

Direct peers

• TÜBİTAK MAM (Marmara Research Center): Türkiye's national applied research center operating government-backed testing, materials, and chemical R&D laboratories. Closest Turkish analog to BUTEKOM in mission, scale, and public-affiliate governance — competes for national R&D and testing contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BUTEKOM
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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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