PEF (PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT) (HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-03)

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-03

We are a fully integrated upholstery fabric manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey, operating since 1980. Our in-house production covers upholstery fabric manufacturing from raw materials such as polyester, polypropylene, acrylic, linen, wool, and viscose. We carry out the entire process from raw material procurement to finished fabric within our company. By performing various yarn production (chenille, fancy, air-textured, core-spun, etc.), as well as warping, weaving, dyeing, finishing, coating, and lamination processes in-house, we produce upholstery fabric.

🏭 Our Capabilities
We have pilot and industrial-scale production capacity in yarn, weaving, finishing, dyeing, and coating processes. This structure allows us to conduct product development studies aligned with PEF by comparing the environmental impacts of different raw material and process combinations.
In our in-house laboratories, structured in accordance with international standards, we can analyze the relationship between functional and environmental performance based on parameters such as durability, flame retardancy, and water resistance in addition to yarn and fabric performance tests.
Our R&D and engineering team, experienced in industry-process compliance, is competent in comprehensive PEF implementations from production data to environmental impact modeling.
Thanks to our ERP-based digital process tracking infrastructure, water, energy, chemical usage, and emission data are automatically collected and matched with the product at all production stages from raw material input to finished goods.
🏭 Current Focus – Bio-Based Water Repellency
To perform analyses compatible with the PEF methodology, which evaluates the environmental performance of products, we have established traceability systems integrated with our ERP infrastructure. We can monitor environmental parameters such as water, energy, and chemical consumption at the product level in line with PEF datasets.
Our goal is to contribute to the development of PEF-compliant product datasets in our sector, promote production models that optimize environmental performance, and develop digital-supported PEF systems specifically for the textile industry.

🌱 Our Collaboration Vision
Within the scope of the HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-03 & MATERIALS-52 calls, as a fully integrated manufacturer, we aim to directly contribute to the EU's goals of enhancing product-based environmental performance transparency, standardization, and development of sector-specific PEF datasets.
Thanks to our digital production infrastructure, ERP-based process traceability, and real-time environmental data acquisition capabilities from production, we are an industrial partner capable of generating, analyzing, and delivering data in accordance with the PEF methodology.
We aim to participate in projects as a partner and join projects with coordinators where we can offer added value through collaboration.
We aim to participate in value-adding projects as a project partner and join projects with designated coordinators.

🔬 Our Expertise and Potential Collaboration Areas for EU Projects

Thanks to our fully integrated upholstery fabric production infrastructure, digital process traceability, and real-time environmental data collection system, our company is a strong industrial partner capable of contributing to EU-funded projects focusing on Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

We have hands-on experience in generating raw data required for product-level environmental performance calculations, LCA-compliant process modelling, and PEF-based traceability and reporting.In addition, our ERP-integrated process-based environmental data infrastructure enables the continuous monitoring and product-level association of key criteria such as water consumption, energy use, chemical inputs, and waste generation—core indicators assessed under the PEF framework.We are ready to join consortia as a project partner to collaborate on high-value initiatives in areas such as building PEF-compliant textile datasets, evaluating the environmental impacts of recycled and bio-based raw materials, and developing production strategies aligned with eco-design principles.

Contact Information:
👤 Doğan Ertürk
R&D Engineer | EU Projects Coordinator
📧 dogan.erturk@kadifeteks.com

👤 Mahir Torsun
R&D Director
📧 mtorsun@kadifeteks.com

🏢 Kadifeteks Mensucat San. A.Ş.
🌐 www.kets.com.tr
📍 Based in Istanbul Turkey | Fully integrated textile manufacturer