KİPAŞ TEKSTİL BECAME TURKEY’S “INNOVATION” CHAMPION

Coordinated by the Ministry of Trade and organized by the Turkish Exporters Assembly, the Turkey Innovation League identified the most innovative companies in Turkey. This year, a total of 1,507 firms from all sectors participated in the Turkey Innovation League. The winners were determined after a comprehensive evaluation of their R&D and Innovation activities using the IMP3ROVE methodology. In this competition, which includes Turkey’s most competent firms in the field, Kipaş Tekstil ranked first in the Innovation and Organizational Culture category. Kipaş Holding Vice Chairman Ahmet Öksüz received the first-place award from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

KAHRAMANMARAŞ’S FIRST R&D CENTER

Kipaş Tekstil established its R&D and innovation spirit in 2010 and formalized it in 2015 by founding the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology-approved R&D Center. This center became the first R&D center in both Kahramanmaraş and the region. According to a statement from Kipaş Tekstil: “With the establishment of the Kipaş R&D Center, one of the key factors behind Kipaş Tekstil’s position as a pioneer in its sector is its systematic innovation efforts in production technology. Both yarn and fabric production facilities continuously renew production techniques and technologies to manufacture products that meet customer demands and technology trends, supported by R&D projects. Within the scope of developing value-added new products, process-technology improvements, and sustainability-efficiency efforts, the Kipaş R&D Center employs 42 researchers, 9 technicians, and 4 support staff from various disciplines such as textile engineering, industrial engineering, chemical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering. So far, the R&D Center has completed 78 projects—including 7 TÜBİTAK projects—and is currently running 18 ongoing projects, including 1 Horizon project. Besides its own engineering staff, it collaborates on joint scientific projects with many domestic and international universities, as well as international customers and suppliers. Since its establishment, Kipaş Tekstil’s R&D Center holds 15 registered patents—1 international—and has 19 patent applications under evaluation. Moreover, since the center’s founding, 6 brands have been created and registered.”