Atex
Atex SpA manufactures polypropylene spunbond, meltblown, and composite nonwoven fabrics at facilities in Italy and the USA, selling to converters and manufacturers across hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive sectors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersBorgo Ticino, Italy
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Atex does
Atex SpA is a privately held Italian manufacturer of polypropylene spunbond and meltblown nonwoven fabrics, operating dual production sites in Settala (Milan), Italy and Gainesville, Georgia, USA. The company sells roll goods to converters and manufacturers across eight primary end-markets — hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive — with a global export footprint. Atex positions itself around customized material specifications and engineered solutions rather than high-volume commodity supply, supported by 4% of turnover invested in R&D.
The company's core technology rests on three manufacturing platforms: Spunbond (4- and 6-layer lines with widths up to 3,400 mm and approximately 20,000 tons/year capacity in Italy, plus 14,000 tons/year in the USA), Meltblown (1,000 tons/year of fine-fiber nonwovens), and Composites that bond both technologies using engineering polymers or thermally bonded films for high-performance applications (1,000 tons/year). Atex holds patents on Perfumed Spunbonds (2006), Dual Purpose Wipes, Stretch Nonwovens, and Thermal/Mechanical Barriers, and maintains strategic partnerships with university research centers to advance composite materials science.
Commercially, Atex runs a B2B enterprise field-sales model with dedicated account managers operating a CRM-driven direct relationship motion, quote-based pricing, and strategic manufacturing proximity to key accounts in Europe and the Americas. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified (Bureau Veritas) and is an associate member of INDA and EDANA. It is privately held with no disclosed institutional shareholders, no public funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue figures; ownership appears closely held.
Atex firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Atex
- Legal name
- ATEX S.P.A.
- Website
- https://atex-spun.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Atex SpA manufactures polypropylene spunbond, meltblown, and composite nonwoven fabrics at facilities in Italy and the USA, selling to converters and manufacturers across hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive sectors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Atex industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Nonwoven Fabrics
- NAICS
- Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates) (IMAOABAI)
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Where Atex is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Borgo Ticino
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Atex business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
Revenue model
- Polypropylene Nonwoven Products: Atex manufactures and sells polypropylene spunbond and meltblown nonwoven materials to converters and manufacturing industries. Products come in a wide range of weights and colors suitable for diverse applications including hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive sectors.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Atex product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Atex manufactures polypropylene spunbond, meltblown, and composite nonwoven fabrics sold in roll form to converters and manufacturing industries worldwide. Products are produced in a wide range of weights, widths, and colors for hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive applications, with patented specialty variants such as perfumed, stretch, dual-purpose wipes, and thermal/mechanical barrier nonwovens.
Product overview
Atex is a global rolled goods producer of polypropylene spunbonded and meltblown nonwovens, offering a full products range through three core technologies: Spunbond (20,000 tons/year capacity), Meltblown (1,000 tons/year), and Composites combining both. The company serves diverse industries including medical, hygiene, landscape, building, automotive, bedding & upholstery, filtration, lamination, packaging, and wipes. Atex also holds patents for specialized products including Perfumed Spunbonds, Dual Purpose Wipes, Stretch Nonwovens, and Thermal/Mechanical Barriers. The company's R&D division invests 4% of total turnover in developing customized nonwoven solutions.
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Products and services
- Spunbond Nonwoven fabric made from long polypropylene fibers, bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. Available in 4- and 6-layer configurations with weights from 9 to 150 gsm, widths of 2,400 and 3,400 mm, and a production capacity of 20,000 tons per year. Sold in roll form to converters and manufacturers for downstream applications.
- Meltblown Fine-fiber nonwoven fabric produced directly from polymer granules using a special spinning process with high-speed hot air. Configuration includes 1 meltblown layer with 2 auxiliary carriers, net width of 1,600 mm, weight range of 10 to 1,000 g/m2, and a production capacity of 1,000 tons per year. Sold to converters and manufacturers for filtration, barrier, and high-performance applications.
- Composites Technically advanced nonwovens combining microfibers from meltblown and spunbond technologies, bonded using engineering polymers or thermally bonded films. Provides properties including permanent absorbency, elasticity, abrasion resistance, alcohol and waterproofing, no-linting, breathability, and anti-static characteristics. Production capacity of 1,000 tons per year for the meltblown composite line, which became fully operational in 2011.
- Perfumed Spunbonds Patent-protected scented nonwoven spunbond fabric technology offering fragrance properties integrated into the material itself, targeted at converters serving hygiene and consumer applications.
- Dual Purpose Wipes Patented nonwoven material designed for dual-function wipe applications, allowing a single substrate to perform two cleaning or treatment functions. Sold to converters serving the wipes market.
- Stretch Nonwovens Patented elastic nonwoven fabric with stretch properties, suited for hygiene, medical, and apparel-related converter applications requiring conformability and elasticity.
- Thermal/Mechanical Barriers Patented barrier nonwoven material providing thermal or mechanical protection properties for industrial, building, automotive, and protective applications.
Companies that use Atex
Customer profileSegments8 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Atex technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Atex partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- INDAminorAtex is an associate member of INDA (International Nonwovens and Disposables Association), the primary trade association for the nonwovens industry. Atex participates in INDA events including World of Wipes conferences.
- EDANAminorAtex is an associate member of EDANA, the international trade association for nonwovens and engineered fabrics. EDANA provides industry standards, statistics, and regulatory guidance for member companies.
- University Research CenterscoreStrategic partnerships with University Research Centers for the development of composite materials combining meltblown and spunbond technologies. These collaborations contribute to Atex's Science of Composite Materials and technically advanced nonwovens innovation.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Atex competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Freudenberg Performance Materials: German-headquartered global nonwovens manufacturer with a broad spunbond and specialty engineered materials portfolio serving hygiene, automotive, building and industrial segments — overlapping with Atex across multiple verticals and technologies.
- Berry Global (formerly Avintiv): One of the world's largest nonwovens producers with broad polypropylene spunbond, meltblown and composite capabilities serving hygiene, medical and industrial end-markets — directly comparable to Atex in core technology and customer base, but at vastly larger scale.
- Johns Manville: Berkshire Hathaway-owned manufacturer of nonwovens and engineered materials for building, filtration and industrial applications — overlapping with Atex's building and industrial segments using similar polypropylene-based substrates.
- Ahlstrom: Finnish specialty fiber and nonwovens manufacturer with engineered materials for medical, filtration and industrial applications — comparable to Atex in advanced nonwoven engineering and composite technology, but with broader fiber-based portfolio.
- Toray Industries: Japanese global materials company with a nonwovens division producing polypropylene spunbond and specialty nonwovens for hygiene, automotive and industrial markets — comparable to Atex in core technology and broad end-market exposure, with a much larger global footprint.
Direct peers
- Pegas Nonwovens: Czech-based European producer of polypropylene spunbond nonwovens primarily serving hygiene customers — directly comparable to Atex in core technology, raw material and customer segment, with overlapping European converter relationships.
- Suominen: Finnish nonwovens manufacturer focused on spunbond and spunlace fabrics for wipes, hygiene and medical applications — overlapping directly with Atex's wipes and hygiene segments using similar polypropylene-based substrates.
- Fitesa: Brazilian-origin global nonwovens producer specializing in polypropylene spunbond and spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabrics for hygiene, medical and industrial applications — closely comparable to Atex in technology, customer base and B2B converter go-to-market.
- Fibertex Nonwovens: Danish nonwovens manufacturer producing spunbond and specialty nonwovens for industrial, automotive and hygiene applications — comparable to Atex in technology stack and multi-vertical customer mix with European manufacturing footprint.
- Avgol: Israeli-headquartered nonwovens producer specializing in polypropylene spunbond fabrics primarily for hygiene applications — directly comparable to Atex's hygiene-anchored polypropylene spunbond offering.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Atex social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Atex financial estimates
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Atex leadership team
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Atex subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Atex funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Atex M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Atex
What does Atex do?
Atex manufactures polypropylene spunbond, meltblown, and composite nonwoven fabrics sold in roll form to converters and manufacturing industries worldwide. Products are produced in a wide range of weights, widths, and colors for hygiene, medical, textiles, building, industrial, agriculture, wipes, and automotive applications, with patented specialty variants such as perfumed, stretch, dual-purpose wipes, and thermal/mechanical barrier nonwovens.
Is Atex a public or private company?
Atex is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Atex founded?
Atex was founded in 2000. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Atex based?
Atex is headquartered in Borgo Ticino, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Atex make money?
One revenue line is on record: polypropylene Nonwoven Products.
Who are Atex's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Freudenberg Performance Materials, Berry Global (formerly Avintiv), Johns Manville, Ahlstrom and Toray Industries. Direct peers are Pegas Nonwovens, Suominen, Fitesa, Fibertex Nonwovens and Avgol.
Does Atex have an API?
No public API is recorded for Atex.
What industry is Atex in?
Atex's product category is Nonwoven Fabrics. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAOABAC, Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched), with a secondary code of IMAOABAI, Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates). Its NAICS code is 31323.