What Fibertex Nonwovens does

Fibertex Nonwovens A/S is a global manufacturer of technical nonwoven fabrics, founded in 1968 in Aalborg, Denmark, and wholly-owned by the listed Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co. The company produces engineered nonwoven materials using three core process technologies — needle felting (mechanical fiber entanglement via barbed needles), spunlace/hydroentanglement (high-pressure water-jet bonding), and thermobonding (heat-activated fiber bonding) — across seven manufacturing facilities in Denmark, the USA (Ingleside, IL and Greenville, SC), the Czech Republic, France, Turkey, Brazil, and South Africa, supplemented by sales offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, India, China, and a second French location.

Fibertex sells into 15+ end-market segments organized horizontally, including automotive (lightweight interior and acoustic components), composites (peel plies, veils, breather fabrics for wind-turbine, marine, rail, and aerospace infusion), civil engineering (geotextiles with certified 100-year PP durability, geocontainers, asphalt reinforcement, root barriers), filtration (air and liquid media with 50+ years of expertise), acoustics (FiberAcoustic product family for ceilings, walls, and impact-noise damping), concrete (Formtex formwork liners), wipes (industrial and personal care), bedding, furniture, footwear, horticulture, and medical nonwovens. Sub-brands such as WeedControl, RootSeal Premium, Pool Liner, Compoflex, Surfitex, and Breatex define distinct product lines. Operational certifications include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and IATF 16949 (automotive) at relevant sites, plus EcoVadis Gold 2026 across four entities.

The revenue model is B2B industrial materials sales: multi-year contracts with negotiated, specification-based pricing, distributed via directly-employed technical sales teams and applications engineers at each manufacturing and sales location, with no public pricing or transaction-level disclosure. The company has 501-1,000 employees, occupies a senior position in global nonwovens, and operates as one segment within Schouw & Co. alongside other industrial businesses.

Name

Fibertex Nonwovens

Legal name

Fibertex Nonwovens A/S

Website

https://fibertex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Fibertex Nonwovens is a Denmark-founded (1968) global manufacturer of engineered nonwoven fabrics — needlepunch, spunlace, and thermobonding — serving automotive, filtration, composites, civil engineering, acoustics, wipes, bedding, and construction customers across 12 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH), Nonwoven & Technical Fabrics (CRAAAMAD), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA), Biodegradable Fibers & Nonwovens (industrial textiles, wipes) (IMAEAOAG)

Keywords

• Industrial nonwovens manufacturing
• Technical textile fabrics
• Geotextiles and geosynthetics
• Filtration media production
• Automotive nonwoven materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Aalborg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nonwoven materials manufacturing and sales: Fibertex generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of nonwoven textile materials to industrial customers across diverse end markets including automotive, construction, filtration, bedding, furniture, footwear, healthcare, and wipes. The company operates manufacturing facilities globally and sells directly to customers with technical application support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fibertex Nonwovens manufactures and sells technical nonwoven fabrics for industrial customers worldwide. Its portfolio spans geotextiles and geosynthetics, filtration media, automotive nonwovens, composites, concrete reinforcement, acoustics, wipes, and home-and-garden products, produced via needlepunch, spunlace, and thermobonding technologies at manufacturing facilities in Denmark, the USA, Czech Republic, France, Turkey, Brazil, and South Africa.

Product overview

Fibertex Nonwovens is a global manufacturer of technical nonwoven fabrics and performance materials serving diverse industries. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio organized across multiple business areas: Acoustics (including FiberAcoustic® products for sound absorption and impact noise damping), Filtration (air and liquid filtration media), Geosynthetics (including geotextiles F-10 to F-1200M, WeedControl®, RootSeal Premium, Pool Liner, and various specialized products), Composites (including Compoflex, Surfitex, and Breatex for infusion and vacuum moulding processes), Concrete (Formtex® for structural reinforcement), Automotive, Bedding, Building Industry, Flooring, Footwear, Furniture, Home and Garden, Horticulture, Medico, Wipes (cleaning and personal care), and Special Solutions. The products are manufactured using technologies including needlepunch, spunlace, thermobonding, and high-loft processes across manufacturing facilities in Denmark (headquarters), Czech Republic, France, USA, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, and sales offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, India, China, and South Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeedControl®: Weed control fabric designed to reduce growth of obstinate, perennial root weeds while ensuring optimal growing conditions for utility plants
• RootSeal Premium
• Pool Liner
• FiberAcoustic®
• Formtex®
• Compoflex®
• Surfitex™
• Breatex™
• BioWeedControl
• EnviTex Oil
• Fiberdrain 8F
• Fibertex Geosynthetics

Products and services

• FiberAcoustic® 75 Acoustic nonwoven material designed for sound absorption in ceilings and walls, serving architectural and building customers.
• FiberAcoustic® 200 Acoustic nonwoven material for sound absorption in ceilings and walls, serving architectural and building customers.
• FiberAcoustic® 450 High-performance acoustic nonwoven material for sound absorption in commercial and residential applications.
• FiberAcoustic® 450 Colours Colored acoustic nonwoven material variant designed for decorative sound-absorbing solutions.
• FiberAcoustic Impact 18 Impact noise damping nonwoven material for floor applications in building construction.
• FiberAcoustic Impact 19 Impact noise damping nonwoven material for floor applications in building construction.
• FiberAcoustic Impact Seal Impact noise damping nonwoven material with sealing properties for floor applications.
• WeedControl® Nonwoven weed control fabric for home-and-garden and civil engineering applications, designed to suppress weed growth while allowing water and air penetration.
• BioWeedControl Biodegradable nonwoven weed control fabric that suppresses weeds and naturally degrades over time.
• RootSeal Premium Root barrier nonwoven fabric preventing horizontal root growth from damaging drainage, sewage systems, and infrastructure.
• Pool Liner High-strength nonwoven membrane protecting pool inner liners against puncturing, with resistance to pH and chemicals.
• Geotextiles F-10 to F-1200M Range of nonwoven geotextile fabrics used in civil engineering for separation, filtration, reinforcement, drainage, and protection applications.
• Asphalt Renovation Nonwoven geosynthetic product used in asphalt renovation and road reinforcement applications.
• FiberRails ST Nonwoven geosynthetic product designed for railway track stabilization applications.
• Geocontainers Nonwoven geosynthetic containers used for earth retention, erosion control, and dewatering in civil engineering.
• EnviTex Oil Nonwoven geosynthetic product used for oil containment and remediation applications.
• Cable Wrap Nonwoven geosynthetic product for cable wrapping and protection applications.
• Compoflex® (3 in 1 peel ply) Multi-functional nonwoven peel ply product for composites manufacturing that combines release film, peel ply, and flow media functions for infusion and vacuum moulding processes.
• Surfitex™ (Veil) Nonwoven surface veil for composites manufacturing providing improved surface finish in infusion and moulding processes.
• Breatex™ (Breather) Nonwoven breather material used in vacuum bagging for composite manufacturing processes including wind turbine blades, boats, and aircraft.
• Formtex® Nonwoven concrete reinforcement fabric controlling cracking and improving durability of concrete structures in aggressive environments.
• Face Masks and Respirators Nonwoven fabric materials used in the manufacture of medical face masks and respirators for healthcare and consumer protection.
• Cleaning Wipes Nonwoven substrate fabrics used to manufacture industrial and household cleaning wipes.
• Personal Care & Hygiene Wipes Nonwoven substrate fabrics used in personal care and hygiene wipe products.
• Filtration Media Nonwoven high-performance filter media for air and liquid filtration, including HVAC and industrial filtration applications, backed by 50+ years of expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100-year certified durability for UV-stabilized PP geotextiles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments16 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Global manufacturer of nonwoven technical textiles serving automotive, construction, filtration, and hygiene end-markets. Closest direct competitor to Fibertex with overlapping product technologies (needlepunch, spunlace) and a comparable multi-region manufacturing footprint.
• Ahlstrom: Finland-based specialty nonwovens and fiber-based materials producer serving filtration, building, and industrial segments. Comparable in technical textiles focus and B2B industrial customer base, with similar exposure to sustainable material substitution themes.
• Suominen Corporation: Finnish nonwovens manufacturer focused on wetlaid and spunlace substrates for wipes and hygiene. Comparable in wipes segment and European manufacturing base, though more concentrated in hygiene end-uses than Fibertex's diversified industrial mix.
• Sandler AG: German family-owned nonwovens producer focused on spunlace, thermal bonding, and needlepunch technologies for wipes, filtration, automotive, and acoustics. Overlaps with Fibertex in spunlace wipes (personal care, hygiene) and acoustic substrates.
• TWE Group: German nonwovens manufacturer with strong positions in automotive, filtration, and construction applications. Highly comparable in needlepunch technology, automotive customer base, and European manufacturing footprint.
• Hollingsworth & Vose: US-based manufacturer of engineered nonwovens for filtration, battery separators, and industrial applications. Comparable in high-performance filtration media and technical substrates, particularly in liquid and air filtration.
• Avgol Nonwovens: Israeli-headquartered global nonwovens producer (owned by Indorama Ventures) serving hygiene, medical, and industrial markets. Comparable in spunbond nonwoven technology and global manufacturing platform across multiple continents.
• Glatfelter: US-headquartered manufacturer of engineered nonwovens for filtration, construction, and specialty applications. Closely comparable in technical nonwovens and filtration media; recently combined with Berry's Health, Hygiene and Specialties segment to form Magnera.

Broad incumbents

• Johns Manville: Berkshire Hathaway-owned manufacturer of insulation, roofing, and engineered nonwoven products. Competes with Fibertex in building industry and filtration media, with broader portfolio scale and longer US market presence.

Regional players

• Pegas Nonwovens: Czech-based spunbond nonwovens producer serving hygiene, medical, and industrial customers primarily in EMEA. Regional overlap with Fibertex's Czech needlepunch/thermobonding operations and similar industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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