Dastex

What Dastex does

Dastex Group GmbH, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Muggensturm, Germany, is a privately-held manufacturer and supplier of cleanroom garment systems and complementary consumables. The company designs, produces, and distributes reusable textile cleanroom garments (overalls, lab coats, jackets, trousers, hoods, masks, footwear), undergarments built on proprietary fabrics such as Light-Tech II, and a full range of consumables including cleanroom wipes, gloves, disinfectants, tacky mats, cleaning equipment, furniture, paper, tapes, labels, cytostatic packaging, and spill control products. Dastex's garment systems are tested in its own Body-Box particle-emission chamber and independently validated through research collaborations with DITF Denkendorf and Fraunhofer IPA, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certifications.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of one-time products to cleanroom operators, predominantly via an enterprise sales motion that combines inbound product enquiries on the Dastex website, direct field sales for garment-system definition, and participation in industry events such as LOUNGES CLEANROOM PROCESSES. Distribution is delivered through Dastex-owned group companies — pure11 in DACH, Conformat in France, AET in Norway, with a planned acquisition of Hydroflex — alongside distributed third-party brands including DuPont Tyvek, FG Clean Wipes, Contec, Kimberly-Clark, EcoLab, Bode, and Klercide/Klerwipe. Since being acquired by The Riverside Company's affiliated European fund, Dastex has executed a multi-deal roll-up to expand European market reach and consumables breadth.

Customer use cases span pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturers, semiconductor and electronics fabs, precision engineering and optics, food and beverage production, and specialized environments such as the ITER nuclear fusion research cleanroom. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotations are handled per enquiry through the company's sales team.

Name

Dastex

Legal name

Dastex Group GmbH

Website

https://dastex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dastex Group GmbH is a German manufacturer and pan-European supplier of cleanroom garment systems and complementary consumables — serving pharmaceutical, semiconductor, precision-engineering, and nuclear-research cleanroom operators since 1979 under private-equity owner Riverside.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cleanroom Consumables

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Industrial Launderers (812332), Linen and Uniform Supply (81233)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments (2320), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Cleanroom & Controlled-Environment Apparel (CRAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cleanroom & Controlled-Environment Garment Laundry (HSAJAEAK), Industrial Workwear & PPE Laundry (HSAJAEAD), Uniform & Linen Pickup/Delivery & Route Service (HSAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Cleanroom garments
• Cleanroom consumables
• Contamination control
• Sterile apparel
• Cleanroom wipers

Headquarters

HQ city

Muggensturm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cleanroom garment and consumables sales: Dastex manufactures and sells reusable textile cleanroom garments (overalls, lab coats, jackets, trousers, hoods, masks, footwear) and complementary cleanroom consumables (disposable garments, gloves, wipes, disinfectants, tacky mats, cleaning equipment, furniture, paper, tapes, labels). Revenue is generated through product sales, with a model combining standard stock items and custom/individual solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dastex manufactures and supplies integrated textile cleanroom garment systems (reusable overalls, lab coats, hoods, masks, footwear) and complementary cleanroom consumables (disposable garments, gloves, wipes, disinfectants, tacky mats, cleaning equipment, furniture, paper, tapes, and labels). The portfolio spans 15 categories engineered to control particulate and microbial contamination in ISO-classified environments. The company offers both standard stock items and custom/bespoke garment solutions, with garments decontaminatable up to 134°C autoclave and gamma-sterilizable.

Product overview

Dastex Group GmbH is a leading manufacturer and supplier of cleanroom garments and consumables, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Muggensturm, Germany. The company operates as a comprehensive single-source supplier offering a complete portfolio of complementary cleanroom products organized into 15 major categories: Cleanroom Garments (reusable overalls, lab coats, jackets, hoods), Cleanroom Undergarments (T-shirts, pullovers), Disposable Garments & PPE, Cleanroom Gloves & Finger Cots, Cleanroom Shoes & Socks, Cleanroom Wipes (cotton, cellulose, polyester blends), Disinfectants (alcohol-based, biocides, hand hygiene), Tacky Mats, Cleaning Equipment (mop systems, trolleys, tools), Disposal Systems (Longopac®, Pactosafe®), Dispenser Systems, Cleanroom Furniture, Paper & Accessories, Tapes & Labels, and Specific Products (cytostatic packaging, spill control). The company also serves as a qualified service partner providing solution-oriented concepts. Dastex Group has expanded through acquisitions including pure11 (Germany, 2024) and Conformat (France, 2025), with planned acquisition of Hydroflex. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cleanroom Garments (Overalls/Coveralls) Reusable textile cleanroom garments including coveralls, lab coats, jackets, trousers, and hoods designed to minimize particle and microbial emission from personnel in controlled environments.
• Cleanroom Undergarments Abrasion-resistant synthetic intermediate garments (T-shirts, overalls, pullovers, jackets, trousers) worn under cleanroom outer garments to prevent particle migration from street clothing, including the proprietary Light-Tech II fabric.
• Disposable Garments & PPE Single-use cleanroom garments and personal protective equipment including disposable hoods, face covers, protective goggles, coveralls (Tyvek®), lab coats, and disposable footwear for product and personnel protection.
• Cleanroom Gloves & Finger Cots Specialized gloves for cleanroom use including disposable gloves, finger cots, and textile gloves, with documented particle shedding, endotoxin values, ESD values, and residue values.
• Cleanroom Shoes & Socks ESD-compliant footwear including PU/TPE clogs, occupational shoes, safety shoes with steel/aluminum/plastic toe caps, exchangeable insoles, and cleanroom socks made from abrasion-resistant synthetic materials.
• Cleanroom Wipes Specialized wipers for cleanroom surfaces including cotton, cellulose, polyester-cellulose, polyester wipes, sterile dry wipes, and pre-saturated wipes tested by Fraunhofer IPA for particle release and cleaning efficiency.
• Disinfectants Cleanroom-grade disinfectants including alcohol-based disinfectants, alcohol-saturated wipes (Klercide™/Klerwipe™), non-alcoholic biocides, sporicidal products, and hand hygiene systems from Bode.
• Tacky Mats (Dust-Binding Mats) DASTMANT™ dust-binding mat systems including permanent adhesive mats and peel-off foil mats to prevent particle ingress via footwear and transport wheels.
• Cleaning Equipment Complete cleanroom cleaning equipment including mop systems, cleaning trolleys (Clino® CR4 SC/K-GMP MopScoop®), specialized cleaning tools, adhesive cleaning products (Dast-Roller), sponges, swabs, and cleaning liquids.
• Disposal Systems & Accessories Integrated waste disposal solutions including Longopac® continuous bag system and Pactosafe® airtight hazardous waste sealing system with ESD-capable containers and gamma-irradiated bag options.
• Dispenser Systems Cleanroom-appropriate dispensers for disposable articles, disposable overshoes (HYGOSTAR® HYGOMAT COMFORT), and disinfectants in acrylic and stainless steel materials with rounded edges.
• Cleanroom Furniture Cleanroom-certified furniture including ergonomic chairs/stools, modular stainless steel worktables, adjustable plug shelving systems, gown racks, benches, storage carts, and stainless steel ladders.
• Cleanroom Paper & Accessories Coated cleanroom paper on treated cellulose basis with reduced particle emission and chemical outgassing, plus sterile and non-sterile pens, ring binders, notebooks, and folders.
• Cleanroom Tapes & Labels Low-particle cleanroom tapes and labels including adhesive tapes, dispensers, and barcode/QR-code labels with autoclave capability, ESD compatibility, and sterilization indicator options.
• Specific Products (Cytostatic & Spill Control) Specialized products including GMP-compliant sterilized cytostatic protective packaging for transport/storage of hazardous substances and spill control pads for containing liquid spills.

Quantifiable outcome

• Particle emission reduced to 0.2–0.3% of baseline when wearing an overall, hood, and overshoes over ordinary cotton clothing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HydroflexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 25 April 2025Dastex Group (backed by Riverside) plans to acquire Hydroflex, as indicated in a recent report. Hydroflex is listed as a member of the Dastex Group on the website, suggesting it is in the process of joining or being integrated.
• ConformatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 April 2025Riverside's European fund invested in Conformat, a French distributor of consumables and equipment for cleanrooms, as a new member of the Dastex Group. Conformat extends Dastex's distribution reach into the French market.
• pure11 GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 October 2024Acquired by Riverside's affiliated European fund as part of the Dastex Group platform in October 2024. pure11 is a German distributor of cleanroom consumables, strengthening Dastex's market reach in the DACH region and overall European presence within the cleanroom industry.
• DITF Denkendorf (German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDastex collaborates with DITF Denkendorf on textile research and development, including studies on undergarment contamination reduction and cleanroom textile innovation. The companies jointly won the Cleanzone Award 2024 for their collaborative R&D work.
• Fraunhofer IPA (Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Automation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDastex commissioned Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart to conduct independent comparative studies on cleanroom wipe performance, including particle release, absorption capacity, mechanical resistance, and cleaning efficiency. Studies were conducted in accordance with VDI guideline 2083, Sheet 9.2.
• Vita VeritaminorOthersListed as a member of the Dastex Group alongside AET, pure11, Conformat, and Hydroflex.
• AETminorOthersListed as a member of the Dastex Group alongside Vita Verita, pure11, Conformat, and Hydroflex. AET is based in Norway (aet.no).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Veltek Associates: Specialty manufacturer of sterile cleanroom disinfectants, wipes and garments used in pharmaceutical isolators and aseptic fill-finish — a more focused emerging player overlapping Dastex's disinfectant and sterile apparel categories.

Direct peers

• Hydroflex Group: Planned Dastex Group acquisition; a comparable cleanroom cleaning-equipment and consumables supplier with overlapping mopping, dosing and disinfection product lines in similar European customer segments.
• Micronova Corporation: US manufacturer of cleanroom mops, wipes, sporicides and cleaning tools with comparable products to Dastex's cleaning equipment, disinfectant and wipe offerings for biotech and microelectronics customers.
• Berkshire Corporation: US-based manufacturer of cleanroom wipes, swabs, mops and contamination-control consumables directly comparable to Dastex's wipes, mops and disposable product lines for similar pharma/semiconductor customers.
• Contec (Cleanroom division): Manufacturer of cleanroom wipes, mops and disinfectant products that compete head-to-head with Dastex's wiping, cleaning and disinfection consumables across the same pharmaceutical and electronics customer base.
• ITW Texwipe: ITW division manufacturing cleanroom wipers and contamination-control products overlapping Dastex's wipes and swab categories for semiconductor and life-science customers.

Broad incumbents

• Ansell (Life Sciences / Cleanroom): Global manufacturer of cleanroom and life-science gloves that directly competes with Dastex's gloves & finger-cots category while also offering a broader PPE portfolio.
• DuPont Tyvek Protective Apparel: Global brand owner of Tyvek disposable cleanroom coveralls distributed by Dastex; competes on the disposable-garment side of Dastex's portfolio while offering a much broader protective-apparel catalogue.
• Kimberly-Clark Professional (Cleanroom): Global manufacturer of Kimtech cleanroom wipes, gloves and apparel directly competing in Dastex's wipes and disposable-garment categories within the same regulated end markets.
• Ecolab Life Sciences (Klercide/Klerwipe): Supplier of Klercide disinfectants and Klerwipe pre-saturated wipes referenced by Dastex; a much larger diversified hygiene company whose cleanroom line directly overlaps Dastex's disinfectant product category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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