What Saint Clair Textiles does

Saint Clair Textiles SAS is a French industrial manufacturer of coated textiles (textiles enduits), founded in 1918 and headquartered at 415 avenue de Savoie in Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour, Isère. The company operates as a private SAS with a stated share capital of €7,680,000 and 51-100 employees. Originally known as Dickson Coatings, the firm rebranded to Saint Clair Textiles in 2020. Its core competence is the integrated production of PVC-coated fabrics through three in-house processes: warping (ourdissage), weaving (tissage), and coating (enduction), enabling vertical control from base fabric to finished coated membrane.

The product portfolio is organized into two B2B segments. The "Confection" segment serves structural and tensile architecture, solar protection, transport (truck tarpaulins and vehicle covers), industrial applications (flexible doors, insulation), and environmental/agricultural applications (containment tanks, pond liners). The "Graphic" segment serves large-format printing customers with Frontlit, Backlit, Blackout, Mesh/Grille, Truck, and the EVERGREEN sustainable sub-brand. Proprietary technologies supporting these lines include Cleangard (surface treatment for durability and cleanability), Lowick (proprietary coating), Resource (recyclable substrates), and EVERGREEN (eco-friendly collection). In February 2025 the company commissioned 424 photovoltaic solar panels covering 100% of weaving-loom energy consumption and introduced the Textura+ product line.

Saint Clair Textiles sells primarily via direct B2B engagement, with pricing not publicly disclosed and inquiries handled through its multilingual corporate website (eight languages). It holds ISO 9001 certification and is GDPR-compliant. The firm reports no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external equity investors, no funding rounds, and no acquisitions. Customer logos and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; revenue mechanics appear to be project- and OEM-driven sales of coated fabrics to industrial, architectural, transport, environmental, and graphic-printing buyers.

Name

Saint Clair Textiles

Legal name

Saint Clair Textiles SAS

Website

https://saintclairtextiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint Clair Textiles is a French manufacturer of coated textiles, founded in 1918 and based in Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour, producing PVC-coated fabrics for B2B customers in structural architecture, transport, industry, environment, and graphic-printing markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coated Technical Textiles

NAICS

Fabric Coating Mills (31332), Fabric Coating Mills (313320), Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133), Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Laminated Industrial Fabrics (Tarpaulins/Awnings/Inflatables/Architectural Membranes) (IMAOADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates) (IMAOABAI), Recycled Textile Compounding & Nonwoven Reprocessing (Insulation/Felts/Geotextiles) (IMAOAMAH)

Keywords

• Coated textile manufacturing
• PVC coated fabrics
• Tensile architecture textiles
• Technical textile coating
• Industrial fabric production

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-clair-de-la-tour

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Saint Clair Textiles manufactures coated technical textiles (textiles enduits) for B2B industrial converters and printers. Production combines in-house warping, weaving and coating to deliver PVC and other coated fabrics sold under technical product lines for Structure/Tensile Architecture, Solar Protection, Transport, Industry, Environment/Agriculture, and for graphic printing (Frontlit, Backlit, Blackout, Mesh, Truck, EVERGREEN). Proprietary technologies Cleangard, Lowick, Recyclable Resource and EVERGREEN are applied to differentiate surface performance, durability and sustainability.

Product overview

Saint Clair Textiles is a French manufacturer of coated textiles (textiles enduits) that produces a portfolio of PVC-coated membranes and fabrics. The company's product offering is organized into two main market segments: (1) confection/manufacturing applications including Structure, Tensile Architecture, Solar Protection, Transport, Industry, and Environment/Agriculture; and (2) graphic/printing applications including Frontlit, Backlit, Blackout, Mesh/Grille, Truck covers, and the EVERGREEN sustainable sub-brand. The company offers proprietary coating technologies including Cleangard, Lowick, and Recyclable Resource, with expertise in warping (ourdissage), weaving (tissage), and coating (enduction) processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cleangard: Coating technology service
• Lowick
• EverGreen
• Textura+

Products and services

• Coated textiles for Structure applications Coated textile product line for structural applications including tensile architecture and membrane structures, sold to industrial converters serving the construction and architecture sector.
• Coated textiles for Tensile Architecture (Architecture Tendue) Coated textile membranes designed for tensile architecture and architectural membrane structures (e.g., LAC 950 SLF, a 950 g/m² PVC type II membrane with PVDF varnish and Cleangard SLF double-sided coating).
• Coated textiles for Solar Protection (Protection Solaire) Coated textile product line for solar protection applications such as awnings and shade structures, sold to industrial converters serving the outdoor shading market.
• Coated textiles for Transport applications Coated textile product line for transport sector applications including truck tarpaulins, vehicle covers and transport covers.
• Coated textiles for Industrial applications Coated textile product line for industrial applications including flexible doors, industrial covers and insulation.
• Coated textiles for Environment / Agriculture Coated textile product line for environmental and agricultural applications including agricultural tanks, environmental containment and pond liners.
• Frontlit coated textiles for graphic printing Printable coated textile substrate line for front-lit graphic applications such as billboards, banners, signage and light boxes.
• Backlit coated textiles for graphic printing Printable coated textile substrate line for back-lit graphic applications such as light boxes, backlit signage and illuminated displays.
• Blackout coated textiles Light-blocking coated textile line for graphic and decoration applications where complete light blockage is required.
• Mesh / Grille coated textiles Mesh-style coated textile line for large-format graphic applications such as building wraps, mesh banners and ventilation-friendly signage.
• Truck / Camion coated textiles Printable coated textile line for truck and vehicle graphics and mobile advertising applications.
• TEXTILES EVERGREEN sustainable coated textiles Sub-brand line of sustainable, eco-friendly coated textile products for graphic printing applications including eco-friendly signage, sustainable advertising and green print substrates.

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sioen Industries: Sioen Industries is a Belgian manufacturer of technical textiles, coated fabrics, and technical films for industrial, architectural, transport, and protective applications. Overlap with Saint Clair Textiles in coated fabrics for architecture, transport tarpaulins, and industrial uses.
• Glen Raven: Glen Raven is a US-based textile manufacturer producing coated and specialty fabrics for industrial, marine, and architectural uses. Comparable product breadth including industrial coated textiles, though at significantly larger scale than Saint Clair Textiles.
• Dickson SA: Dickson SA is the historical parent/sister brand under which Saint Clair Textiles (formerly Dickson Coatings) was marketed. As the broader Dickson group in technical textiles and outdoor fabrics, it shares heritage and distribution channels with Saint Clair Textiles, particularly in coated fabric and solar protection markets.
• BondCote Corporation: BondCote is a US-based manufacturer of coated and laminated fabrics for industrial, architectural, and military applications. Comparable in coated fabric technology and architectural membrane end-uses, though serving primarily the North American market.

Direct peers

• Mehler Texnologies: Mehler Texnologies is a German producer of technical coated textiles for tents, truck tarpaulins, architecture, and industry. Overlap with Saint Clair Textiles spans coated PVC-base fabrics for truck covers, industrial membranes, and structural architecture.
• Serge Ferrari: Serge Ferrari is a French manufacturer of flexible composite materials and coated membranes used in tensile architecture, sun protection, and visual communication. It is the most direct competitor to Saint Clair Textiles, with overlapping PVC-coated product lines across architecture, solar protection, and graphic printing segments.
• Heytex Bramsche: Heytex is a German producer of coated technical textiles including frontlit, backlit, blackout, and mesh products for large-format printing. Direct overlap with Saint Clair Textiles' Graphic segment (Frontlit/Backlit/Blackout/Mesh/Camion).
• Verseidag Ballonetze: Verseidag is a German manufacturer of coated technical textiles including architectural membranes and tent fabrics. Directly comparable to Saint Clair Textiles across architecture, transportation, and industrial coated fabric markets.
• Sattler Ceno Top-Tex: Sattler Ceno Top-Tex is an Austrian manufacturer of coated technical textiles for architecture, transportation, and outdoor applications. Direct overlap with Saint Clair Textiles in architectural membranes, truck tarpaulins, and industrial coated fabrics.

Emerging players

• 3A Composites (Alucobond): 3A Composites provides architectural façade solutions including Dibond, Alucobond, and Sinuspanel, increasingly touching membrane-grade architectural markets where Saint Clair Textiles' Structure line competes. Adjacent in architectural building envelope but not a direct coated textile competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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