Xamax Industries

What Xamax Industries does

Xamax Industries, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned specialty materials manufacturer founded in 1949 and headquartered in Seymour, Connecticut. The company invents, manufactures, and distributes engineered material layers across four primary end markets: FRP composites (both thermoset and thermoplastic), electrical wire and cable, industrial products, and health and personal care. Its product portfolio spans nonwoven fabrics and surfacing veils, thermoplastic laminates and films, technical papers (including authorized Nomex distribution), technical textiles sourced through a strategic partnership with UK-based Baltex, and 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton products.

The company's technical differentiation rests on patented surface-enhancement laminates (US 9,199,440 B2 and US 9,138,974 B2 covering the FloLam Series), proprietary formulations such as FloVeil, FloCore, EcoVeil, R-Veil, Avelle, and EcoSeal, and qualification-level approvals from Boeing and Airbus for aerospace-grade textiles. Manufacturing capability covers multiple nonwoven process methods (airlaid, wetlaid, drylaid, spunbond, spunlace, SMS, melt-blown, thermal bond, needle punch, resin bond), precision converting (slitting, spooling, rewinding, printing, coating, laminating), and ISO 9001:2015- and GOTS-certified operations. Quantifiable performance claims include UV resistance up to 15,000 hours and flame spread index under 200 for specified products.

Xamax operates a sales-led B2B model with direct customer engagement from its Connecticut facility, quote-based custom pricing, and contract converting services positioned as value-added support to product sales. Distribution is primarily regional in the US with transatlantic reach through Baltex for technical textiles. Customers span aerospace (Boeing, Airbus), automotive, marine, construction, trucking/RV, healthcare, electrical, and consumer/personal care end markets, with named enterprise relationships in aerospace and personal care but otherwise a fragmented mid-market customer base across its ten-plus industry verticals. Leadership transitioned following the death of founder/CEO Martin Weinberg, with Margaret Pederson currently serving as CEO, President and Chairwoman.

Name

Xamax Industries

Legal name

Xamax Industries, Inc.

Website

https://xamax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Xamax Industries is a privately held, woman-owned specialty materials manufacturer (founded 1949, Seymour, CT) that invents and distributes engineered nonwovens, thermoplastic laminates, technical papers, films, and organic cotton for aerospace, composites, electrical, industrial, and personal care markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineered Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Product Mills (314), Fabric Coating Mills (31332), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates) (IMAOABAI), Aerospace & Defense Technical Textiles (Ballistic/Parachute/Radar-Absorbing/Composites Reinforcement) (IMAOADAF), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Engineered nonwoven fabrics
• Thermoplastic composite laminates
• Technical paper insulation
• Surface veil materials
• Custom contract converting

Headquarters

HQ city

Seymour

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Nonwoven Fabrics: Sale of nonwoven fabrics including Aramid, Blends, Cellulose, 100% Cotton, Polyester (PET), Polypropylene (PP), Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), Nylon, Rayon, and Reemay® for thermoset composite applications. Products sold in various forms including master rolls, slit to custom widths, and high precision narrow widths.
2. Product Sales - Laminates and Films: Sale of thermoplastic laminates (FloLam® Series, FloVeil®) and films (PET, BOPET, olefin films, specialty films) for FRP composite surface enhancement. Products available in multiple widths up to 119-120 inches.
3. Product Sales - Technical Papers: Sale of technical papers including Nomex® (authorized distributor), Kraft papers (Tuff Kraft, Coppercote, Xamax B-Stage Kraft), tissue papers, electrical grade papers, and thermally upgraded papers for insulation applications.
4. Product Sales - 100% Organic Cotton: Sale of 100% organic cotton products for industrial wipes, hygiene top sheets, baby wipes, cosmetic wipes, face masks, lens cleaners, and gauze replacements. Available in weights 30-190 gsm, various patterns, and forms including rounds, folded square pads or sponges. GOTS certified.
5. Custom Contract Converting Services: Custom contract converting services including precision slitting, spooling, rewinding, printing, coating, and laminating of paper, tissue, film and nonwoven fabrics. Services offered as value-added addition to product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Xamax Industries invents, manufactures, and distributes engineered material layers including nonwoven fabrics, thermoplastic laminates, technical papers, films, and 100% organic cotton products. The company supplies surface enhancement and insulation materials to manufacturers serving composites, electrical wire and cable, aerospace, healthcare, automotive, marine, trucking, construction, and industrial markets, and provides custom contract converting services such as slitting, spooling, rewinding, printing, coating, and laminating.

Product overview

Xamax Industries is a woman-owned materials manufacturing company founded in 1949, headquartered in Seymour, CT, that invents, manufactures and distributes engineered material layers. The company operates across four primary markets: FRP Composites (thermoplastic and thermoset), electrical wire and cable, industrial products, and health and personal care. The product portfolio is organized around core material categories including Nonwoven Fabrics & Surfacing Veils (Avelle, EcoVeil, Ultimate Veil, R-Veil, EcoSeal), Laminates (FloLam Series, FloVeil, FloCore, EcoVeil PBS, EcoVeil PU), Films (PET, BOPET, Olefin, Specialty Films), Technical Papers (Nomex, Kraft, Tissue, Electrical Grade Kraft), Technical Textiles (Baltex partnership products), Cotton Products (Exfoliating Cotton, CottonEase, Cotton Pillows), and supporting products like Breather Fabrics and Polyester Scrims. The company provides custom contract converting services as a value-added offering. Patents include US 9,199,440 B2 and US 9,138,974 B2 for the FloLam Series technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FloLam: FloLam surfacing industrial laminates designed to provide a smooth, resin rich surface over thermoplastic laminates and substrates. Includes FloLam PR and FloLam PR+ variants.
• FloVeil
• FloCore
• EcoVeil
• EcoSeal
• CottonEase
• Avelle
• Ultimate Veil
• R-Veil
• Coppercote
• Serv-Max

Products and services

• Cotton Products

Quantifiable outcome

• UV protection up to 15,000 hours (ASTM G155 tested) for FloLam® and FloVeil® products
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BaltexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXamax Industries partners with Baltex, a leading UK manufacturer of advanced technical textiles, spacer fabrics, meshes, scrims, and engineered textile solutions. The strategic partnership combines Baltex's textile engineering expertise with Xamax's application-focused composite expertise and North American distribution capabilities. The collaboration provides customers with expanded portfolio of high-performance engineered materials including polyester meshes, spacer fabrics, reinforcement materials, composite processing products, medical textiles, and transportation materials. Baltex brings decades of aerospace textile expertise with fabrics approved for Boeing and Airbus programs. The partnership strengthens access to advanced technical textiles in North America with faster material selection, responsive sampling, and practical development support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TFP (Technical Fibre Products): TFP manufactures advanced nonwovens and surface veils for composites, aerospace, and energy applications — directly comparable to Xamax's Avelle, R-Veil, EcoVeil and FloLam product families in composites surfacing.
• Porcher Industries (SAAF): Porcher Industries / SAAF makes technical textiles and nonwovens for aerospace, automotive, and industrial composites — closely comparable to Xamax's composite surfacing and Baltex-sourced technical textile portfolio.
• BGF Industries: BGF produces woven and nonwoven technical fabrics for aerospace, defense, and industrial composites, serving similar end-customers (Boeing, Airbus-tier) with comparable surfacing and reinforcement materials.

Broad incumbents

• Hollingsworth & Vose: H&V is a larger specialty nonwovens manufacturer serving filtration, energy, and industrial markets with comparable nonwoven substrates, though at materially greater scale and broader product breadth than Xamax.
• Lydall: Lydall manufactures specialty nonwoven materials for filtration, industrial, and sealing applications, overlapping with Xamax's nonwoven fabrics portfolio but operating at a significantly larger scale across multiple plants.
• Glatfelter: Glatfelter produces specialty papers and nonwovens for filtration, construction, and industrial uses, overlapping with Xamax's technical papers (Nomex, Kraft) and nonwoven product lines as a larger established player.
• Ahlstrom: Ahlstrom (formerly Ahlstrom-Munksjö) is a global specialty papers and nonwovens producer serving filtration, food and beverage, and industrial markets — comparable to Xamax's technical papers and GOTS-certified organic cotton segments.
• Scott Bader: Scott Bader manufactures composites resins, gelcoats, and specialty materials for FRP composites — comparable to Xamax's FRP composites customer base (transportation, marine, construction) as a broader incumbent in composite chemistry.

Regional players

• Propex Global (Alyaf / Geotex): Propex produces woven and nonwoven geotextiles and composite reinforcement fabrics for infrastructure and industrial markets — comparable substrate technology to Xamax's nonwoven and scrim products though primarily serving civil/construction end uses.

Emerging players

• Tietex International: Tietex manufactures stitchbonded and specialty nonwovens for industrial, bedding, and wipes applications, with comparable converting capabilities and a similar mid-sized specialty nonwoven profile to Xamax.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/xamax_inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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