Midwest Filtration

What Midwest Filtration does

Midwest Filtration is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based, family-owned manufacturer and distributor of nonwoven filtration media, founded in the mid-1980s. The company sources, stocks, converts, and sells engineered nonwoven roll goods and finished filter products to B2B customers across sixteen end markets, including automotive, aerospace and defense, oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, life sciences, microelectronics, water and wastewater, HVAC, composites, PPE, food and beverage, consumer goods, building and construction, metal and mining, and geo textiles.

The company operates from a 180,000 square foot facility in West Chester Township, Ohio, which integrates a warehouse stocked with over 20 million yards of inventory across more than 500 different material types, a converting production plant, and a fully equipped in-house testing laboratory. Its product portfolio spans a broad set of nonwoven manufacturing technologies — Spunbond (Polyester, Polypropylene, Polyamide, Bicomponent), Meltblown, SMS composites (up to 7 layers), Spunlaced, Airlaid, Wetlaid, Needle Punch, Nanofiber, and Microfiber Glass — manufactured from a wide polymer set including polypropylene, polyester, bico-polyester, PBT, polyethylene, nylon, cellulose, cotton, PPS, and PTFE. The portfolio is marketed under a proprietary brand family (Unipoly™, Unipro™, Uniclean™, Unilace™, Uniloft™, Unifelt™, Uniclear™, Uniglass™, Unimesh™, Unilayer™, and others). In-house converting capabilities include precision slitting, high-speed die cutting, sheeting, sewing, heat sealing, welding, printing, and assembly.

The business operates a direct, sales-engineer-led go-to-market model with quote-based pricing, Net 30 payment terms, and customized release quantities. Distribution is concentrated in the United States, while raw material sourcing is diversified across dozens of global suppliers. The company holds an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Monadnock Non-Wovens for meltblown media (signed March 2023), maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification valid through 2028, and was recognized as a Top Workplaces 2024 employer in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. Revenue, funding, and detailed customer information are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Midwest Filtration

Legal name

Midwest Filtration, LLC

Website

https://midwestfiltration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Midwest Filtration is a Cincinnati-based, family-owned manufacturer and converter of nonwoven filtration media, serving sixteen industrial verticals — including automotive, aerospace, life sciences, HVAC, and water treatment — from a 180,000-square-foot facility with over 20 million yards of stocked inventory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Media

NAICS

Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (32522), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF), Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Filtration media manufacturing
• Nonwoven media solutions
• Industrial filter materials
• Engineered nonwoven fabrics
• Filter media converting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Nonwoven Media and Filter Products: Sale of nonwoven media and engineered filter products including roll goods, converted materials, and custom solutions. Revenue generated through direct product sales with net 30 payment terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Midwest Filtration manufactures and converts nonwoven filtration media and engineered roll goods at its Cincinnati, Ohio facility, distributing over 500 different material types from multiple global suppliers. It sells these media to OEMs and converters serving industries such as automotive, aerospace & defense, oil & gas, life science, microelectronics, HVAC, and PPE through direct sales with quote-based pricing and net 30 payment terms.

Product overview

Midwest Filtration is a provider of nonwoven media and engineered products for the filtration industry. The company operates a 180,000 square foot facility in Cincinnati, Ohio and maintains over 20 million yards of raw material inventory with more than 500 different types of products. The product portfolio includes multiple nonwoven technologies (Spunbond-Polyester, Spunbond-Polypropylene, Spunbond-Polyamide, Spunbond-Bicomponent, SMS, Wetlaid, Meltblown, Spunlaced, Airlaid, Carded-Thermal Bond, Chemical Bond, Needlepunched, Nanofiber, Composite/Laminate, Microfiber Glass, and Woven/Netting) marketed under various brand lines (Unipoly™, Unipro™, Uniclean™, Unifelt™, Unifil™, Unilace™, Uniloft™, Uniglass™, Unimesh™, Unilayer™, Uniclear™, Ultraloft™, Unitherm™, Unibond™, Unicell™, Uniblend™). These products serve industries including automotive, aerospace & defense, food & beverage, consumer, water & wastewater, HVAC, composites, PPE, oil & gas, petrochemicals, power generation, life science, microelectronics, building & construction, and metal & mining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unipoly™: Spunbond-Polyester and Spunbond-Bicomponent product line
• Unipro™
• Unimide™; Unicore™
• Uniclean™
• Unifil™; Unicell™; Uniblend™
• Unilace™
• Uniloft™
• Ultraloft™; Unitherm™; Unibond™
• Unifelt™
• Uniclear™
• Unilayer™
• Uniglass™
• Unimesh™

Products and services

• Spunbond Polyester (SB-PET) nonwoven media Spunbond polyester nonwoven media (SB-PET) supplied in flat bond and point bond variants with fine fiber and coarse fiber options, available under the Unipoly™ brand for filtration and adjacent applications.
• Spunbond Polypropylene (SB-PP) nonwoven media Spunbond polypropylene nonwoven media (SB-PP) sold under the Unipro™ brand for filtration applications.
• Spunbond Polyamide (SB-Nylon) nonwoven media Spunbond polyamide nonwoven media offered in thermal bond and chemical bond variants under the Unimide™ and Unicore™ brands.
• Spunbond Bicomponent (SB-Bico) nonwoven media Spunbond bicomponent nonwoven media with sheath-core structure in CoPET-PET, PE-PET, or PE-PP configurations, supplied under the Unipoly™, Unipro™, and Unicore™ brand families.
• Spunbond-Meltblown-Spunbond (SMS) composite nonwoven media Spunbond-Meltblown-Spunbond composite nonwoven media with up to 7-layer constructions (single, MS, SMS, SMMS, SMMMS), sold under the Unipro™ SMS and Uniclean™ brands for high-performance filtration applications including PPE.
• Meltblown (MB) nonwoven filtration media Meltblown nonwoven filtration media in polypropylene and polyester (PBT), supplied calendered or uncalendered under the Uniclean™ brand, used in air and liquid filtration.
• Wetlaid nonwoven media Wetlaid nonwoven media in 100% cellulose or blend constructions, available with synthetic binder or binderless, under the Unifil™, Unicell™, and Uniblend™ brands.
• Spunlaced nonwoven media Spunlaced nonwoven media from cellulose and/or synthetic fiber, supplied apertured or non-apertured under the Unilace™ brand for wipes and filtration applications.
• Airlaid nonwoven media Airlaid nonwoven media with very high loft and chemical bond, supplied under the Uniloft™ brand.
• Carded-Thermal Bond nonwoven media Carded thermal bond nonwoven media with high loft and gradient density in PE, PP, PET and fiber blends, supplied under the Ultraloft™, Unitherm™, and Unibond™ brands.
• Air/Wetlaid/Carded Chemical Bond nonwoven media Chemical bond nonwoven media using acrylic, PVC, or other binders with cellulose, PET, and other fibers, available across Airlaid, Wetlaid, and Carded process bases.
• Needlepunched nonwoven media Needlepunched nonwoven media cross-lapped for high cross-directional strength, available in hydrophobic/oleophobic and aluminized variants under the Unifelt™ brand.
• Nanofiber nonwoven media Nanofiber nonwoven media in nylon, PVDF, and PES with high efficiency and high surface area, supplied under the Uniclear™ brand for high-performance filtration.
• Composite / Laminate nonwoven media Multi-layer composite and laminate nonwoven media supplied calendered, bonded, or laminated under the Unilayer™ brand.
• Microfiber Glass nonwoven media Microfiber glass nonwoven media with acrylic or epoxy binder, supplied under the Uniglass™ brand for high-efficiency filtration.
• Woven / Netting media High-strength, lightweight woven and netting media supplied for pleat support under the Unimesh™ brand.
• Monadnock meltblown media portfolio (exclusive representation) Exclusive channel offering of Monadnock Non-Wovens' meltblown filtration media portfolio for air and liquid filtration, including FDA-approved polymers, electrostatically enhanced media, and SMS composites up to seven layers across seven production lines. Distributed exclusively by Midwest Filtration under its channel partnership.
• Custom converting services (slitting, die cutting, sheeting, sewing, heat sealing, welding, printing, assembly) Custom converting services performed in-house at the Ohio facility — precision slitting, high-speed die cutting, sheeting, sewing, heat sealing, welding, printing, and assembly — for customer roll goods and engineered media across multiple material types and dimensions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lead times as short as one week
• +2 more outcomes

Segments16 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Monadnock Non-Wovens, LLC (MNW)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 22 March 2023Exclusive agreement for Midwest Filtration to represent Monadnock's comprehensive portfolio of meltblown filtration media in both air and liquid filtration applications. Monadnock's meltblown filtration material with FDA approved polymers is available in seven lines producing lofted nonwovens and roll goods, including additives, colors, electrostatically enhanced media, and composites with up to seven layers (single, MS, SMS, SMMS, SMMMS) and apertured films.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hollingsworth & Vose: US-headquartered global manufacturer of filtration media and engineered nonwovens serving industrial, automotive, and life science applications. Closely comparable to Midwest Filtration in product portfolio (nonwovens, microglass) and target customers, though materially larger in scale.
• Ahlstrom: Finland-based global leader in filtration media and specialty nonwovens serving transportation, water, and industrial markets. Directly competes with Midwest Filtration in spunbond, meltblown, and microfiber glass media, with much larger global capacity and R&D resources.
• Lydall (Unifrax): Manufacturer of filtration media, high-temperature filtration materials, and engineered nonwovens acquired by Unifrax. Comparable product set across industrial and HVAC filtration use cases, with overlapping technology platforms in meltblown and microfiber glass.
• Johns Manville (Berkshire Hathaway): US-based manufacturer of filtration media (nonwovens, microglass) and building insulation under Berkshire Hathaway ownership. Direct competitor in HVAC, industrial filtration, and air quality applications with comparable breadth of nonwoven technologies.
• Fitesa: Global nonwoven fabric manufacturer with spunbond, meltblown, SMS, and spunlace capabilities serving hygiene, medical, and industrial filtration markets. Overlaps with Midwest Filtration's spunbond and SMS product lines serving industrial and consumer segments.
• Toray Industries: Japanese global manufacturer of synthetic fibers, nonwovens, and filtration membranes. Competes with Midwest Filtration in polyester and polypropylene nonwovens for industrial filtration, with extensive IP in nanofiber and specialty filtration materials.

Broad incumbents

• DuPont: Diversified materials giant with filtration media products (Nomex, Kevlar, Tyvek-based media) for industrial and life science applications. Overlaps with Midwest Filtration in high-performance filtration segments but operates across a much broader portfolio of materials.
• Berry Global (now Magnera / Glatfelter): Global nonwoven manufacturer (now split into Magnera and combined Glatfelter) producing spunbond, meltblown, and SMS media for hygiene, industrial, and filtration end uses. Comparable technology platforms but at substantially larger scale and broader end-market reach.
• Donaldson Company: US-based manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement elements for industrial, automotive, and aerospace applications. While Donaldson primarily sells finished filtration products, it consumes media comparable to what Midwest Filtration produces and competes indirectly in end-customer wallets.

Emerging players

• Monadnock Non-Wovens: US manufacturer of meltblown filtration media with FDA-approved polymer variants across seven product lines. Currently a partner of Midwest Filtration under an exclusive distribution agreement (2023), but a potential direct competitor if the partnership structure evolves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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