What Cerex Advanced Fabrics does

Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of specialty spunbond nylon 6,6 nonwoven fabrics, headquartered in Cantonment, Florida (Pensacola area). The company operates a single ISO 9001:2015-certified continuous filament production line with on-site ISO/IEC 17025-accredited material testing, producing seven branded product lines split into flat-bonded substrates (Cerex®, Vibratex®), thermally bonded substrates (PBN-II®, Spectralon®), and technically engineered functional fabrics (NyStat™ static-dissipative, N-Fusion™ surfacing veils, Oil Shark® oleophilic containment fabric). Its core process — autogenous bonding of continuous nylon 6,6 filaments without adhesives — yields documented uniformity advantages versus polyester spunbonds (64% lower basis weight variability, up to 90% lower thickness variability, at least 46% lower air permeability variability).

Cerex sells into nine industrial verticals: filtration (lube/hydraulic, air/gas, fuel, sub-micron, specialty), automotive (airbag packaging, composites, seating, BSR), medical, home furnishing, apparel, composites (pultrusion, vacuum bag/pre-preg), belts, flexographic printing, and oil & gas remediation. Customer qualification is supported by a deep certification stack including OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Class 1, Berry Amendment (defense), REACH, RoHS, Dodd-Frank Section 1502, California Prop 65, and Latex Free.

The business model is B2B direct sales with regional offices in Detroit, Nashville, Tianjin (China), Victoria (Australia), and a Basel/Anowo partner for EMEA. Pricing is quote-based against custom basis weights, colors, and specifications, with multi-year industrial contracts. No revenue, parent company, or institutional investor is disclosed; ownership is private and the company has operated for roughly 50 years. As of 2020, the company reported consecutive years of double-digit sales growth under Plant Manager James Hodge.

Name

Cerex Advanced Fabrics

Legal name

Cerex Advanced Fabrics, Inc.

Website

https://cerex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cerex Advanced Fabrics is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of specialty spunbond nylon 6,6 nonwoven fabrics, serving industrial customers across filtration, automotive, medical, composites, and oil & gas remediation markets through direct B2B sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Nonwoven Fabrics

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Spunbond nylon fabrics
• Nonwoven textiles
• Industrial filtration media
• Automotive airbag fabrics
• Composite reinforcement materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Cantonment

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

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. Spunbond Nylon Fabric Sales: Sale of specialty spunbond nylon nonwoven fabrics including Cerex, PBN-II, Spectralon, Vibratex, NyStat, and N-Fusion product lines. Products are sold directly to industrial customers across filtration, automotive, medical, home furnishing, apparel, composites, and belts markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cerex Advanced Fabrics manufactures and sells specialty spunbond nylon 6,6 (PA66) nonwoven fabrics using proprietary continuous filament technology with autogenous and thermal bonding. The company produces a portfolio of flat-bonded, thermally bonded, and technically engineered specialty fabrics serving industrial customers in filtration, automotive, medical, composites, home furnishing, apparel, belts, flexographic printing, and oil & gas markets globally.

Product overview

Cerex Advanced Fabrics offers a family of product lines for spunbond nylon nonwoven fabrics made with nylon 6,6 polymer. The portfolio consists of flat nylon spunbond products (Cerex® and Vibratex®) and thermal nylon spunbond products (PBN-II® and Spectralon®), plus technically engineered specialty products (NyStat™, N-Fusion™, and Oil Shark®). Cerex® is the flagship flat bond product line producing thin, smooth, strong fabrics for filtration, composites, medical, and printing applications. Vibratex® offers flat-bonded custom-colored fabrics for belting applications. PBN-II® provides thermally bonded drapable fabrics for automotive, belts, and home furnishing applications. Spectralon® offers thermally bonded custom-colored fabrics for apparel and home furnishings. NyStat™ is a static dissipative specialty fabric for aviation, power generation, and industrial filtration. N-Fusion™ surfacing veils serve the composites market with superior surface appearance and UV protection. Oil Shark® provides oil remediation products for environmental protection applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cerex®: Flat bonded spunbond nonwoven nylon fabric - thin, smooth, strong fabric for filtration, composites, medical, and printing applications.
• Vibratex®
• PBN-II®
• Spectralon®
• Oil Shark®
• NyStat™
• N-Fusion™

Products and services

• Cerex® Flat nylon spunbond nonwoven fabric produced by spinning and autogenously bonding continuous filaments of nylon 6,6 into a thin, smooth, and strong fabric. Available in basis weights 10–68 GSM (0.30–2.0 oz/yd²), with finished roll widths up to 120 inches (~3 meters). Used for filtration, composites, medical, and flexographic printing applications by industrial customers.
• Vibratex® Solution dyed spunbond nonwoven nylon fabric produced to match custom color requirements. Flat bonded with 100% fiber tie down using a solution dye process that encapsulates color pigment within fibers to eliminate wash out and increase resistance to color fading. Available in custom colors, basis weights 10–68 GSM.
• PBN-II® Spunbond nylon nonwoven fabric produced by spinning and thermally bonding continuous filaments of nylon 6,6 into a drapable, soft, and conformable textile-like fabric. Basis weights 10–136 GSM (0.30–4.0 oz/yd²) for automotive, belts, and home furnishing applications.
• Spectralon® Solution dyed spunbond nonwoven nylon fabric with thermal bonding, using a solution dye process that encapsulates color pigment within fibers to ensure elimination of wash out and increase resistance to color fading. Available in custom colors, basis weights 10–136 GSM.
• NyStat™ Static dissipative fabric engineered to dissipate electrostatic discharge (ESD) in hydraulic, fuel, and oil filtration systems. Uses proprietary conductive technology to dissipate triboelectric charges from petrochemical flow through synthetic media. Available 20 GSM (0.60 oz/yd², max 50,000 ohms) and 51 GSM (1.50 oz/yd², max 20,000 ohms), widths up to 45 inches.
• N-Fusion™ Superior surfacing veils produced using a continuous filament process that eliminates loose fibers while providing the best uniformity available on the market. Available in flat or thermally bonded variants for pultrusion and composite applications. Basis weights 10–136 GSM, finished widths up to 120 inches.
• Oil Shark® Patented oil remediation containment fence product designed to capture a broad range of petroleum-based contaminants. Uses 100% nylon spunbond filaments with oleophilic/hydrophilic properties allowing water to filter through while capturing petroleum contaminants. 136 GSM (4.0 oz/yd²) basis weight; 200-yard rolls of 40-inch wide fabric.

Quantifiable outcome

• Basis weight variability 64% less than polyester fabrics (34 gsm spunbond nylon)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DuPont: Diversified materials giant with a nonwovens and specialty fabrics portfolio (Tyvek, Sontara, Kevlar-related substrates). Overlaps with Cerex in protective and industrial nonwoven applications but operates at vastly greater scale across many product lines.
• Berry Global: Large global nonwovens producer serving hygiene, industrial, and specialty markets. A broad incumbent in spunbond nonwovens that competes with Cerex in industrial and filtration end-uses as part of a much larger product portfolio.
• Johns Manville: Industrial materials manufacturer (Berkshire Hathaway) with a nonwovens and reinforcements business serving filtration, construction, and composites. Overlaps with Cerex in industrial substrates but is a much broader building products and insulation company.

Direct peers

• Fitesa: Global spunbond nonwovens producer with strong positions in hygiene, medical, and industrial applications. A direct peer in spunbond fabric technology, though with a heavier weighting toward polypropylene and polyester rather than nylon 6,6.
• Hollingsworth & Vose: Privately held U.S. specialty nonwovens producer focused on filtration, battery, and industrial applications. Comparable to Cerex in the high-performance filtration substrate niche with proprietary fiber and bonding technologies.
• Freudenberg Performance Materials: World's largest nonwoven manufacturer with an extensive spunbond portfolio spanning filtration, automotive, medical, and apparel. It is the most direct scaled competitor to Cerex in industrial spunbond nonwovens and competes head-to-head in many of the same end markets.
• Ahlstrom: Specialty nonwoven manufacturer serving filtration, medical, and industrial applications with custom-engineered substrates. Closely comparable to Cerex in serving demanding industrial filtration and medical customers with performance-differentiated fabrics.
• Lydall (Alkegen / Unifrax): Specialty filtration and industrial nonwovens manufacturer now operating as part of Alkegen. Direct overlap with Cerex in engineered nonwoven filtration media and industrial specialty substrates.

Others

• INVISTA: Major nylon 6,6 polymer and intermediate producer (adiponitrile, HMD, polymers). Connected to Cerex as an upstream supplier of its core raw material and a key reference point for nylon 6,6 pricing and supply risk.
• Ascend Performance Materials: World's largest fully integrated nylon 6,6 resin producer and a likely upstream supplier relationship for Cerex. Thematically connected as the dominant supplier of the polymer Cerex consumes and a benchmark for nylon 6,6 market dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 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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