Spinnerei Lampertsmühle

What Spinnerei Lampertsmühle does

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle GmbH is a privately held German specialty yarn manufacturer founded in 1854 and headquartered in Kaiserslautern, with a wholly-owned production subsidiary (Spilatex, s.r.o., established 2005) in Levice, Slovakia. The company produces raw white and dyed yarns and twists from cotton, wool, synthetic, and high-performance fibres, operating one of Europe's largest ring spinning installations with over 50,000 ring spindles and an integrated in-house dye house. Its technology stack spans ring spinning (including compact and air-jet), modern winding with foreign-fibre detection, multi-end twisting up to 24 ends, and automated colorimetric dye-recipe mixing, supported by R&D partnerships with a regional University of Applied Sciences, German textile institutes, and global fibre innovators.

The company sells B2B via direct sales relationships (Oliver Gries, Head of Sales) to textile manufacturers serving five end-use segments: automotive interiors, functional/sports clothing, workwear, protective clothing, and home textiles, plus technical/industrial uses such as oil & gas and filtration. Pricing is quoted ex-works on a per-contract, per-shipment-weight basis with no public price list, and the firm holds DIN EN ISO 9001 (quality) and DIN EN ISO 50001:2023-2026 (energy management) certifications. Its fibre portfolio spans flame-retardant (Lenzing FR, Trevira CS, DuPont Nomex, Teijinconex, Protex), aramid (Kevlar, Twaron, Technora), conductive (Bekinox, X-Static), and temperature-regulating (Outlast, Thermocool) fibres, with intimate-blend capability of up to five fibre components and yarn counts from Nm 3 to Nm 120.

The business model is industrial contract manufacturing of specialty yarn, monetised through one-off sales contracts (no subscription or licensing layer), with capacity allocated across automotive, protective, and apparel customers. Distribution is direct to enterprise buyers across Europe and globally through fibre-supplier networks, supported by a functional-textile sub-brand (DUNOVA) for downstream visibility in the sportswear segment. Family-controlled since 1854, the company is led by Managing Director Thomas Lange with no disclosed external investors or parent company.

Name

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle

Legal name

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle GmbH

Website

https://lampertsmuehle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle is a privately held German specialty yarn manufacturer (founded 1854) operating 50,000+ ring spindles across Germany and Slovakia, supplying B2B raw white and dyed yarns and twists to textile manufacturers serving automotive, protective, workwear, sports, and home textile sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Yarn Manufacturing

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Spun Yarn Manufacturing (Ring/Open-End/Compact) (IMAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textured & Specialty Yarn Manufacturing (Textured/Chenille/Bouclé) (IMAOAAAF), Dyeing Operations (Piece/Yarn/Fiber/Garment) (IMAOACAB), Fiber & Yarn (Natural, Synthetic, Blends) (CRAAAMAA)

Keywords

• Specialty yarn manufacturing
• Ring spinning production
• Technical textile yarns
• Industrial yarn twisting
• Yarn dyeing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaiserslautern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Yarn and twist manufacturing and sales: The company manufactures and distributes raw white and dyed yarns and twists. Pricing is quoted ex-works. Sales are conducted B2B through direct sales contacts. The company supplies specialty yarns to textile manufacturers across multiple end-use sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle produces and supplies raw white and dyed yarns and twists for textile manufacturers serving automotive, sports, workwear, protective clothing, home textiles, and industrial/technical end-uses. Manufacturing is vertically integrated across spinning (over 50,000 ring spindles), winding, twisting (up to 24 ends), and an in-house dye house. Yarn counts range from Nm 3 to Nm 120, with intimate blends of up to five fibre components and a portfolio spanning effect yarns (slub, nep, shantung), flame-retardant and aramid-based technical yarns, and the DUNOVA functional textile brand.

Product overview

Spinnerei Lampertsmühle is a traditional textile manufacturing company producing quality yarns from its own production facilities. The core offering consists of raw white, dyed, and colored ring spun yarns (including compact versions) and twisted yarns produced from over 50,000 ring spindles, making it one of Europe's largest producers. The product portfolio includes specialty yarns with effect variations (slub, nep, shantung), technical yarns for protective and industrial applications (flame retardant, heat protection, conductive), and the functional textile sub-brand DUNOVA. Manufacturing capabilities span spinning, winding, twisting, and integrated dyeing facilities, with production sites in Germany (Kaiserslautern headquarters, founded 1854) and Slovakia (Spilatex subsidiary, founded 2005).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DUNOVA: Functional textiles brand mentioned on the main navigation menu

Products and services

• Yarns (Raw White and Dyed) Raw white, dyed, and colored ring-spun yarns (including compact versions) produced from cotton, wool, synthetic materials, and specialty fibres for industrial and textile applications, with yarn counts from Nm 3 (Ne 1.8) to Nm 120 (Ne 70).
• Twisted Yarns / Twists Twisted yarns and multi-fold twists up to 24 ends produced at two production sites, including combinations of staple fibre yarns with continuous filament components, in cylindrical or conical bobbins up to 5 kg/bobbin.
• Specialty / Effect Yarns Effect yarns including slub, nep, and shantung variants, coarse counts, and spun yarn effects for technical and fashion applications.
• Technical Yarns Technical yarns for industrial applications including flame-retardant, heat-protection, conductive, and antibacterial yarns using aramid, modacrylic, polyester, and other high-performance fibres.
• DUNOVA Functional Textiles Sub-brand Functional textile brand featuring yarn qualities for functional clothing and sport apparel applications, including temperature-regulating, antibacterial, and performance technologies sourced through partner fibre suppliers.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lenzing AG (Lenzing FR)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing supplier partnership for flame-retardant Lenzing FR fibres used in the company's specialty yarn production for protective and workwear applications.
• Trevira GmbH (Trevira CS, Trevira Bioactive, Trevira 350)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for Trevira CS flame-retardant fibres, Trevira Bioactive antibacterial fibres, and Trevira 350 low-pilling fibres for specialty yarn production.
• DuPont (Nomex, Kevlar, Thermo-Man)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of Meta-Aramid (Nomex) and Para-Aramid (Kevlar/Twaron) fibres for heat protection and protective clothing applications. Company references DuPont Thermo-Man video demonstration for heat protection testing.
• MBC SoftwareentwicklungminorOthersThird-party web design and programming agency responsible for the company's WordPress-based website.
• University of Applied Sciences (regional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with local University of Applied Sciences and ongoing contact with renowned textile institutes throughout Germany for R&D collaboration and new yarn development.
• Renowned fibre producers worldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose contact with global fibre producers to jointly develop new raw material applications and bring new yarn qualities from trial to bulk production.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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