CreaFill Fibers

What CreaFill Fibers does

CreaFill Fibers Corp. is a Chestertown, Maryland-based specialty manufacturer founded in 1994 that produces pure, consistent natural fiber ingredients from alpha cellulose, reclaimed paper-based materials, oat, wheat, and bamboo feedstocks. Its core technology is a proprietary dry milling process that strips out natural variability in cellulose to deliver consistent fiber grade, particle size, and surface area. The company sells a five-product branded portfolio: CreaFibe and CreaSplend target food manufacturers (dietary fiber for baked goods, meat, gluten-free and keto formulations, nutritional products); CreaTech and CreaMix serve industrial and asphalt customers (adhesives, coatings, cementitious systems, thermoplastics, friction materials, road construction, and roof coatings); and CreaClear is a cellulose filter aid for food, beverage, and industrial liquid filtration. The product stack is supported by a comprehensive certification portfolio including ISO 9001 (held for over two decades), BRCGS at the highest grade under GFSI, USDA Non-GMO Process Verified, Oregon Tilth Organic, Star-K Kosher, and Halal certification.

The business model is exclusively B2B and quote-based, with no direct-to-consumer or e-commerce channel. CreaFill reaches customers in more than 20 countries through an established distributor network covering North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, supplemented by a wholly-owned European office in Italy that handles regional sales for food, filtration, and technical products. Products are sold with a Certificate of Analysis as a quality verification mechanism, consistent with specification-driven ingredient sales rather than branded retail. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investment or capital infusion; ownership appears to remain with founders or management. There are no recorded M&A events, leadership transitions, funding rounds, or restructuring actions in the source data.

Name

CreaFill Fibers

Legal name

CreaFill Fibers Corp.

Website

https://creafill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CreaFill Fibers is a Maryland-based specialty manufacturer, founded in 1994, that uses proprietary dry milling to produce pure cellulose fiber ingredients for food, industrial, filtration, and asphalt customers worldwide via a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cellulose Fiber Ingredients

NAICS

Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (32522), Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cellulose-Based Biodegradable Materials (cellulose films, fibers, derivatives) (IMAEAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bio-based Textiles & Fibers (lyocell/viscose, cellulose filament, nonwovens) (IMAMALAK)

Keywords

• Cellulose fiber manufacturing
• Natural dietary fiber
• Industrial cellulose fiber
• Cellulose filter aids
• Asphalt cellulose fiber

Headquarters

HQ city

Chestertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Natural Fiber Ingredients Sales: CreaFill manufactures and sells pure, consistent natural fiber ingredients (CreaFibe, CreaSplend, CreaTech, CreaMix, CreaClear) to food, industrial, filtration, and asphalt manufacturers worldwide through distributor network. Products are sold with Certificate of Analysis for quality verification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CreaFill Fibers Corp. manufactures pure, consistent natural fiber ingredients from cellulose and plant-based sources (oat, wheat, bamboo) using proprietary dry milling technology. Its five product lines—CreaFibe and CreaSplend (dietary fibers for food manufacturers), CreaTech (industrial cellulose fiber), CreaMix (recycled cellulose fiber for industrial and asphalt applications), and CreaClear (cellulose filter aid)—are sold globally to food, industrial, filtration, and asphalt manufacturers through a distributor network, with products carrying ISO 9001, BRCGS, USDA Non-GMO, Organic, Kosher, and Halal certifications.

Product overview

CreaFill Fibers Corp. manufactures pure, consistent natural fiber ingredients for food, industrial, filtration, and asphalt industries. The portfolio consists of five core products: CreaFibe and CreaSplend (dietary fibers for food applications including meat products, baked goods, gluten-free formulations, and nutritional products), CreaTech (pure industrial cellulose fiber for adhesives, coatings, cementitious systems, thermoplastics, and rubber), CreaMix (recycled industrial and asphalt fiber for road construction, roof coatings, and sealcoat applications), and CreaClear (cellulose filter aid for food/beverage and industrial liquid filtration). All products are produced using proprietary dry milling technology that removes natural variability to ensure consistency. The company has maintained operations since 1994.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CreaFibe: Pure single-source dietary fiber ingredient for food applications, sourced from oat, wheat, bamboo, or cellulose with more than 98% dietary fiber content.
• CreaSplend
• CreaTech
• CreaMix
• CreaClear

Products and services

• CreaFibe Pure, single-source insoluble dietary fiber extracted from oat, wheat, bamboo, or cellulose sources. Delivers more than 98% dietary fiber content with neutral taste, odor, and mouthfeel, providing dual water and oil binding for food formulations across baked goods, meat products, gluten-free and keto formulations, tortillas, fillings, sauces, nutritional products, frozen and dairy, and snacks.
• CreaSplend Proprietary blend of soluble and insoluble fibers combining cellulose, oat, or bamboo with psyllium husk. Provides exceptional moisture binding and breakthrough dough performance for gluten-free and keto formulations, with more than 98% dietary fiber content.
• CreaTech Pure, single-source white cellulose fiber with 99.5% cellulose content and very low ash. Milled using proprietary dry milling technology for maximum surface area and superior bonding. Designed for industrial applications including adhesives, EIFS and stucco, paints and coatings, epoxies, cementitious and architectural applications, thermoplastics and thermoset, rubber reinforcement, and friction materials, replacing glass fibers, aramid, PP and PE fibers, fumed silica, and cellulose ethers.
• CreaMix Recycled cellulose fiber upcycled from locally reclaimed paper-based materials, used in both industrial and asphalt applications. Functions as a sustainable, cost-effective fiber additive with one of the smallest carbon footprints available, saving the equivalent of 17 trees per ton. Designed for roof coatings, sealcoat, Stone Matrix Asphalt, and Open Graded Friction Courses.
• CreaClear Pure, single-source white cellulose fiber filter aid for liquid filtration applications. Creates a three-dimensional filtration matrix for superior particle capture, with broad pH stability, non-abrasive performance, and zero heavy metal leaching. Used in food and beverage filtration (wine, beer, fruit juice, sugar, edible oils) and industrial filtration (cooling lubricants, brine, condensate, solvents, mineral oils), replacing silica-based mined filter aids at lower dosage and lower cost.

Quantifiable outcome

• CreaMix saves 17 trees per ton of production
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tilley DistributioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distributor for CreaFill food and nutraceutical products on the East Coast.
• Mays ChemicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distributor for CreaFill food and nutraceutical products.
• Fiber X ProcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distributor for CreaFill building, industrial, asphalt and filtration products on both East and West Coasts.
• TCR IndustriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distributor for CreaFill food and nutraceutical products, headquartered in Chestertown, MD.
• QuadracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor for CreaFill food products.
• Azelis CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor for CreaFill industrial products.
• QuimidrogacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean distributor for CreaFill food, filtration, and technical products covering Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and Tunisia.
• AisakoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreek distributor for CreaFill food, filtration and technical products.
• NamacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEgyptian distributor for CreaFill filtration products.
• J.C. Tudela Y CIA. SRL.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArgentinian distributor for CreaFill filtration products, also serving Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
• NutrassimcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrazilian distributor for CreaFill food products.
• BiokemcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for CreaFill products covering Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
• Chemo InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for CreaFill products covering Central America, Caribbean, Ecuador, Guyana, and Suriname.
• FilprosacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican distributor for CreaFill filtration products.
• AsisprofcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican distributor for CreaFill filtration products.
• MocaycocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican distributor for CreaFill food, industrial and building products.
• AusperlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian distributor for CreaFill food and filtration products, also serving New Zealand.
• Pearl FrictioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndian distributor for CreaFill friction products.
• Hirshberg Brothers GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIsraeli distributor for CreaFill food products.
• Omya AustraliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian distributor for CreaFill industrial products, also serving New Zealand.
• CreaFill European OfficecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCreaFill's own European office in Italy serving food, filtration and technical products across Europe.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADM: ADM is a diversified food and ingredient company offering fibers and functional ingredients to global food manufacturers — an incumbent whose scale and sourcing could compete with CreaFill's food fiber lines.
• Ingredion: Ingredion is a large global ingredient company offering cellulose fiber and other specialty food ingredients across many applications — overlapping broadly with CreaFill's food fiber business but as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Cargill: Cargill is a global food and ingredient conglomerate with a broad ingredient portfolio including cellulose-derived ingredients — a broad incumbent that could expand deeper into CreaFill's specialty space.

Emerging players

• Healthy Food Ingredients: Healthy Food Ingredients supplies non-GMO and organic plant-based ingredients including fiber ingredients to the natural food channel, partially overlapping with CreaFill's clean-label food fiber portfolio.

Direct peers

• International Fiber Corporation: International Fiber Corporation supplies cellulose and other natural fibers for food, industrial and specialty applications — a direct competitor in commodity and specialty cellulose fiber ingredients.
• Fiberstar: Fiberstar markets cellulose-based functional fiber ingredients for food, personal care and industrial applications, overlapping directly with CreaFill's CreaFibe and CreaSplend dietary fiber lines.
• J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS): JRS is a global cellulose fiber manufacturer with food, pharmaceutical, and industrial product lines that closely parallel CreaFill's food/industrial/filtration fiber portfolio — a direct competitor across multiple applications.
• Borregaard: Borregaard is a leading specialty biopolymer and cellulose/lignin producer with deep industrial and food application reach, making it a direct competitor in performance cellulose fibers for industrial, filtration and construction uses.
• SunOpta: SunOpta is a plant-based food ingredient company offering specialty fibers and ingredient solutions for the food industry, comparable to CreaFill's CreaFibe and CreaSplend dietary fiber offerings.
• Rayonier Advanced Materials: Rayonier Advanced Materials produces high-purity cellulose specialties for food, industrial, and filtration end-uses — directly comparable to CreaFill's CreaTech/CreaFibe/CreaClear portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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