Raven Engineered Films

Name

Raven Engineered Films

Legal name

Viaflex

Website

https://ravenefd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineered polymer films and geosynthetics manufacturing

NAICS

Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing (326113), Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing (326130)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyolefin Films (PE/PP: Cast, Blown, BOPP) (IMALABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Liners & Sacks (FFS, Heavy-Duty, Drum Liners) Manufacturing (IMANAEAH), Multilayer Laminates & Composite Structures (Solvent/Water/Extrusion Laminated) (IMALABAD)

Keywords

• Engineered polymer films
• Geomembrane liners
• Reinforced sheeting
• Containment solutions
• Agricultural covers

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineered Film Products: Sale of readymade and custom films and barriers for multiple industries including agricultural, composites, construction, energy, geomembranes, industrial and installation applications.
2. Custom Fabrication Services: Fabrication of flexible geomembrane liners with custom panel sizes, prefabricated stock items, and large panel manufacturing using heat fusion technology.
3. Design-Build Services: Comprehensive design-build solutions including specifications collaboration, estimator recommendations, and professional installation services through Colorado Lining International.
4. Installation Services: Installation and inspection services for geomembrane liner systems performed by IAGI Certified Welding Technicians, ensuring quality installation on complex construction sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raven Engineered Films (Viaflex) manufactures and sells engineered polymer films, reinforced sheeting, and geomembrane liners for agriculture, construction, energy, environmental containment, and industrial customers. Its portfolio centers on the proprietary Dura-Skrim® reinforced film line and includes vapor/moisture barriers, agricultural covers, frac water and reserve pit liners, landfill caps, pond and lagoon liners, and custom industrial films, produced via polymer extrusion and heat fusion fabrication at U.S. facilities and complemented by design-build and certified installation services through Colorado Lining International.

Product overview

Viaflex is a broad-spectrum supplier of readymade and custom films and barriers for multiple industries, offering a unified portfolio of engineered polymer film products. The core product line includes Dura-Skrim® reinforced films, agricultural covers and liners, construction films (vapor barriers, gas/moisture barriers), energy containment solutions, geomembrane covers and liners, and industrial film solutions. These products work together to provide protection across agriculture, construction, energy, geomembrane, and industrial applications. Installation and fabrication services are delivered through Colorado Lining International, a Viaflex company, enabling end-to-end solutions from custom manufacturing to certified on-site installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dura-Skrim: Reinforced film product line manufactured by Viaflex for various industrial applications.

Products and services

• Dura-Skrim® Reinforced Films Proprietary reinforced film product line manufactured by Viaflex designed for durability and strength in demanding applications across multiple industries, including agriculture, construction, energy, geomembrane, and industrial uses.
• Agricultural Covers & Liners Custom manufactured feed and grain storage solutions for agricultural operations, including grain and silage covers, fumigation films, and other agricultural products that protect farm investments and meet operation-specific needs.
• Construction Films
• Energy Containment Solutions
• Geomembrane Covers & Liners
• Industrial Film Solutions
• Colorado Lining International Installation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% reduction in field seaming through factory fabrication of flexible geomembrane liners

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colorado Lining InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Lining International is a Viaflex company providing world-class geomembrane liner system installations with over 40 years of experience. They serve as an Approved Installation Contractor upholding highest standards of professionalism, ethics and craftsmanship. Their supervisors and crew members are IAGI Certified Welding Technicians skilled in welding Polyethylene, PVC, Reinforced and EPDM geomembranes. This partnership provides end-to-end solutions from design-build through professional installation and maintenance services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Layfield Group: Manufactures and installs geomembranes, floating covers, and fabricated liners for environmental and industrial containment — directly analogous in design-build-to-installation vertical integration and customer overlap with Viaflex's Colorado Lining International arm.
• Agru America: Manufactures HDPE/LLDPE geomembranes, drainage geocomposites, and protective liners for landfill, mining, and aquaculture containment — offering the same engineered-film and installation-bundled model as Viaflex, especially in North American environmental containment.
• GSE Environmental (now part of Solmax): Long-established HDPE/LLDPE geomembrane manufacturer serving landfill, mining, and aquaculture — a foundational direct competitor with very similar product line, certifications, and installation-service bundling.
• Atarfil: Spanish-headquartered geomembrane producer offering LLDPE, HDPE, and PP films engineered for mining, water, and waste containment — comparable to Viaflex in product depth and direct-to-project distribution in containment end-markets.
• Solmax: One of the world's largest dedicated geomembrane and geosynthetics manufacturers, producing HDPE/LLDPE liners, geocomposites, and installed containment systems across mining, landfill, and water-management projects — directly competitive with Viaflex's Dura-Skrim® and geomembrane lines.

Broad incumbents

• Inteplast Group: Large US manufacturer of polyethylene films, sheets, and engineered products, including construction and industrial films — broader catalog with film extrusion capability overlapping several of Viaflex's industrial and construction product lines.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Major industrial and protective films producer with engineered-film capabilities and significant US manufacturing footprint; broader portfolio but competes in reinforced/protective film adjacent to Viaflex's Dura-Skrim line.
• Amcor (Berry Specialty Films): Global diversified packaging-and-film major; legacy Berry Global Films division overlaps Viaflex in extruded polyolefin films, albeit weighted toward packaging rather than environmental/industrial containment.
• Carlisle Construction Materials: Broad building-products incumbent with a wide portfolio of vapor barriers, self-adhered membranes, and construction films — overlapping Viaflex's construction-film line as one of many offerings within a much larger roofing and waterproofing platform.

Emerging players

• Cooley Group: Engineered flexible membranes and reinforced films for containment, roofing, and specialty industrial uses — a focused niche player with overlapping reinforced-film technology adjacent to Viaflex's Dura-Skrim franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks8 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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