What Textil Santanderina does

Textil Santanderina, S.A. is a Spanish textile manufacturer founded in 1923 and headquartered in Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria, operating as the principal entity of the Santanderina Group. It runs a vertically integrated production system spanning spinning, design, weaving, dyeing, finishing, coating, printing, and making up, with a 44,000 m² main facility comprising three production units and an annual output of approximately 17 million metres of fabric (23 million metres distributed). The company sells primarily B2B to apparel brands, clothing manufacturers, and select technical textile customers through a direct sales network covering Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, the USA, Colombia, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey, with pricing negotiated quote-by-quote and no public list pricing.

The product portfolio is built around sustainable fibers and processes, organized under brands including R/TURN (responsible textiles), S360º (circular recycling), and WBW (Green Transition Plan). Proprietary and co-developed technologies include the S360º circular textile cycle (600,000 kg/year Morocco recycling plant), FLOW finishing, Iris reactive dyeing, Ecolandye Pluss+ (0% water dyeing), the TS double spinning system (New Douten, Twisten&Co), EmotIONS negative-ion finish, Sking Solation, Paper Velvet Touch, Pure Indigo (Archroma), Advanced Black (Archroma), DyStar Indigo Vat 40%, Bio bleaching, and fibers including Refibra, EcoVero, ModalMic, LYCRA EcoMade/T400 EcoMade, Coolmax EcoMade, Seaqual, Seatex, hemp, pineapple leaf (Pinewear), and recycled/organic cotton. The company holds exclusive partnerships with Lenzing, The LYCRA Company, Huntsman, Archroma, DyStar, CHT Group, Tanatex, Adrasa, and SEAQUAL, and is certified under GOTS, GRS, OCS, RCS, Oeko-Tex, BCI, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, PEFC, European Flax, SMETA, and the UN Global Compact.

The commercial model is enterprise field sales targeting luxury and premium fashion brands (Prada, Gucci, Balenciaga, Miu Miu, Valentino, Zegna, Jil Sander, Coach, Marni, Sacai, Khaite, AMI, Michael Kors, and others, as evidenced by seasonal lookbooks), supported by four seasonal capsule collections per year, a B2B customer portal (My Space), and marketing via LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, blog content, digital lookbooks, and earned media. The company reports no public revenue and operates within the broader Santanderina Group alongside Vica, Gerona Textil, Lavtec, Monretex, Santanderina India, and the S360º recycling plant.

Name

Textil Santanderina

Legal name

TEXTIL SANTANDERINA, SA

Website

https://textilsantanderina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Textil Santanderina is a Spanish vertically integrated textile manufacturer founded in 1923, producing sustainable fabrics, fibers, and finishing processes for global luxury, premium, and technical apparel brands. It serves B2B customers across Europe, the Americas, and Africa via direct sales and exclusive partnerships with major fiber and chemistry innovators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Knit Fabric Mills (313240), Textile Mills (313), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210)

SIC

Knitting Mills (2250), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Knitted Fabric Mills (IMAOABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Greige Woven Fabric Mills (IMAOABAA), Apparel Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Laundries (CRAAAAAM)

Keywords

• Textile fabric manufacturing
• Sustainable fabrics
• Yarn spinning weaving
• Textile dyeing finishing
• Circular textile recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabezón De La Sal

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Textile Fabric Manufacturing and Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling textile fabrics to apparel brands and manufacturers. Products include casual fabrics, smart casual fabrics, denim, essential fabrics, and sustainable R/TURN fibers. Vertical supply chain from spinning to making up with controlled traceability.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Textil Santanderina is a vertically integrated Spanish textile manufacturer that produces and sells woven fabrics, fibers, and finished textile solutions to apparel brands and garment manufacturers. Its operations span spinning, design, weaving, dyeing, finishing, coating, printing, and making up, with a strong emphasis on sustainable and circular materials.

Product overview

Textil Santanderina is a Spanish textile manufacturer founded in 1923, offering a comprehensive portfolio of fabrics, fibers, and textile solutions organized across multiple product lines. The core offering spans sustainable raw materials including Recycled Cotton, Organic Cotton, Refibra, Ecovero, Hemp, Seaqual Yarn, Pinewear, and Seatex fibers, complemented by performance-enhancing additives such as LYCRA T400 EcoMade, LYCRA EcoMade, Coolmax EcoMade, and ModalMic. The portfolio includes specialized functional fabrics like EmotIONS (negative ion-charged), Twisten&Co, and New Douten (using the TS double spinning system), alongside advanced denim and dyeing technologies such as Pure Indigo, Advanced Black, Iris, and Ecolandye Pluss+. The company provides finishing processes including Flow, Airtec, Paper Velvet Touch, and Ecodesk (PFGD finish), all tied together under sustainability initiatives like the S360 circular economy program and the R/TURN responsible textile program. Collections are organized by season (AW27/28, SS27, AW26/27) with brand-aligned capsule lines including Elementa, Chroma, and Raw Tenderness, targeting fashion brands and apparel manufacturers globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Textil Santanderina: Primary commercial brand for textile manufacturing and sustainable fabric solutions.
• R/Turn by Santanderina
• S360º
• Weaving a Better World (WBW)

Products and services

• Recycled Cotton Sustainable fabrics using pre- and post-consumer cotton waste that reduces water consumption and CO2 emissions and gives textile waste new life. For apparel brands seeking eco-friendly materials.
• Organic Cotton Cotton fabrics produced and certified to organic agricultural standards, free of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, using less water than conventional cotton.
• Refibra Ecological fabrics made of upcycled cotton scraps from pre- and post-consumer waste combined with Lenzing Tencel Lyocell fibers; 100% sustainable, fully traceable, and compostable.
• Ecovero Eco-responsible viscose fabrics made from certified sustainable wood sources (FSC/PEFC) with 50% lower emissions and water impact compared to generic viscose.
• Hemp Sustainable fabrics made from cannabis sativa fiber requiring no pesticides, using 50% less water than cotton, and offering antibacterial, hypoallergenic, and biodegradable properties.
• Seaqual Yarn Recycled polyester fabrics using SEAQUAL YARN containing approximately 10% Upcycled Marine Plastic from ocean waste, with full traceability.
• Pinewear Innovative natural textile made from waste pineapple leaves using dry spinning technology requiring no water and zero harmful chemicals; 100% plant-based, compostable, and biodegradable.
• Seatex Sustainable fabrics combining SeaCell fiber (from Icelandic seaweed and wood pulp) with Lenzing Lyocell and recycled materials, offering silky soft feel, anti-microbial and vitamin-rich benefits.
• LYCRA T400 EcoMade Sustainable stretch fiber with 68% recycled and plant-based content (50% recycled PET, 18% plant-based) that reduces carbon footprint and waste in fabric production.
• LYCRA EcoMade Elastane/spandex fiber made with pre-consumer recycled LYCRA waste, offering the same lasting comfort and fit as virgin LYCRA fiber with reduced carbon footprint.
• Coolmax EcoMade Performance fabrics made from 97% recycled PET bottles that move moisture away from the skin to keep wearers cool, dry, and comfortable.
• ModalMic Exquisitely soft and silky fabrics produced by Eco Soft technology with resistance to shrinkage and pilling; natural wood-based fiber with EU Ecolabel certification.
• EmotIONS Fabrics charged with negative ions released in contact with the skin, offering stress relief, nervous system regulation, serotonin activation, and cell metabolism stimulation.
• Twisten&Co Smart fabric solution combining TENCEL and cotton using an innovative double spinning system for soft, cozy fabrics with enhanced abrasion and tear resistance.
• New Douten Silky, lightweight fabrics with extrasoft touch using double TENCEL and a new TS spinning system; offers 15-20% greater abrasion and tear resistance with better performance and color intensity.
• Iris Environmentally friendly reactive dyeing process using AVITERA SE colorants free of arylamines, reducing water consumption by 20% and energy by 50% in the dyeing process.
• Ecolandye Pluss+ Super-ecological dyeing system with 0% water consumption that does not require polymerization treatment, suitable for modern mechanical and chemical wash-down technologies.
• Pure Indigo Aniline-free denim contributing to social responsibility and environmental awareness, offering healthier, more intense, and timeless indigo color.
• Advanced Black Exclusive sulfur black technology using Archroma's Diresul Evolution Black dye delivering authentic black denim with outstanding resource savings and 57% overall impact reduction.
• Flow Sustainable eco-finish that gives fabrics a clean elegant look and soft feel without industrial garment wash, saving water, energy, and carbon emissions as part of the FIBERCLEAN project.
• Airtec Mechanical fibrillation and defibrillation finish using EnAIRgy Stream tumblers that gives TENCEL and TENCEL/cotton fabrics a special touch, genuine volume, and elegant look with no water consumption.
• Paper Velvet Touch Special treatment offering fabrics a dense, short-fiber peach-skin appearance using sustainable physical brushing processes without sandpaper, saving energy and generating no waste.
• Ecodesk Prepared for Garment Dye (PFGD) solution fully made in Europe ensuring social responsibility, environmental awareness, and transparency; uses CHT chemicals for high-performing and cost-efficient recipes.
• Colour Processes Collection of color processes including Mellow Dye, Super Natural, and Arid using Iris dyestuffs for various shade and finish effects.
• S360 Innovative circular textile cycle that recycles pre- and post-consumer textile waste into high-quality new fabrics through a close-the-loop process; recycling factory in Morocco with 600,000 kg/year capacity.
• R/TURN Broad sustainable textile program based on rethinking processes, reducing consumption, reusing resources, recycling materials, and redesigning products; includes organic, natural, recycled, eco-blend, eco-dyeing, and eco-finish offerings.
• Bio Bio-based pretreatment and bleaching process reducing water consumption by 30-43% and steam usage by up to 43%, while reducing caustic soda use by 20-40% and hydrogen peroxide by 35%.
• FLOW Your Fabrics Sustainable in-piece textile treatment equivalent to industrial laundry finishing providing a clean elegant look, soft feel, and increased durability without external laundering, reducing wastewater and fiber waste.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65%+ water savings in dyeing (Ecolandye Pluss) and finishing (Iris Flow) processes
• +13 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Feature12 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Lenzing AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partnership as one of the Lenzing partners for ModalMic (Eco Soft technology), EcoVero, Refibra, and SeaCell fibers. This partnership guarantees quality, traceability, and transparency in sustainable viscose and lyocell fabric production.
• The LYCRA CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partner in LYCRA EcoMade, LYCRA T400 EcoMade, and Coolmax EcoMade distribution chain. Partnership guarantees quality, traceability, and transparency for sustainable stretch fiber products.
• The LYCRA CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partner for LYCRA T400 EcoMade distribution, providing sustainable fashion options that reduce carbon footprint and waste in fabric production.
• CHT GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for ECODESK PFGD finish guaranteed by CHT. CHT provides high-performing chemical products meeting Bluesign, GOTS, and ZDHC ecological standards for sustainable textile processing.
• ArchromacoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for PURE INDIGO aniline-free denim guaranteed by Archroma. Collaboration supports healthier and more environmentally friendly textile production without harmful aniline chemicals.
• ArchromacoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration for Advanced Black sulfur black dye technology using Diresul Evolution Black, achieving 57% overall impact reduction compared to benchmark products.
• DyStarcoreTechnology or Integration11-year partnership with DyStar for cleaner denim production using DyStar Indigo Vat 40% technology. Achieved significant environmental improvements including 55% conductivity reduction, 70% COD reduction, 90% suspended solids reduction.
• TanatexcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Tanatex for Introducing Bio bleaching optimization using TANNEX EP 1095 bio-based stabilizer. Partnership achieves 30-43% water reduction and reduces caustic soda use by 20-40%.
• WBW (Weaving a Better World)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWBW by Santanderina coordinates the Green Transition Plan including innovation, energy efficiency, and resource optimization, working toward digital circular economy by 2030.
• Huntsman Corporation (AVITERA SE)coreTechnology or IntegrationIris dyeing process uses Huntsman's AVITERA SE reactive colorants which are free of arylamines, supporting sustainable dyeing with reduced environmental impact.
• SEAQUAL InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSantanderina Group supports SEAQUAL Initiative to manufacture recycled polyester from ocean plastic waste. Fabrics contain approximately 10% Upcycled Marine Plastic with full traceability.
• Lenzing AG (SeaCell)coreTechnology or IntegrationSEATEX fabrics combine SeaCell fiber (from Icelandic seaweed and wood pulp) with Lenzing Lyocell and recycled materials for sustainable, vitamin-rich textiles.
• AdrasacoreTechnology or IntegrationEmotIONS negative ion fabric technology guaranteed by Textil Santanderina and Adrasa, providing fabrics with wellbeing benefits including stress relief and serotonin activation.
• AdrasacoreTechnology or IntegrationSKIN SOLATION temperature-balancing fabric finish guaranteed by Textil Santanderina and Adrasa, offering season-free comfort and thermal regulation.
• PiñayarncoreTechnology or IntegrationPinewear natural fabric from pineapple leaves guaranteed by Textil Santanderina and Piñayarn. Uses dry spinning technology with no water and zero harmful chemicals.
• Hub Circular EconomystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hub Circular Economy supporting S360º circular production process and development of textile recycling initiatives.
• EURATEXstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with EURATEX (European Apparel and Textile Confederation) for circular economy initiatives and sustainability advocacy.
• European UnionstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant in European Union's Zero Pollution program aiming to reduce pollution by 2050. Also participant in Horizon 2020 research programs including DIH-WORLD for digital transformation.
• UN Climate Change AgencystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignatory to UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (2018) with commitment to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Active in Working Group 1 on Decarbonisation.
• Institute for Energy Diversification (IDAE)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funded multiple sustainability projects including photovoltaic plant installation and energy efficiency improvements in yarn dyeing.
• SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS360º circular cycle audited by SMETA for ethical trade and social compliance standards in recycling operations.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manteco S.p.A. Italian premium recycled wool and textile manufacturer with circular-economy focus. Comparable in vertical integration, sustainability leadership, and supply to luxury fashion houses.
• Albini Group: Italian premium shirting and jersey fabric manufacturer supplying luxury fashion houses. Directly comparable to Textil Santanderina in B2B premium fabric supply, vertical integration, and luxury brand customer overlap.
• Cifra SpA: Italian warp-knit seamless apparel fabric manufacturer with strong innovation focus. Comparable in knit fabric production, technology-led innovation, and premium B2B positioning.
• Brugnoli Giovanni: Italian circular knit fabric mill serving premium fashion brands with sustainable and technical knit fabrics. Directly comparable in knit fabric manufacturing and B2B supply to luxury and premium apparel houses.
• Tessitura Monti: Italian shirting fabric mill with sustainability programs and long heritage supplying European luxury brands. Comparable premium fabric positioning, vertical production, and Made-in-Europe brand identity.
• Reda: Italian merino wool fabric producer with strong sustainability credentials and vertical integration. Comparable premium positioning, traceability, and supply to luxury menswear and womenswear brands.
• Vitale Barberis Canonico: Italian luxury wool suiting fabric mill founded 1663, serving high-end menswear brands. Comparable premium positioning, vertical integration from yarn to fabric, and Made-in-Europe heritage appeal.

Broad incumbents

• Teijin Limited: Japanese diversified materials and textile group with sustainability focus including recycled polyester and aramid fibers. Comparable as a large incumbent player in sustainable and performance textiles.
• Toray Industries: Global Japanese textile and materials conglomerate with significant synthetic and sustainable fiber operations. Comparable as a much larger incumbent competing in performance and sustainable textiles globally.
• Marzotto Group: Large diversified Italian textile group producing wool, worsted, and home textiles. Comparable as a larger European textile incumbent with premium positioning across multiple fabric categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TEXTIL-SANTANDERINA-148300311914778
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/textil-santanderina-s-a-
• Instagraminstagram.com/textilsantanderina

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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