Mattes & Ammann

What Mattes & Ammann does

Mattes & Ammann is a German family-owned technical textile manufacturer headquartered in Meßstetten-Tieringen, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1951 by Albrecht Ammann and Christoph Mattes and operated today as a GmbH & Co. KG under sole ownership of Christoph Larsén/Mattes. The company operates four production facilities plus a warehouse (Werk 1-4, Lager 5) spanning circular knitting, warp knitting, and circular weaving technologies, with over 500 machines producing approximately 50-60 million square meters of fabric annually across a 36,000 m² production footprint, supported by approximately 300 employees.

The company's product portfolio centers on technical textiles sold B2B to automotive interior applications (3D formed ceiling linings, pillars, rear shelves, door panels, seat side panels, wheel arches supplied to OEMs including Daimler and Tesla), mattress and home textiles (with proprietary brands medicott for purified cotton and Matamin antistatic warp-knit interlining in market for 25+ years), and railway seating fabrics (Deutsche Bahn, Q1 supplier rating). Differentiated offerings include the Königsvelours premium circular-knit velvet, Green Nature sustainability verification program, and the Marlene nettle-based alternative fiber. The firm maintains an in-house Design + Development department established in 2000, two quality laboratories, and an extensive certification stack (IATF 16949, ISO 9001/14001/45001, EMAS, OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 and STeP, FKT skin compatibility, AEO, Vegan Verified).

Commercial operations run on direct enterprise sales with technical engineering support, custom product development per customer specifications, multi-year contracts, and quote-based pricing. The company is privately held with no external funding rounds, has executed eight or more competitor asset acquisitions between 2000 and 2010, acquired a 38.1% stake in supplier Fa. Blanke in 2016, and operates subsidiaries including BOBABY AG (Switzerland) and Mattes & Ammann AG (Switzerland). Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Mattes & Ammann

Legal name

Mattes & Ammann GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://mattesammann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mattes & Ammann is a German family-owned technical textile manufacturer producing fine mesh fabrics via circular knitting, warp knitting, and circular weaving for automotive interiors (Daimler, Tesla), mattress/home textiles, and railway seating (Deutsche Bahn), operating four production facilities with approximately 300 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles

NAICS

Knit Fabric Mills (31324), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210), Apparel Knitting Mills (3151)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive & Transportation Technical Textiles (Interiors/Airbags/Seatbelts/Acoustic) (IMAOADAE), Hospitality & Institutional Home Textiles Manufacturing (Hotel/Hospital Bedding & Towels) (IMAOAKAI)

Keywords

• Technical textile manufacturing
• Warp knitting fabrics
• Circular knitting textiles
• Automotive interior textiles
• Mattress ticking fabrics

Headquarters

HQ city

Meßstetten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Textile Manufacturing: B2B manufacturing of technical textiles in roll form for automotive interiors, mattress industry, railway seating, and various industrial applications. Production of custom-designed fabrics per customer specifications with quality assurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mattes & Ammann manufactures fine mesh fabrics (Maschenstoffe) via circular knitting, warp knitting, and circular weaving technologies for technical applications. Its core products are technical textiles for automotive interiors (3D-formed components including ceiling linings, pillars, rear shelves, seat covers, door panels, and wheel arches), mattress and home textiles, and railway seating fabrics, produced to customer specifications with proprietary branded lines such as KÖNIGSVELOURS, medicott, Matamin, Marlene, and Green Nature.

Product overview

Mattes & Ammann is a family-owned textile manufacturing company founded in 1951, operating as 'Fabriken feiner Maschenstoffe' (Fine Knitted Fabric Factories). The company operates a multi-facility production network producing approximately 50-60 million square meters of fabric annually across circular knitting, warp knitting, and circular weaving operations. The product portfolio centers on technical textiles for automotive interiors (ceiling coverings, pillars, door panels, seat materials) and home textiles for the mattress industry, with proprietary brands including KÖNIGSVELOURS® premium velvet, medicott cotton treatments, Green Nature ecological program, and Matamin antistatic linings. The company also offers Design and Development services through its D+E department, maintains a World of Vision showroom, and releases seasonal Fabric Vision collections for home textiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• medicott: A specially purified (extracted) cotton or cotton blend for knitted fabrics and woven materials.
• Green Nature
• Königsvelours
• Matamin

Products and services

• KÖNIGSVELOURS® High-quality velvet fabric produced using circular knitting technology for customers with the most demanding quality standards.
• medicott Specially purified cotton or cotton blend for knitted fabrics and woven materials, sold under Mattes & Ammann's proprietary brand with enhanced properties including skin compatibility.
• Matamin Antistatic warp-knitted interlining sold under Mattes & Ammann's proprietary Three-Gold-Point (Drei-Gold-Punkt) branded technology for over 25 years.
• Marlene Nettle-based textile fabric developed as a sustainable alternative to cotton, used in fashion and other textile applications.
• Automotive Interior Textiles 3D-formed technical textiles for automotive interiors including ceiling coverings, pillars, rear shelves, seat side panels, door panels, wheel arches, seam covers, and seat/protective materials; supplied to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers such as Daimler and Tesla.
• Mattress Textiles Knitted and woven textiles for the mattress industry including mattress ticking, bedding fabrics, and Outlast thermoregulating textiles (under license since 1999, first in Europe).
• Design and Development Services Custom textile design, pattern-making, and product development services through the in-house Design and Development department, serving customers seeking bespoke fabric solutions from concept to production.

Quantifiable outcome

• REACH-compliant automotive product - first in Europe (2008)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ITV Denkendorf (Institut für Textil- und Verfahrenstechnik)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner4-year research collaboration on FKT skin compatibility testing methodology. Joint development of cell culture-based testing for textile skin safety. ITV remains a key research partner for ongoing textile innovation projects.
• RWTH Aachen - Institut für TextiltechnikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on textile matrix switch research project and AVANTEX Innovation Prize-winning development. Ongoing partnership for technical textile innovation.
• DITF (Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Landesverbundprojekt Baden-Württemberg for investigating reduction of preparation quantities in chemical fiber yarns.
• DTNW (Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple research project collaborations including thermoreversible gel, skin compatibility of near-body textiles, and elastane/polytenside cleaning studies.
• AFBW (Allianz Faserbasierte Werkstoffe Baden-Württemberg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster organization for fiber-based materials in Baden-Württemberg. CEO C. Larsén/Mattes serves as 1st Chairman since 2009. Received government subsidies for cluster activities. Awarded Cluster-Exzellenz Baden-Württemberg label.
• Hohenstein InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Technotox project for developing nanotechnologically functionalized textiles while excluding toxicological risks.
• TU DresdenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAiF project collaboration on online knitted fabric control at large circular knitting machines.
• Blanke GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquisition of approximately 38.1% stake in supplier/partner. Intensified cooperation following acquisition.
• Outlast (Boulder, Colorado, USA)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerFirst license obtained in Europe (1999) for Outlast technology application in mattress fabrics.
• World's Largest Warp KnitterminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicense agreement concluded with world's largest warp knitting company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Concita: Italian technical textile manufacturer producing knitted and woven fabrics for automotive interiors, fashion, and industrial applications. Comparable in technical knit fabric production for European automotive OEMs.
• Aunde Group: German-headquartered tier-1 automotive interior textiles supplier producing woven and knitted fabrics for seats, headliners, and door panels for global OEMs. Most directly comparable to Mattes & Ammann in automotive warp-knit interior products and customer base.
• Getzner Textil: Austrian family-owned technical weaver producing apparel, technical, and home textiles including warp and circular knits. Comparable in family ownership, European technical textile focus, and brand-driven product strategy.
• TWE Group (Emsdetten): Family-owned German technical textiles manufacturer with production of nonwoven and knitted technical fabrics serving automotive, filtration, and industrial markets — a close size and mid-market Mittelstand comparable.
• Norafin Industries: German manufacturer of technical nonwoven and specialty textile fabrics for industrial, medical and protective applications. Comparable in scale, geographic focus, and technical textile specialization.

Regional players

• Filzfabrik Fulda: German specialized textile manufacturer producing technical felt and wool-based fabrics for industrial, automotive, and acoustic applications. Comparable as a German Mittelstand specialty textile producer.

Emerging players

• Teijin Frontier: Japanese specialty textiles division of Teijin producing technical and performance fabrics including warp knits for automotive interiors, sportswear, and industrial applications. Comparable in automotive technical knit technology.

Broad incumbents

• Suominen: Finnish public technical nonwoven manufacturer serving hygiene, wipes, medical and industrial markets globally. Comparable as a European technical textiles platform serving B2B industrial customers.
• Sandler: Germany's largest nonwoven textiles producer serving hygiene, wipes, automotive, filtration and industrial end-uses. Comparable in technical textile manufacturing capabilities and Mittelstand profile but with broader nonwoven focus.
• Low & Bonar (now a division of SECURAL): Previously a UK-listed specialist technical textiles manufacturer producing woven, knitted and nonwoven performance fabrics for industrial and consumer applications. Comparable in technical textile product breadth and European manufacturing footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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