Remei

What Remei does

Remei AG is a privately held Swiss textile company founded in 1983 by Patrick Hohmann, headquartered in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. It operates a fully integrated and transparent supply chain for organic cotton — spanning farming, ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, confectioning, and logistics — anchored by wholly-owned farming subsidiaries in India (Remei India Ltd, est. 1991) and Tanzania (Remei Tanzania Ltd, est. 1994) that work directly with approximately 4,000 smallholder farmers under fair-trade terms, including a 15% premium above local market price and purchase guarantees. The company sells bioRe®-certified organic cotton fibers and yarns, private-label textile collections, and corporate wear and merchandise to international B2B brand and retail customers.

Remei's product portfolio centers on two bioRe® quality labels (Sustainable Textiles and Sustainable Cotton) and its proprietary my-trace by Remei digital traceability platform, which enables consumers to scan a QR code on finished products and trace the textile back to specific farmers and production stages. The company claims CO2-neutral manufacturing across the entire value chain, achieved through carbon insetting within its own supply chain rather than external offsets, and it excludes genetic engineering, pesticides, and toxic substances from its production. The my-trace tool also functions as a brand-asset integration point, embedded into partner products such as On's On-T running shoes, Weleda's Sesame 2025 line, and Stanley/Stella's 2026 collection.

Remei generates revenue through B2B direct sales on a quote-based pricing model across three streams: private-label textile collections for brands and retailers, bioRe®-certified organic cotton and yarn supply, and corporate wear/merchandise programs. Named enterprise customers include Coop (a 20+ year relationship that co-received the 2002 UNO Award for Sustainable Development Partnerships), On, Weleda, and Stanley/Stella. The company is family-controlled following Patrick Hohmann's August 2020 transition out of his executive board role, with Simon Hohmann now serving as Chairman and Co-CEO alongside Marion Röttges (Co-CEO Apparel & Communication).

Name

Remei

Legal name

Remei AG

Website

https://remei.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Remei AG is a Swiss vertically integrated textile company that produces and sells bioRe®-certified organic cotton fibers, yarns, and private-label collections to international B2B brands and retailers, with full farm-to-garment traceability via its my-trace platform and direct farmer relationships in India and Tanzania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Cotton Textiles and Yarns

NAICS

Textile Mills (313), Textile Product Mills (314)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (2211), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable & Certified Materials (Organic, Recycled, Traceable) (CRAAAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circularity Compliance, Traceability & Certification Services (EPR/Product Passports/Chain-of-Custody) (IMAOAMAJ), Post-Consumer Textile Collection & Sorting (Take-Back/Charity/Reverse Logistics) (IMAOAMAA)

Keywords

• Organic cotton supply
• Private label textiles
• BioRe certified yarn
• Fair trade cotton
• Textile traceability solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotkreuz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private label collections: Remei produces and sells private label collections of organic cotton textiles to brand and retail companies. These are custom-designed collections with full supply chain transparency and traceability.
2. Organic cotton and yarn sales: Sale of organic cotton fibres and yarns certified under the bioRe® Sustainable Cotton label to textile manufacturers and brands.
3. Corporate wear and merchandise: B2B sales of corporate wear and merchandise products made from traceable organic cotton for business clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Remei manufactures and sells organic cotton fibre, yarns, and finished textiles under the bioRe® quality label through a fully integrated and transparent supply chain from smallholder farms in India and Tanzania to finished garments. The company also offers the my-trace by Remei digital traceability platform, enabling consumer-facing QR-code tracking from fibre to fashion, and provides corporate wear and merchandise programs built on traceable, CO2-neutral organic cotton.

Product overview

Remei operates as a vertically integrated organic cotton textile company offering a unified portfolio of products and services built around complete supply chain transparency. The core offerings include bioRe® Sustainable Textiles and bioRe® Sustainable Cotton quality labels, private-label organic cotton collections, and raw organic cotton materials. The my-trace by Remei digital traceability tool serves as a key differentiator, enabling end-to-end transparency from smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania through to finished garments via QR code. Remei's business model centers on B2B partnerships with brands and retailers seeking traceable, fairly traded, and CO2-neutral organic cotton textiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bioRe Sustainable Textiles: Quality label marking ecologically and fairly produced clothing from bioRe organic cotton with full traceability to farming origins.
• bioRe Sustainable Cotton

Products and services

• Private-Label Bio-Cotton Collections Custom private-label collections of organic cotton textiles manufactured in a sustainable, fully transparent, and traceable supply chain for B2B trading partners (fashion brands and retailers).
• Organic Cotton and Yarn Raw materials including organic cotton fibre and yarn sourced from smallholder farmers in India and Tanzania under fair trading conditions, sold to textile manufacturers and brands.
• bioRe® Sustainable Textiles Quality label marking ecologically and fairly produced clothing from bioRe® organic cotton, with full traceability to farmers in India and Tanzania via QR code.
• bioRe® Sustainable Cotton Quality label marking ecologically and fairly produced yarn from bioRe® organic cotton, ensuring traceability from farming through ginning to finished yarn.
• my-trace by Remei Consumer-facing digital traceability platform enabling QR-code-based tracking of textile products from fibre to fashion, integrating cultivation and fair-trading data and providing access to stories, photos, and videos from smallholder farmers.
• Corporate Wear and Merchandise Programs B2B corporate wear and merchandise products made from traceable organic cotton for enterprise clients seeking verified sustainability credentials and full supply-chain transparency.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% premium above local market price paid to farmers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• bioRe® FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe bioRe® Foundation (established 1997) owns the bioRe® brand representing the world's highest standards for organic cotton and fair trading. Remei AG is the exclusive licensee. The foundation promotes organic farming as sustainable livelihood for farmers and infrastructure in education, health, and livelihood. Numerous agricultural and social projects in organic cotton regions have been completed through Remei's commitment as a long-standing donor.
• CoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop partnered with Remei to receive the UNO Award for Sustainable Development Partnerships in 2002. Coop sources bioRe® certified organic cotton textiles from Remei's traceable supply chain for their retail operations.
• OnflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn launched traceable On-T products in 2022 in partnership with Remei, enabling consumers to trace their running shoes back to the organic cotton origin through Remei's my-trace platform.
• WeledacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership announced for Sesame 2025 product line, integrating traceable organic cotton from Remei's sustainable supply chain.
• Stanley/StellacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership X Remei 2026 announced for sustainable textile collections, combining Stanley/Stella's apparel expertise with Remei's traceable organic cotton supply chain.
• Remei India LtdcoreOthersIndian organic cotton farming company founded in 1991, operating at the beginning of the Remei value chain. Works with around 2,000 smallholders in Madhya Pradesh, distributing GMO-free seeds, providing agricultural extension, organic certification, and ginning services.
• Remei Tanzania LtdcoreOthersTanzanian organic cotton farming company founded in 1994, operating at the beginning of the Remei value chain. Works with around 2,000 smallholders from 32 villages in the Simiyu region, providing purchase guarantees and 15% premium above market price.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stanley/Stella: Stanley/Stella is a sustainable apparel brand and one of Remei's largest disclosed customers. It is comparable as a downstream customer/ecosystem partner illustrating the B2B buyer profile Remei serves, rather than as a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Sourcery: Sourcery is an emerging digital traceability and compliance platform for apparel and home goods supply chains. It overlaps with my-trace by Remei on provenance and chain-of-custody functionality for enterprise apparel customers.

Broad incumbents

• Textile Exchange: Textile Exchange is the leading non-profit standards body for preferred fibers and materials, including organic cotton. It is a broader incumbent setting the industry standards Remei's bioRe® label sits within, and influences brand sourcing decisions that affect Remei's addressable market.
• Patagonia: Patagonia is a vertically integrated sustainable apparel brand with deep organic cotton sourcing expertise and a transparent supply chain. While a brand rather than a B2B supplier, it is comparable through its operating model of integrated, transparent, sustainability-led supply chains.
• Fairtrade International: Fairtrade International operates the globally recognized fair-trade certification system covering cotton among other commodities. It is a broader incumbent competitor in the certified ethical-sourcing space where Remei positions itself through bioRe® fair-trading premiums.

Direct peers

• CottonConnect: CottonConnect is a B2B traceability and sustainable cotton sourcing platform working with brands and farmers across India, Pakistan and Africa. It is the most direct functional comparable to Remei, operating a similar 'fibre to finished product' sustainability model with enterprise brand customers.
• Chetna Organic: Chetna Organic is an Indian organic cotton farmer cooperative supplying traceable, fair-trade organic cotton from smallholders. It directly parallels Remei India Ltd's smallholder sourcing model and its target buyer base of sustainable textile brands.
• Bluesign Technologies: Bluesign provides chemical and material sustainability certification for the textile industry. It is a direct functional peer to the bioRe® quality label system, both acting as gatekeepers of certified sustainable textile inputs for global brands.
• Organic Cotton Colours (OCC): OCC is an Indian organic cotton fibre and yarn producer supplying global sustainable apparel brands. It competes directly with Remei's organic cotton and yarn product line in the same buyer segment.

Regional players

• Recover Brands: Recover is a Spanish-headquartered recycled cotton fibre producer focused on circular textile solutions. It is a regional peer operating in adjacent sustainable fibre categories, sharing Remei's sustainability-first customer base but with a recycled-rather-than-organic feedstock model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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