Southeast Nonwovens

Name

Southeast Nonwovens

Legal name

Southeast Nonwovens, Inc.

Website

https://southeastnonwovens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonwoven Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Nonwoven Fabric Mills (313230), Textile Product Mills (314)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodegradable Fibers & Nonwovens (industrial textiles, wipes) (IMAEAOAG), Nonwoven & Technical Fabrics (CRAAAMAD)

Keywords

• Nonwoven contract manufacturing
• Wet lay nonwovens
• Nonwoven product development
• Specialty paper converting
• Materials engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Clover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research & Development Services: R&D services billed on a daily rate basis. SENW provides dedicated research and development center with material science experts who understand requirements, design products, and identify manufacturing processes.
2. Contract Manufacturing: Commercial production services billed based on product type and volume. Designed for custom product production on a contract basis with flexibility to meet various quality standards.
3. Converting Services: Assembly and conversion of finished nonwoven products into final goods.
4. Consulting Services: Onsite consulting services billed per project. SENW experts are available at their facility or at client locations with over 150 years combined experience in process, materials, and applications related to nonwovens and specialty papers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Southeast Nonwovens operates as the only independent nonwovens technology development center in North America, providing an integrated suite of contract R&D, custom manufacturing, converting, and consulting services. The company specializes in wet-lay, air form, and carded nonwoven processes, serving clients across agricultural, filtration, medical, battery, composites, electronics, and other industrial end-markets from concept through commercialization.

Product overview

Southeast Nonwovens is an independent nonwovens technology development center and contract manufacturer offering an integrated suite of four core services: Product Development Services (R&D center with material science experts and pilot-scale equipment for product design and process identification), Manufacturing Services (Wet Form, Air Form, and Carded production capabilities for custom small-volume high-value products), Converting Services (assembly of finished products), and Consulting Services (onsite expertise in process, materials, and applications). The company guides clients through design, development, validation, manufacturing, and converting to accelerate product commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Development Services Dedicated R&D center staffed by material science experts who design nonwoven products and identify appropriate manufacturing processes, using bench or pilot-scale equipment including a 12" Incline Wire Former, 12"x12" Handsheet Former, 8" Diameter Food or Medical Grade Handsheet Former, short/long fiber capabilities, and 12" Synthetic/Natural Fiber Card machines.
• Manufacturing Services Contract-based custom nonwoven production for small-volume, high-value specialized recipes, with Wet Form capabilities (36" and 63" Incline Wire Formers meeting food and medical grade), Air Form (1 Meter Rando with Needle Punch and Thur-air-oven), and Carded processing.
• Converting Services Assembly and conversion services that transform manufactured nonwoven materials into finished, market-ready goods for clients.
• Consulting Services Onsite consulting engagements drawing on more than 150 years of combined staff experience in process, materials, and applications related to nonwovens and specialty papers, covering wet lay processes, fibers, binders, and additives for insulation, filtration, and fluid management applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• PFNonwovens: Czech-based nonwoven producer serving European hygiene, industrial, and specialty markets, comparable in technology and end-market breadth but primarily serving a different geography than SENW.

Broad incumbents

• First Quality: Private U.S. nonwoven and consumer products manufacturer with significant specialty nonwoven capabilities and a focus on proprietary substrates for regulated end uses, sharing SENW's customer base in wipes and medical-grade materials.
• Hollingsworth & Vose: Privately-held specialty nonwovens producer focused on filtration, battery separators, and engineered substrates; similar wet-laid heritage and shared end markets with SENW (battery separators, filtration, industrial).
• Suominen Corporation: Publicly-listed Finnish nonwoven producer serving wipes, medical, and industrial markets worldwide; a broader incumbent that, like SENW, specializes in fiber-based nonwoven substrates and offers custom development at scale.
• Berry Global / Magnera HHS business: Largest North American nonwoven producer across spunbond, meltblown, and carded technologies; relevant incumbent whose R&D centers increasingly compete for the same custom development work SENW performs.
• Glatfelter Corporation: U.S. specialty nonwovens and engineered materials producer (now combined with Berry's Health, Hygiene & Specialties), serving filtration, wipes, and construction markets with a similar wet-lay heritage to SENW but at substantially greater scale.
• Alkegen (formerly Lydall): Specialty engineered materials manufacturer with nonwoven capabilities serving filtration, thermal, and battery separator markets; comparable end-market exposure to SENW's specialty industrial verticals.

Others

• Smithers (Smithers Group): Independent materials science testing, R&D, and consulting firm serving the nonwovens and specialty materials industry; comparable to SENW's R&D, consulting, and materials validation services rather than its manufacturing line.

Direct peers

• FiberBond Corporation: Independent wet-laid nonwoven manufacturer specializing in custom engineered nonwoven substrates for industrial and consumer applications, the closest U.S.-based analog to SENW's wet-lay contract manufacturing model.
• TWE Group / TWE-EA: European nonwoven manufacturer with significant custom and specialty capabilities across multiple nonwoven technologies, comparable to SENW's multi-process approach and small-batch specialty focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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