TBPA

Name

TBPA

Legal name

Textile Bag & Packaging Association

Website

https://textilepackaging.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Textile Bag & Packaging Association (TBPA) is a 1934-founded US non-profit trade association representing 50+ global member companies in the textile bag and packaging industry, offering biannual conferences, a membership directory, and industry intelligence reports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Livingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: TBPA generates revenue through annual membership dues from its 50+ member companies. Membership provides access to conferences, the membership directory, industry intelligence reports, and the right to use the TBPA branding.
2. Conference Registration Fees: The association charges registration fees for its semi-annual conferences (Spring and Fall), which are a primary revenue stream and central to the association's value proposition. Registration is open to members with separate pricing noted.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TBPA is a nonprofit trade association that sells annual memberships and conference registrations to companies serving the textile bag and flexible packaging industry. Members gain access to two semi-annual conferences (Spring and Fall), an online membership directory of 50+ companies, a members-only library of archived documents, industry intelligence reports on woven bags and FIBCs, and authorization to use the TBPA logo for brand visibility.

Product overview

TBPA (Textile Bag & Packaging Association) is a trade association founded in 1934 that serves the textile bag and packaging industry. Rather than offering a unified software platform, TBPA provides a suite of member services centered around semi-annual conferences, a membership directory, an exclusive document library, and industry intelligence reports. These services are designed to connect suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors through education, community, and advocacy. The association also grants members the right to use the TBPA logo for brand visibility purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Semi-Annual Conferences Two annual industry conferences (one in the Spring and one in the Fall) bringing together textile bag manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, equipment providers, and importer/exporters for networking, educational workshops, and business development.
• Membership Directory Public-facing directory providing detailed contact information and business descriptions of TBPA's 50+ member companies, enabling direct advertising access and networking connections among members and prospective customers.
• Members-Only Library Archived meeting minutes, presentations, and other key documents accessible exclusively to TBPA members, providing historical context and industry knowledge not readily available elsewhere.
• Industry Intelligence Reports Reports on trends in woven bags, other packaging, FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers), and import statistics shared exclusively among TBPA members.
• TBPA Logo Usage Rights Authorization for TBPA members to use the TBPA logo on their products, website, and correspondence for brand visibility and signaling industry affiliation.

Named customers44 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Textile Exchange: Nonprofit focused on sustainable fibers and materials across the textile value chain; comparable in nonprofit/membership model but with a sustainability lens that intersects with TBPA's woven/burlap/cotton member products.
• Sustainable Packaging Coalition: Industry working group advancing sustainable packaging practices, comparable in mission overlap with TBPA's textile bag members but operating at a broader industry level and with stronger digital programming.

Direct peers

• Flexible Packaging Association: US trade association representing the flexible packaging industry, the closest direct comparator to TBPA given overlapping manufacturer and converter member profiles in woven/film packaging formats.
• INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry): Trade association for the nonwoven fabrics industry, comparable to TBPA in operating model (membership dues, conferences, industry intelligence) and serving adjacent textile-based converting members.
• Fibre Box Association: Trade association representing corrugated paperboard manufacturers and suppliers, operating a similar model (membership dues, industry data, advocacy) to TBPA in an adjacent packaging segment.
• Industrial Fabrics Association International: Trade association for the technical textiles and industrial fabrics industry, serving a highly overlapping member base of textile converters, equipment makers, and suppliers relevant to TBPA.
• Paperboard Packaging Council: Trade association for paperboard packaging manufacturers and suppliers, a close structural analog to TBPA in operating model and member economics.
• Reusable Packaging Association: Trade association promoting reusable packaging systems including bulk containers and bags, with an overlapping manufacturer/supplier member base and similar advocacy-driven mission to TBPA.

Broad incumbents

• American Forest & Paper Association: National trade association for the US paper and wood products industry including paper-based packaging; competes with TBPA for share of voice on packaging sustainability and trade policy.
• Plastics Industry Association: Larger, established US trade association for the broader plastics industry, providing overlapping member services (advocacy, conferences, statistics) at materially greater scale than TBPA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/textile-bag-&-packaging-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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