What Sublitex Srl does

Sublitex S.r.l. is an Italian industrial company specializing in sublimation transfer printing technology for textiles, decorative surfaces, and architectural applications. Founded in 1976 in Alba (CN) as part of Miroglio Group, the company operates a capital-intensive production platform combining digital sublimation printing (five scanning machines and a single-pass system at up to 90 m/min), rotogravure printing (two rotary presses with seven cylinders), thermal transfer calendering (two high-capacity calanders at 20 m/min plus two medium calanders and a foil transfer calander), and an automated color kitchen developed with Dromont. It maintains an automated warehouse of more than 15,000 gravure cylinders, water-efficient closed-loop water recirculation, a Regenerative Thermal Oxidation vapor treatment plant, and an 860 kW photovoltaic system covering approximately 30% of its energy needs.

The company's product and service portfolio spans digital and rotogravure sublimation transfer paper, finished printed fabrics under the Urban sub-brand (polyester and GRS-certified recycled polyester across Fashion Activewear, Sportwear, and Arredo/Interior Design segments), decorative foil products (Gocce drops and metallized laminates) for fashion and leather/eco-leather applications, and the Sublitex Architectural sub-brand offering sublimation films for metal, aluminum, plastic, and industrial surfaces. Custom manufacturing is delivered through the Facon service, where customers can supply their own fabric for printing and finishing, supported by graphic design services and a digital sampling pre-production verification workflow.

Sublitex generates revenue through B2B sales of transfer paper, contract sublimation printing services, custom Facon jobs, foil products, and Urban fabric collections, all priced via custom quote-based pricing under multi-year contracts. The company sells directly to brands, textile manufacturers, and retailers through its headquarters in Alba, Italy, subsidiary offices in Mexico (Miroglio Mexico S.A.), the United States (Sublitex America Corp.), Turkey (Miroglio Marmara Tekstil Limited Sirketi), and India (Sublitex Ameco India Private Limited), and a commercial network active in 50+ countries, with logistics coordinated through the M2Log integrated shipping and supply chain center.

Name

Sublitex Srl

Legal name

Sublitex S.r.l.

Website

https://sublitex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sublitex S.r.l. is an Italian industrial sublimation and transfer printing specialist serving apparel, sportswear, interior design, and architectural surface markets worldwide from Alba as a Miroglio Group subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Textile Printing & Transfer Paper

NAICS

Textile Product Mills (314), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Printing Operations (Rotary/Flat/Digital/Sublimation) (IMAOACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Apparel Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Laundries (CRAAAAAM), Finishing & Dyeing Contract Services (Job Work/Toll Processing) (IMAOACAL), Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Sublimation transfer printing
• Transfer paper manufacturing
• Polyester fabric printing
• Industrial surface decoration
• Custom textile printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alba

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transfer Paper Sales: Production and sale of sublimation transfer paper for both digital and rotogravure printing, engineered for textile decoration markets including fashion, sportswear, and interior design sectors.
2. Sublimation Printing Services: Industrial sublimation printing on polyester fabrics including fabric preparation, printing, and finishing (calendering). Complete production capability with in-house facilities for Fashion Activewear, Sportwear, and Interior Design collections.
3. Facon Custom Printing Service: Custom printing job service for companies requiring application of designs (Sublitex or customer-owned) on fabrics outside standard collection offerings. Complete service including customer fabric processing, printing, and finishing.
4. Foil Products: Decorative foil films with special resin for application on fabrics, leather and eco-leather, including metallic-effect lamins. Product line includes Gocce decorative foils and metallized laminates.
5. Printed Fabric Sales (Urban Collection): Sale of printed fabrics from the Urban collection including polyester and recycled GRS polyester fabrics with sublimation printing and pigment finishing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sublitex Srl manufactures sublimation transfer paper and produces industrially printed polyester fabrics through both digital and rotogravure printing technologies. The company also provides sublimation printing services, including the Facon custom job service that processes customer-supplied fabrics, and produces decorative foil products (Gocce and metallized laminates). Its offerings serve textile markets (fashion, sportswear, interior design) as well as architectural and industrial surface decoration applications on metal, aluminum, and plastic substrates.

Product overview

Sublitex Srl is an international leader in sublimation and transfer printing technology, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the textile and industrial decoration markets. The core product line includes Transfer Paper (available as both Digital Transfer Paper for flexible small/medium productions and Rotogravure Transfer Paper for large-scale industrial volumes) combined with Sublimation Printing technology. The Urban Collection provides finished polyester and recycled polyester fabrics across three market segments: Moda Activewear (fashion apparel), Sportwear (technical sports textiles), and Arredo (interior design). Foil products encompass Gocce (decorative drops) and Metallized Laminates for metallic finishing effects. Service offerings include Graphic Support for custom design creation, Preparation and Finishing services, the Facon Service for custom printing on customer-supplied fabrics, and Digital Sampling for pre-production quality verification. Sublitex Architectural extends the portfolio to decorative solutions for industrial surfaces including metal, aluminum, and plastic. Founded in 1976 and part of Miroglio Group, the company operates from Alba, Italy with global presence across Mexico, USA, Turkey, India, and sales networks in over 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Urban: Collection of polyester and natural fabrics with sublimation printing and pigments for fashion, sportswear, and interior design sectors.
• Sublitex Architectural

Quantifiable outcome

• Self-produces approximately 30% of energy needs through 860 kW photovoltaic system
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• J-Teck3: J-Teck3 is an Italian manufacturer of dye-sublimation inks for industrial and digital textile printing — comparable to Sublitex as a specialty input supplier in the same sublimation value chain.
• SPGPrints: SPGPrints (Netherlands) supplies rotary screen, digital inkjet and laser engraving systems for textile printing — directly comparable to Sublitex's rotogravure printing operations and supply-chain positioning.
• Kornit Digital: Kornit Digital (Israel) is a global leader in digital direct-to-garment and roll-to-roll textile printing — overlapping with Sublitex's digital sublimation printing services for apparel and home textiles.
• Aleph S.r.l. Aleph is an Italian producer of sublimation and transfer printing equipment and consumables — a close geographic and product peer to Sublitex in the sublimation/transfer printing ecosystem.
• Monti Antonio S.p.A. Monti Antonio (Italy) is a leading manufacturer of heat-transfer calendering and finishing equipment for the sublimation printing industry — directly comparable to Sublitex's calendering and finishing capabilities.
• Transfertex: Transfertex is a German specialist in transfer paper for textile printing — directly comparable to Sublitex's core transfer paper and sublimation printing offering for fashion and technical textiles.

Emerging players

• Sawgrass Technologies: Sawgrass Technologies (US) develops sublimation inks and small-format printing solutions — adjacent to Sublitex's industrial B2B focus with overlapping technology but different scale and customer type.

Broad incumbents

• Epson: Epson is a global broadline imaging and printing giant — its SureColor sublimation line competes in the same end-market as Sublitex, but as one of many product categories.
• Mimaki Engineering: Mimaki is a major Japanese manufacturer of industrial inkjet printers — overlapping with Sublitex on the digital sublimation printing side but operating as a much broader equipment vendor across multiple print segments.

Others

• Miroglio Textile S.r.l. Miroglio Textile is the parent Miroglio Group's downstream apparel and textile manufacturing arm — same parent as Sublitex but operating in adjacent stages of the textile value chain (fabric to garment).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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