Texfiltra

What Texfiltra does

Texfiltra SL is a Spanish private limited company headquartered in Sabadell, Barcelona, that manufactures and sells woven technical filtration fabrics for industrial filtration applications. The company's origin dates to 1980 as Valles 80, with Texfiltra formally founded in 1992 to focus on technical and filtration fabrics for international markets. Its product portfolio is organized by base polymer — Polypropylene, Polyester, Polyamide 6.6, and Acrylic Homopolymer — and includes specialized Antistatic variants using stainless steel or carbon compound fibers, and Food Grade variants compliant with EU Regulation 10/2011 and FDA food-contact standards. End applications include solids filtration in industrial processes, air filtration, fluid bed dryers, silos, and backing cloth, with stated end-customer verticals spanning industrial filtration (primary), pharmaceutical/medical, food processing, and chemical processing.

The company operates a fully vertical production process — warping, weaving, finishing (heat setting, calendering, heat/transfer printing), and a piece-by-piece quality-control laboratory — within a single facility of more than 2,500 m², following the 2014 merger with Rivetex (warping/weaving) and the 2015 relocation to Costa i Deu nº63. The technical core is a registered proprietary particle retention test (TEX-MAX-60255) that quantifies filtration capability using glass micro-spheres, and the company holds ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental), and Spanish Innovative SME (Pyme Innovadora) recognition. Texfiltra distributes via direct sales serving customers on all continents, with a stocked finished-goods inventory enabling rapid response alongside custom co-designed fabrics.

The business model combines two revenue streams: hardware sales of stock and custom filtration fabrics (primary), and contract finishing services (heat setting, calendering, transfer-paper printing) for third parties (secondary). GTM is sales-led, combining direct sales, the company website (texfiltra.es), and selective trade-show participation (notably Techtextil 2019 Frankfurt). Pricing is undisclosed; the model is built on custom specifications and a stocked catalog. No external institutional investors, venture funding, or parent entity are identified, and ownership is closely held.

Name

Texfiltra

Legal name

Texfiltra SL

Website

https://texfiltra.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Texfiltra is a Spanish technical textile manufacturer producing woven filtration fabrics from synthetic fibers, including specialized antistatic and food-grade variants. The company serves industrial, pharmaceutical, food, and chemical filtration customers globally from its vertically integrated facility in Sabadell.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Textiles

NAICS

Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133)

SIC

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk (2221), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH), Dyeing Operations (Piece/Yarn/Fiber/Garment) (IMAOACAB), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Technical filtration fabrics
• Industrial woven textiles
• Antistatic filtration media
• Food grade fabrics
• Fabric finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sabadell

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Filtration Fabrics Manufacturing: Manufacturing and selling technical filtration fabrics made from Polyester, Polypropylene, Polyamide, and Acrylic. Products are sold directly to customers in filtration industries with both stock products and custom-designed solutions.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services: Provides heat setting, calendering, and heat printing (Transfer paper) services for third-party customers who require finishing operations on their own fabrics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Texfiltra manufactures and sells technical woven filtration fabrics made from polypropylene, polyester, polyamide 6.6, acrylic homopolymer, antistatic stainless-steel, antistatic carbon-compound, and food-grade fibers for industrial filtration applications. The company also provides complementary fabric finishing services (heat setting, calandering, and heat/transfer printing) and offers custom fabric design leveraging its in-house R&D and laboratory testing.

Product overview

Texfiltra is a manufacturer of technical filtration fabrics with over 35 years of experience. The product portfolio consists of multiple filtration fabric product lines organized by base material: Polypropylene (700 series, 7500 series, 7000, 10000), Polyester (500 series, 800 series, 8500 series), Polyamide 6.6 (9000, 902-M), and Acrylic Homopolymer (6000). Specializations include Antistatic filtration fabrics using stainless steel or carbon compound fibers, and Food Grade filtration fabrics compliant with EU 10/2011 and FDA regulations. Applications cover Silos, Fluid bed dryers, Filtration, and Backing cloth. The company operates vertically from yarn reception through warping, weaving, and finishing (heat setting, calendering) across 2500 m² facilities, with stock products for rapid service and custom design capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polypropylene Filtration Fabrics Complete range of woven polypropylene filtration fabrics in monofilament and multifilament variants. SKUs include 700-M, 702-M, 710-M, 712-M, 715-M, 720-M, 721-M, 725-M, 750-M, 753-M, 755-M, 7000, 7011, 7015, 7025, 7300, 7351, 7550, 7560, 7580, 7600, 7700, and 10000, with air permeability ranging 4–900 liters, weights 245–570 g/m², and widths 140–230 cm. Sold to industrial filtration customers.
• Polyester Filtration Fabrics Woven polyester filtration fabrics including SKUs 5001, 5002, 5005, 8500, 8515, 8525, 8010, 8015, and 800. Air permeability ranges 15–200 liters, weights 200–570 g/m², widths 160–200 cm. Sold to industrial filtration customers.
• Polyamide 6.6 Filtration Fabrics Woven polyamide 6.6 filtration fabrics including SKU 9000 (air permeability 8 liters, 415 g/m²) and 902-M (air permeability 600 liters, 240 g/m²). Sold to industrial filtration customers.
• Acrylic Homopolymer Filtration Fabrics Woven acrylic homopolymer staple-fiber filtration fabric SKU 6000, with air permeability 160 liters, weight 330 g/m², and width 200 cm. Sold to industrial filtration customers.
• Antistatic Filtration Fabrics — Stainless Steel Antistatic filtration fabrics incorporating stainless steel fibers for static dissipation in explosive or sensitive environments. Includes Polyester/Stainless Steel (5001-ANT, 5100-F-ANT, 800-ANT), Polypropylene/Stainless Steel (7000-F-ANT, 7200-ANT, 7580-ANT, 7800-ANT), and Food Grade variants (1297-F-ANT, 5200-F-ANT, 5251-F-ANT, 5350-F-ANT, 5351-F-ANT).
• Antistatic Filtration Fabrics — Carbon Compound Antistatic filtration fabrics with carbon compound fibers for static dissipation. Includes Polyester/Carbon Compound (5156-F-CARB) and Polyamide 6.6/Carbon Compound (9157-F-CARB).
• Food Grade Filtration Fabrics Food-safe filtration fabrics compliant with EU Regulation 10/2011 and FDA regulations for food contact. Available in antistatic stainless-steel and carbon-compound variants for food processing applications such as fluid bed dryers.
• Backing Cloth Filtration Fabrics Support/backing cloth fabrics including the 10000 polypropylene backing cloth (weight 270 g/m², width 140–170 cm, made with fibrillated raffia), used as backing media in filtration systems.
• Silo Application Filtration Fabrics Filtration fabrics designed for silo applications. Includes SKU 800-ANT (Polyester/Stainless Steel antistatic) with air permeability 15 liters and weight 460 g/m².
• Fluid Bed Dryer Filtration Fabrics Filtration fabrics engineered for fluid bed dryer applications. Includes Food Grade antistatic variants (1297-F-ANT, 5200-F-ANT, 5251-F-ANT, 5350-F-ANT, 5351-F-ANT) in Polyester/Stainless Steel and Carbon Compound constructions.
• Fabric Finishing Services Contract fabric finishing services including heat setting (Termofijado), calandering (Calandrado), fabric joining with thermoplastic film, and continuous heat printing (Transfer paper) for third-party customers that need finishing operations performed on their own fabrics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom fabric design combining Texfiltra's expertise with customer knowledge of final application

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sefar Group: Swiss-headquartered global leader in precision woven technical fabrics, with a dedicated filtration fabric line serving industrial air and liquid filtration. Most comparable peer to Texfiltra by product (woven filtration media) and end markets (industrial filtration, food, pharma, chemicals).
• Filc d.o.o. Slovenian producer of technical textiles including laminated, coated, and filtration fabrics. Comparable European mid-sized manufacturer with similar vertical scope (textile manufacturing plus finishing/coating) and target end-use markets.
• Testori Group: Italian manufacturer of technical textiles including needle-punched and woven filtration fabrics for industrial dust collection and gas filtration. Comparable to Texfiltra in vertical, geography (Southern Europe) and product mix (specialty filtration fabrics).
• BWF Group: Germany-based manufacturer of technical textiles and woven/nonwoven filtration media for industrial dust collection and process filtration. Direct competitor to Texfiltra in the broadwoven technical filtration space serving similar European OEM customers.
• GKD Group (Gebr. Kufferath AG): German specialist in woven technical textiles and metal mesh fabrics used extensively in industrial filtration and screening applications. Directly comparable to Texfiltra's woven filtration fabric manufacturing with overlapping end-use customers in process industries.

Others

• Habasit AG: Swiss/global manufacturer of industrial textiles and coated fabrics, with limited overlap in technical industrial fabrics but adjacent rather than directly competitive. Useful as a comparable specialty industrial textile peer for benchmarking go-to-market and finishing capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: US-headquartered global manufacturer of filtration systems and replacement filter media for industrial dust collection, gas, and liquid filtration. Broad incumbent that competes with Texfiltra at the media input layer for industrial filtration OEMs, though Donaldson is vertically integrated into finished filtration products.
• Ahlstrom-Munksjö: Finland-based large global specialty fiber and filtration media company serving industrial filtration, food, and life-science markets. Comparable end-use overlap (filtration media for food, pharma, industrial processes) but much broader portfolio including nonwovens and a global manufacturing footprint.
• Parker Hannifin (Filtration Group): US-based diversified industrial filtration manufacturer producing both finished filtration systems and filter media for industrial process filtration. Broad incumbent with adjacent/sourcing overlap to Texfiltra's media end markets but much larger and systems-focused.
• Low & Bonar (now part of Coats Group): Historical manufacturer of technical textiles including woven filtration fabrics; now operating within Coats Group's broader industrial textiles portfolio. Broad incumbent with overlapping technical filtration fabric capabilities and similar industrial end markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 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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