Hanotex International B.v.

What Hanotex International B.v. does

Hanotex International B.V. is a privately held Dutch non-woven textile converter founded in 1978 and headquartered in Joure, Netherlands, with 14 employees. The company converts both internally sourced non-woven textiles and customer-supplied non-wovens into customized industrial and wholesale products, operating a B2B private-label model in which finished goods are produced under the customer's own brand or for the customer's internal use. All raw material and processing resources are sourced exclusively from within Europe, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2008 (dated 12-01-2015), CE-mark (for telemetry bags), and external sterilization certifications that support regulated end-markets.

Name

Hanotex International B.v.

Legal name

Hanotex International B.V.

Website

https://hanotex.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hanotex International B.V. is a privately held Dutch non-woven converter, founded in 1978 in Joure, that manufactures customized non-woven products under customer private label for wholesale and industrial clients across agriculture, construction, healthcare, cleanroom, and specialty packaging applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-woven textile manufacturing

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC), Agricultural & Horticultural Technical Textiles (Crop Covers/Shade Nets/Mulch Fabrics) (IMAOADAJ), Nonwoven & Technical Fabrics (CRAAAMAD)

Keywords

• Non-woven textile conversion
• Industrial textile manufacturing
• Agricultural crop protection
• Protective garment fabrication
• Custom contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Joure

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Non-woven Custom Manufacturing: Converting and processing non-woven textiles into customized products for wholesale and industrial customers. The company produces both from its own non-woven materials and processes customer-supplied non-wovens (contract work). Products are manufactured under customer private label or for customer's own use. Revenue is generated through product sales and processing fees for contract manufacturing services.
2. Contract Processing Services: Processing non-wovens from external customers on a contract basis. Services include cutting, sewing, gluing, halving, widening, and narrowing. The company combines multiple processes to fully produce customer-specified products. Revenue generated through service fees based on processing requirements and material volume.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hanotex International B.V. converts non-woven technical textiles into customized products for wholesale and industrial customers across agriculture, construction, healthcare, hygiene, protective packaging, and cleanroom applications. The company produces both from its own non-woven materials and processes customer-supplied non-wovens, with all output delivered under customer private label or for customers' own use. Branded offerings include Hanovlies® crop protection fleeces and Hanosect® protective insect nets; the company also performs contract processing services such as cutting, sewing, gluing, halving, widening, and narrowing.

Product overview

Hanotex International B.v. is a non-woven converter company established in 1978, offering a portfolio of non-woven textile products and custom manufacturing services. The core product lines include Hanovlies® and Hanosect® for agricultural crop protection, Geotextile for construction/filtration applications, Protective Garments made from Polypropylene and Polyolefin (Tyvek), Cleaning and Hygiene products including towel scrolls and telemetry bags, and specialized Packaging Materials for museums and high-tech industries. The company also provides contract work services for custom non-woven processing (cutting, sewing, gluing) and full customization capabilities. All products can be produced under private label. The company operates from Joure, Netherlands, with 14 employees and ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hanovlies®: A non-woven crop protection product made from 100% polypropylene continuous fibers, UV-stabilized, used for frost protection, harvest advancement, and protection against insects, wind, hail and heavy rain. Available in 17, 30, and 60 gram weights with unique Z-fold system.
• Hanosect®

Products and services

• Hanovlies® Non-woven crop protection fleece made from 100% polypropylene continuous fibers, thermally bonded, UV-stabilized, and free of chemical compounds. It provides air and water permeability while protecting crops from frost, insects, wind, hail, and heavy rain, and is available in 17g, 30g, and 60g weights. It uses a unique Z-fold (harmonica) folding system in standard widths of 3.20 or 4.00 meters enabling one-directional unrolling from the side of a field. Targeted at agricultural wholesalers and farming operations under private label.
• Hanosect® Three-layer LDPE/HDPE/LDPE protective net for open-field vegetables against insects, with an average pore size of 1.5–2mm, weight of 24 g/m², and thickness of 130µ. It allows maximum ventilation with minimal thermal effect and has sufficient permeability for chemical treatment application. Targeted at agricultural wholesalers and growers needing insect barriers with up to 48% closed surface area.
• Geotextile Non-woven geotextile material made from natural and/or synthetic fibers that are mechanically or chemically bonded for road construction and building projects. Used for soil stabilization, soil layer separation, drainage, and filtration, providing durability, strength, and water permeability. Targeted at construction wholesalers and civil engineering projects.
• Filtration and Drainage Products Non-woven products using geotextile as a base material to separate substances while allowing free water flow. Used for soil stabilization, ground layer separation, drainage, and filtration in construction projects. Targeted at construction and infrastructure buyers.
• Protective Garments Protective clothing manufactured from Polypropylene or Polyolefin (Tyvek), including overalls, dust jackets, sleeve protectors, overshoes, visitor coats, hairnets, and face masks. Polyolefin garments are chemically and biologically inert, hydrophobic, antistatic, sterilizable, and tear-proof, and are suitable for Class 100 cleanroom environments. Targeted at healthcare, cleanroom, and industrial safety wholesalers.
• Cleaning and Hygiene Products Non-woven disposables including towel rolls (standard 23cm width; lengths 35m/40m/55m/60m), CE-marked single-use telemetry bags for cardiac monitoring, lint-free cleaning towels (55% woodpulp / 45% polyester, hydraulically woven without chemical or thermal binding agents), disposable wapps (30 layers), and sticky mats (65x115cm, 30 layers per mat, 4 mats per set). Targeted at hospitals, cleanroom consumables distributors, and cleaning industry wholesalers.
• Packaging Materials Customized packaging solutions engineered for high-tech industry, scientific astronomical projects, and the preservation and transport of culturally important artworks for prominent European and international museums. Targeted at museums, cultural institutions, and scientific research / high-tech equipment buyers.
• Contract Work (Loonwerk) Custom processing services for customer-supplied non-wovens, including cutting, sewing, gluing, halving, widening, and narrowing. Hanotex combines these processes to fully produce customer-specified products. Targeted at wholesale and industrial customers needing fee-based conversion services.
• Customization (Maatwerk) Bespoke product development service that converts customer needs into non-woven solutions for medical, industrial, agricultural, packaging, and protective applications through open innovation, green innovation, and technological innovation approaches. Targeted at B2B customers with specialized or first-of-a-kind specifications.

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Suominen Corporation: Finnish nonwovens manufacturer focused on wiping, hygiene and medical applications. Comparable for Hanotex's cleaning, hygiene and cleanroom product lines, though Suominen is larger and more wipes-focused.
• Sandler Group: German nonwoven manufacturer producing needled, thermal-bonded and spunlace nonwovens for hygiene, filtration, industrial and construction uses. Comparable to Hanotex as a European mid-sized nonwoven converter with multi-vertical exposure.
• TWE Group: Germany-headquartered nonwoven manufacturer with applications in automotive, construction, filtration, hygiene and industrial segments. Direct peer given overlapping technical nonwoven portfolio and B2B converter model.
• Fibertex Nonwovens: Danish manufacturer of nonwovens for industrial, automotive, hygiene and construction applications. Closely comparable to Hanotex as a European nonwoven producer serving overlapping technical/industrial end markets and offering customized nonwoven solutions.
• Mogul Nonwovens: Turkish nonwoven producer spanning spunbond, meltblown, and needlepunch technologies for industrial, hygiene and medical applications. Comparable as a nonwoven manufacturer with a similar multi-vertical, B2B focus.
• Sioen Industries: Belgian technical-textiles manufacturer producing coated fabrics, protective textiles and geosynthetics. Comparable to Hanotex as a European mid-sized technical textile specialist serving construction, protective and industrial end markets.
• TenCate Geosynthetics (Toray): Netherlands-rooted geosynthetics business now part of Toray, producing geotextiles for road, civil engineering and drainage. Directly comparable to Hanotex's Geotextile and Filtration & Drainage product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Global leader in nonwovens serving automotive, construction, healthcare, apparel and hygiene. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering many of the same substrate categories Hanotex addresses, but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• DuPont: Global materials incumbent and producer of Tyvek, which Hanotex explicitly converts into protective garments. Comparable as a supplier upstream of Hanotex and as a broad incumbent in technical/protective nonwoven substrates.
• Berry Global Group: Large global nonwovens manufacturer serving hygiene, industrial, healthcare and specialty markets. Comparable to Hanotex as a broad incumbent with overlapping substrates, though at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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