Feutre National Felt Inc.

What Feutre National Felt Inc. does

Feutre National Felt Inc. is a privately held Canadian felt manufacturer founded in 1961 and headquartered at 820 rue Notre-Dame, St-Narcisse, Quebec. The company operates a single needle-felt manufacturing facility and produces two principal product lines: (1) Flex-xel™ needle felt padding pads (S-208, S-125, 2C-050) used primarily by mattress manufacturers and furniture upholsterers, and (2) acoustical underlay membranes (ThermaSon, ThermaSonVB, Ultrason) used as acoustic and moisture barriers under laminate, engineered, and hardwood floating floors in multi-unit residential and commercial construction. The Flex-xel™ process, for which the company holds exclusive North American marketing and manufacturing rights acquired from American firm Fiberlock Inc. in 1981, sterilizes fibers on the production line and transforms them into felt products capable of regaining original shape after compression.

The company's underlying technology is a needle-felt manufacturing process that converts synthetic and natural textile fibers — including textile scraps and post-consumer recycled material from North American textile mills — into finished felt pads and rolls. Acoustic membranes contain a minimum of 85% post-consumer recycled synthetic fibers and are rated up to FIIC (field impact insulation class) 61, with an integrated moisture barrier film and thermal insulation properties; the company offers a 20-year limited residential warranty on these products. Flex-xel™ padding products for the mattress and furniture segments are produced from new synthetic fibers sourced from North American plants.

Feutre National Felt sells directly to B2B customers via quote-based pricing, with no publicly disclosed price list or digital purchasing channel. Distribution is limited to single-country/domestic direct sales, though products reach end users across both Canada and the United States. The customer base spans mattress manufacturers, furniture upholsterers, flooring contractors and builders (including LEED-targeted construction projects), and a seasonal pool installer segment. The company employs 11-50 people, has no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or subsidiaries, and operates without any public funding rounds, acquisitions, or third-party AI/ML technology integration based on the available data.

Name

Feutre National Felt Inc.

Legal name

Feutre National Felt Inc.

Website

https://natfelt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Feutre National Felt Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer founded in 1961 that produces Flex-xel™ needle felt padding for mattress and furniture makers, and acoustical underlay membranes for the flooring construction industry across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Felt Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Furnishings Mills (3141)

akta.pro primary industry

Felt & Battings Manufacturing (IMAOABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Thermal & Acoustic Insulation Textiles (Insulation Felts/Soundproofing) (IMAOADAL), Mattress & Pillow Components Manufacturing (Ticking/Pillow Shells/Protectors) (IMAOAKAE), Interlinings, Linings & Padding Materials (Fusible Interlining/Linings/Shoulder Pads/Wadding) (IMAOALAF)

Keywords

• Needle felt manufacturing
• Acoustical underlay membranes
• Mattress padding materials
• Recycled textile products
• Flooring underlayment

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-narcisse

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Feutre National Felt Inc. manufactures needle felt padding pads (Flex-xel™ S-208, S-125, 2C-050) for the mattress and furniture upholstery industries, and acoustic underlay membranes (ThermaSon, ThermaSonVB, Ultrason) for the flooring industry. The company transforms textile scraps and recycled materials into felt products through a licensed needle-felt manufacturing process, with acoustic membranes containing a minimum of 85% post-consumer recycled fibers and providing FIIC acoustic performance up to 61.

Product overview

Feutre National Felt Inc. is a Canadian felt manufacturer offering two main product lines: (1) Flex-xel™ needle felt pads available in various thicknesses (S-208, S-125, 2C-050) for the mattress and furniture upholstery industries, and (2) acoustical underlay membranes (ThermaSon, ThermaSonVB, Ultrason) for the flooring industry. All products are manufactured using primarily synthetic and natural fibers, with strong emphasis on recycling textile materials. The Flex-xel line is produced from new synthetic fibers from North American plants, while the acoustical membranes contain a minimum of 85% recycled post-consumer textile fibers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flex-xel™ S-208 Needle felt padding pad with 3/8 inch thickness, designed for mattress manufacturers and furniture upholstery applications.
• Flex-xel™ S-125 Needle felt padding pad with 7/8 inch thickness, particularly popular among mattress manufacturers.
• Flex-xel™ 2C-050 Needle felt padding pad available in different thicknesses for mattress industry and upholstering applications.
• 5730 ThermaSon Acoustical underlay membrane designed for laminate and engineered floating floors, with FIIC ratings up to 61.
• 5735 ThermaSonVB Acoustical underlay membrane for concrete slabs 1.5 to 2 inches thick.
• 5800 Ultrason Acoustical underlay membrane for laminate and engineered floating floors.

Quantifiable outcome

• FIIC (field impact insulation class) up to 61
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fiberlock Inc.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 1981In 1981, Feutre National Felt Inc. acquired the marketing rights for the FLEX-XEL™ process from Fiberlock Inc., an American company. This licensing agreement gave the company exclusive North American rights to manufacture and market Flex-xel™ felt products for the mattress, furniture, and flooring industries. The partnership has been central to the company's product portfolio for over 40 years.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Nonwovens: National Nonwovens produces needle-punched nonwoven felt products using natural and synthetic fibers for industrial, filtration, and consumer applications. Its manufacturing process and customer base overlap closely with Feutre's needle-felt pad operations, particularly in furniture and bedding padding.
• Superior Felt & Filtration: Superior Felt & Filtration manufactures nonwoven felt, filtration media, and specialty fabricated felt components for industrial customers. Its product set — particularly needled felt padding and converted felt roll goods — competes head-to-head with Feutre's Flex-xel shoddy pads for mattress and furniture applications.
• Regupol America: Regupol America produces acoustic and resilient underlays made from recycled rubber and fiber composites for flooring installations. While its material base is broader (recycled rubber), it competes directly in acoustic underlay specification for multi-unit residential and commercial projects, the same use case as Feutre's acoustic membranes.
• MP Global Products: MP Global Products is a U.S. manufacturer of acoustic underlays, insulating underlayment, and flooring accessories sold under brands like QuietWalk and Insulayment. It is the most direct competitor to Feutre's ThermaSon/ThermaSonVB/Ultrason acoustic membrane line, serving the same flooring contractor and builder channel.
• American Felt & Filter Company: American Felt & Filter is a U.S.-based specialty manufacturer of wool and synthetic felt products, wool felt parts, and filtration media. It directly overlaps with Feutre's core competency of converting textile fibers into industrial felt padding and shoddy products for furniture and bedding manufacturers.
• Filtec Precision (formerly Sutherland Felt): Filtec Precision (formerly Sutherland Felt Company) manufactures industrial felt products, wool and synthetic felts, and custom fabricated felt components. It is a direct competitor in the B2B felt padding market serving furniture, bedding, and specialty industrial customers across North America.

Broad incumbents

• Leggett & Platt: Leggett & Platt is a large diversified manufacturer of bedding and furniture components including innerspring coils, foam, and padding materials. As a major mattress industry supplier, it overlaps with Feutre's Flex-xel felt padding customers and represents the scale-oriented incumbent that Feutre must differentiate against.
• Lydall Inc. (now part of Alkegen): Lydall is a long-established North American manufacturer of engineered nonwoven and felt-based materials serving industrial filtration, thermal/acoustic, and specialty applications. While much broader in scale and product range than Feutre, it competes directly in needle-punched felt and acoustic/thermal insulation textiles, the same materials science family as Feutre's Flex-xel and ThermaSon lines.
• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Freudenberg Performance Materials is a large global manufacturer of nonwovens and technical textiles serving automotive, construction, and interior applications. It supplies acoustic and insulation textiles for building products, overlapping with Feutre's ThermaSon flooring underlay business but at much greater scale and global reach.

Emerging players

• AcoustiCork (Amorim Cork Composites): AcoustiCork, part of Amorim Cork Composites, produces cork-based acoustic underlays for flooring. While the base material differs, it competes with Feutre's recycled-felt acoustic membranes in the same green-building specification channel, offering contractors an alternative sustainable acoustic solution.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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