kartnet

What kartnet does

Kartnet (legal name Kart-Net) is a privately held, family-owned Dutch manufacturer of technical textiles founded in 1977 and headquartered at Mr. C.L. Kniphorststraat 12, Emmen, Netherlands. The company operates a single production site specializing in round-baling (rondbreitechniek) circular knitting to produce netting and film products for professional food and non-food applications.

Its catalog spans seven product lines: tree-root ball netting (Boomkluitnet / Machinegaas), HDPE hay-bale nets (Hooibaalnet / Balennet), HDPE pallet wrap netting with 15% and 30% stretch variants (Palletwikkelnet / Palletwrap), UV-resistant silage wrapping film (Wikkelfolie / Silagefilm), HDPE filter sleeves up to 300mm diameter for drainage and well-point dewatering (Filterkous), 100% polyester stockinette carcass mesh (Stockinet), and an extended elastic and non-elastic netting range for the meat and poultry processing industry. Production, assembly, and tailoring are handled in-house, allowing customer-specific dimensions, mesh sizes, and stretch properties.

Kartnet sells to B2B customers across four primary verticals — meat and poultry processing, agriculture and horticulture, drainage and well-point dewatering, and general trade and industry — with products marketed as available throughout Europe and applied worldwide. The go-to-market model is direct B2B sales through a tri-lingual website (Dutch, English, German), phone (06 46 40 57 56), email ([email protected]), and contact form, supplemented by trade event participation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and there is no evidence of external investment, partnerships, M&A, or headcount disclosure in the available data.

Name

kartnet

Legal name

Kart-Net

Website

https://kartnet.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles

NAICS

Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (31491)

akta.pro primary industry

Lace, Tulle & Netting Mills (IMAOABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agricultural & Horticultural Technical Textiles (Crop Covers/Shade Nets/Mulch Fabrics) (IMAOADAJ), Packaging & Wrapping Technical Textiles (FIBCs/Big Bags/Industrial Sacks/Strapping Substrates) (IMAOADAN), Hay & Bale Handling Equipment (IMAHACAF)

Keywords

• Technical textiles
• Netting solutions
• Agricultural packaging
• Meat processing nets
• Drainage filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Technical textile product sales: Sale of technical textiles including netting and films for professional food and non-food applications. Products sold for packaging, protection, transport and processing uses across various industries including meat processing, agriculture, drainage, and industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kartnet supplies technical textiles — specifically netting and film products — for professional food and non-food applications including packaging, protection, transport, and processing. The product range covers meat and poultry processing nets, carcass stockinette, hay-bale nets, silage film, pallet wrap, drainage filter sleeves, and tree-root ball netting, all manufactured in-house at the Emmen, Netherlands facility and compatible with standard industrial machines.

Product overview

Kartnet is a supplier of technical textiles for professional food and non-food applications since 1977. The company offers a unified portfolio of netting and film products organized into seven core product lines: tree-root ball netting (Boomkluitnet), hay-bale netting (Hooibaalnet), pallet wrapping nets (Palletwikkelnet), silage/wrapping film (Wikkelfolie/Silagefilm), filter sleeves (Filterkous), stockinette mesh for carcasses, and specialized netting for meat and poultry processing. All products are designed for reliable use aligned with standard machines and processes, serving industries including meat processing, agriculture, horticulture, drainage, and general trade and industry. Production and customization are handled in-house at their Dutch facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree-root ball netting (Boomkluitnet / Machinegaas) Netting used for packaging and securing tree root balls during transport and storage, available in coarse, medium, and fine mesh options in basket sizes 12 to 40. Manufactured in the Netherlands.
• Hay-bale net (Hooibaalnet / Balennet) HDPE netting for efficient packaging of round hay bales with high tensile strength, compatible with all standard bale presses. Provides protection during storage and transport with less waste than traditional methods.
• Pallet wrap (Palletwikkelnet / Palletwrap) HDPE pallet wrap netting for safe and stable pallet packaging during transport, providing ventilation while keeping loads secure. Available in stretch versions with 15% or 30% stretch for temperature-sensitive and fresh products.
• Silage film (Wikkelfolie / Silagefilm) UV-resistant wrapping film for airtight wrapping of grass bales, suitable for all common round and square bale presses. Available in white, green, light green, and black colors for weather protection.
• Filter sleeves (Filterkous) Sleeves for protecting filter pipes from sand and fine particles in drainage and well-point systems, available in diameters up to 300mm and roll lengths from 10 to 150 meters. Also used in tree aeration systems.
• Stockinette mesh packaging 100% polyester mesh packaging for beef, veal, pig, and lamb carcasses during transport and handling, reducing moisture evaporation, preserving color, and preventing damage. Available on roll or tailored/closed on one side with in-house production and assembly for custom specifications.
• Netting for meat and poultry processing industry Comprehensive range of elastic and non-elastic nets for meat and poultry processing, including elastic roasting/cooking nets (80-450mm), elastic PE sleeve nets (Peel Easy, 85-400mm), and non-elastic honeycomb and diamond nets for salami and similar products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings and cost reductions through efficient workflow
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sioen Industries: Belgian technical textiles group producing coated fabrics, films and technical netting across agriculture, construction and industrial markets — closely comparable breadth of technical-textile applications.
• Trioplast: Sweden-based manufacturer of polyethylene film and netting solutions for agriculture, food packaging and industrial applications — a direct competitor in silage film, bale wrap and technical netting.
• Thimonnier: Manufacturer of elastic and non-elastic meat-processing netting (cooking nets, ham nets, roasting nets) — directly comparable to Kartnet's meat and poultry processing net range.
• BPI Agriculture (Berry Global): UK-based manufacturer of silage films, bale wrap and agricultural stretch films — directly competes with Kartnet's hay-bale nets and wrapping film product lines.
• RKW Group (ProAmpac): European producer of agricultural films, silage stretch films and industrial films — directly overlaps Kartnet's silage/wrapping film and pallet wrap categories.

Emerging players

• NET-EX (Nortene): European manufacturer of netting products for agriculture, gardening and industrial applications (tree-root ball netting, crop nets) — directly comparable niche product lines but smaller and more regionally focused than Kartnet.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Global packaging giant with rigid and flexible packaging films for food and industrial markets — competes broadly with Kartnet in meat carcass stockinette and pallet wrap, but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Coveris: Global flexible packaging group producing films, nets and packaging materials for food, agricultural and industrial applications — broader portfolio than Kartnet but overlapping product categories such as pallet wrap and food packaging.
• Bonar (Low & Bonar, TenCate Geosynthetics): European technical textiles and geosynthetics producer with broader portfolio (including drainage geotextiles and agricultural textiles) — overlaps Kartnet's filter sleeve and agricultural product lines but serves wider infrastructure markets.

Regional players

• Europackaging: Regional European supplier of packaging materials including netting, films and wrapping solutions for agricultural and industrial customers — comparable B2B distribution model and product overlap with Kartnet, but with different geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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