Asoltex

What Asoltex does

Asoltex (legally Accoppiatura di Asolo Spa) is an Italian textile lamination and finishing company headquartered in Asolo, Treviso, that produces specialized laminated fabrics, foams, paddings, membranes, and films for footwear and sports equipment manufacturers. The company operates seven lamination and finishing technologies, including hot melt, flame, acrylic glue, hot melt self-adhesive, acrylic self-adhesive, thermo-adhesive, and hot calander processes, and maintains a catalog of more than fifty textile articles organized into Textiles, Paddings, and Laminated Items. Asoltex holds exclusive European distribution rights for Ultralon closed-cell polyolefin foams (Flexalon, Performance Foam 45, Performance Foam 65, Eva 30), Primaloft Grip thermal wadding, and Airtex recycled polyurethane agglomerate, and offers a dedicated New-Life line of GRS-certified recycled and bio-based articles.

The business model is sales-led and B2B, targeting footwear brand customers across ski boots, casual and sports footwear, safety footwear, trekking and outdoor footwear, motorcycle and cycling footwear, and leather goods. Revenue is generated through the sale of laminated textiles, foams, paddings, and finished laminated articles, combining standard catalog SKUs with custom lamination work. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with commercial activity conducted through direct contact, the company website, and recurring trade show presence at Lineapelle (Milan) and Prowinter (Bolzano). Named enterprise customers include Dynafit, Dalbello, Fischer, Salomon, Rossignol, Nordica, Lange, and K2, primarily within the winter sports footwear sector.

Asoltex is a privately held subsidiary within Sitip Group, a diversified Italian manufacturing conglomerate that publishes annual consolidated sustainability reports under ESRS guidelines. Asoltex itself has held GRS 4.0 certification since 2020, installed a 112.5 kWp photovoltaic system in June 2022 covering 57.24% of annual energy needs, and operates from a single headquarters in Asolo, Treviso, with reported market activity in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. Financial figures including revenue, headcount, and ownership detail are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Asoltex

Legal name

Accoppiatura di Asolo Spa

Website

https://asoltex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Asoltex is an Italian textile lamination company headquartered in Asolo, part of Sitip Group, that produces specialized laminated fabrics, foams, and paddings for footwear and sports equipment manufacturers, with exclusive European distribution rights for Ultralon, Primaloft Grip, and Airtex materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles & Laminated Materials for Footwear

NAICS

Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599), Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing (326150)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Outdoor Accessories Manufacturing (Performance Gloves/Headwear) (IMAOAFAI)

Keywords

• Technical textile lamination
• Footwear fabric manufacturing
• Polyolefin foam padding
• Recycled textile materials
• Ski boot materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Asolo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Textile and Laminated Material Sales: Asoltex generates revenue through the sale of laminated textiles, foams, paddings, and finished laminated articles to footwear and sports equipment manufacturers. Revenue is derived from both standard catalog products and custom laminated solutions using various technologies (hot melt, flame, acrylic glue).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asoltex manufactures and distributes laminated technical textiles, polyolefin foam paddings, microfiber furs, and recycled materials for footwear and sports equipment manufacturers. The company combines fabrics, foams, paddings, membranes, and films using seven proprietary lamination technologies, and serves as exclusive European distributor for Ultralon foams, Primaloft Grip thermal insulation, and Airtex recycled polyurethane agglomerate. Products serve ski boots, casual footwear, safety footwear, hiking shoes, motorcycle/cycle footwear, leather goods, and protective equipment.

Product overview

Asoltex is a textile lamination and finishing company specializing in fabrics, paddings, and laminated materials for footwear and accessories. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: Textiles (including the New-Life eco-sustainable recycled line, microfiber furs like Tasso and Lapin, technical fabrics like Cordura and Expert, and 3D fabrics like Sprint and Spaziato), Paddings (including exclusive Ultralon polyolefin foams such as Flexalon, Performance Foam 45/65, and Eva 30, plus Primaloft Grip thermal insulation and Airtex recycled agglomerate), and Laminated Items (bi-layer and tri-layer combinations). The company operates lamination technologies including hot melt lamination, flame lamination, acrylic glue lamination, hot melt self-adhesive treatment, acrylic self-adhesive treatment, thermo-adhesive treatment, and hot calander treatment. Products serve sectors including casual footwear, ski boots, hiking/trekking shoes, safety footwear, motorcycle/cycle footwear, apparel, leather goods, and protective equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New-Life: Eco-sustainable product line featuring recycled and bio-based articles including recycled textiles and materials
• Ultralon
• Primaloft Grip
• Airtex

Products and services

• Technical textiles for footwear Catalog of 50+ technical textile articles including warp-knitted fabrics, ripstop fabrics (Urban, Komp), 3D spacer fabrics (Sprint, Spaziato, Waterfall, Boost 13, Planet), bielastic fabrics (Dragon, Asterix, Shiny Lycra), microfiber furs (Tasso, Tasso Raso, Siberia, Lapin), orthogonal fabrics (Stark, Cuba, Cyber), and high-abrasion textiles (Cordura 1000, Expert, Vigor) designed for footwear uppers, linings, and insoles across ski boots, casual footwear, safety footwear, hiking shoes, and motorcycle/cycle footwear applications.
• New-Life eco-sustainable textile line Eco-sustainable line of textiles made with post-consumer recycled polyester, recycled Cordura, and bamboo fiber, all GRS 4.0 certified. Includes New Life Tasso (50% recycled polyester microfiber fur), New Life Street (100% recycled polyester mesh), New Life Spaziato (35% recycled polyester 3D fabric), New Life Micropile (100% recycled), New Life Felpatino, New Life Canada, New Life Bamboo (80% bamboo fiber), New Life Cordura (100% recycled Cordura yarn), New-Life Sheep, New-Life Lycra, New-Life Lycra Sponge, and New-Life Agnellino (85% recycled polyester). Used in sports, casual, safety, hiking footwear, ski boots, leather goods, apparel, and insoles.
• Ultralon polyolefin foam paddings Closed-cell cross-linked polyolefin foam family distributed exclusively in Italy and other European countries by Asoltex for the footwear sector. Includes Flexalon (ski boot tongue and ankle pad padding), Performance Foam 45 (variable thicknesses for padding and bi-elastic lamination), Performance Foam 65 (high-performance alpine ski boot padding), and Eva 30 (customized comfort padding, supplied plain, self-adhesive, or laminated). Used in ski boot liners, tongue pads, ankle pads, and protective equipment.
• Primaloft Grip thermal insulation wadding 100% post-consumer recycled microfiber thermal insulation wadding featuring anti-slip grip technology for stable interlining in footwear linings and insoles. GRS certified. Exclusively distributed by Asoltex for the technical and sports footwear sector in Italy and other European countries. Used in ski boot linings, including Nordica Lady ski boot linings.
• Airtex recycled polyurethane agglomerate Pre-consumer recycled polyurethane agglomerate with 84% recycled content. Absorbent, bacteriostatic, and breathable. Ideal for die-cut or thermoformed insoles for casual footwear. Exclusively distributed by Asoltex in Italy and other European countries.
• Custom laminated articles (bi-layer and tri-layer) Custom lamination services combining fabrics, foams, paddings, membranes, and films using seven lamination technologies. Produces bi-layer (two-component) and tri-layer (three-component) laminated articles tailored to customer specifications. Asoltex accompanies customers in material selection and pairing based on end-use sector and project requirements. GRS 4.0 certified for several lamination and adhesion processes including hot melt lamination, acrylic glue lamination, hot melt self-adhesive treatment, and acrylic self-adhesive treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eco-sustainable products represent 14.7% of revenue in first half of 2022, up from 12.1% in 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sitip GroupparentOthersAsoltex is a member of Sitip Group, which produces annual Sustainability Reports according to ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards) guidelines. The group encompasses multiple companies focused on textile lamination and technical fabrics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pontetorto: Italian warp knitter and technical textile manufacturer based in Prato, producing fleeces, thermal fabrics, and laminations for sportswear, outdoor, and footwear applications. Pontetorto serves overlapping European sportswear and activewear OEM customers with comparable technical textile capabilities, making it a direct peer in the European technical textile supply market.
• Miko Srl: Italian textile manufacturer specializing in technical fabrics, laminations, and coatings for the footwear and leather goods industry. Miko serves a similar customer base of European footwear OEMs with comparable product categories (technical linings, paddings, laminated combinations), making it one of the closest direct peers to Asoltex in the Italian footwear materials supply chain.
• Carvico: Italian textile manufacturer (part of the Carvico Group) producing warp knit technical fabrics for sportswear, swimwear, and activewear applications. Carvico serves European apparel and footwear brands with comparable technical fabric capabilities and is positioned similarly to Asoltex as a specialized Italian textile supplier serving premium European sports and outdoor brands.

Broad incumbents

• Vibram: Italian footwear component manufacturer specializing in high-performance rubber soles for outdoor, safety, and sports footwear. Vibram is a much larger, established brand serving many of the same footwear OEMs as Asoltex, but focuses on outsoles rather than linings, paddings, and laminates, positioning it as a broader incumbent in the European footwear components space.
• Toray Industries: Japanese chemical and textile conglomerate with global operations in performance fibers, technical textiles, and advanced materials including those used in sports and footwear applications. Toray is a vastly larger incumbent whose textile division operates broadly across technical fabrics and laminates used by major apparel and footwear brands, overlapping with Asoltex's market from a different scale and geographic angle.
• Teijin Limited: Japanese chemical and textile conglomerate producing performance fibers, technical fabrics, and aramid materials for sports, safety, and industrial applications. Teijin's broader portfolio includes materials used by footwear and apparel OEMs, making it a broad incumbent in the technical textile supply landscape where Asoltex operates at a specialized niche level.
• Coats Group: UK-headquartered industrial textile company producing threads, yarns, and performance materials for the apparel and footwear industries. Coats is a significantly larger incumbent operating broadly across industrial textile categories serving global footwear OEMs, overlapping with Asoltex's customer base from a much larger scale and broader product portfolio perspective.

Others

• PrimaLoft: US-based insulation technology company producing PrimaLoft fibers and wadding products including the Primaloft Grip Control line that Asoltex exclusively distributes in Europe. PrimaLoft is a principal partner and supplier relationship to Asoltex rather than a competitor, but the brands are deeply interconnected through the exclusive distribution arrangement for technical and sports footwear.
• Sitip Group: Italian textile conglomerate and parent company of Asoltex, producing circular knit fabrics and technical textiles for sportswear, footwear, and industrial applications. Sitip is the parent group rather than a peer competitor, but its overlapping technical textile capabilities for footwear OEMs position it as a closely related entity within the same corporate structure.
• Invista (Cordura): Global manufacturer of specialty fibers and fabrics including the Cordura brand of high-durability nylon used in workwear, footwear, and outdoor applications. Asoltex sources Cordura yarn for its New-Life Cordura product line, positioning Invista as a principal supplier and ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, though Cordura fabrics themselves overlap with Asoltex's textile offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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