09.11.23
A Company of Hoftex Group AG
Hof/Saale, Germany
www.tenowo.com; www.hoftexgroup.com
2022 Nonwovens Sales: $130 million
Key Personnel
Salvatore Musso, CEO Tenowo group, Dr. Elmar Wind, COO Tenowo Group, Detlev Käppel, global sales director technical nonwovens and managing director at Tenowo Huzhou; Fred Stephenson, president, Tenowo Inc. NC/USA
Plants
Hof/Saale, Reichenbach, Mittweida, Germany; Fizzonasco die Pieve, Italy; Lincolnton, NC/USA; Huzhou City, China
Processes
Drylaid, thermal bonded, needlepunched, saturate bonded, stitchbonded, spunlace, highloft
Brand Names
Variopoint, Unipoint, Unisoft, Zetafelt, Zetastitch, Zetafil, Zetawatt, Zetaloft, Florbond, Zetabond, Zetajet, Zetatherm, Zetamold, Zetacomp, Zetacoustic, Zetabolt, Zetaknit, Maliwatt, Malivlies, Kunit, Multiknit, Eswegee, Bassopoint
Major Markets
Acoustics, automotive, filtration, roofing, industrial, composites, interlinings, medical, healthcare, consumer goods
Tenowo continues to ramp up capacity of its new high loft product-group, Zetaloft+, which has been very successful and attracted a lot of new customers. The company expects the new line should be running at full capacity soon with a number of new sustainable products targeting different market segments like automotive (exterior and interior), apparel, furniture and the composite industry. Products in the line show similar behavior to foams, save costs and are the perfect choice for customers which follow sustainability ideas.
Tenowo operates three plants in Germany—in Hof, Rechenbach and Mittweida, where it serves markets like automotive, roofing and industrial filtration. In recent years, having a diversity of market segments and product formats has helped Tenowo compensate for challenges in some markets with success in others.
In Mittweida, where Tenowo houses its European stitchbond business, capacity continues to be nearly fully utilized. The sustainable product group for car seats and other industrial applications, called “Multiknit and Climaknit,” gained considerable interest from both its existing and new customers. The fully recyclable nonwovens can replace foam and other “bulky” materials with the advantages of no VOC, good air permeability and much more.
Elsewhere in Europe, Tenowo operates a facility in Milan, Italy, which was acquired in 2019 as a way to expand its role in the medical market. The company repositioned its activities with a clear focus on medical devices developed and manufactured in-house and marketed both domestically and on an international level. Tenowo’s portfolio covers wound care applications, absorbent mats, tracheostomy pads, undercast paddings, just to name a few.
Hof/Saale, Germany
www.tenowo.com; www.hoftexgroup.com
2022 Nonwovens Sales: $130 million
Key Personnel
Salvatore Musso, CEO Tenowo group, Dr. Elmar Wind, COO Tenowo Group, Detlev Käppel, global sales director technical nonwovens and managing director at Tenowo Huzhou; Fred Stephenson, president, Tenowo Inc. NC/USA
Plants
Hof/Saale, Reichenbach, Mittweida, Germany; Fizzonasco die Pieve, Italy; Lincolnton, NC/USA; Huzhou City, China
Processes
Drylaid, thermal bonded, needlepunched, saturate bonded, stitchbonded, spunlace, highloft
Brand Names
Variopoint, Unipoint, Unisoft, Zetafelt, Zetastitch, Zetafil, Zetawatt, Zetaloft, Florbond, Zetabond, Zetajet, Zetatherm, Zetamold, Zetacomp, Zetacoustic, Zetabolt, Zetaknit, Maliwatt, Malivlies, Kunit, Multiknit, Eswegee, Bassopoint
Major Markets
Acoustics, automotive, filtration, roofing, industrial, composites, interlinings, medical, healthcare, consumer goods
Tenowo continues to ramp up capacity of its new high loft product-group, Zetaloft+, which has been very successful and attracted a lot of new customers. The company expects the new line should be running at full capacity soon with a number of new sustainable products targeting different market segments like automotive (exterior and interior), apparel, furniture and the composite industry. Products in the line show similar behavior to foams, save costs and are the perfect choice for customers which follow sustainability ideas.
Tenowo operates three plants in Germany—in Hof, Rechenbach and Mittweida, where it serves markets like automotive, roofing and industrial filtration. In recent years, having a diversity of market segments and product formats has helped Tenowo compensate for challenges in some markets with success in others.
In Mittweida, where Tenowo houses its European stitchbond business, capacity continues to be nearly fully utilized. The sustainable product group for car seats and other industrial applications, called “Multiknit and Climaknit,” gained considerable interest from both its existing and new customers. The fully recyclable nonwovens can replace foam and other “bulky” materials with the advantages of no VOC, good air permeability and much more.
Elsewhere in Europe, Tenowo operates a facility in Milan, Italy, which was acquired in 2019 as a way to expand its role in the medical market. The company repositioned its activities with a clear focus on medical devices developed and manufactured in-house and marketed both domestically and on an international level. Tenowo’s portfolio covers wound care applications, absorbent mats, tracheostomy pads, undercast paddings, just to name a few.