09.11.24
Hof/Saale, Germany
www.tenowo.com
2023 Nonwovens Sales: $150 million
Key Personnel
Salvatore Musso, CEO Tenowo group, Dr. Elmar Wind, COO Tenowo group, Detlev Käppel, global sales director automotive & industry
Plants
Hof/Saale, Reichenbach, Mittweida, Germany; Fizzonasco die Pieve, Italy; Lincolnton, NC/USA; Huzhou City, PRC, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Processes
Drylaid, thermal bonded, needle punched, 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, Climaknit, Sustaknit, Sustainaknit, eswegee, Bassopoint
Major Markets
Acoustics, automotive, filtration, roofing, industrial, composites, interlinings, medical, healthcare, consumer goods
With most of its business units globally reporting recovery during 2023, Tenowo Group was able to see some sales growth during the year as revenues reached $150 million, compared to $130 million in 2022. However, certain segments of the automotive segment, one of the company’s key market areas, continue to test the company.
“Changes in the automotive industry and disruption in many other business areas continue to pose challenges for future growth,” says Detlev Käppel, global sales manager. “Moreover, the transformation toward e-mobility in Germany has been delayed by some political decisions to cut subsidies that change from day to another. Rising energy costs and inflation add other difficulties when it comes to maintaining profitable growth.”
Tenowo Hof, a German manufacturer of needlepunched, binder bonded and thermal bonded nonwovens, benefitted from increased demand for automobiles as well as slow but steady recovery in markets like interlinings and filtration.
Our consumer goods business unit is constantly growing with optimistic prospects for the following years,” says CEO Salvatore Musso.
Another strong business for Tenowo in recent years is stitchbonded nonwovens, which it is now capable of making in Europe, the U.S. and China, where it completed an investment in Huzhou earlier this year. This global footprint has made Tenowo’s stitchbond a select supplier for OEMs in the automotive industry. Most recently, Volvo and Skoda have begun using these materials in their cars.
“Our sustainable product group for car seats and other industrial applications, called Multiknit, Sustainaknit, Sustaknit and Climaknit, gained lots of interest from both our existing and new customers,” Käppel says. “The fully recyclable nonwovens can replace foam and other ‘bulky’ materials with the advantages of no VOC, good air permeability and much more.”
Tenowo is currently in the process of adding a stitchbonding operation in Vietnam, which will come onstream by the end of the year, to target specific applications for automotive applications. This investment continues Tenowo’s efforts to be closer to its customers.
In North America, Tenowo operates sites in North Carolina and Mexico. The North Carolina facility, in Lincolnton, NC, offers OEMs and tier one suppliers to the automotive industry local service and support, while the Mexican site has benefited from increased demand for acoustics and interior applications in the automotive market.
Additionally, the Mexican site recently added a composite nonwovens unit able to make 100% carbon nonwovens from recycled fibers for several automotive-related applications. Besides additional technical advantages, the low CO2 footprint of these products compared to traditional carbon textiles helps customers reach emission targets for their finished products.
www.tenowo.com
2023 Nonwovens Sales: $150 million
Key Personnel
Salvatore Musso, CEO Tenowo group, Dr. Elmar Wind, COO Tenowo group, Detlev Käppel, global sales director automotive & industry
Plants
Hof/Saale, Reichenbach, Mittweida, Germany; Fizzonasco die Pieve, Italy; Lincolnton, NC/USA; Huzhou City, PRC, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Processes
Drylaid, thermal bonded, needle punched, 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, Climaknit, Sustaknit, Sustainaknit, eswegee, Bassopoint
Major Markets
Acoustics, automotive, filtration, roofing, industrial, composites, interlinings, medical, healthcare, consumer goods
With most of its business units globally reporting recovery during 2023, Tenowo Group was able to see some sales growth during the year as revenues reached $150 million, compared to $130 million in 2022. However, certain segments of the automotive segment, one of the company’s key market areas, continue to test the company.
“Changes in the automotive industry and disruption in many other business areas continue to pose challenges for future growth,” says Detlev Käppel, global sales manager. “Moreover, the transformation toward e-mobility in Germany has been delayed by some political decisions to cut subsidies that change from day to another. Rising energy costs and inflation add other difficulties when it comes to maintaining profitable growth.”
Tenowo Hof, a German manufacturer of needlepunched, binder bonded and thermal bonded nonwovens, benefitted from increased demand for automobiles as well as slow but steady recovery in markets like interlinings and filtration.
Our consumer goods business unit is constantly growing with optimistic prospects for the following years,” says CEO Salvatore Musso.
Another strong business for Tenowo in recent years is stitchbonded nonwovens, which it is now capable of making in Europe, the U.S. and China, where it completed an investment in Huzhou earlier this year. This global footprint has made Tenowo’s stitchbond a select supplier for OEMs in the automotive industry. Most recently, Volvo and Skoda have begun using these materials in their cars.
“Our sustainable product group for car seats and other industrial applications, called Multiknit, Sustainaknit, Sustaknit and Climaknit, gained lots of interest from both our existing and new customers,” Käppel says. “The fully recyclable nonwovens can replace foam and other ‘bulky’ materials with the advantages of no VOC, good air permeability and much more.”
Tenowo is currently in the process of adding a stitchbonding operation in Vietnam, which will come onstream by the end of the year, to target specific applications for automotive applications. This investment continues Tenowo’s efforts to be closer to its customers.
In North America, Tenowo operates sites in North Carolina and Mexico. The North Carolina facility, in Lincolnton, NC, offers OEMs and tier one suppliers to the automotive industry local service and support, while the Mexican site has benefited from increased demand for acoustics and interior applications in the automotive market.
Additionally, the Mexican site recently added a composite nonwovens unit able to make 100% carbon nonwovens from recycled fibers for several automotive-related applications. Besides additional technical advantages, the low CO2 footprint of these products compared to traditional carbon textiles helps customers reach emission targets for their finished products.
