Chamatex

What they make

According to their website, Chamatex is a French textile designer, manufacturer and producer based in Ardoix (Ardeche), operating since 1980 and producing more than 10 million square metres of textiles per year in France. The company runs a vertically integrated production chain covering throwing, warping, sizing, weaving, finishing and dyeing, using wide-width and Jacquard looms, across two industrial plants with about 105 employees. It serves six market segments: industry and health, furnishing, sport and luxury, PPE and racing, corporate, and yarns and warps. Its product range is organized under several brands: SUSPENDOR, a patented textile technology for load-carrying equipment; Acker, furnishing fabrics for hotels, healthcare facilities and marine interiors that meet IMO fire-safety requirements; MATRYX, a high-performance textile material developed for sport brands; and KARAPACE, another proprietary technical textile line. Chamatex also operates an in-house rapid-prototyping unit, WELAB, combining a textile laboratory with an engineering team for product development. The site lists ISO 9001 quality certification, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification available on request, IMO/MED certification for maritime fabrics, and GRS certification for recycled polyester fabrics.

• Woven technical textiles designed and manufactured in-house, with more than 10 million square metres of textiles produced in France every year
• Vertically integrated production covering throwing, warping, sizing, weaving, finishing and dyeing on wide-width and Jacquard looms, across 2 industrial plants with about 105 employees
• SUSPENDOR (R) patented textile technology for load-carrying systems
• Acker (R) furnishing textiles for hotels, healthcare and marine interiors, meeting IMO fire-safety standards
• MATRYX (R) high-performance textile material developed for sport brands
• KARAPACE (R) branded technical textile line
• In-house rapid prototyping and R&D workshop (#WELAB), unique in Europe, staffed by textile engineers and lab technicians
• Yarn and warp supply alongside finished fabrics, serving industry/health, furnishing, sport & luxury, PPE/racing, corporate and yarn/warp market segments

Summary written by byeurope.eu based on the company’s own website; independently cross-checked against the same source. Not reviewed by the company.