Top Textile Manufacturing Companies in the USA

The U.S. textile industry is a nearly $70 billion sector when measured by the value of industry shipments. It remains one of the biggest parts of the manufacturing industry and is one of the largest markets in the world by export value: $23 billion in 2018. A textile is a flexible material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibers such as yarn or thread. Spinning raw fibers of wool, flax, cotton, hemp, or other materials produces long strands of yarn. textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, tatting, or braiding.

In textile assembly trades such as tailoring or dressmaking, the related words “fabric” and “cloth” and “material” are frequently used as synonyms for textiles. But there are minor differences between these terms. A textile is a material made of interlacing fibers, including carpeting and geotextiles. Fabric is a type of textile that is specifically made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, felting, stitching, or bonding that may be used in the production of further goods such as clothing. The word “cloth” is often used synonymously with fabric but is a piece of fabric that has been further processed.

Top Textile Manufacturers in the USA

This table contains information on the top textile manufacturers on Thomasnet, ranked by annual estimated sales revenue. Additional details on each company’s headquarters location are also included, as well as summaries of company activities below

	Company	Headquarters	Annual Est. Revenue
1.	Saint Gobain Tape Solutions	Hoosick Falls, NY	$47.7 Billion
2.	Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics	Rutherfordton, NC	$4 Billion
3.	Albany International Corp.	Rochester, NH	$1.05 Billion
4.	Unifi, Inc.	Yadkinville, NC	$708.8 Million
5.	InPro Corporation	Muskego, WI	$146.1 Million
6.	Dunmore Corp.	Bristol, PA	$70 Million
7.	Fabrico	Rochester, NY	$65 Million
8.	Tex Tech Industries	North Monmouth, ME	$62.94 Million
9.	Bally Ribbon Mills	Bally, PA	$55 Million
10.	Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc.	Yorkville, IL	$50 Million

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Company Summaries

Saint Gobain Tape Solutions was founded in 1665. The company manufactures textiles such as standard and custom cut-resistant PTFE fiberglass fabric, serving the aircraft, petrochemical, composite bonding, communications, construction, electrical, electronics, food processing, construction, and general plastic processing industries. They are headquartered in Hoosick Falls, New York.

Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics is a manufacturer of textiles such as engineered coated fabrics. The coatings include acrylic, ethylene acrylic, urethane, polyethylene, chloroprene, and ethylene-propylene terpolymer. They are headquartered in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and were founded in 1905.

Albany International Corp. is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire, and is a global advanced textiles and material processing company. They make machine clothing, paper machine clothing, and engineered fabrics. It was founded in 1895.

Unifi, Inc. was founded in 1971. The company manufactures textiles such as multifilament polyester and nylon yarns and allied raw materials. It is based in Yadkinville, North Carolina.

InPro Corporation is based in Muskego, Wisconson. The company was founded in 1982 and is a manufacturer and distributor of textiles such as woven fabrics.

Dunmore Corp. manufactures textiles such as standard and custom fabric. Based in Bristol, Pennsylvania, the company serves the aerospace, automotive, aircraft, medical, lighting, and insulation industries. It was founded in 1970.

Fabrico is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1977, the company custom manufactures textiles for the medical market. The materials they work with include cotton, aramid mat, and silicone-coated fabrics.

Tex Tech Industries manufactures engineered products such as fire-blocking and technical textiles for industrial applications. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in North Monmouth, Maine.

Bally Ribbon Mills was founded in 1923 in Bally, Pennsylvania. The company manufactures textiles such as woven narrow fabrics, specializing in broadcloth and woven structures for different industries, including medical.

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes printable textile cloth and fabrics. Types include dye sublimation, solvent, UV cure, and latex. They were founded in 1883 in Yorkville, Illinois.

Top Diversity-Owned Textile Manufacturers the USA

This table contains information on the top diversity-owned textile manufacturers on Thomasnet, ranked by annual estimated revenue. Additional details on each company’s headquarters location are also included, as well as summaries of company activities below

	Company	Headquarters	Annual Est. Revenue
1.	Fabric Development, Inc.	Quakertown, PA	$35 Million
2.	Carolina Narrow Fabric Co.	Winston Salem, NC	$24.95 Million
3.	Ehmke Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Philidelphia, PA	$18.04 Million
4.	Plastatech Engineering Ltd.	Saginaw, MI	$15.19 Million
5.	Carolina Glove Co.	Conover, NC	$10 Million
6.	Emtech	Sterling Heights, MI	$9.22 Million
7.	Flock Tex, Inc.	Woonsocket, RI	$6.31 Million
8.	Gary Manufacturing, Inc.	National City, CA	$5.61 Million
9.	Commercial Bag & Supply Co.	Des Moines, IA	$4.41 Million
10.	Draper Knitting Co., Inc.	Canton, MA	$4.37 Million

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Company Summaries

Fabric Development, Inc. manufactures textiles, including industrial and marine types. Their industrial textiles include ducting, brake linings, insulation, and friction material for automotive transmissions. They are based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and were founded in 1971.

Carolina Narrow Fabric Co. is headquartered in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The company manufactures textiles such as fabrics, tapes, and coatings. Founded in 1929, it serves the electrical, medical, automotive, aerospace, marine, industrial, military, and liquid/gas transport sectors.

Ehmke Manufacturing Co., Inc. was founded in 1929. They manufacture a range of textiles for the defense industry and other industrial applications. They are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Plastatech Engineering Ltd. manufactures weft-inserted textiles. Headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan, their products also include calendered PVC films, laminated vinyl fabrics, and reinforced and non-reinforced geo-membranes. They were founded in 1987.

Caroline Glove Co. was founded in 1946. Headquartered in Conover, North Carolina, they manufacture textiles, cotton knits, and woven fabric. They offer custom napping, flame retardant treatment, pad dyeing, sanitizing, softening, and stiffening services.

Emtech is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The company manufactures and distributes thermal rope, tape, textiles, yarn, and insulation and welding screens. It was founded in 1998.

Flock Tex, Inc. manufactures flocked materials, including textiles. Their capabilities include dyeing, cutting, finishing, designing, specialty engineering, coating, embossing, printing, and color matching on a wide variety of substrates. They are based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and were founded in 1965.

Gary Manufacturing, Inc. is headquartered in National City, California. The company was founded in 1958 and is a manufacturer of standard and custom drape and fitted style fabric tablecloths made from PVC, polyester poplin, and polyester satin. The company also manufactures shower curtains.

Commercial Bag & Supply Co. was founded in 1940. They manufacture and distribute textiles. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, their products include burlap, canvas, woven polypropylene, mesh, cotton, wire ties, aprons, cloth, sandbags, and wool.

Draper Knitting Co., Inc. manufactures textiles such as custom conventional circular knitted fabrics, stitch-bonded non-wovens, and high pile sliver knit fabrics. They are based in Canton, Massachusettes, and were founded in 1856.

Information are collected from Thomasnet.com