France
Velcorex Since 1828 is a historic French textile manufacturer specializing in premium velvet, corduroy, and high-performance sportswear fabrics.
Established with roots dating back to 1828 (originally focused on cotton spinning and weaving in the Mulhouse/Alsace region), the modern company re-emerged in 2010 under the name Velcorex Since 1828.
Headquartered in Saint-Amarin, Alsace, France (at the foot of the Vosges mountains), the company operates a fully integrated production site with weaving, dyeing, finishing, brushing, and other specialized processes. It is recognized as the last remaining velvet and corduroy factory in France and the European leader in these categories.
Key product lines and strengths include:
Velcorex serves premium brands in clothing (casual, jeanswear, sportswear), with a strong reputation for quality, creativity, and innovation in weaving/dyeing/finishing techniques.
Established with roots dating back to 1828 (originally focused on cotton spinning and weaving in the Mulhouse/Alsace region), the modern company re-emerged in 2010 under the name Velcorex Since 1828.
Headquartered in Saint-Amarin, Alsace, France (at the foot of the Vosges mountains), the company operates a fully integrated production site with weaving, dyeing, finishing, brushing, and other specialized processes. It is recognized as the last remaining velvet and corduroy factory in France and the European leader in these categories.
Key product lines and strengths include:
- Velvet and corduroy — world-renowned for exceptional hand feel, durability, depth of color, and softness
- Sportswear fabrics — innovative weaves offering comfort, elasticity, fluidity, structure, dry or velvety textures
- Sustainable collections — using organically grown cotton, regenerated fibers, recycled textile waste, and pigment dyeing
- Commitment to traceability, low carbon footprint, and waste recycling (pallets, textile scraps, etc.)
Velcorex serves premium brands in clothing (casual, jeanswear, sportswear), with a strong reputation for quality, creativity, and innovation in weaving/dyeing/finishing techniques.
Payen was created in 1839 by Louis and Charles Payen, and their activity at that time was focused on the trading and throwing of silk. During the 1950s the company underwent its first industrial change to synthetic thread, using its silk-throwing know-how.
In 1965, in collaboration with the American company Dupont de Nemours, now Invista, Pierre Payen invented Pagastic®, a covered yarn based on the revolutionary fibre Lycra®. In addition to its elastic properties, Pagastic® has the particularity of being highly durable, which has enabled the company to become the European leader in this field.
On this foundation, the company’s team of engineers developed thousands of yarns and new processes in order to respond to the need for textile innovations and to push back the boundaries of existing technical knowledge.
In 1990, after texturing and warping, Payen took a further step forward by including weaving within its industrial capacity, in order to develop bi-stretch warp and weft fabrics. In 2000, textile finishing marks the end of industrial integration, which today enables Payen to be the only European weaving company to control all stages of manufacturing from extruded polymer to the finished fabric. This major advantage ensures control of all technical processes and enables ever more innovative products to be offered.
Now, as before, Payen’s objective and DNA remains the provision of the products for tomorrow, ever more innovative, technical and sustainable.
In 1965, in collaboration with the American company Dupont de Nemours, now Invista, Pierre Payen invented Pagastic®, a covered yarn based on the revolutionary fibre Lycra®. In addition to its elastic properties, Pagastic® has the particularity of being highly durable, which has enabled the company to become the European leader in this field.
On this foundation, the company’s team of engineers developed thousands of yarns and new processes in order to respond to the need for textile innovations and to push back the boundaries of existing technical knowledge.
In 1990, after texturing and warping, Payen took a further step forward by including weaving within its industrial capacity, in order to develop bi-stretch warp and weft fabrics. In 2000, textile finishing marks the end of industrial integration, which today enables Payen to be the only European weaving company to control all stages of manufacturing from extruded polymer to the finished fabric. This major advantage ensures control of all technical processes and enables ever more innovative products to be offered.
Now, as before, Payen’s objective and DNA remains the provision of the products for tomorrow, ever more innovative, technical and sustainable.
Italy
WINDTEX VAGOTEX S.p.A. is an Italian company specializing in the development and production of high-performance technical fabrics, membranes, and laminated materials.
Founded in the 1980s (with roots tracing back to 1979/1980 in Vago di Lavagno, Verona province), it has established itself as a leader in fabric lamination, coupling, and the creation of innovative waterproof, windproof, and highly breathable membranes under the renowned Windtex® brand — a pioneering elastic, breathable, and waterproof membrane introduced in the 1990s that revolutionized outdoor and sportswear comfort.
Headquartered in Colognola ai Colli (Verona), Italy, the company operates on a 20,000 m² facility with around 60 employees and 24 production lines, all 100% Made in Italy. It focuses on technical solutions for:
Founded in the 1980s (with roots tracing back to 1979/1980 in Vago di Lavagno, Verona province), it has established itself as a leader in fabric lamination, coupling, and the creation of innovative waterproof, windproof, and highly breathable membranes under the renowned Windtex® brand — a pioneering elastic, breathable, and waterproof membrane introduced in the 1990s that revolutionized outdoor and sportswear comfort.
Headquartered in Colognola ai Colli (Verona), Italy, the company operates on a 20,000 m² facility with around 60 employees and 24 production lines, all 100% Made in Italy. It focuses on technical solutions for:
- Sportswear and outdoor apparel
- Footwear (including specialized linings and reinforcements)
- Workwear and other technical applications
Spain
Textil Santanderina, S.A. was founded in 1923 and is based in Cabezón de la Sal, Spain.
Textil Santanderina its a cutting-edge company and one of the textile benchmarks where quality and service are concerned. The company’s extensive product range includes great cotton classics to the latest innovations using technical fibres.
Textil Santanderina high capacity production system is both versatile and self-sufficient. The company’s spinning, fabric and finishing works are equipped with state-of-the-art textile machinery technology.A superb level of coordination between its various production centres enables Textil Santanderina to supply processed products at any stage of production, with any type of finish.
The company’s deep-rooted commitment to research and design has enabled it to successfully establish itself in the international market.
Textil Santanderina its a cutting-edge company and one of the textile benchmarks where quality and service are concerned. The company’s extensive product range includes great cotton classics to the latest innovations using technical fibres.
Textil Santanderina high capacity production system is both versatile and self-sufficient. The company’s spinning, fabric and finishing works are equipped with state-of-the-art textile machinery technology.A superb level of coordination between its various production centres enables Textil Santanderina to supply processed products at any stage of production, with any type of finish.
The company’s deep-rooted commitment to research and design has enabled it to successfully establish itself in the international market.