Aquafil
Manufactures synthetic fibers and polymers, specializing in ECONYL® regenerated nylon from a closed-loop recycling process.
- CEO / Founder
- Giulio Bonazzi
- Team Size
- 1001-5000
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Publicly Traded
- Latest Round
- Post-IPO
- Key Investors
- Hutton & Collins; Space Holding promoters; Sergio Erede; Roberto Italia; Gianni Mion; Carlo Pagliani; Edoardo Subert
Technology & Products
Key Products
ECONYL® regenerated nylon, Polyamide 6
Technological Advantage
World leader in carpet yarns (#1 in Europe, #2 globally); proprietary ECONYL® regeneration process (claimed/verified by market position).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides high-quality regenerated nylon (ECONYL®) that reduces environmental impact through a closed-loop circular economy model while maintaining performance for textile and industrial applications.
How They Differentiate
Sustainability pioneer with ECONYL®; 16 plants across 3 continents; 80%+ revenue from BCF yarns with nearly 20,000 product codes.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Leading European clothing/design brands, apparel/sportswear brands, contract flooring (offices/hotels), automotive, residential sectors
Industry Verticals
Textile flooring; Apparel; Sportswear; Automotive; Residential
Competitors
Arkema (Rilsan bio-based polyamides), Evonik (Specialty AM polymers and PA12), BASF Forward AM (Industrial 3D printing materials).
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
FY2025 revenues €520.8M, EBITDA €72.4M (+16.1% YoY, margin 13.9%), net result -€4.7M; FY2024 revenues €542.1M, EBITDA €62.4M; FY2023 revenues €571.8M; ~2,227 employees (2025/26 group page)
Major Milestones
Founded 1965 (Arco plant); ECONYL® launched 2011; Listed Euronext STAR Milan (2017); Listed OTCQX US (2022); ~€40M rights-issue capital increase completed Dec 2024; EcoVadis Platinum Medal (2025); ~15 production/recovery sites across Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, China, Thailand, Japan, Chile; ~2,227 employees in 11+ countries
Notable Customers
Prada, Gucci, Stella McCartney, Interface, Burberry, Adidas.
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 4
- Granted
- 0
- Families
- 3
Leading domains: material (4), process (4), equipment (3)
Filings by year: 2022: 4
- POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS FOR 3D PRINTING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF20260166806 · US
- POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR 3D PRINTING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF120051367 · CN
- POLYMERIC COMPOSITION FOR 3D PRINTING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF04611980 · EP
- POLYMERIC COMPOSITION FOR 3D PRINTING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF2024095146 · WO
Funding rounds
- Post-IPO$44,000,0002024-12Source: Aquafil IR - Capital increase completed 10.12.2024
- SPAC Merger / IPO$49,500,0002017-12Source: Aquafil Press Release - June 2017
- Equity Investment$49,500,0002009-09Source: Floor Daily - September 2009