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TenCate Protective Fabrics is the world’s leading manufacturer of inherently flame resistant textiles.

Made for Life

TenCate Protective Fabrics is enabling millions of people worldwide to be great at what they do. Generations of professionals in emergency response, military, light and heavy industry, energy, and oil & gas have been relying on our fabrics for safety, comfort and confidence. We enable professionals who dedicate their lives to protecting the lives of others. Firefighters, soldiers and police officers rely on our protection to complete their mission and return home safely.

From the harshest working conditions to the welcoming sight of home, we recognize the people we're protecting are unique individuals whose lives extend beyond work. Supporting a world of evolving needs, our innovations lead the way in user-centered design, technology and sustainability. We're proud to continue our 300-year-old manufacturing tradition as we design, develop and produce fabrics that bring out the best in professionals — in work, as well as in life.

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Our vision is to protect and enable professionals across global markets with life-changing fabric innovations.

We imagine a world without barriers to flame resistant protection. Leaning into a market-led strategy and leveraging cross-regional insights, we aim to transform the landscape of FR textiles with solutions that set the standards in innovation, end-user accessibility, and sustainability.

Our leadership team leverages strategic insights and extensive industry knowledge to strengthen our commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and organizational resilience.

With a shared vision, we work to advance safety and protection solutions worldwide, ensuring we remain responsive and adaptable in the rapidly evolving landscape of PPE. Together, we focus on driving growth globally and meeting the unique demands of diverse markets in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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We support industries around the world in which workers are routinely at risk of fire, electrical, and/or chemical hazards, including:

Industrial Safety

Emergency Response

Military

Workwear

Our products meet or exceed all applicable regional and international safety standards for protective fabrics in the regions in which we operate, including those set by:

People. Planet. Protection.

Our Sustainability Journey

A unique outside-in perspective informs everything we do at TenCate Protective Fabrics. For us, it’s not just about developing the best products. It’s about looking several steps further, first to our customers and the end users who rely on our products to excel at what they do, then to the broader environment we all have in common: Earth.

"Beyond protecting the people who trust our fabrics every day, the scope of our responsibility transcends the final use of our products"

Maria Gallahue-Worl
Chief Executive Officer at TenCate Protective Fabrics

The world around us is developing at a rapid pace, and these changes have an immense impact on how we operate our business. That’s why we continuously assess external factors in the world around us – to create an ambitious, transparent and sustainable strategy that not only contributes to our own future growth, but also one in which our customers and partners are instrumental in creating better solutions.

Read our latest Global Sustainability Report here

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We’re Here to Help You

We take a consultative approach to our role in the value chain. Our global team is always available to discuss our products, the protective workwear market at large, how to improve organizational safety programs, and more. Whether you’d like to request flame resistant fabric samples, learn about the latest protective workwear innovations, or get a quote for our flame resistant fabric products, reach out to our team to help find the right solution:

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