We have been designing and producing technical yarns for personal safety for more than 30 years: from the industrial and fire protection sectors to sports.
Innovation is a part of our DNA and our new yarns are the result of an exclusive mix of technologies that use high-performance materials, processing them with unique manufacturing set up to obtain yarns that push the boundaries of protection.
Carrara acquires FILTES, originally a subcontractor.
Export sales exceed domestic sales.
Filtes is certified ISO 9001.
Sergio Carrara becomes President, and initiates an ambitious investment program.
Filtes launches Dynetex, first step in developing proprietary technologies.
Filtes becomes Premium Manufacturer Partner of Dupont and DSM Dyneema.
Years of expansion with a new manufacturing site in Flero and acquisition of competitors.
Filtes becomes official partner of PBI Performance Products and it's the only spinner able to access all most advanced fibres technologies.
Filtes launches Difentex, breakthrough proprietary technology in cut protection.
Our business philosophy is shaped by strong values and acknowledged by the market: we export yarns to all the continents with continuous growth in sales revenue and volume.
Thanks to our collaboration with world leaders in advanced fibres, FILTES is indeed the perfect link between these and the market of finished products.
The principles that have guided us since the beginning are now confirmed by the company's growth and our customer relationships.
We are driven by our eagerness to provide innovative solutions.
We develop products for personal protection. Each year we confirm our growth and investments.
Agile management ensures long-term value to customers.
Technicians and sales personnel work in teams and collaborate with customers, partners and suppliers.
With the objective of meeting market demands, we are committed to living our corporate values and creating positive relationships that have a long-term impact.
FILTES is part of Carrara S.p.A. group, founded in 1961 and at the forefront of the industrial gasket sector, deemed an international "Considerable Player" in high value-added market segments.
Carrara S.p.A.’s economic and structural solidity is a guarantee of entrepreneurial ability; experience, foresight and business philosophy are the capabilities and values that led it to success and which are conveyed to FILTES, thus duplicating a history of success.