Valmet is one of the leading suppliers of textiles and accessories for feeders, flatwork ironers and folders used in the laundry industry
Most of the world’s laundry machine manufacturers are equipping their new machines with Valmet Laundry Products (earlier known as Fanafel Laundry Products). We produce needled felts for the feed belts and the covering of the rolls of all types of flatwork ironers (heated roll and heated chest). In addition, we supply laundry accessories. Our laundry textiles are manufactured in Ovar, Portugal which is the biggest tailor-made products single facility in Europe.
1941 |
The mill activity started in 1941 as Fabrica de Feltros Alcalda, in Ovar, Portugal, manufacturing felts for the pulp and paper industry |
1951 |
The name is changed to FANAFEL, under the leadership of Belgian Begasse family |
1990 |
FANAFEL merged with Tamfelt group from Finland, an international supplier of technical textiles |
2009 |
FANAFEL changed its name to Tamfelt Technical Textiles, Lda. |
2010 |
Tamfelt Group is merged with Metso Group |
2011 |
The company name was changed to Metso Fabrics Portugal, Lda. |
2014 |
As of January 1, 2014, Metso group demerged into two independent companies: Metso Corporation and Valmet Corporation, and the name was changed to Valmet Lda. |
2019 |
As of January 1, 2019, the brand name FANAFEL, is no longer used. Our product range of textiles and accessories for the laundry ironers, feeders and folders are marketed as VALMET LAUNDRY PRODUCTS |
