# Manteco

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{{Short description|Italian textile company specializing in high-end wool fabrics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Manteco S.p.A.
| logo = 
| type = [Società per azioni](/source/Societ%C3%A0_per_azioni)
| industry = Textiles
| founded = 1943
| founder = Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi
| hq_location = Montemurlo, [Prato](/source/Province_of_Prato), Italy
| key_people = Franco Mantellassi (Chairman),<br>Marco Mantellassi (co-CEO),<br>Matteo Mantellassi (co-CEO)
| products = Wool fabrics
| revenue = ~€99 million (2024)<ref name="FN2025">{{cite news |title=Manteco vede la ripresa dopo un 2024 stabile a 99 milioni di euro, con USA, Europa e Asia a trainare |work=FashionNetwork (Italy) |language=it |date=13 February 2025 |url=https://it.fashionnetwork.com/news/Manteco-vede-la-ripresa-dopo-un-2024-stabile-a-99-milioni-di-euro-con-usa-europa-e-asia-a-trainare,1702705.html |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://manteco.com}}
}}

'''Manteco''' is an Italian textile company headquartered in Montemurlo, in the [Prato textile district](/source/Prato_textile_district). Founded in 1943, the company produces high-end fabrics with a core focus on recycled and low-impact wool fibers.<ref name="Bloomberg2023">{{cite news |title=A Wool Recycling Tradition Offers Lessons for Fast Fashion |work=Bloomberg |date=6 July 2023 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-wool-recycling-tradition-and-fast-fashion-waste/ |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=April 2026|reason=Can't access Bloomberg due to paywall}}<ref name="VogueBusiness">{{cite news |title=Can Made in Italy withstand climate change? |work=Vogue Business |date=7 November 2024 |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/sustainability/can-made-in-italy-withstand-climate-change |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

== History ==
The company's origins date to 1941, when founder Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi acquired a semi-destroyed spinning mill in Prato and began producing recycled wool yarn from reclaimed military blankets and garments during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).<ref name="FN_History">{{cite news |title=Manteco, un viaggio nella creazione del tessuto in lana riciclata tra tradizione e innovazione [Manteco, a journey into the creation of recycled wool fabric between tradition and innovation] |work=FashionNetwork (Italy) |date=29 January 2024 |language=it |url=https://it.fashionnetwork.com/news/Manteco-un-viaggio-nella-creazione-del-tessuto-in-lana-riciclata-tra-tradizione-e-innovazione,1598605.html |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref> The business was formally established in 1943 as Lanificio San Marco, when Mantellassi purchased looms and began producing woven fabrics.<ref name="SustReport2024Timeline">{{cite report |title=Manteco Sustainability Report 2024 |publisher=Manteco S.p.A. |page=18 |section=Timeline |url=https://manteco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Report-Sostenibilita-2024-1.pdf |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref>

Following the founder's death in 1967, leadership passed to his son Franco Mantellassi. In 2000, Franco's sons Marco and Matteo Mantellassi became co-CEOs.<ref name="SustReport2024Timeline"/>

In December 2023, Manteco acquired the spinning mill Casentino Lane, a carded spinning facility in [Bibbiena](/source/Bibbiena) ([Arezzo](/source/Province_of_Arezzo)) employing 27 workers, to vertically integrate its production. The acquisition added approximately 700,000 kg of annual yarn capacity.<ref name="FN_Casentino">{{cite news |last=Galbiati |first=Laura |title=Italian textiles producer Manteco buys Casentino Lane |work=FashionNetwork |date=11 January 2024 |url=https://www.fashionnetwork.com/news/Italian-textiles-producer-manteco-buys-casentino-lane,1592992.html |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2026|reason=link seems to be broken or the article has been deleted/removed}}<ref name="T24Casentino">{{cite news |last=Pieraccini |first=Silvia |title=Il lanificio pratese Manteco acquisisce filatura in Casentino |work=T24 Economia |language=it |date=9 January 2024 |url=https://www.t24economia.it/art/il-lanificio-pratese-manteco-acquisisce-filatura-in-casentino |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref>

== Products ==
The company's main products are fabrics made from two proprietary fibers:

MWool is a mechanically recycled wool fiber in which color is obtained by blending pre-dyed reclaimed fibers rather than dyeing new material. A [life cycle assessment (LCA)](/source/Life-cycle_assessment) published in the journal ''Resources'' found significant reductions in environmental impact compared to generic virgin wool across indicators including climate change, water use, and energy consumption.<ref name="MWoolPaper">{{cite journal |last1=Bianco |first1=Isabella |last2=Gerboni |first2=Raffaella |last3=Picerno |first3=Giuseppe |last4=Blengini |first4=Gian Andrea |title=Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of MWool® Recycled Wool Fibers |journal=Resources |year=2022 |volume=11 |issue=5 |page=41 |doi=10.3390/resources11050041 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The fiber holds an [Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)](/source/Environmental_Product_Declaration).<ref name="EPDMwool">{{cite web |title=MWool® – Recycled wool yarn (S-P-05830) |url=https://www.environdec.com/library/epd5830 |website=The International EPD System |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

ReviWool is a virgin wool fiber made from co-product fibers recovered during the [worsting](/source/worsted) process. A dedicated LCA published in the ''[Journal of Cleaner Production](/source/Journal_of_Cleaner_Production)'' reported reductions in climate change impact, water use, and energy consumption compared to conventional virgin wool tops.<ref name="ReviWoolPaper">{{cite journal |last1=Bianco |first1=Isabella |last2=Picerno |first2=Giuseppe |last3=Blengini |first3=Gian Andrea |title=Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Worsted and Woollen processing in wool production: ReviWool® noils and other wool co-products |journal=Journal of Cleaner Production |year=2023 |volume=415 |doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137877}}</ref><ref name="EPDReviwool">{{cite web |title=ReviWool® – Low-impact virgin wool fabric (S-P-09428) |url=https://www.environdec.com/library/epd9428 |website=The International EPD System |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Research collaborations ===
The company conducts research with several academic institutions, including the [Polytechnic University of Turin](/source/Polytechnic_University_of_Turin), the [University of Leeds](/source/University_of_Leeds), and the [University of Trieste](/source/University_of_Trieste).<ref name="SustReport2024Timeline"/>

A 2024 study with the University of Leeds, published in ''Cleaner Engineering and Technology'', found that wool fabrics can be mechanically recycled in a closed loop up to six times while retaining quality suitable for high-end production, provided fibers maintain a minimum length of 20 mm.<ref name="LeedsStudy">{{cite journal |last1=Glasper |first1=M.J. |last2=Picerno |first2=G. |last3=Tausif |first3=M. |last4=Russell |first4=S.J. |title=Closed loop mechanical recyclability of post-consumer waste wool fabrics based on fibre length retention |journal=Cleaner Engineering and Technology |year=2024 |volume=22 |doi=10.1016/j.clet.2024.100720 |doi-access=free}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=April 2026}} Other peer-reviewed studies have addressed the marine biodegradability of recycled wool fibers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bianco |first1=Isabella |last2=Cecchini |first2=Serena |display-authors=1 |title=Marine biodegradability and ecotoxicity of MWool® recycled wool fibers: A circular-economy-based material |journal=Oceans |year=2023 |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=88–100 |doi=10.3390/oceans4010009 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

== Operations ==
=== Supply chain ===
Manteco's production relies on a network of over 56 partner companies within the [Prato textile district](/source/Prato_textile_district), operating at short range. ''[Il Sole 24 Ore](/source/Il_Sole_24_Ore)'' reported in 2018 that Manteco supported 56 small local suppliers within this system.<ref name="Sole24Ore2018">{{cite news |title=Lanificio Manteco supporta 56 piccoli fornitori Insieme per il lusso green [Lanificio Manteco supports 56 small suppliers Together for green luxury] |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/lanificio-manteco-supporta-56-piccoli-fornitori-insieme-il-lusso-green-AE7ea1a |work=Il Sole 24 Ore |language=it |date=10 November 2018 |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=April 2026|reason=Text is there, but I can't read it somehow because of the website blocking it}} In 2024, ''[Corriere della Sera](/source/Corriere_della_Sera)'' described the network as an operation aimed at preserving the local artisanal supply chain.<ref name="Corriere2024">{{cite news |title=Manteco investe sulla filiera: «Così preserviamo il made in Italy (e la fiducia dei brand)» |work=Corriere della Sera |language=it |date=16 January 2024 |url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/aziende/24_gennaio_16/manteco-investe-filiera-cosi-preserviamo-made-italy-fiducia-brand-816688ba-b476-11ee-b070-5f748958d222.shtml |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref>

=== Financial performance ===
Revenue grew from €20 million to approximately €91 million over the decade ending in 2019.<ref name="Pambianco2023">{{cite news |title=L'anima circolare premia i conti di Manteco. Fatturato a 97 mln |work=Pambianco News |language=it |date=2 February 2023 |url=https://www.pambianconews.com/2023/02/02/lanima-circolare-premia-i-conti-di-manteco-il-fatturato-sale-a-97-mln-e-365190/ |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> After a pandemic-related decline, revenue recovered to €78 million in 2021<ref name="Pambianco2022">{{cite news |title=Manteco, il fatturato sale a 78 mln € |work=Pambianco News |language=it |date=4 February 2022 |url=https://www.pambianconews.com/2022/02/04/manteco-il-fatturato-sale-a-78-mln-e-337784/ |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> and reached approximately €97 million in 2022.<ref name="Pambianco2023"/> Revenue remained stable at around €99 million in 2024.<ref name="FN2025"/>

=== Market presence ===
The company supplies fabrics to international fashion brands. It engages in co-branding, providing a dedicated label for garments made with its materials.<ref name="WWD2022">{{cite news |title=Texworld and Première Vision Had Visitors Touching Fabric at Last |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/textiles/texworld-and-premiere-vision-had-visitors-touching-fabric-at-last-1235077661/ |work=WWD |date=15 February 2022 |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref> Clients include luxury groups such as [LVMH](/source/LVMH), [Kering](/source/Kering), [Ralph Lauren](/source/Ralph_Lauren_Corporation) and [Moncler](/source/Moncler), as well as retailers including [Inditex](/source/Inditex).<ref name="Modaes">{{cite news |title=Manteco, sostenibilidad 'made in Prato' para conquistar al lujo y al 'fast fashion' |work=Modaes |language=es |date=11 December 2019 |url=https://www.modaes.com/equipamiento/manteco-sostenibilidad-made-in-prato-para-conquistar-al-lujo-y-al-fast-fashion |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="IlGiornale2024">{{cite news |last=Astorri |first=Marcello |title=Manteco tra le stelle del Made in Italy |work=[il Giornale](/source/il_Giornale) |date=17 May 2024 |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/aziende/manteco-stelle-made-italy-2323216.html |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref>

== Industry initiatives ==
Manteco is a member of the [Ellen MacArthur Foundation](/source/Ellen_MacArthur_Foundation)'s Network, having joined in November 2021.<ref name="EMF2021">{{cite web |title=New Members join the Foundation's Network |url=https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/new-members-join-the-foundations-network-nov21 |website=Ellen MacArthur Foundation |date=November 2021 |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> The company is also a signatory to a [UNECE](/source/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Europe) sustainability pledge on traceability in the textile sector.<ref name="UNECE">{{cite web |title=The Sustainability Pledge - Three years on: Monitoring Report on Traceability and Transparency in the Textile and Leather Sector |url=https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/SustainabilityPledge-3yrsMonitoringReport_0.pdf |website=UNECE |date=June 2024 |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

In 2018, the company launched Manteco Academy, an educational programme for fashion students and professionals focused on circular design and sustainability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Textile, eight decades ahead: Manteco's sustainable example |work=I'M Firenze Digest |date=4 April 2022 |url=https://imfirenzedigest.com/2022/04/04/textile-eight-decades-ahead-mantecos-sustainable-example/ |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2026|reason=This program is not mentioned in the source}}

== Recognition ==
The company has received several industry awards. In 2018, it was included in the [London Stock Exchange Group](/source/London_Stock_Exchange_Group)'s "1000 Companies to Inspire Europe" report.<ref>{{cite web |title=1000 Companies to Inspire Europe 2018 |work=London Stock Exchange Group |url=https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/lseg/en_us/documents/reports/companies-to-inspire/companies-inspire-europe-2018.pdf |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref> In 2023, the German trade publication ''TextilWirtschaft'' awarded Manteco its Forum Preis, citing the company's innovation and creativity within a family-run structure.<ref name="TW2023">{{cite news |title=64. Forum der TextilWirtschaft: Forum-Preise der TextilWirtschaft verliehen |work=TextilWirtschaft |language=de |date=15 May 2023 |url=https://www.textilwirtschaft.de/business/news/64.-forum-der-textilwirtschaft-forum-preise-der-textilwirtschaft-verliehen-240251 |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> Also in 2023, it received the Climate Action Award at the CNMI ([Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana](/source/Camera_Nazionale_della_Moda_Italiana)) Sustainable Fashion Awards, held at [Teatro alla Scala](/source/Teatro_alla_Scala).<ref name="CNMI">{{cite web |title=Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023 – Premi |url=https://www.cameramoda.it/it/sustainable-fashion-awards/premi/2023/ |website=Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana |language=it |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cnmi Sustainable Fashion Awards, premiati Gucci, Versace e Manteco |url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/aziende/23_settembre_25/cnmi-sustainable-fashion-awards-premiati-gucci-versace-manteco-eb1c83c6-5bc1-11ee-b894-a8f9c0d08a24.shtml |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it |date=25 September 2023 |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref> That same year, it received the "Top 100 Performance" prize at the Sustainability Award, promoted by Kon Group and [ALTIS Università Cattolica](/source/ALTIS_Universit%C3%A0_Cattolica).<ref name="SustAward2023">{{cite web |title=Sustainability Award 2023 – Cerimonia di premiazione |url=https://sustainabilityaward.it/sustainability-award-2023-cerimonia-di-premiazione/ |website=Sustainability Award |language=it |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> In 2024, it was named Industria Felix as one of the 100 most competitive companies in Central Italy.<ref name="IndustriaFelix">{{cite news |title=Industria Felix, premiate le 100 imprese più competitive del Centro Italia e delle Isole |work=Industria Felix Magazine |language=it |date=10 May 2024 |url=https://www.industriafelix.it/industria-felix-premiate-le-100-imprese-piu-competitive-del-centro-italia-e-delle-isole/ |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref> Also in 2024, the non-profit [Textile Exchange](/source/Textile_Exchange) named Manteco its Climate Project of the Year.<ref name="TEaward">{{cite news |title=Manteco vince il 'Climate Project of the Year' per la sostenibilità |work=Pambianco News |language=it |date=6 November 2024 |url=https://www.pambianconews.com/2024/11/06/manteco-vince-il-climate-project-of-the-year-per-la-sostenibilita-418769/ |access-date=3 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Textile Exchange announces the winners of the 2024 Climate and Nature Impact Awards |website=Textile Exchange |date=13 November 2024 |url=https://textileexchange.org/news/textile-exchange-announces-the-winners-of-the-2024-climate-and-nature-impact-awards/ |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Prato textile district](/source/Prato_textile_district)
* [Textile recycling](/source/Textile_recycling)
* [Wool](/source/Wool)
* [Circular economy](/source/Circular_economy)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://manteco.com}}

Category:Italian companies established in 1943
Category:Textile companies of Italy

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