# Sandler AG acquires 24.9% stake in Phoenix Non Woven

Sandler AG acquired a 24.9% stake in Phoenix Non Woven GmbH & Co. KG for a low single-digit million-euro amount, to strengthen its innovation pipeline in wet-laid nonwovens.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-07-24
- Where: Lenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: wet-laid nonwovens, high-performance nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Sandler AG](https://endata.com/companies/25902.md) (acquirer)
- [Sandler AG](https://endata.com/companies/25902.md) (investor)
- [Phoenix Non Woven GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/86209.md) (partner)
- [Phoenix Non Woven GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/86209.md) (target)
- [Phoenix Non Woven](https://endata.com/companies/86258.md) (target)

## Sources

- [texdata.com](https://www.texdata.com/news/Nonwovens-TechnicalTextiles/21861.html), 2025-07-24: "This strategic investment—amounting to a low single-digit million-euro figure—marks a significant milestone for Sandler AG as it continues to invest in cutting-edge technologies and forward-looking partnerships."
- [texdata.com](https://texdata.com/news/Nonwovens-TechnicalTextiles/21861.html), 2025-07-24: "This strategic investment—amounting to a low single-digit million-euro figure—marks a significant milestone for Sandler AG as it continues to invest in cutting-edge technologies and forward-looking partnerships."
- [sandler-group.com](https://www.sandler-group.com/us-en/blog/sandler-ag-phoenix-non-woven-new-partnership), 2025-07-24: "This strategic investment—amounting to a low single-digit million-euro figure—marks a significant milestone for Sandler AG as it continues to invest in cutting-edge technologies and forward-looking partnerships."
- [euwid-papier.de](https://www.euwid-papier.de/news/unternehmen/vliesstoffspezialist-sandler-beteiligt-sich-an-phoenix-non-woven-240725/), 2025-07-24: "Im Rahmen der Partnerschaft sollen neue Märkte erschlossen werden, indem das Produktsortiment um technische Spezialvliesstoffe auf Basis von Materialien wie Aerogel, Keramik-, Carbon- oder Metallfasern erweitert werde."
- [sandler-group.com](https://www.sandler-group.com/de-en/blog/sandler-ag-phoenix-non-woven-new-partnership), 2025-07-24: "This partnership represents a milestone in the evolution of the Sandler Group."
- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/weekly-recap-sandler-acquires-stake-in-wetlaid-producer-seasoning-wipes-at-wow-more/), 2025-07-27: "This strategic investment—amounting to a low single-digit million-euro figure—marks a significant milestone for Sandler AG."
- [info.texnet.com.cn](https://info.texnet.com.cn/detail-1040738.html), 2025-07-28: "Sandler此次投资，正是看中了Phoenix在该技术领域的领先地位和成长潜力。"
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/sandler-invests-in-wetlaid-specialist/), 2025-08-05: "Phoenix will remain an independent entity, ensuring it retains the creative freedom needed to drive innovation."
- [euwid-paper.com](https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/companies/sandler-acquires-stake-in-phoenix-non-woven-060825/), 2025-08-06: "German nonwoven specialist Sandler has purchased a 24.9 per cent interest in Phoenix Non Woven, a spin-off of the former Scheufelen paper mill in Lenningen."
- [textile-network.de](https://textile-network.de/en/Business/Sandler-and-Phoenix-Non-Woven-cooperate), 2025-08-20: "Phoenix will remain an independent entity, ensuring it retains the creative freedom needed to drive innovation."
- [textile-network.com](https://textile-network.com/en/Business/Sandler-and-Phoenix-Non-Woven-cooperate), 2025-08-20: "Phoenix will remain an independent entity, ensuring it retains the creative freedom needed to drive innovation."

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