Elevate Textiles
Textile Charlotte, NC · Private
Elevate Textiles is a diversified global textile manufacturer with 15,000 employees operating 37 facilities across six continents, serving automotive, military, medical, and industrial markets through established brands including American & Efird, Burlington, and Gütermann. The company maintains a strong operational footprint with nine known plants concentrated in the Carolinas and South Carolina.
Elevate Textiles is a global textile manufacturer and portfolio company of Platinum Equity that produces industrial sewing threads and specialty yarns, performance fabrics, airbag and safety textiles, and military/technical fabrics through its brands American & Efird, Burlington, Safety Components, and Gütermann. The company operates 37 facilities across six continents serving apparel, automotive, military, medical, and industrial markets.
Employees
15,000
Mfg Plants
7
All Facilities
9
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (9 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (7)
Burlington Finishing Plant
Burlington, NC
Fabric dyeing and finishing facility; provides advanced finishing for performance, military, medical, protective, and specialty fabric markets; toured by U.S. Senator Ted Budd in 2023 as a showcase of American textile manufacturing.
Burlington Richmond Plant (Cordova)
Cordova, NC
Burlington weaving facility in Richmond County; produces worsted wool-blend fabrics including for the U.S. Army Green Service Uniform; part of 100% American-made yarn-to-fabric production chain.
American & Efird – Gastonia Plant (Grover St.)
Gastonia, NC
A&E manufacturing facility producing braider yarns, binder yarns, cable identification yarns, and industrial fabrics under the Strex brand; part of the five-facility Gaston County A&E US platform.
American & Efird – Division HQ & Manufacturing (Mount Holly)
Mount Holly, NC
Division headquarters and primary US manufacturing complex for A&E; five facilities in Gaston County produce sewing threads and specialty yarns for military, healthcare, hygiene, and technical markets; completely vertical from raw fiber through spinning, winding, dyeing, and finishing.
Burlington Raeford Plant
Raeford, NC
Burlington manufacturing facility in Hoke County; produces performance and technical fabrics for military, apparel, interior furnishing, and industrial applications.
Safety Components Fabric Technologies – Greenville Plant
Greenville, SC
Major 800,000 sq ft airbag fabric and cushion manufacturing facility on 22 acres; produces nylon airbag fabrics and cushions for automotive OEMs including Autoliv, TRW, and Delphi; formerly Safety Components International, merged into ITG/Elevate Textiles in 2006.
American & Efird – Hamer Plant (former Charles Craft)
Hamer, SC
Acquired from Charles Craft in 2020; specialty yarn spinning mill producing thermal protection, cut-resistant, and flame-retardant yarns from para-aramid and meta-aramid fibers; expands A&E's US manufacturing platform.
Other Facilities (2)
Elevate Textiles Global Headquarters
Charlotte, NC · hq
Global corporate headquarters for Elevate Textiles, Inc.
Burlington/Elevate Textiles – Greensboro Division Office
Greensboro, NC · hq
Division headquarters for Burlington fabrics brand; sales, product development, and merchandising hub for Burlington and formerly Cone Denim (Cone Denim majority stake sold to Artistic Milliners in early 2026).