Founded in 1916, Shawmut Corporation is the world’s leading provider of innovative, high-performance soft-material solutions. Shawmut is a global leader in advanced materials, textile manufacturing, and lamination process innovation across the automotive, medical, filtration, military, protective, and technical lamination solutions markets, and is the largest producer of laminated warp knit automotive headliner fabrics in the world. The company provides custom-engineered materials such as performance textiles and coated and laminated fabrics for demanding applications. Shawmut Corporation’s world-class team of applications and materials engineers works with customers to define detailed performance requirements and leverages deep expertise and decades of application experience to design a value-driven material solution for the need. Shawmut employs over 600 employees worldwide in nine global manufacturing plants and six commercial offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.