Sioen Sailcloth Technologies

Sioen Sailcloth Technologies (SST) is the umbrella organization within Sioen Industries connecting expertise in sailcloth of Contender Sailcloth and Dimension-Polyant. SST brings together decades of expertise in sailcloth with a strong focus on innovation and technical performance. As part of Sioen Industries, SST benefits from the knowledge, resources and industrial capabilities of the global textile group.

Our brands

Both Contender Sailcloth and Dimension-Polyant operate independently within Sioen Sailcloth Technologies, each with its own identity, expertise and product portfolio. SST provides the structure and technological foundation that supports our continued development, joining expertise in textile innovation, manufacturing and R&D.

Dimension-Polyant

Dimension-Polyant develops high-performance sailcloth for everything from dinghies and cruising yachts to racing boats and superyachts. Combining decades of experience with advanced textile technology, the brand develops, weaves, laminates and finishes sailcloth. With production in Germany and the United States and a broad portfolio of woven and laminated fabrics, Dimension-Polyant supports sailmakers and sailors around the world.

Contender Sailcloth

Contender Sailcloth offers an extensive range of sailcloth developed around the needs of modern sailmakers and sailors. Close cooperation with professionals on the water helps the brand combine practical sailing experience with extensive textile know-how. Quality control plays a central role throughout the production process, resulting in dependable fabrics for a wide variety of cruising and racing applications.

Shared expertise, stronger manufacturing

Sioen Sailcloth Technologiy is focused entirely on the development and production of high-performance sailcloth. From weaving and finishing to material development and R&D, the complete process is supported by specialist facilities and expertise in Europe and the United States, with production and R&D based in Germany, Belgium and the USA.

Our portfolio spans a broad scala of woven sailcloth, including many specialty Dacron and spinnaker fabrics, as well as laminated sailcloth. Across all technologies, the focus remains the same: developing materials that deliver the performance, reliability and durability sailors and sailmakers demand.

With a strong heritage in technical textiles, sailcloth, close connection to the market and a continuous drive for innovation, Sioen Sailcloth Technologies provides the technology and expertise that enable both Contender Sailcloth and Dimension-Polyant to keep moving the sailing world forward.