BALTA Oudenaarde NV

About us
Captiqs, the non-wovens brand of Balta Oudenaarde, is a key European producer of technical and residential needle punched non-wovens, made from virgin and recycled polypropylene and polyester staple fibres.
Our product groups
- Nonwovens
Our application areas / Solutions
Keywords
- automotive
- Non Wovens
- Captiqs
- Balta
- recylced
Our Products

Automotive
Captiqs Automotive delivers all kinds of needle punched liners as rolled goods for automotive exterior- and interior trim, according to the expectations of the customer and in accordance with the requirements of the OEM-sector.
Captiqs Automotive offers material in different aspects, fibre blends and constructions for the following automotive applications
- Wheel arch liners
- Undershields
- Luggage compartment (Bootmats, rear seat trim, side wall trim, trunk lid covers)
- Passenger compartment (Floor carpet, throw in mats, seat back trims, package trays)
- Technical liners: Flat needlepunched liner in mixed polyester, R-polyester, polypropylene, Bicopolyester, or other synthetic fibres

Geotex
Filtration:
Geotextile needlepunched polyester or polypropylene. Permeable felt used with soil and other geo-synthetics for separation, filtration, reinforcement, protection, and drainage control.
Application:
• For filtration of banks
• Filtration of permeable soils with high water flows,
• Wastewater filtration in plugging environments
• Antibacterial filter
• Filter with UV Resistance
• Materials: polypropylene
• Weight: from 70 g/m2 up to 250 g/m2
• Construction: needle punched
• Thickness: from 0.5 mm to up to 20 mm
• Color: white, beige, green
Drainage:
Captiqs produces a large range of strong and flexible geotextiles made from polypropylene fibres.
Both good water-draining and good filtration of fine soil particles prevents clogging of chair pipes.
Captiqs’ “MULTI DRAIN”:
The eco-friendly “MULTI DRAIN” range are Geotex non-wovens made out of recycled polypropylene fibres that can be applied for:
• Agricultural drainage
• Pathways
• Small lakes & ponds
• Green roofs

Building
Roofing: Anticondensation felt for metal roofs
Important issues in metal roof construction:
• Ventilation
• Moisture management which is expressed in absorption
and/or in drainage capacity.
When building with roof panels ventilated but insulated, thermal shock can mean moisture condenses. When the condensation is very high, water can fall and may damage stored produce.
The humidity issues can be solved with our anticondensation nonwoven felt.
This very thin insulation (from 90 gr/m² to 140 gr/m²) will avoid the risk of dripping.
This nonwoven felt will be applied to the steel sheet on the inner side.
B-S1-D0 inflammability (on the metal)
• Materials: polyester, hydrophobic polyester
• Weight: from 70 g/m2 up to 250 g/m2
• Construction: needle punched, calendered
• Thickness: from 0.5 mm to up to 20 mm
& through-air bonded
Tile Underlays: Sound insulation
Our nonwoven products have been engineered to reduce impact noise from walking, the dragging of chairs or the dropping object.
Our felt isolates hard surface floors from the subfloor and is designed for: Corporate offices, Education, Hotel/resort residential (dry or wet rooms).
These products also comprise very high acoustic performances: 18 dB≤ ∆Lw ≤ 20 dB* (final result dependent on glue ).
High performing but also easy to handle & very light weight (whilst provided in rolls or tiles), our products do not significantly increase the floor level.
• Materials: polyester
• Pile weight: from 200 g/m2 up to 1500 g/m2
• Construction: needle punched, calendered
& through-air bonded
• Thickness: up to 10 mm
Wall covering felt:
Our wall backing non-woven range are engineered to be laminate with paper wall cover by powder or hotmelt coating. They are used for covering bands & cracks in wall and ceiling.
With non-woven backing felt the end product offers a lot of advantages:
• Breathable
• Cover deep cracks
• Sound reduction (absorption is function of weight)
• Avoids cold walls, reduces condensation
These products are polyester 100% so the felt is safe for the air quality inside home.
• Materials: polyester, hydrophobic polyester
• Weight: from 100g/m² up to 500g/m²
• Construction: needle punched, calendered
• Thickness: from 0.5mm to up to 20 mm

Backing
Secondary tuft backing:
Our non-woven tuft backing is the European market leading product in the segment of secondary tuft backings.
Our secondary backing adds additional comfort to a broadloom carpet in terms of acoustic and thermal insulation. Moreover it has a good adhesion to latex at a very low absorption level, whilst also increasing the comfort and speed of installation.
Due to its unique blend of polyester and polypropylene staple fibres and our sophisticated machinery we can guarantee the highest quality at the most competitive price.
• Materials: polyester and polypropylene
• Weight: 85 g/m2 up to 300 g/m2
• Standard width: Up to 510 cm
• Colors: white, tan, green & black
Secondary rug backing:
Our non-woven secondary rug backing range is used to take even top end rugs to the next level of comfort.
Along with the improved aesthetics and touch, our secondary backing brings additional comfort to rugs in terms of acoustic and thermal insulation. Moreover it has a good adhesion to latex at a very low absorption level.
Due to its unique blend of polyester staple fibres and our sophisticated machinery we can guarantee the highest quality at the most competitive price.
• Materials: polyester
• Weight: 300 - 600 - 900 g/m2
• Standard width: up to 510 cm
• Colors: tan & grey
Secondary vinyl backing:
Our non-woven vinyl backing is the European market leading product in the segment of secondary vinyl backings.
Due to its unique blend of polyester staple fibres and our sophisticated machinery we can guarantee the highest quality at the most competitive price.
• Materials: 100% polyester Smartback
• Weight: 90 - 120 - 150 - 180 - 210 g/m2
• Standard width: 260 - 310 - 360 - 410 - 460 - 510
• Colors: white, tan, grey, green & black

Event
Event Carpet:
Our event carpet ranges XPO flat and XPO mat (rib structure) is the perfect temporary floorcovering for your exhibitions, sporting events, trade shows, etc.
• Pile material: polypropylene
• Color range: 31 colours
• Standard width: 200 cm
• Diameter: up to 120 cm
Flame retardancy : EN 13501-1 Bfl-S1 protective foil available