The THUASNE name comes from its founder, who in 1847 created a company specializing in the production of narrow elastic textiles.

Faithful to its origins and strengthened by over 150 years of manufacturing experience, the business has grown considerably. Since 1991, the THUASNE Group specializes in technical textile for sports and medical applications. Has successfully :

• increased sales fourfold, reaching nearly 100 million euros in 2001
• opened towards Europe, United States and Japan through internal development and external growth

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• the skills of its work force
• the quality and diversification of its products
• its willingness to work in partnership

Motivated by their search for quality and innovation, the Group's teams have set themselves ambitious objectives:

TO CARE, TO PROTECT, TO DEVELOP

To meet the different needs in the fields of medicine and sport, THUASNE has a double strategy:

• innovative and permanent improvement in the quality of goods and services.
• penetration of the world market.

This ambition is not a dream: it is based on the company's historic experience and its present-day capabilities.

Elizabeth DUCOTTET
CEO and Chairman of the Board

"Having confidence in life means to attempt the impossible" (Eugène Ionesco)