Sustainable Felts & Felt Fabric Manufacturer in Southeast Asia
Oceancash manufactures industrial felts, felt fabric and cotton felt material in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Our needle punched, thermal bonded and resinated felts are made with up to 80% recycled fibres. They range from 100 to 3,000 g/m² and 1 to 150 mm thick, for automotive, air-conditioning, building and mattress insulation.
As Southeast Asia’s largest felt fabric manufacturer, Oceancash provides innovative solutions for a wide range of insulation needs. Our range includes resinated and thermoplastic felts and needlepunch carpets for interior and exterior trims in automobiles and air-conditioning compressors. It also covers thermal insulation for building materials such as roofs, ceilings, walls and partitions.
What sets us apart is our commitment to sustainability. Our felts are made with up to 80% recycled fibres and give excellent flexibility, stability and compressibility, resulting in outstanding thermal and acoustic insulation. At Oceancash, we prioritise delivering environmentally responsible, quality products.
Oceancash Felts at a Glance
| Specification | Oceancash felts |
|---|---|
| Felt types | Needle punched, thermal bonded (thermoplastic), resinated (semi-cured), fire retardant |
| Density | 100 g/m² – 3,000 g/m² |
| Thickness | 1 mm – 150 mm |
| Width | 250 mm – 2,000 mm (length cut to order) |
| Recycled content | Up to 80% recycled fibre |
| Production capacity | 7,200 metric tonnes per year |
| Technologies | Air laid, cross lapper, vertical lapping, needlepunch (with or without EVA / LDPE extrusion) |
| Plants | Bangi (Malaysia), Bekasi (Indonesia), Chonburi (Thailand) |
| Quality | ISO 9001 certified |
What is Felts? Felt Fabric, Felt Cloth and Felt Material Explained
Felt is a matted, non-woven material made by carding, compressing and bonding short natural and synthetic staple fibres using heat, moisture, pressure, needling or resin. Felt is not woven or knitted, so it has no grain or fraying edge. It can be engineered for sound absorption, heat insulation, vibration damping, cushioning and padding.
Felt fabric, felt cloth and felt material are different names for the same product. “Felt cloth” is the everyday name for thinner felt sold in sheets or by the metre, while manufacturers call it felt fabric or felt material. Oceancash supplies felt fabric in rolls and sheets, from thin felt cloth for trims and padding to thick felt for insulation.
There are three categories of bonding methods in felt manufacturing:
- Mechanical bonding: needle punched felt
- Heat bonding: thermal bonded felt
- Chemical bonding: resinated felt
Felt sheets are a unique engineering material whose properties can be controlled and varied for a wide range of applications, such as sound and heat insulation, vibration damping, cushioning and padding.
Type of Felt: Needle Punched vs Thermal Bonded vs Resinated
The right felt depends on how stiff, mouldable and heat-resistant the part needs to be. This table compares the three bonding methods Oceancash uses:
| Felt type | How it is bonded | Key properties | Typical uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needle punched felt | Barbed needles mechanically interlock the fibres | Strong, flexible, no binders needed | Carpet underlay, geotextiles, mattress felt |
| Thermal bonded (thermoplastic) felt | Low-melt fibres melt and bond under heat | Mouldable or non-mouldable, lightweight, recyclable | Dash panel inner, door and pillar trim, parcel shelf |
| Resinated (semi-cured) felt | Phenolic resin binds the fibres, then cures under heat | Rigid when moulded, heat resistant, dimensionally stable | Hood insulator, dash outer, cowl top, tunnel absorber |
| Fire retardant felt | Any of the above, with flame-retardant treatment | Meets UL94 flammability standards | Air-conditioner compressor sound blankets |
How Is Felt Made? The Oceancash Felt Manufacturing Process
- Fibre selection: recycled or reclaimed cotton, recycled polyester, polyester staple, glass, jute or low-melt fibre, plus phenolic resin where required.
- Opening and blending: fibre bales are opened and blended so resin or thermal-bond fibres are spread evenly.
- Carding: our high-performance carding lines comb the fibres into a uniform web.
- Web forming: the web is built up by air laying, cross lapping or vertical lapping to reach the target weight and thickness.
- Bonding: the web is bonded by needle punching, heat (thermoplastic) or resin curing.
- Finishing: optional fire-retardant or water-repellent treatment, EVA or LDPE extrusion, then slitting and cutting to customer size.
- Quality inspection: density, thickness and dimensions are checked against the customer’s specification before dispatch.
Felt Applications
Felt is a versatile, durable fabric that has been used for centuries in many settings. From home décor to industrial parts, its soft texture, insulating ability and resistance to wear make it a popular choice for everything from clothing to machinery. Below are the most common applications of Oceancash felt.
Automotive Felt
Felt is a multi-functional fabric widely used in vehicles to improve the driving experience. As one of the leading producers and suppliers of resinated and thermoplastic felt fabric, Oceancash offers customised sound-absorbing, weight-reducing acoustic felts.
We focus on high-quality, precision-made solutions, and each felt is tailored to your requirements, including water-repellent and fire-retardant properties. This makes our felts suitable for everything from vehicle exteriors to engine compartments.
Air-Conditioner Compressor Felt
Air conditioning is a crucial aspect of modern life, providing comfort and promoting well-being. Our high-quality insulation felt plays a crucial role in this process, serving as an acoustic isolation absorber for air conditioner compressors. These felt can be further enhanced with various chemicals to achieve flame retardancy, making them an ideal choice for air conditioning systems.
Building Insulation Felt
As a leading manufacturer of fiberglass mesh, Oceancash offers a wide range of solutions for applications within the building insulation sector. Our products are designed to meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials.
We specialize in producing high-quality thermal and acoustic insulation for roofs, ceilings, wood-facing panels, and partition walls. Our commitment to quality and sustainability ensures our fiberglass mesh products are the ideal choice for all your insulation needs.
dBtex Ceiling Board
A subcategory of building materials is our dBtex ceiling board, designed explicitly for adequate heat and sound insulation in pitched roofs, attics, and suspended ceilings. At Oceancash, we understand that a healthy and ecological home requires top-quality insulation, so we offer ideal solutions for effective thermal and acoustic insulation.
With dBtex, you can significantly reduce your electric bills from air conditioning, improve home comfort, and increase the value of your property. Moreover, our commitment to environmental protection reflects our use of 80% recycled cotton fibers throughout our products, making them high-performing and 100% recyclable.
Mattress Felt
Oceancash felts are made from high-quality materials, such as polyester, wool, and cotton, which provide a soft, comfortable, and long-lasting bedding experience. Our felt also comes in various densities, thicknesses, and sizes to meet your needs, making them the ideal choice for bedding manufacturers and retailers.
Our felts are the perfect solution for creating comfortable and luxurious bedding that is highly durable, has noise-reducing properties, and is designed for a long lifespan. So whether you’re looking for basic comfort or the ultimate in luxury, our felts offer solutions that will enhance your sleeping experience.
Regardless of your felt needs, Oceancash has you covered. Work with us to obtain premium, durable felt fabrics for your automotive, building, or mattress needs.
Needlepunch Geotextile Fabric
Oceancash’s needlepunch fabric is meticulously engineered for use in conjunction with soil, rock, and other geotechnical materials, serving as a critical component in engineered projects, structures, and systems. In alignment with our commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, our fabric is produced using sustainable practices and recyclable materials, ensuring that while we support the development of robust infrastructure, we also contribute positively to environmental stewardship and resource conservation.
Which Felt Is Right for Your Application?
| If you need... | Recommended Oceancash felt |
|---|---|
| A rigid, heat-resistant moulded part near the engine | Resinated (semi-cured) felt |
| Lightweight interior trim that can be moulded to shape | Thermoplastic felt (mouldable) |
| Flat, flexible underlay or lining | Thermoplastic felt (non-mouldable) or needle punched felt |
| Compressor noise reduction with flame resistance | Fire retardant felt (UL94) |
| Roof, ceiling or partition insulation | Building insulation felt / dBtex ceiling board |
| Soft, durable padding for bedding | Mattress felt (polyester, wool or cotton) |
| Soil separation and reinforcement | Needlepunch geotextile fabric |
Technology
Our high-performance carding technology assures precise opening and accurate blending of resin or thermal bonded fibers. Our team of experts guarantee that Oceancash Felts meet the specific application requirements for each valued client.
Oceancash Felt’s list of general characteristics are as below:
Density: 100g/m2 to 3000g/m2.
Thickness: 1mm to 150mm.
Width: 250mm to 2000mm.
Length: As per customer requirement
Material: Recycled/Reclaimed Cotton Fiber, Recycled/Reclaimed Polyester Fiber, Polyester Staple Fiber, Glass Fiber, Jute Fiber, Phenolic Resin and Low Melt Fiber.
Capacity: 7,200 MT/A
Feature: Air Laid, Cross Lapper, Vertical Technology (lapping) and Needlepunch (with or without EVA / LDPE extrusion)
Semi Cured Felts
Application: Insulator Hood, Insulator Dash Outer, Insulator Cowl Top, Tunnel Absorber
Product compliance: TSL3608G, DTSL3608G, 7414Z-SNA-0000, ES-X62224, WSS-M99P32, ISC-C93-005, MES PA 68601
Fire Retardant Felts
Application: Sound dampener for compressors of split unit air conditioners.
Product compliance: UL94 standards.
Thermoplastic Felts (Mouldable & Non-mouldable)
Application: Insulator dash panel inner, floor carpet underlay, dashboard insulator, roof pad insulator, door trim lining, trim pillar lining, trunk compartment lining, parcel shelf lining.
Product compliance: TSL3505G, DTSL3505G, ES-X62216, 7285Z-SB2-0000, ISC-C93-004.
Why Choose Oceancash as Your Felt Supplier in Malaysia?
- Regional scale: felt plants in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand serve manufacturers across Southeast Asia.
- Automotive-grade quality: felts meet multiple OEM material specifications for hood, dash and trim insulation.
- Sustainable by design: up to 80% recycled fibre, recyclable products and ESG-aligned production.
- Made to specification: density, thickness, width, treatments and lamination are tailored to each part.
- Experience: Oceancash has been manufacturing since 1997.
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Quality control
Oceancash is committed to maintaining the highest quality standards and continuously improving our manufacturing processes. Our customers play a vital role in achieving this through their audits and assessments. We have regular quality control checks and evaluation requests. Oceancash places strong value on feedback and takes evaluations of our performance and ratings seriously, as they are integral to our success.
ISO9001 Certificate
Production Facilities
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Felt fabric is a non-woven textile made by carding short natural or synthetic fibres into a web and bonding them with needling, heat or resin instead of weaving. The result is a dense, uniform sheet that absorbs sound, insulates heat, dampens vibration and cushions, which is why felt is widely used in vehicles, buildings and mattresses.
Yes. Felt cloth, felt fabric and felt material all describe the same bonded-fibre textile. “Felt cloth” usually means thinner felt sold in sheets or by the metre, while “felt fabric” is the term used by manufacturers and buyers of rolls. Oceancash makes felt fabric from 1 mm to 150 mm thick, so the same production covers thin felt cloth and thick insulation felt.
Polyester felt is felt made wholly or partly from polyester staple fibre, often recycled. It resists moisture, mould and stretching better than all-natural felt, so it suits automotive trim, carpets and building insulation. Oceancash blends recycled and virgin polyester with reclaimed cotton and other fibres to balance strength, weight and cost.
Felt is a type of nonwoven fabric. Both are made from bonded fibres rather than woven yarns, but felt is usually much thicker and heavier. Oceancash felts range from 100 to 3,000 g/m² and 1 to 150 mm thick for insulation and padding. Hygiene nonwovens are light, from 18 to 90 g/m², for products such as diapers and wipes.
There are three main types, named after how the fibres are bonded. Needle punched felt is bonded mechanically with barbed needles. Thermal bonded felt is bonded with heat and low-melt fibres. Resinated felt is bonded chemically with phenolic resin. Each gives a different balance of stiffness, mouldability, density and heat resistance.
Cotton felt is used for thermal and acoustic insulation in cars, air-conditioner compressors and buildings, and as padding in mattresses and furniture. Oceancash makes cotton felt from recycled and reclaimed cotton fibre, which gives good sound absorption and compressibility while reducing textile waste.
Yes. Felt’s dense, porous fibre structure traps air, which slows heat transfer and absorbs sound waves instead of reflecting them. This is why felt is used for car hood and dashboard insulators, air-conditioner compressor sound blankets, and roof and ceiling insulation. Fire-retardant treatments can be added where heat or flame resistance is needed.
Yes. Oceancash felts can be treated to be fire retardant or water repellent to suit the application. Fire-retardant felts for air-conditioner compressors are made to UL94 flammability standards, and water-repellent grades are used in vehicle exteriors and engine compartments.
Oceancash produces felt from 100 g/m² to 3,000 g/m² in density, 1 mm to 150 mm in thickness, and 250 mm to 2,000 mm in width. Length is cut to customer requirements. Total felt production capacity is 7,200 metric tonnes per year.
Yes. Oceancash felts contain up to 80% recycled fibre, mainly recycled and reclaimed cotton and polyester. The dBtex ceiling board uses 80% recycled cotton fibre and is 100% recyclable, so it supports green building and ESG goals.
Oceancash Felts Sdn Bhd manufactures felt fabric in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, with sister plants in Indonesia and Thailand. Manufacturers and industrial buyers can contact Oceancash for felt sheets and rolls cut to their specification.
Oceancash felts are used in automotive interior and exterior trim, air-conditioner compressor insulation, building and roof insulation, ceiling boards, mattresses and bedding, and needlepunch geotextiles for civil engineering projects.