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Carolina Performance Fabrics

Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México, Mexico

Armour & ProtectionSoldier EquipmentDual-use
Component Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: May 19, 2026

About

Carolina Performance Fabrics is a defense component supplier based in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico working in armour & protection, soldier equipment.

Carolina Performance Fabrics is a Mexican textile manufacturer operating under the Grupo Carolina group, with a history of more than 175 years. The company produces technical textiles across three business units: Carolina Protect (flame resistant fabrics for industrial workers, including duck, twill, forte and lining fabrics), Carolina Ballistic (ballistic protection products including soft and hard armour, ballistic panels, fragment blankets and tactical fabrics for body and vehicle armour) and Carolina Industrial (PVC coated fabrics, industrial uniforms, tents, structures and other industrial textiles). The company operates vertically integrated production from spinning through finishing, maintains an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory and a research and development department, and runs an international sales office in Houston, Texas. It describes itself as a family-owned Mexican company.

Location

Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico

Focus areas

flame resistant fabricsballistic protectionbody armorvehicle armortactical fabricstechnical textilesindustrial textiles

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & ProtectionSoldier Equipment

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

Components

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Aramid & UHMWPE Soft Armor Ballistic Fabrics

Ballistic fabric

Soft armor ballistic fabrics made from aramid and UHMWPE fibres.

Aramid & UHMWPE Hard Armor Ballistic Composites

Ballistic composite

Composite materials for hard armour ballistic protection.

Hard Armor Ballistic Plates Level IIIA

Ballistic plate

Hard armour ballistic plates rated to Level IIIA.

Hard Armor Ballistic Plates Level IV

Ballistic plate

Hard armour ballistic plates rated to Level IV.

Aramid & UHMWPE Ballistic Panels

Ballistic panel

Ballistic panels made from aramid and UHMWPE materials.

Aramid & Nylon Fragment Blankets

Fragment protection

Fragment blankets made from aramid and nylon for protection against fragments.

Nylon & Polyester Tactical Fabrics

Tactical fabric

Nylon and polyester fabrics for tactical protective garments.

End users

Homeland Security & Police

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Issued by: Not stated

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited testing laboratory

Issued by: Mexican Accreditation Entity

Socially Responsible Company

Issued by: Not stated

Awards

National Award of Technology and Innovation

President of Mexico

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