WoolFelt.com: how their felt stacks up on EPDs
Wool felt turns up everywhere in the built world: acoustic walls, screens, tackable surfaces, even bespoke millwork details. When projects ask for product-specific EPDs, felt makers with published declarations win more specs while everyone else watches from the sidelines. Here is where WoolFelt.com lands today and the fastest way to close any gaps.
Who they are
WoolFelt.com points to National Nonwovens in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The company has produced felt since 1905 and today runs broad nonwoven capabilities that include felted wool, needlepunch, laminations, and composites across craft, industrial, medical, filtration, and design markets (National Nonwovens, 2025).
What they sell
The portfolio centers on wool and wool‑blend felts under the WoolFelt brand, along with specialty nonwovens for technical uses. For the built environment this translates to sheet goods and panels for wall coverings, acoustic treatments, tack boards, and decorative architectural elements. Colorways number in the hundreds with multiple thicknesses and compositions, so the SKU count is comfortably in the hundreds overall.
Pure play or broad range
They are not a pure play in one item. National Nonwovens serves several product families, from 100% wool felts to blended felts and technical nonwovens for aerospace and medical. That breadth is good for sales coverage across verticals like workplace, education, hospitality, and healthcare.
EPD coverage today
As of December 19, 2025, we could not locate a published, product‑specific EPD for National Nonwovens or the WoolFelt brand in major public registries. That includes UL Solutions, IBU, and EPD International. Absence of a listing does not prove none exist, yet it does make specifiers less likley to find one when they need it most.
One framing detail matters. Most building‑product EPDs are valid for five years, which means a manufacturer that publishes now typically covers an entire selling cycle before a refresh is required (UL Solutions, 2025).
Where competitors are showing EPDs
Several felt suppliers competing for the same wall and acoustic applications do publish.
Textil Olius registers multiple designer felts at EPD International, including FELTINA 100% wool felt, valid through December 13, 2028. That is an easily findable, EN 15804 compliant declaration that specifiers can cite in submittals (EPD International, 2023). They also list mixed wool–viscose felts like A‑270/250 and A‑270/350 with validity to November and December 2028 respectively (EPD International, 2023).
Autex publishes an EN 15804 EPD for Embrace Stretch Wool Felt Panels, issued March 3, 2025 and expiring March 3, 2030. That puts a wool‑based acoustic panel squarely in the compliant camp for project documentation today (Global GreenTag, 2025).
In PET felt, Kirei’s EchoPanel line is supported by third‑party EPDs through Global GreenTag, a common alternative when a project swaps natural wool for recycled PET due to fire or cost constraints (Global GreenTag, 2024).
Likely best sellers at risk of being swapped
A classic WoolFelt SKU is a 100% wool sheet in 2–5 mm used for acoustic wallcoverings and screens. Without an EPD, a designer chasing LEED v5 credits or an owner policy that prefers verified declarations will often jump to a look‑alike felt that carries one. For instance, a 3 mm designer wool felt with a valid EN 15804 EPD like FELTINA or DECO3 can meet the same visual brief while keeping the paperwork clean for the GC and sustainability consultant (EPD International, 2023).
Who they typically face in specs
- Natural wool felt brands targeting architecture and interiors, such as Textil Olius and FilzFelt, compete head‑to‑head in color depth, hand feel, and premium finishes.
- PET felt heavyweights used in walls, ceilings, baffles, and screens, including Kirei, Autex, and BAUX, compete on pattern systems, stock formats, and broad EPD coverage. BAUX also signals expanding EPD availability across core materials in 2025, which keeps pressure on natural wool suppliers to match transparency.
Smart path to catch up
If the product line spans hundreds of colors but only a handful of thicknesses and blends drive most revenue, start with a small set of product‑specific EPDs focused on those winners. Pick the same PCR families competitors use so spec‑side comparisons are apples to apples, then lock in site data collection once to minimize repeat effort. A white‑glove LCA partner should own the plant‑level data wrangling, coordinate verification, and publish with your preferred operator. That keeps internal teams focused on production while the paperwork lands fast and clean.
What success looks like in the next 90 days
- One to three product‑specific EPDs covering the highest volume felt SKUs.
- Clear submittal language for reps and distributors to insert into specs and online cut sheets.
- A roadmap to extend coverage to adjacent thicknesses and blends inside the five‑year validity window so nothing expires mid‑pipeline.
The felt category is a crowded playlist. Getting your best tracks on record with current EPDs means the song does not get skipped when the project team hits play on compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does wool felt commonly used on walls and screens have current EPDs in the market?
Yes. Examples include Textil Olius designer felts with EN 15804 EPDs valid into late 2028 and Autex Embrace Stretch Wool Felt Panels with an EPD valid to March 2030 (EPD International, 2023; Global GreenTag, 2025).
How long does an EPD typically remain valid for building products?
Five years is the common validity period before renewal against the latest PCR, which is why publishing now typically covers an entire sales cycle (UL Solutions, 2025).
What if no suitable PCR exists for our felt product?
Most felt products can use established EN 15804 construction PCRs already supporting competitor felts. A good LCA partner will benchmark against peers and recommend a widely accepted path so specs compare fairly.
About the Author
With a passion for sustainability and a love for complex data, Toby helps manufacturers efficiently collect data from across their organization and get their EPDs done right. He’s especially interested in how AI can support human expertise, helping R&D and factory teams work faster, smarter, and with less friction.
