Gotec Group

Name

Gotec Group

Legal name

GOTEC Gorschlüter GmbH

Website

https://gotec-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gotec Group is a German family-owned specialist in surface treatment and bonding-agent coating for rubber-metal and rubber-plastic components, serving automotive OEMs, commercial vehicle makers, and industrial customers across 17 manufacturing sites in 12 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Surface Treatment and Coating

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive & Transportation Coatings (IMAEAGAC)

Keywords

• Surface treatment services
• Bonding agent coating
• Zinc-nickel coating
• Plastic injection molding
• Automotive metal coating

Headquarters

HQ city

Wülfrath

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Surface Treatment and Coating Services: GOTEC generates revenue through providing surface treatment services including bonding agent coating, zinc-nickel coating, pretreatment, metal processing, and plastics technology. Services are delivered through manufacturing facilities globally, serving automotive OEMs and industrial customers with both one-time project work and ongoing production contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GOTEC Group is a surface treatment and coating specialist providing bonding agent (adhesion promoter) coating for rubber-metal/plastic parts, zinc-nickel corrosion protection coating, pretreatment, plastics injection molding, and metal processing. It serves automotive OEMs, commercial vehicle, and industrial customers as a B2B supplier.

Product overview

GOTEC Group is a surface treatment and coating specialist offering a portfolio of services centered on bonding agent coating for rubber-metal/plastic parts. The core offering includes bonding agent coating (the company's primary specialization with over 30 years of experience), complemented by zinc-nickel coating for corrosion protection, pretreatment services (degreasing, blasting, phosphating), plastics technology/injection molding (GOTEC Plastics sub-brand), metal processing (construction, toolmaking, manufacturing), and hard coating. These services serve the automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial, medical technology, and off-road sectors with global operations across 17 locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GOTEC Plastics: Specialized division for plastics technology including injection moulding, hybrid components, prototyping, and module assembly with 64 injection moulding machines.
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Products and services

• Bonding Agent Coating Specialist coating service for rubber-metal and rubber-plastic parts using bonding agents (primers/covers) to create durable bonds between elastomers and substrates for vibration-damping components in automotive and industrial applications.
• Zinc-Nickel Coating Galvanic zinc-nickel alloy coating providing high cathodic corrosion protection (up to 720 hours salt spray resistance) for metal parts, vulcanization carriers, and rubber-metal components, especially for engine compartments, chassis, and brake applications.
• Pretreatment Surface preparation services including degreasing (perchloric steam, alkaline cleaning), blasting, phosphating (ZnCa-Phos, ZN-Phos, FE-Phos), and special processes (Bonderite, satinizing) to prepare parts for subsequent coating.
• Plastics Technology (GOTEC Plastics) Injection molding services offering single and multi-component injection molding, hybrid components (in- and outsert technology), prototyping, and module assembly. Portfolio includes 64 injection molding machines with clamping forces from 15t to 650t.
• Metal Processing Metalworking services including construction/CAD design, toolmaking (single-part and progressive tools), and manufacturing for stamping, bending, turning, grinding, and milling. Processes aluminum and non-ferrous metals for stamped parts suitable for rubber/plastic bonding.
• Hard Coating Hard surface coating services as part of the comprehensive surface treatment portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 720 hours corrosion resistance in salt spray test per ISO 9227
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Winkelmann GroupminorOthers · 8 September 2021Winkelmann Group awarded SRI GOTEC India Private Limited as best supplier in the 'Automotive + Flowforming' category on September 8, 2021. This recognition reflects GOTEC's position as a trusted supplier in the automotive value chain.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atotech (MKS Instruments): Atotech, now part of MKS Instruments, supplies plating chemistry, equipment, and surface-finishing solutions to automotive, electronics, and industrial customers worldwide. Its zinc-nickel and surface-treatment chemistry portfolio overlaps with GOTEC's coating technology stack, though Atotech is a chemistry/equipment vendor rather than a contract coater.
• Bodycote: Bodycote is the world's largest dedicated provider of heat treatment and specialist surface treatment services (metallic and ceramic coatings) to automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers. It is a broad incumbent offering a wider portfolio than GOTEC, but overlapping most directly on metal coating and surface engineering for automotive.
• DuPont: DuPont Mobility & Materials supplies bonding agents (e.g., Megum, Tyzor) used in rubber-to-metal bonding processes across automotive applications. It is both a chemistry supplier and a participant in the same value chain that GOTEC operates in as a contract applicator.
• Trelleborg: Trelleborg is a global polymer engineering company producing rubber-to-metal bonded vibration-damping and sealing components for automotive and industrial OEMs. It directly overlaps with GOTEC's customer use case (vibration-damping rubber-metal parts) as a Tier 1 component supplier and customer for similar surface-treatment processes.
• Vibracoustic: Vibracoustic is a global automotive Tier 1 supplier of anti-vibration and powertrain-mounting solutions, including rubber-to-metal bonded components. It overlaps with GOTEC's primary use case and is a likely customer-profile analog for bonding agent coating demand.
• Parker LORD: Parker LORD (now Parker Hannifin Engineered Materials) supplies Chemlok and other bonding agents for rubber-to-substrate bonding in automotive. It is explicitly named by GOTEC as a bonding agent partner and operates in the same bonding-system value chain.

Direct peers

• Aalberts Surface Treatment: Aalberts operates a global network of surface treatment and heat-treatment facilities serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers, including plating and coating services. It is the most direct scale-comparable peer to GOTEC's 17-site contract coating model across automotive end-markets.
• Coventya: Coventya is a global supplier of specialty chemicals and processes for metal surface finishing, including zinc and zinc-alloy plating systems. As a chemistry supplier with shared application focus (zinc-nickel plating for automotive), it is a directly comparable peer on technology and end-market even though its commercial model is chemical supply versus contract coating.
• Voigt & Schweitzer (ZINQ): ZINQ (formerly Voigt & Schweitzer) is a specialist in zinc and zinc-alloy (including zinc-nickel) coatings operating multiple facilities serving European automotive and industrial customers. It is a direct specialist peer to GOTEC's zinc-nickel coating service line on corrosion protection for automotive components.

Emerging players

• Plastic Omnium: Plastic Omnium is a global automotive supplier of plastic and hybrid components including storage and energy systems, with growing exposure to EV-specific modules. It partially overlaps with GOTEC Plastics' injection molding and hybrid-component offering and shares the automotive OEM customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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