Kleiberit

What Kleiberit does

KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG (formerly KLEBCHEMIE) is a family-owned specialty adhesives and coatings manufacturer headquartered in Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1948 and now employing approximately 700 staff worldwide across fourteen wholly-owned regional subsidiaries. The company designs and produces a broad portfolio of industrial adhesive systems — reactive hot melt adhesives, silane-terminated polymer (STP) adhesives, dispersion adhesives, 1K/2K PUR adhesives, solvent adhesives, epoxies, condensation resin adhesives, sealants, casting compounds, foams, primers, hardeners, and cleaners — as well as the proprietary internationally patented HotCoating surface coating technology, which combines reactive PUR hotmelt with UV-curing acrylate chemistry for high-gloss, super-matt, and roll-to-roll finishing of furniture panels, flooring, facades, and decorative films. Technical differentiation is anchored in D4 water resistance (DIN EN 204), Watt 91 heat resistance (DIN EN 14257), AC5 abrasion performance (EN 13329), bio-based raw material content exceeding 50%, and Micro-Emission PUR formulations with isocyanate monomer content below 0.1%, supported by ISO 9001/14001/50001, ISCC PLUS, and GEV-EMICODE certifications.

KLEIBERIT operates an industrial product-sale business model with technical-consultative services layered on top. Revenue is generated from one-time sales of adhesive and coating products, application equipment and consumables, and complete HotCoating systems, augmented by customer-specific development engagements at the in-house Weingarten Technology Center (opened 2009) and the DekoraPUR sister demonstration facility. The go-to-market combines three motions: direct industrial sales by regionally deployed sales engineers (covering Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas through local subsidiaries), sales through a worldwide dealer network for craftsmen and trade customers, and self-service e-commerce via kleiberit-direct.com. Customer concentration spans woodworking and furniture manufacturing, construction elements, automotive, textiles, filtration, white goods, shipbuilding, electronics, structural timber construction, bookbinding, packaging, and heavy-duty bag bonding, with named industrial accounts including Kastamonu, Pfleiderer, Duratex, Tafisa, PG Bison, LICO, Versatrim, and Stylam Industries.

The company pursues geographic and product-line expansion primarily through subsidiary buildout (most recent additions in Australia in 2016 and Singapore in 2018), strategic co-development partnerships with machine OEMs such as Barberan and HUSER for complete HotCoating line solutions, and active participation at major industry trade shows including LIGNA, FILTECH, Fensterbau Frontale, ForMóbile, CIAI, and Surface in Motion. The corporate restructuring and rebranding from KLEBCHEMIE to KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG completed on 19 January 2023, and announced plans to double HotCoating production capacity from 60,000 tonnes signal continued offensive investment in the company's most differentiated technology platform despite its 75+ year history and family-owned ownership.

Name

Kleiberit

Legal name

KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG

Website

https://kleiberit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG is a family-owned German specialty adhesives and coatings manufacturer producing reactive hot melts, PUR and STP systems, and the patented HotCoating surface technology for woodworking, furniture, construction, automotive, textile, filter, and packaging industries across fourteen global subsidiaries and a worldwide dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesives & Coatings

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Adhesives & Sealants (2891), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals (IMAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adhesives (Structural & Assembly) (IMAEAGAH), Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Industrial adhesives
• Surface coating technology
• PUR hot melt adhesives
• Woodworking bonding solutions
• Construction adhesives

Headquarters

HQ city

Weingarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Adhesive Products Sales: Sale of industrial adhesives including reactive hotmelt adhesives, PUR systems, STP adhesives, dispersion adhesives, solvent-based adhesives, and related products for various industries.
2. HotCoating Technology Systems: Complete HotCoating systems including coating materials and technology for surface finishing of furniture elements, flooring, facade elements, and roll goods.
3. Accessories and Consumables: Sale of application equipment including cartridge guns, foam guns, adhesive applicators, spatulas, and cleaning products.
4. Technical Consultation Services: Customer-specific solutions developed in close dialogue with international customers at the KLEIBERIT Technology Center.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

KLEIBERIT manufactures and sells a comprehensive portfolio of industrial adhesives and surface coating systems, including reactive hot melt adhesives, PUR adhesives, STP adhesives, dispersion adhesives, solvent adhesives, epoxies, sealants, casting compounds, and the proprietary internationally patented HotCoating technology that combines reactive PUR hotmelt with UV coating for surface finishing of furniture, flooring, facade, and roll goods. The company produces these products in-house at its Weingarten, Germany research and manufacturing center and sells them globally through subsidiaries, dealers, and its own e-commerce platform.

Product overview

KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG is a specialized adhesive manufacturer headquartered in Weingarten, Germany, operating one of the world's most modern research and manufacturing centers. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of adhesive systems including reactive hot melt adhesives, STP adhesives, non-reactive hot melt adhesives, dispersion adhesives, 1K/2K PUR adhesives, solvent adhesives, 2K casting compounds, PUR foams, assembly adhesives, epoxies, condensation resin adhesives, sealants, instant adhesives, primers, hardeners, cleaners, and accessories. The product range also includes the proprietary HotCoating surface coating technology that combines reactive PUR technology with UV-curing acrylate systems. The company emphasizes innovation with bio-based products and micro-emission (ME) formulations. With approximately 700 employees worldwide, KLEIBERIT serves diverse industries including furniture manufacturing, construction elements, automotive, filters, textiles, white goods, shipbuilding, electronics, load-bearing timber construction, bookbinding, packaging, and heavy-duty bag bonding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KLEIBERIT HotCoating: Proprietary surface coating technology combining reactive PUR hotmelt with UV curing technology for high-performance surface finishes.
• KLEIBERIT BIO
• KLEIBERIT Micro-Emission (ME)

Products and services

• Reactive Hot Melt Adhesives (Reaktive Schmelzklebstoffe)
• STP Adhesives (STP-Klebstoffe)
• Non-reactive Hot Melt Adhesives
• Dispersion Adhesives (Dispersionsklebstoffe)
• 1K/2K PUR Adhesives
• Solvent Adhesives (Lösungsmittelklebstoffe)
• 2K Casting Compounds (2K-Vergussmassen)
• 1K/2K PUR Foams
• Assembly Adhesives (Montageklebstoffe)
• Epoxies (Epoxide)
• Condensation Resin Adhesives (Kondensationsharzleime)
• Sealants (Dichtstoffe)
• Instant Adhesives (Sekundenklebstoffe)
• HotCoating Technology
• HotCoating Direct Top
• KLEIBERIT BIO Products (Bio-based Adhesives)
• Micro-Emission PUR Hot Melt Adhesives (ME Adhesives)

Quantifiable outcome

• 72 industrial HotCoating installations operating worldwide as of 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BarberancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish machine manufacturer that cooperates strategically with KLEIBERIT for HotCoating technology applications. Partnership enables complete coating line solutions combining Barberan equipment with KLEIBERIT coating materials.
• DekoraPURcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company located in Barsinghausen/Hannover with complete HotCoating line for demonstration, testing, customer training, and new product development. Enables real-production mode testing and technology validation.
• HUSERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for coil coating installations. HUSER supplied the 1600mm wide HotCoating installation to a Florida service provider for coating printed papers and thermoplastic films.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Henkel: Henkel's Adhesive Technologies division is the largest industrial adhesives competitor globally, offering PUR, hotmelt, dispersion, and reactive systems across woodworking, packaging, automotive, and construction — directly overlapping KLEIBERIT's product portfolio and customer segments.
• H.B. Fuller: H.B. Fuller is a global industrial adhesives manufacturer with comparable product breadth (hotmelt, PUR, water-based, reactive) serving woodworking, packaging, construction, and hygiene end markets — a close functional and customer-segment peer to KLEIBERIT.
• Bostik (Arkema): Bostik, the adhesives arm of Arkema, competes directly with KLEIBERIT in industrial bonding solutions for construction, packaging, and durable goods, with overlapping hotmelt and reactive adhesive offerings and similar customer base.
• Jowat SE: Jowat is a German family-owned industrial adhesives manufacturer headquartered in Detmold, with very similar scale, product portfolio (hotmelt, PUR, dispersion), customer segments (woodworking, furniture, packaging), and family-ownership structure — the closest mid-market European peer.
• Tremco Illbruck: Tremco Illbruck is a European construction-focused adhesives and sealants manufacturer with comparable STP, PUR, and sealant product lines serving window, door, and facade applications — directly overlapping KLEIBERIT's Construction Elements segment.

Broad incumbents

• Sika AG: Sika is a Swiss specialty chemicals leader with broad construction and industrial bonding/sealing/coatings offerings; it overlaps KLEIBERIT's construction and automotive segments but operates at materially larger scale and broader scope.
• AkzoNobel: AkzoNobel is a global paints and coatings major whose industrial coatings and wood finishes business overlaps with KLEIBERIT's HotCoating technology platform; broader portfolio but comparable coatings expertise and customer segments in furniture and flooring.
• 3M: 3M's Industrial Adhesives and Tapes division competes in industrial bonding and surface solutions across automotive, construction, and consumer durables — broader portfolio but overlapping reactive and pressure-sensitive adhesive categories with KLEIBERIT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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