What Kraiburg does

Kraiburg (legal entity: Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG) is a privately held, family-owned German manufacturer of customized rubber and silicone compounds, founded in 1949 and headquartered at Teplitzer Str. 20, 84478 Waldkraiburg. The company's core capability is the development and mixing of bespoke polymer compounds — both synthetic/natural rubber and silicone — tailored to specific industrial application requirements rather than mass-produced commodity grades. Its product portfolio centers on three recent specialty series — KRAIBURG VMQ (high-performance silicone compounds), KRAIBURG Fluor (FKM/fluoroelastomer compounds) and KRAIBURG LEP (rubber compounds certified to DNV-GL-RP-0573 for wind energy) — alongside its general rubber and silicone compound offering. Underlying technical differentiation rests on proprietary formulation know-how, quality-controlled mixing at the Waldkraiburg production facility, and third-party certifications rather than on software, data, or AI systems.

The business model is B2B direct sales: Kraiburg sells customized compounds to industrial OEM and manufacturing customers across automotive elastomers, wind energy, hydrogen technology, general industrial manufacturing, and rubber flooring, using a consultative, quote-based pricing approach. Go-to-market is consultative and event-driven — primarily direct contact (phone +49 8638 61-0, email [email protected]), supplemented by presence at international trade shows including China Wind Power (Beijing), the Hydrogen Technology World Expo (Hamburg), and German industry events. The company maintains a multilingual corporate website for product, sustainability, and career communications, and has held EcoVadis Silver certification for three consecutive years (2023–2025). With over 400 long-tenured employees, ownership remains with the founding family; there is no external equity, no public listing, and no disclosed subsidiary structure.

Name

Kraiburg

Legal name

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kraiburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kraiburg is a privately held, family-owned German manufacturer of customized rubber and silicone compounds, serving industrial OEM and manufacturing customers across automotive, wind energy, hydrogen, and general industrial applications from its Waldkraiburg headquarters with 400+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Elastomer Compounds

NAICS

Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (32629)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Rubber Compounds (FKM, HNBR, NBR, Silicone, CR) (IMANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

General-Purpose Rubber Compounds (NR/SBR/BR/EPDM) (IMANAJAA), Custom Color, UV-Stabilized & Weathering-Resistant Rubber Compounds (IMANAJAJ)

Keywords

• Rubber compounds
• Silicone compounds
• Fluoroelastomer FKM
• Custom elastomer mixing
• Industrial polymer materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Waldkraiburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rubber and Silicone Compound Sales: Sale of customized rubber compounds (synthetic and natural) and silicone compounds to industrial customers across multiple sectors. Products include standard compound series (VMQ, Fluor, LEP) as well as bespoke formulations tailored to customer requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG manufactures customized rubber and silicone compounds for industrial customers across automotive, wind energy, hydrogen technology, and general industrial sectors. Its portfolio includes proprietary series such as KRAIBURG VMQ (silicone compounds), KRAIBURG Fluor (FKM/fluoroelastomer compounds), and KRAIBURG LEP (DNV-GL-RP-0573-certified compounds for wind energy), alongside bespoke compound formulations tailored to individual customer specifications.

Product overview

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG is a manufacturer of high-quality rubber and silicone compounds with over 75 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio consisting of specialized compound series including KRAIBURG VMQ (silicone compounds for technical applications), KRAIBURG Fluor (high-performance FKM compounds), and KRAIBURG LEP (rubber compounds for wind power applications), alongside their general rubber and silicone compound offerings. These product lines serve diverse industrial applications across multiple sectors including automotive, energy, and general manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KRAIBURG VMQ: Silicone compound series for demanding technical applications.
• KRAIBURG LEP
• KRAIBURG Fluor

Products and services

• KRAIBURG VMQ Silicone Compound Series High-performance silicone compound series designed for demanding technical applications, offering superior performance and cost-effectiveness for industrial use across sectors such as automotive and general industrial manufacturing.
• KRAIBURG Fluor FKM Compound Series High-performance FKM (fluoroelastomer) compound series combining maximum performance with optimized economic efficiency for demanding industrial applications requiring chemical and heat resistance.
• KRAIBURG LEP Wind Energy Compound Series Rubber compound series specifically developed for wind power applications, successfully tested according to DNV-GL-RP-0573 standards, designed to deliver weather resistance and long operational lifespan in wind turbine components.
• Custom Rubber and Silicone Compound Development Bespoke rubber and silicone compound formulations developed for individual customer requirements, drawing on over 75 years of materials science expertise to deliver tailored mixtures for diverse industrial applications.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• DNV GLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2025KRAIBURG LEP compounds successfully tested according to DNV-GL-RP-0573 standard for wind energy applications. DNV GL is a leading global quality assurance and risk management company providing certification services for the energy and maritime industries. This certification validates the quality and performance of Kraiburg's LEP compounds for use in wind turbine applications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lanxess AG: German specialty chemicals company with a large rubber additives and urethane systems portfolio serving tire and industrial rubber customers; an upstream-adjacent incumbent with overlapping specialty elastomer capabilities.
• ARLANXEO: Global synthetic rubber producer (SABIC/Sinopec JV) manufacturing specialty elastomers including FKM, NBR, HNBR and EPDM; competes with Kraiburg as an upstream supplier of base polymers used in Kraiburg's compounded products.
• Parker Hannifin: Global Fortune-500 motion and control technologies conglomerate whose Engineered Materials and O-Ring divisions compound and process specialty elastomers for industrial sealing — large incumbent with overlapping FKM/silicone capabilities.

Direct peers

• Hutchinson (TotalEnergies): French rubber and polymer compounder serving automotive, aerospace, and energy markets with vibration management and sealing compounds; comparable customer base and custom formulation model.
• ContiTech (Continental): Continental's industrial rubber technology arm develops rubber compounds and components for automotive, industrial, and energy applications — direct peer in German industrial compounding and downstream vibration/hose products.
• Datwyler Holding: Swiss-based manufacturer of elastomer compounds and system solutions serving automotive, healthcare, and industrial markets; competes with Kraiburg in custom-mixed rubber and silicone compounds for sealing applications.
• Freudenberg Sealing Technologies: German family-owned manufacturer of elastomer compounds and precision seals for automotive and industrial markets; comparable in custom FKM, silicone, and HNBR compounding targeting demanding technical applications.
• Hexpol AB: Swedish global leader in polymer compounding (Hexpol Compounding) producing custom rubber and silicone compounds for industrial, automotive, and energy customers — the most direct functional peer to Kraiburg's custom compounding model.
• Trelleborg AB: Trelleborg's Engineered Polymer Solutions division designs and compounds specialty elastomers for seals, vibration damping, and industrial applications — directly comparable in product mix, B2B industrial focus, and custom formulation approach.

Emerging players

• Mallard Creek Polymers: US-based custom latex and polymer compounder serving industrial and specialty coatings markets; emerging specialist with comparable custom compounding model but narrower geographic and product footprint than Kraiburg.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Kraiburg