PolyComp
PolyComp GmbH is a Norderstedt, Germany-based toll compounder and contract manufacturer producing customized engineering and bio-based plastic compounds. It serves automotive, pharmaceutical packaging, films, and recycling clients via extrusion technology licensed production and warehousing services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersNorderstedt, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What PolyComp does
PolyComp GmbH is a Norderstedt-based toll compounder and contract manufacturer of engineering plastics and bio-based compounds, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hamburg-based Feddersen Group since 2013. The company was established in 2000 via a management buy-out of the former Borealis Compounds GmbH and runs a single production facility just outside Hamburg with 51-100 employees. Its portfolio spans six end-market verticals: automotive (primary, with IATF 16949:2016 qualification), biological/biodegradable compounds, films and coatings, food and pharmaceutical packaging, recycling and reextrusion, and other industrial uses.
The technical core is twin-screw and single-screw extrusion using Berstorff, Coperion Buss, and FEDDEM systems, fed by computer-controlled mixing and dosing lines with both batch and continuous feeders. Strand and underwater pelletizing provide flexible finishing, and an in-house QA laboratory performs mechanical, thermal, rheological, and optical testing from incoming goods through batch release. Storage infrastructure totals approximately 4,500 tons across nine raw material silos (~600 tons), seven finished-goods silos (~400 tons), and indoor/outdoor space (~3,500 tons). Polymers processed include PP, PE, PLA, PBAT, PHA, PA, PBT, and PET, with additives spanning carbon and natural fibers, glass beads, color masterbatches, fillers, and flame retardants. The asset base is supported by ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 27001:2022, ISCC-PLUS, GMP, and EcoVadis Silver (2025) certifications.
The business model is sales-led B2B contract manufacturing: customers bring formulations (orlicensing terms are negotiated), and PolyComp handles raw-material purchasing, compounding, quality testing, warehousing, and direct delivery to customer warehouses, running services from prototype through large-series production. Pricing is custom-quoted and not publicly disclosed, reflecting a project- and volume-based contract model. Commercial reach is delivered through direct specialist engagement, the corporate website, LinkedIn, Xing, and Instagram, plus a planned 2026 trade-show presence at KUTENO and FAKUMA. Customer diversification across six verticals is the primary mitigation against single-segment exposure, though no named end-customer logos are publicly disclosed.
PolyComp firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PolyComp
- Legal name
- PolyComp GmbH
- Website
- https://polycomp.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- PolyComp GmbH is a Norderstedt, Germany-based toll compounder and contract manufacturer producing customized engineering and bio-based plastic compounds. It serves automotive, pharmaceutical packaging, films, and recycling clients via extrusion technology licensed production and warehousing services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
PolyComp industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Engineering Plastics Compounding
- NAICS
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
- SIC
- Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- High-Performance & Specialty Polymers (PPS, LCP, PI/PAI, PAEK) (IMAEANAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bio-based & Biodegradable Polymer Resin Manufacturing (PLA, PHA, PBS, PBAT) (IMANANAA), Polyolefins (PE, PP) (IMAEANAA), Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH)
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Where PolyComp is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Norderstedt
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
PolyComp business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Toll Compounding Services: Contract manufacturing services where PolyComp produces customer-developed compound formulations. Services include prototype development, small batch testing, and large-scale production. Full service encompasses raw material purchasing, warehousing, and logistics support with direct deliveries.
- Licensed Production: License-based production of complex plastic compounds and bio-based plastics for customers.
- Warehousing and Logistics Services: Storage and logistics support including raw material silos, finished goods storage, and direct delivery to customer warehouses.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
PolyComp product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PolyComp GmbH is a contract manufacturer and licensed producer of complex plastic compounds and bio-based plastics, offering toll compounding of engineering plastics (including PP, PE, PLA, PBAT, PHA, PA, PBT and PET polymers) with capabilities to incorporate additives such as carbon/natural fibers, fillers, glass beads, color masterbatches and flame-retardant additives. Services span prototype development, small batch testing and large-scale production, supplemented by warehousing/logistics, in-house laboratory QA testing, recycling/regranulation, and license-based production of technical polymers.
Product overview
PolyComp GmbH is a toll compounding and contract manufacturing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of plastic compounding services. The core offering is toll compounding of engineering plastics, which encompasses technical plastics compounding (PP, PE, PLA, PBAT, PHA, PA, PBT, PET), high-temperature plastics, and thermoplastic elastomers. Industry-specific solutions include Automotive Compounding, Biological Compounds (bio-based/biodegradable plastics), Films & Coatings Compounding, and Food & Pharmaceutical Compounding. Supporting services include Recycling & Reextrusion, Warehousing & Logistics (with extensive silo storage and inventory management), and Laboratory Services for quality assurance testing. The company also provides Licensed Production for technical polymers with focus on polyolefins. Services range from prototype development and small batch testing to large-scale production, with capabilities to process additives including fibers, fillers, glass beads, color masterbatches, and flame-retardant additives.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Toll Compounding Services Contract compounding of engineering plastics including high-temperature plastics, high-strength engineering thermoplastics and flexible thermoplastic elastomers, ranging from prototype development and small batch testing to large-scale production for industrial customers.
- Automotive Compounding Custom compounding solutions for automotive applications including interior trim, structural parts and components using natural fiber, glass fiber and carbon fiber reinforced plastics, with support for both solid and liquid raw material metering under IATF 16949:2016.
- Biological Compounds Bio-based and biodegradable plastic compounds made from renewable raw materials such as corn starch or vegetable oils, manufactured under GMP-compliant conditions to deliver performance and versatility comparable to conventional plastics.
- Films & Coatings Compounding Custom compounds for multilayer film materials, extrusion coatings based on PE and PP compounds, steel coating, peelable coatings and standard cast films, serving the paper and aluminum industries with high-purity formulations.
- Food & Pharmaceutical Compounding Specially developed plastic compounds for pharmaceutical product packaging meeting high purity, stability and safety requirements, manufactured using state-of-the-art compounding technologies under strict quality standards.
- Recycling & Reextrusion Recycling, regranulation, metal separation and removal of contaminants from engineering plastics, supporting the circular economy by reintroducing granulates back into production processes.
- Warehousing & Logistics Comprehensive storage and logistics services including nine raw material silos (~600 tons), seven finished goods silos (~400 tons) and indoor/outdoor storage (~3,500 tons), with loading options for big bags, bagged goods, octabins and bulk goods, plus direct delivery to customer warehouses.
- Laboratory Services In-house quality assurance laboratory testing general, mechanical, tensile, thermal, rheological and optical properties, and instrumental analytics from incoming goods through production to batch release to support compound quality.
- Licensed Production License-based production of technical polymers with focus and expertise in polyolefins, offering product transfer and approval processes using machinery similar to customers' own facilities.
Quantifiable outcome
- Quality management through comprehensive in-house QA laboratory testing from incoming goods through production to batch release
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use PolyComp
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
PolyComp technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
PolyComp partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Feddersen GroupcoreParent company since 2013. The Feddersen Group is a Hamburg-based company focusing on global trade in chemicals and technical products, worldwide distribution and production of plastics (compounds and masterbatches), stainless steel trading, and mechanical engineering. PolyComp operates as part of this group with shared resources and corporate governance.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
PolyComp competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- MOCOM Compounds (Otto Krahn Group): German-based toll compounder of engineering thermoplastics, color masterbatches and technical polymers serving automotive, electrical and consumer goods. Operates from Hamburg area with a similar specialty-compounding model to PolyComp, including bio-based and recycled grades.
- RTP Company: US-headquartered custom compounder of engineered thermoplastics with conductive, flame-retardant, and fiber-reinforced compounds. Closely comparable to PolyComp in its custom-formulation, multi-polymer (PA, PBT, PP, PE, etc.) approach to specialty compounding.
- Sirmax: Independent Italian compounder of polyolefins, engineering plastics, and biopolymers with toll-compounding services for automotive and industrial customers. Direct head-to-head competitor in European specialty compounding.
- Ter Hell Plastic (TH Plastics): Hamburg-based German plastics compounder and distributor producing customized technical compounds and masterbatches. Shares PolyComp's German/European customer base and polymer portfolio, including recycling and bio-based grades.
- Lifocolor: European specialty compounder focused on color masterbatches and additive masterbatches for plastics with toll manufacturing services. Comparable business model and focus on small-to-mid batch custom compounds for regulated industries.
- Albis Plastic (Manner Group): Hamburg-based plastics compounder and distributor offering customized compounds and masterbatches across PP, PE, PA, and engineering polymers. Overlaps heavily with PolyComp on German/European industrial customers and toll compounding.
Broad incumbents
- LyondellBasell (A. Schulman): Global petrochemicals major with a large compounding franchise via A. Schulman, offering engineered composites and color/masterbatch solutions. Competes on scale and polymer integration; PolyComp's niche is the mid-batch, flexibility-led toll segment.
- SABIC: Global petrochemicals and polymer producer with engineered thermoplastics and compounding capabilities (including bio-based and recycled grades). SABIC's NORYL, LNP, and ULTEM lines compete with PolyComp's specialty compounding for engineering applications.
- Asahi Kasei Performance Polymers: Japanese chemical group producing engineering polymers (PA, POM, mPPE) and compounds for automotive and electronics. A broader incumbent offering polymer-plus-compounding versus PolyComp's toll specialty compounding approach.
Others
- Coperion (Compounding & Extrusion): Stuttgart-based manufacturer of compounding and extrusion systems—including twin-screw extruders that PolyComp itself operates. Supplies equipment and process technology to the toll compounding industry; adjacent enabling player rather than direct competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
PolyComp social profiles
Digital presencePolyComp compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
PolyComp financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
PolyComp leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
PolyComp funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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PolyComp M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about PolyComp
What does PolyComp do?
PolyComp GmbH is a contract manufacturer and licensed producer of complex plastic compounds and bio-based plastics, offering toll compounding of engineering plastics (including PP, PE, PLA, PBAT, PHA, PA, PBT and PET polymers) with capabilities to incorporate additives such as carbon/natural fibers, fillers, glass beads, color masterbatches and flame-retardant additives. Services span prototype development, small batch testing and large-scale production, supplemented by warehousing/logistics, in-house laboratory QA testing, recycling/regranulation, and license-based production of technical polymers.
Is PolyComp a public or private company?
PolyComp is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was PolyComp founded?
PolyComp was founded in 2000. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is PolyComp based?
PolyComp is headquartered in Norderstedt, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does PolyComp make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Toll Compounding Services are the primary driver. The others are licensed Production and warehousing and Logistics Services.
Who are PolyComp's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are MOCOM Compounds (Otto Krahn Group), RTP Company, Sirmax, Ter Hell Plastic (TH Plastics), Lifocolor and Albis Plastic (Manner Group). Broad incumbents are LyondellBasell (A. Schulman), SABIC and Asahi Kasei Performance Polymers. Coperion (Compounding & Extrusion) is listed as an others.
Does PolyComp have an API?
No public API is recorded for PolyComp.
What industry is PolyComp in?
PolyComp's product category is Engineering Plastics Compounding. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEANAI, High-Performance & Specialty Polymers (PPS, LCP, PI/PAI, PAEK), with a secondary code of IMANANAA, Bio-based & Biodegradable Polymer Resin Manufacturing (PLA, PHA, PBS, PBAT). Its NAICS code is 325211 and its SIC code is 2821.