Gerlinger Klebeband

What Gerlinger Klebeband does

Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG, operating as Gerband, is a privately held German manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes, sealants, and butyl sealants founded in 1961 and headquartered in Nördlingen, Germany. The company runs a vertically integrated production operation on a site exceeding 50,000m², manufacturing polyacrylate, natural-rubber, synthetic-rubber, and butyl-based adhesives in-house, coating them onto paper, fabric, foam, film, and aluminum carriers, and converting them into more than 200 stock-keeping units across the Gerband®, rooftite®, and Fortax® brands. Its product portfolio spans paper, fabric, foam/fleece, packaging, film, butyl, aluminum, surface-protection, and double-sided tapes, plus sealants, primers, and a complete building-envelope system (rooftite®) certified to DIN 4108 Part 7 with long-term guarantee.

Gerlinger sells exclusively through B2B channels: direct sales via telephone, email, and contact form, building-material trade distributors, and trade-fair engagement (notably BAU Munich). The customer base is diversified across five business segments — construction and trade (primary), automotive, paper and cardboard, building-material trade, and industrial manufacturing — with no individual end-customer logos disclosed. Pricing is fully quote-based with no public list pricing, and the company emphasizes long-term partnerships and application-engineering support, including problem analysis, application testing, and compatibility studies with customer materials.

The company is family-owned, managed by Friedrich Gerlinger following the February 2025 death of long-time CEO Ulrich Gerlinger, and operates under DIN EN ISO 9001, 14001, and 50001 quality, environmental, and energy management certifications, plus ÖKOPROFIT, Umweltpakt Bayern, TfS audit (2023), EcoVadis Bronze Medal (2025), and four-fold BSFZ research certification (2024). The two long-held group subsidiaries, IKS Klebebandsysteme and Adhesive Polymers International, were merged into Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG via Anwachsung effective 31 December 2023.

Name

Gerlinger Klebeband

Legal name

Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://gerband.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gerlinger Klebeband is a family-owned German manufacturer founded in 1961 that produces technical adhesive tapes, sealants, and butyl sealants under the Gerband, rooftite, and Fortax brands, serving construction, automotive, paper, building-trade, and industrial customers through B2B direct sales and distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesives & Sealants

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Polymer Compounds & Masterbatches (Compounding, Color/Fill/Additive Concentrates) (IMAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Elastomers & Synthetic Rubber Polymer Manufacturing (SBR, BR, NBR, EPDM, Silicone base polymers) (IMANAAAD)

Keywords

• Technical adhesive tapes
• Butyl sealants
• Construction sealing products
• Building envelope systems
• Industrial adhesive manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nördlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Adhesive Tapes: Manufacturing and sale of technical adhesive tapes including paper tapes, fabric tapes, foam/vlies tapes, packaging tapes, foil tapes, butyl sealants, aluminum tapes, and surface protection films for industrial and construction applications
2. Sealants and Butyl Products: Production and sale of butyl rubber sealants and related sealing products for construction and industrial applications
3. System Solutions: Complete system solutions including rooftite system for building envelope and Fortax sealant systems with long-term guarantees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gerlinger manufactures technical adhesive tapes, sealants, and butyl rubber products for the construction industry, automotive sector, and general industrial applications. The company operates with complete vertical integration from raw material formulation through adhesive manufacturing to finished converted products (rolls, coils, punched parts). Its portfolio spans more than 200 product lines across paper, fabric, foam/fleece, packaging, film, butyl, aluminum, surface protection, and double-sided tapes, organized under the Gerband®, rooftite®, and Fortax® brands.

Product overview

Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG, operating under the Gerband® brand, is a German manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes, sealing compounds, and butyl sealants established in 1961. The product portfolio is organized as a multi-brand platform with two main sub-brands: rooftite® (air-tight and wind-tight building envelope solutions) and Fortax® (sealants and film adhesives). The core offering spans over 200 individual product lines across product types including paper tapes, fabric tapes, foam/fleece tapes, packaging tapes, film tapes, butyl sealing tapes, aluminum tapes, surface protection films, and double-sided tapes. All products are manufactured in Nördlingen, Germany, on a production area exceeding 50,000m², using environmentally friendly raw materials based on polyacrylates and butyl rubber. The company's complete manufacturing depth covers adhesive production, coating, and converting operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• rooftite: System solution for air-tight and wind-tight building envelopes according to DIN 4108 Part 7, with long-term guarantee.
• Fortax
• Gerband

Products and services

• rooftite® System System solution for wind- and air-tight building envelopes per DIN 4108 Part 7, combining 3-layer composite membranes, sealing tapes for overlaps/connections/penetrations, and variable sd-value vapor barriers; for construction firms and building envelope installers.
• Fortax® Sealants Construction sealants produced in Nördlingen using environmentally friendly solvent-free raw materials; includes Fortax® 6400 foil adhesive and Fortax® 6600 sealing adhesive for facade sealing and vapor barrier bonding; for construction trade and building envelope applications.
• Gerband® Paper Tape (Papier-Klebeband) Paper-based adhesive tapes for masking, painting, packaging, and splicing; includes flat crepe tapes, anti-tear tapes, water-repellent papers, and heat-resistant tapes for oven drying; for industrial painters, packagers, and manufacturers.
• Gerband® Fabric Tape (Gewebe-Klebeband) Fabric-based adhesive tapes for insulation, sealing, repair, and marking; includes glass fabric tapes (Class F to 155°C, Class H to 180°C), PE-coated fabric tapes, stone tapes, and universal repair tapes; for industrial, electrical, and construction use.
• Gerband® Foam & Fleece Tape (Schaum- & Vlies-Klebeband) Foam and fleece-based adhesive tapes for sealing window connections, air-tightness layers, and vapor barriers; includes PUR foam tapes for joint sealing and rain-tight sealing; for window installers and construction trades.
• Gerband® Packaging Tape (Verpackungsklebeband) PVC and PP packaging tapes for carton sealing, bundling, pallet securing, and labeling; includes quiet-running tapes, heavy-duty export carton tapes, and strapping tapes; for logistics, warehousing, and packaging operations.
• Gerband® Film Tape (Folien-Klebeband) Film-based adhesive tapes for splicing, insulation, and sealing applications; includes tear-resistant splicing tapes, heat-resistant options, PVC insulation tapes, and film tapes for screen printing frames; for paper mills, printers, and industrial manufacturers.
• Gerband® Butyl Sealing Tape (Butyl-Dichtband) Butyl rubber sealing tapes for durable sealing of pipes, HVAC ducts, and building connections; wind- and vapor-diffusion-tight sealing of air-tightness layers per DIN 4108 Part 7; for construction, HVAC, and industrial sealing applications.
• Gerband® Aluminum Tape (Aluminium-Klebeband) Aluminum adhesive tapes for covering and sealing insulation materials, bonding aluminum-clad mineral fiber insulants, and sealing against heat and cold; also used for sealing during gas-shielded welding; for HVAC insulation and metal fabrication.
• Gerband® Surface Protection Film (Oberflächenschutzfolie) Surface protection films that protect sensitive surfaces from contamination and damage during further processing, storage, assembly, and transport; for OEMs, metal finishers, and contract manufacturers.
• Gerband® Double-Sided Tape (Doppelseitiges Klebeband) Double-sided adhesive tapes for mounting, splicing, and laminating various materials including foams, films, felts, papers, and floor coverings; includes removable carpet installation tapes and foam mounting tapes; for industrial assembly and flooring installers.
• Fortax® Film Adhesives (Folienkleber) Fortax® film adhesives for permanent and secure sealing in facade applications and reliable bonding of connection and sealing films; includes Fortax® 6400 cartridge and Fortax® 6600; for facade and building envelope construction.
• Gerband® Butyl Primer (Haftgrundierung) Butyl primers for strengthening wood fiber boards and creating suitable adhesive substrates for Gerband butyl tapes, particularly for achieving air-tight building envelopes per DIN 4108 Part 7; includes Gerband 6200 and 6300; for construction trades and building envelope installers.
• Gerband sd control® Vapor Barrier Functional, diffusion-controlling vapor barrier with humidity-regulating back-diffusion capability and high drying potential; component of the rooftite® building envelope system; for construction applications requiring moisture-variable vapor control.
• Gerband sd vario Variable Vapor Barrier Multi-layer, humidity-variable vapor barrier for warm-side application; component of the rooftite® building envelope system; for construction applications requiring adaptive moisture control.
• Gerband Vapofol® 100 Polyethylene Air Barrier Polyethylene air barrier with sd-value of 100m for high vapor barrier requirements; component of the rooftite® building envelope system; for construction applications requiring stringent vapor control.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• IKS Klebebandsysteme GmbH & Co. KGminorOthers · 31 December 2023Merger completed on December 31, 2023. Previously a subsidiary of the Gerlinger Group, now fully merged into Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG.
• Adhesive Polymers International GmbH & Co. KGminorOthers · 31 December 2023Merger completed on December 31, 2023. Previously a subsidiary of the Gerlinger Group, now fully merged into Gerlinger GmbH & Co. KG.
• IsocollminorOthersRelated company within the Gerlinger Group of companies, operating as part of the group structure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• Lintec Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of adhesive papers, films, and specialty tapes for industrial and construction applications. Comparable in adhesive formulation technology and product breadth across tape categories.
• Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned adhesive tape manufacturer with deep expertise in double-sided tapes, bonding solutions, and specialty industrial tapes. Closely comparable to Gerlinger in product mix, German mid-market positioning, and family-mittelstand ownership structure.
• Scapa Group: UK-headquartered manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes and films for industrial, construction, and medical markets. Overlaps with Gerlinger's industrial and construction segments in film, foam, and specialty tape categories.
• Nitto Denko Corporation: Japanese global manufacturer of industrial adhesive tapes, films, and sealants serving automotive, electronics, and construction. Comparable product chemistry (acrylics, synthetic rubber hotmelts) and overlapping end-market exposure.
• Intertape Polymer Group: North American manufacturer of packaging tapes, industrial tapes, and protective films. Directly comparable to Gerlinger's packaging tape, film tape, and surface protection film product lines.
• tesa SE: Hamburg-based global manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes serving automotive, construction, and industrial customers. Directly competes with Gerlinger's Gerband® tape portfolio across paper, fabric, film, and double-sided adhesive tape categories, with broader global reach.

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain: Global building materials giant with adhesive, sealant, and construction-envelope product lines including tapes and vapor barriers. Overlaps with Gerlinger's rooftite®-style air-/wind-tight envelope systems and Fortax® sealants in facade and roofing applications.
• Avery Dennison Corporation: Large global materials science company with significant presence in pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and labels. A broader incumbent with significantly larger scale, overlapping in industrial and construction tape categories.
• Berry Global Group: Global manufacturer of plastic packaging and engineered materials including adhesive tapes and protective films. A broader incumbent with overlapping product categories in film tapes and surface protection films.

Regional players

• Würth Group: European family-owned industrial supply and fastening distributor that carries its own and third-party adhesive tapes and sealants for construction and trade customers. Comparable to Gerlinger's building-material-trade distribution channel and European mid-market customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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