What MITEX does

MITEX GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of industrial roller coatings, headquartered in Erkrath and operating continuously since its 1954 founding by Hans Knott. The company develops and produces more than 600 proprietary elastomer, polyurethane (PUR), silicone, and FKM coating formulations in its own mixing plants, and offers a unified service platform covering roll covers, complete roll production (cores, sleeves, heating/chilling rolls), custom compounding, roll maintenance and regrinding, and application engineering supported by FEM simulation and roll test stands. Specialty branded product lines address specific industrial problems, including ULTRACLEAN (adhesive-based cleaning rollers removing 99.99% of particles ≥5 µm), DECOTECH (5-40 Shore A release coatings), PTECH (homogeneous embossing), NEOSANEX (FDA/BfR-compliant for medical and food), TCS (up to 4× thermal conductivity), HIGHRELEASE and SILTECH (silicone release), LÜRAFLEX BSW (web spreading), and LÜRAFLEX MULTILAYER (patented sandwich structure, DE 103 13 748).

The company serves industrial manufacturers across steel and metal processing, plastics/films/packaging, printing (flexography, gravure, offset), textiles, pulp and paper, and additional regulated sectors (medical, food, security printing). MITEX distributes through a direct enterprise technical-sales motion with dedicated contacts for technical sales, order processing, purchasing, and HR, and claims production or distribution presence on all continents. Compliance and sustainability positioning include ISO 9001:2015, ATEX-certified press coatings for explosion protection, UN Global Compact membership, EcoVadis assessment, FDA/BfR-compliant product lines, and 100% green electricity production. The company is part of the Global Roller Technologies Group alongside KATSURA and ROTADYNE, although this is a strategic alliance rather than a corporate parent. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sales of custom roller coatings and complete roll production, with recurring aftermarket service from compounding, regrinding, and maintenance offerings; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

MITEX

Legal name

MITEX GmbH

Website

https://mitex.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MITEX GmbH is a German industrial manufacturer (founded 1954, HQ Erkrath) that develops and produces over 600 proprietary elastomer, polyurethane, silicone, and FKM roller coatings, and serves steel/metal, packaging, printing, textile, paper, and medical/food manufacturers globally with custom rolls and compounding services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Roller Coatings

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Functional Coatings (Anti-microbial/Anti-slip/Insulating) (IMAIAKAM), Rubber Linings, Coatings & Corrosion Protection (Tanks, Pipes, Chutes) (IMANALAH)

Keywords

• Industrial roller coatings
• Elastomer compounding services
• Silicone roll manufacturing
• Rubber roll covers
• Specialty roll maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Erkrath

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Roller Coating Sales: Sale of custom roller coatings including rubber, polyurethane, and silicone materials. Over 600 proprietary formulations available for diverse industrial applications.
2. Compounding/Mixing Services: Custom elastomer compound production in own mixing plants. Contract manufacturing of elastomeric compounds for other roll coaters and international licensees.
3. Roll Maintenance and Service: Roll check, maintenance, repair, regrinding, precision grinding, grooving, and logistics services for customer's existing rolls.
4. Complete Roll Production: Complete roll manufacturing including roll cores (steel, stainless steel, aluminum), GFK/CFK sleeves, heating/chilling rolls, and coatings from single parts to series production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MITEX develops and produces custom roller coatings and rolls for industrial manufacturing, offering more than 600 proprietary rubber, polyurethane (PUR), silicone, and FKM coating formulations produced through its own mixing plants. The company also provides complete roll production (cores, sleeves, heating/chilling rolls), compounding services for other roll coaters, roll maintenance and regrinding, and application engineering using FEM simulation and proprietary test stands. Specialty branded product lines (ULTRACLEAN, DECOTECH, PTECH, NEOSANEX, TCS, HIGHRELEASE, SILTECH, LÜRAFLEX BSW, LÜRAFLEX MULTILAYER, MITETEC) target verticals including steel/metals, plastics/films/packaging, printing, textiles, and paper/pulp.

Product overview

MITEX is a manufacturer of industrial roll coatings with over 600 proprietary formulations. The company operates a unified platform approach with core service offerings (Roll Covers, Complete Roll Production, Compounding, Roll Maintenance, and Engineering) that work together to provide comprehensive roll solutions. Their specialty products include distinct branded lines: ULTRACLEAN for cleaning applications, DECOTECH for color spreading, PTECH for matting/embossing, NEOSANEX for FDA/BfR compliance, TCS for thermal conductivity, HIGHRELEASE and SILTECH for silicone release applications, LÜRAFLEX BSW for web spreading, LÜRAFLEX MULTILAYER for sandwich rollers, and MITETEC for nonwoven applications. Base polymer categories include rubber (600+ coatings), polyurethane, and silicone/FKM materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ULTRACLEAN: Cleaning rollers for maximum production purity using innovative adhesive technology for reliable particle removal
• DECOTECH
• PTECH
• NEOSANEX
• TCS
• HIGHRELEASE
• SILTECH
• LÜRAFLEX BSW
• LÜRAFLEX MULTILAYER
• MITETEC

Products and services

• Roll Covers (Walzenbeschichtung) Custom elastic roll coating service delivering more than 600 rubber formulations produced in MITEX's own development and production with adjustable hardness, electrical conductivity, mechanical, and thermal properties for industrial manufacturers across multiple verticals.
• Complete Roll Production (Walzenkomplettfertigung) End-to-end roll production service covering design and manufacturing of roll cores from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and GFK/CFK sleeves, including heating/chilling rolls and chrome plating, from single parts to series production.
• Compounding Custom elastomer compound production service running from MITEX's own mixing plants with 100% quality control testing, supplying roll coating materials internally and providing contract manufacturing of elastomer compounds to other roll coaters and international licensees.
• Roll Maintenance (Walzenservice) Comprehensive roll maintenance service for customers' existing rolls including inspection, repair, regrinding, precision grinding, grooving, bearing replacement, and logistics handling for industrial roller assets.
• Engineering / Application Development Engineering and application development service using FEM simulation, modern measurement technology, MITEX's roll test stands, and reverse engineering to support customer's roller selection, commissioning, and continuous process improvement.
• ULTRACLEAN Specialty cleaning roller using adhesive technology that removes 99.99% of particles from 5 µm, sustainable and regrindable, FDA/BfR-compliant with antistatic variants available for high-purity production environments.
• DECOTECH Specialty roller coating with extremely soft covers (5-40 Shore A) and special release properties for precise color transfer and coating of deep 3D surfaces, FDA/BfR compliant.
• PTECH Specialty coating for homogeneous film and foil embossing without structural deviations, with adjustable roughness from 75-600 µm and regrindable surface for consistent matting results in film and packaging lines.
• NEOSANEX FDA/BfR-compliant specialty roller coating developed for medical and food industry applications, tested for KAT. 2 of BfR Recommendation XXI and FDA CFR21-§177.2600 compliance.
• TCS (Thermally Conductive Silicone) Specialty silicone roller coating with up to 4x higher thermal conductivity than standard solutions, combining elastic material behavior with thermal conductivity for energy transfer applications in extreme thermal processing.
• HIGHRELEASE Specialty silicone roller coating offering the highest possible release properties through inherent anti-adhesion rather than surface treatment, available in electrically conductive variants for adhesive-prone applications.
• SILTECH Specialty performance silicone coating series for high-temperature applications operating from -50°C to 200°C, providing excellent release properties and good mechanical strength for demanding process requirements.
• LÜRAFLEX BSW (Breitstreckwalzen / Web Spreader Rollers) Specialty web spreader rollers with innovative geometry for wrinkle-free production and effective web stabilization, available in multiple variants including SOFTSPREADER, used in printing, film, and packaging lines.
• LÜRAFLEX MULTILAYER Patented multilayer roller system (DE 103 13 748) using a sandwich structure with varying hardness levels and compressible design to compensate thickness variations and prevent telescoping in slitter rewinders and winding machines.
• MITETEC Specialty nonwoven roll coatings for steel, metal, automotive, and general mechanical engineering applications, designed for improved squeezing results and long service life.

Quantifiable outcome

• Removes 99.99% of all particles from 5 µm (ULTRACLEAN)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Roller Technologies Group (KATSURA, ROTADYNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMITEX is part of the Global Roller Technologies Group alongside KATSURA and ROTADYNE, representing a strategic alliance of roller technology companies. The group provides comprehensive roller solutions worldwide with combined expertise in elastomer technology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trelleborg: Sweden-listed polymer solutions group whose engineered coatings and industrial rubber products serve similar process industries (printing, paper, metal processing); comparable on elastomer technology but offers a much broader non-fabricated-product portfolio.
• Voith: German industrial incumbent with operations spanning paper, hydropower, drive systems and industrial roll solutions; competes with MITEX in paper and metal processing roll technology as part of a much broader portfolio rather than as a coatings specialist.
• ANDRITZ (Stowe Woodward): Austrian industrial technology group whose Stowe Woodward roll-covering business supplies custom rubber and polyurethane roll covers to paper, steel and metal processing customers worldwide — overlapping with MITEX in custom roll coverings but as part of ANDRITZ's full pulp-and-paper machinery offering.

Direct peers

• ROTADYNE: Australian member of the Global Roller Technologies Group; provides industrial roller coverings and service to steel, printing and packaging customers in Asia-Pacific, overlapping directly with MITEX's product-and-service stack in similar verticals.
• Polyrema: Belgian polyurethane roller and wheel manufacturer with custom elastomer compounding serving conveyor, printing and packaging industries — a smaller specialist competitor to MITEX in custom polyurethane and rubber roll technology across Europe.
• Hannecard: Belgian-headquartered specialist in industrial rubber and polyurethane roller coverings with compounding capabilities serving steel, paper, printing and packaging industries globally — the most direct comparable to MITEX in product range, customer verticals and custom compounding model.
• Bamberger: German-aligned manufacturer of polyurethane and elastomer molded parts including industrial rolls and custom coatings; competes with MITEX on polyurethane roll coverings and contract compounding for industrial customers.
• KATSURA: Japanese member of the Global Roller Technologies Group alongside MITEX and ROTADYNE; competes in the same Asian markets for industrial roll coverings with comparable custom elastomer formulation capability.
• Stowe Woodward (legacy standalone): US-based roll covering specialist historically independent and now part of ANDRITZ, supplying rubber and polyurethane roll covers to paper, steel and metal processing; directly comparable to MITEX in custom compounding and roll refurbishment services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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