Kremer

What Kremer does

Kremer-Kautschuk-Kunststoff is a third-generation, family-owned German precision manufacturer specializing in injection moulding of thermoplastics, elastomers, and liquid silicone rubber (LSR), including 2-component (2K) micro-injection moulding combinations. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Bad Soden-Salmünster, the company operates 40 production machines (25 thermoplastic, 5 elastomer, 10 LSR) across an 8,700 m² German facility and additional production sites in Croatia, Slovenia, and Malaysia, employing more than 100 staff. Core technology is anchored in Injection Compression Moulding (ICM), Injection Transfer Moulding (ITM), and standard injection moulding processes, with all machines connected to a central master computer and 100% camera and laser-based optical inspection delivering 0 ppm defect rates.

Kremer serves six primary industry verticals: automotive (with IATF 16949-certified supply of safety-relevant parts to BMW, Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen), medical technology (ISO 13485 alignment, clean room production), electronics, sanitary, baby products, and food products (FDA and KTW raw-material compliance). The business model is a project-quoted, direct enterprise field-sales motion with full lifecycle support from initial design and prototyping through serial production, complemented by assembly, logistics (just-in-time, consignment stock, barcode), and quality services. Production has been CO2-neutral since the beginning of 2019, with continued EU co-financing for greenhouse gas reduction technologies.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and there are no external funding rounds, indicating self-funded, organic growth. The company holds multi-standard certifications (IATF 16949, ISO 14001, TISAX) across both Kremer-Kautschuk-Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG and Kremer-Silicon GmbH, with managing directors Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Kremer (founder generation) and Dipl.-Ing. Julian Kremer (third generation) maintaining direct family control.

Name

Kremer

Legal name

Kremer-Kautschuk-Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kremer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kremer is a third-generation, family-owned German manufacturer of precision injection-moulded thermoplastic, elastomer, and liquid silicone rubber components, including 2-component combinations, serving automotive, medical, electronics, sanitary, baby products, and food industries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic & Rubber Injection Moulding Manufacturing

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060), Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Machinery Injection Molded Components (Gears, Wear Parts) (IMANAFAF)

Keywords

• Precision injection moulding
• Thermoplastic components
• Elastomer moulded parts
• Liquid silicone rubber
• Two-component moulding

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Soden-salmünster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Injection Moulded Parts Manufacturing: Kremer manufactures custom injection moulded parts from thermoplastics, elastomers, and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) — including 2-component combinations — serving as a direct supplier to industrial customers, primarily in automotive, medical technology, electronics, sanitary, baby products, and food industries. The company follows projects from component design through prototype production to reliable serial delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kremer is a third-generation family-owned manufacturer specializing in custom injection moulded parts made from thermoplastics, elastomers, and liquid silicone rubber (LSR), including 2-component (2K) micro-injection moulded combinations. The company operates 40 production machines across three material technologies and supports customers from product development and prototyping through serial production, with 0 ppm defect delivery via fully automatic camera-based optical inspection.

Product overview

Kremer-Kautschuk-Kunststoff is a third-generation family-owned medium-sized manufacturing company founded in 1958, specialising in precision injection moulding of three core material types: Thermoplast (thermoplastic), Elastomer, and Flüssigsilikon/Liquid Silicone (LSR). The company also offers 2K (2-component) injection moulding capabilities that combine these materials in a single production process, eliminating the need for subsequent assembly. Kremer serves six primary industry segments: Automotive (with IATF 16949-certified supply to BMW, Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen), Medical Technology, Electronic, Sanitary, Baby Products, and Food Products. Beyond manufacturing, Kremer provides complementary services including Construction & Design, Prototype Development, Logistics (just-in-time, consignment stock), Assembly, and Quality Testing with 0 ppm delivery through fully automated camera-based inspection. The company operates approximately 8,700 m² of production space in Germany (Bad Soden-Salmünster) with additional facilities in Croatia, Slovenia, and Malaysia, employing over 100 staff members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thermoplastic (Thermoplast) Injection Moulded Components Precision injection-moulded thermoplastic components produced on 25 production machines (25-250 t closing force, part volumes up to 670 cm3), with capability in fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and 2K / thermoplast-LSR overmoulding. Supplied to industrial customers in automotive, medical, electronics, sanitary, baby, and food industries.
• Elastomer Injection Moulded Components Moulded, stamped, and composite elastomer parts made from natural rubbers, EPDM, and silicones using Injection Compression Moulding (ICM), Injection Transfer Moulding (ITM), or standard injection moulding. Includes elastomer-metal and elastomer-plastic overmouldings. Processed on 5 machines (100-450 t closing force, part volumes up to 3,500 cm3).
• Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR / Flüssigsilikon) Components Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) components with high temperature resistance, excellent ageing properties, and suitability for pharmaceutical and food-contact applications. Produced on 10 fully automated machines (50-200 t closing force, part volume up to 106 cm3) with material combinations with thermoplasts.
• 2-Component (2K) / Micro-Injection Moulded Applications Two-component (2K) injection moulding, including micro-injection moulding, combining rubber, plastic, and liquid silicone in a single moulding step to eliminate subsequent assembly. Combinations include plastic-plastic (TPE), plastic-rubber, plastic-LSR, LSR-LSR, plastic-metal, and rubber-metal overmouldings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0 ppm defect rate through fully automatic optical inspection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fictiv: US digital manufacturing marketplace aggregating injection moulding and CNC capacity for on-demand custom parts. Emerging alternative sourcing channel for OEMs evaluating suppliers like Kremer; partial overlap in customer type rather than direct manufacturing competition.

Direct peers

• Plastikon Industries: US-based contract injection moulder with automotive, medical, and consumer goods exposure. Direct peer in custom moulding, multi-material capabilities, and OEM supply chain positioning.
• Mack Molding: Family-owned US custom injection moulder and contract manufacturer serving medical, industrial, and automotive customers. Comparable privately held mid-market positioning and full-service moulding-plus-assembly model.
• EVCO Plastics: US-based custom injection moulder serving automotive, medical, industrial, and consumer end markets. Direct peer in custom multi-material moulding, contract manufacturing model, and diversified vertical exposure.
• Tessy Plastics: US custom injection moulding company with automotive, medical, and consumer product customers. Comparable in multi-material moulding capabilities and contract manufacturing service model.
• Wirthwein GmbH: German family-owned plastics injection moulder serving automotive, medical, and industrial customers with multi-material and 2K capabilities. Highly comparable in customer mix, technical profile, and European mid-market positioning.
• Störk Kunststofftechnik: German custom injection moulder with focus on technical plastics and multi-component parts for industrial customers. Comparable European mid-sized moulding specialist serving similar B2B end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Polytec Group: Austria-headquartered automotive plastics specialist with injection moulding and parts assembly for Tier-1 OEM supply. Comparable automotive customer base and component focus, but materially larger and broader in scope.
• ARBURG: German manufacturer of injection moulding machines and a related 'ARBURG Plastic Freeforming' service. Indirect adjacency — supplies the equipment platform Kremer uses while also offering contract manufacturing services in select markets.
• Wittmann Battenfeld: Austria/Germany-based injection moulding machinery maker with adjacent process technology for LSR and multi-component moulding. Comparable industry footprint but operates as equipment supplier rather than contract moulding peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/kremer-kautschuk-kunststoff

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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