Coroplast Tape

What Coroplast Tape does

Coroplast Tape is a German specialty manufacturer of technical adhesive tapes, headquartered in Wuppertal and founded in 1928. According to its firmographic description, the company produces adhesive tapes for automotive, appliance, and industrial applications, with a particular focus on wire harness solutions — a niche where tapes are used for bundling, abrasion protection, and noise dampening in vehicle electrical systems. Its core product is therefore a specification-grade industrial input rather than a consumer good, sold into B2B channels (likely Tier-1 wire harness makers, OEMs, appliance producers, and industrial assemblers) under defined technical approvals.

The company is privately held and operates at a mid-sized scale of 101–250 employees. Its business model is consistent with a contract-manufacturing / specification-supply model in which tapes are engineered to customer-defined performance criteria (temperature resistance, flame retardancy, adhesion strength, noise/vibration behavior), and revenue is generated through recurring volume orders tied to underlying vehicle, appliance, or industrial unit production. Pricing is presumably negotiated per SKU rather than published, and customer relationships are long-cycle due to OEM platform qualification timelines.

Substantive commercial, financial, leadership, and technology data beyond basic firmographics was not available in the source set — the company website returned only a verification/loading page, and no third-party disclosures (revenue, funding, management, M&A, product launches) are present. As a result, this description deliberately stops at what the public firmographic record supports; deeper claims about market share, growth, product roadmap, or capital structure cannot be made from the available evidence.

Name

Coroplast Tape

Website

https://coroplast-tape.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coroplast Tape is a Wuppertal, Germany-based manufacturer of specialty adhesive tapes serving automotive wire harness, appliance, and industrial B2B customers, operating as a privately held mid-sized firm since 1928.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesive Tapes

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Tapes, Labels & Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (IMAEAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Backer Rods, Tapes & Joint Accessories (IMADAOAL)

Keywords

• Adhesive tape manufacturing
• Wire harness tape
• Automotive adhesive tapes
• Industrial tape solutions
• Appliance adhesive tapes

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Coroplast Tape manufactures adhesive tapes designed for automotive, appliance, and industrial applications. The company has a particular focus on wire harness solutions, producing specialty tapes that are used to bundle, insulate, and protect wiring systems in vehicles, appliances, and industrial equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Adhesive Tapes Adhesive tapes engineered for automotive applications, including wire harnessing, bundling, and insulation of vehicle electrical systems. Designed for OEMs and Tier suppliers in the automotive industry.
• Wire Harness Tape Solutions Specialty adhesive tapes used to wrap, bundle, and protect wire harnesses, providing abrasion resistance, noise dampening, and insulation for cable assemblies.
• Appliance Adhesive Tapes Adhesive tapes for appliance manufacturers, used for insulating, fixing, and protecting wiring and components within household and commercial appliances.
• Industrial Adhesive Tapes Adhesive tapes for general industrial applications, providing bonding, sealing, insulating, and protective functions across manufacturing and assembly operations.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• 3M: Diversified global manufacturer with a substantial industrial adhesives and tapes division serving automotive, appliance, and industrial customers. Comparable end markets and technology base, though at vastly greater scale.
• Avery Dennison: Global manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials serving automotive, industrial, and consumer segments. Overlaps with Coroplast in industrial tape/adhesive technologies, with broader labeling focus.
• Saint-Gobain: French industrial materials group with adhesive tape and bonding solutions for automotive and industrial markets. Comparable in automotive OEM-facing specialty materials, though part of a much larger diversified portfolio.
• Nitto Denko: Japanese multinational producing industrial tapes, including automotive wire harness tapes, with global OEM coverage. Comparable product technology and automotive focus, broader geographic and product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Adchem Corporation: US-based manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes serving automotive, industrial, and appliance markets. Comparable product technology (specialty PSA tapes) and customer segments, though smaller and more regionally focused.

Direct peers

• Lohmann: German specialty tape manufacturer focused on industrial, automotive, and appliance adhesive tape solutions, including wire harness and bonding tapes. Comparable in scale, geography, and product mix.
• Advance Tapes International: UK specialty tape manufacturer producing cloth, foil, and filmic adhesive tapes for industrial, automotive, and HVAC/appliance markets. Comparable niche industrial tape product portfolio and mid-market scale.
• Intertape Polymer Group: North American manufacturer of industrial and specialty tapes for packaging, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable product family (filmic, cloth, foil-backed adhesive tapes) and customer segments.
• Scapa Group: UK-based manufacturer of industrial and healthcare adhesive tapes, with automotive wire harness and industrial bonding products. Comparable in niche industrial tape focus and OEM customer base.
• Tesa: Hamburg-based global adhesive tape manufacturer (Beiersdorf subsidiary) with a large automotive wire harness tape portfolio. Closest functional peer to Coroplast given overlapping automotive-grade tape products and German industrial roots.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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