Kümpers Composites

What Kümpers Composites does

Kümpers Composites GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned German manufacturer of textile semi-finished products for structural fiber-reinforced composites, tracing its origins to a textile business founded in Rheine in 1886. The company produces three core product families — non-crimp fabrics (NCF), woven fabrics, and 2D/3D braided preforms — from high-performance fibers including carbon, glass, and aramid. Its technical platform combines stretched-fiber NCF technology for optimal mechanical performance, domain-optimized woven glass fabrics for leaf-spring applications, and near-net-shape braiding that minimizes waste on expensive carbon inputs; the company also designs and builds its own production machinery in-house. Kümpers is certified to IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 14001:2015 and runs three production sites: headquarters and manufacturing in Salzbergen, a secondary manufacturing site in Lathen/Fresenburg, and a China manufacturing subsidiary in Taicang focused on high-volume pultrusion.

The company sells exclusively B2B to enterprise OEMs in automotive, aerospace, wind energy, marine, and sports equipment, with named serial-production customers including BMW (M6 front bumper 2005–2011, New 7 Series A-frame), Audi, Volvo, and Nordex. Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales of custom-specification hardware under customer-specific quotations; no pricing is publicly disclosed. Notable commercial proof points include 7,500 cumulative tons of carbon fiber NCF supplied to Nordex since 2013 with zero complaints, 800 tons to Audi with zero complaints, glass woven fabric components in 500,000 high-end vehicles annually, 100,000 preforms produced annually for premium automotive brands, and 5,000 high-performance sports cars built annually with Kümpers carbon NCF. The Kümpers family holds full ownership after acquiring SGL Group's 51% stake in the SGL Kümpers joint venture in 2018, and operations are led by Managing Director Thomas Neher.

Name

Kümpers Composites

Legal name

Kümpers Composites GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kuempers-composites.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composite Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Mills (313), Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk (2221)

akta.pro primary industry

Composite Reinforcement Textiles (Carbon/Glass/Aramid Fabrics & Preforms) (IMAOADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Composite Materials (Fiber-Reinforced Polymers & Continuous Fiber) (IMAAABAH), FRP/GRP & Composite Materials (Resins, Fibers, Core Materials) (IMAJAKAC), Aerospace & Defense Technical Textiles (Ballistic/Parachute/Radar-Absorbing/Composites Reinforcement) (IMAOADAF)

Keywords

• Non-crimp fabrics
• Composite textiles
• Woven fabrics
• 3D braiding preforms
• Carbon fiber materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Salzbergen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Textile Semi-finished Products: Manufacturing and sale of textile semi-finished products for composites including non-crimp fabrics, woven fabrics, and braided preforms made from high-performance fibers (carbon, glass, aramid). Products are sold to automotive, aerospace, wind, marine, and sports equipment manufacturers for structural applications in fiber-reinforced plastics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kümpers Composites manufactures textile semi-finished products for fiber-reinforced structural composites, including non-crimp fabrics, woven fabrics, and 2D/3D braided preforms made from high-performance fibers such as carbon, glass, and aramid. These products are engineered for automotive, aerospace, wind energy, marine, and sports equipment manufacturers requiring lightweight, high-strength structural reinforcement solutions. The company offers custom-developed composite textile preforms with scalable load-compliant fiber orientation for serial production applications.

Product overview

Kümpers Composites offers a portfolio of three core textile semi-finished product categories for fiber-reinforced composites: None crimp Fabrics (available as unidirectional, bidirectional, and multidirectional constructions), Woven Fabrics (optimized weave technology designed for leaf spring applications), and 2D and 3D Braiding (near-net-shape automated textile structures). These products are manufactured from high-performance fibers including carbon, glass, and aramid, and serve the automotive, aerospace, wind, marine, and sports equipment industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kumpers Composites – Taicang: Newly founded company in China for Asian market expansion in composites and lightweight construction, providing high volume pultrusion.

Products and services

• Non-crimp Fabrics (NCF) Non-crimp fabrics made from high-performance fibers including carbon, glass, and aramid, characterized by stretched fiber positions with no ondulation for optimal mechanical and physical performance. Available in unidirectional, bidirectional, and multidirectional constructions (Uniaxial, Biaxial, Triaxial, Quadraxial). Supplied to automotive (Audi, BMW), wind energy (Nordex), and aerospace manufacturers for structural composite reinforcement.
• Woven Fabrics

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero customer complaints on 7,500 tons of carbon fiber NCF supplied to Nordex since 2013
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SGL GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Joint venture SGL Kümpers established in 2007 under BMW Group coordination to supply carbon fiber reinforced fabrics for BMW. SGL held 51% and Kümpers 49% stake. In 2018, Kümpers family acquired all shares from SGL Group, fully owning the joint venture company.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hexcel: US-listed advanced composites supplier of carbon fiber, prepregs, and reinforcement fabrics primarily to aerospace and wind. Competes with Kümpers in high-performance fabrics for structural composites at greater scale.
• Teijin: Japanese materials group with significant carbon fiber (Tenax) and aramid (Technora) operations, supplying reinforcement fabrics to aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable technology stack at much larger scale.
• Toray Industries: Japanese advanced materials conglomerate dominating global carbon fiber supply and downstream composite fabrics. Competes with Kümpers as a vertically integrated fiber-to-fabric supplier to automotive and aerospace OEMs.
• SGL Carbon: Global carbon fiber and graphite producer that was Kümpers' former JV partner (SGL Kümpers, 2007–2018). Much broader product portfolio spanning carbon fiber, anodes, and composite parts, but directly competes in carbon fiber fabrics and composites.
• Owens Corning: Global glass fiber reinforcement producer serving composites markets including wind, automotive, and construction. Comparable to Kümpers' glass woven fabric operations (e.g., leaf spring applications) at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Gurit: Swiss composites specialist supplying core materials, structural foams, and reinforcement fabrics primarily to wind energy and marine. Overlaps Kümpers in wind blade reinforcement and technical textile processing.
• Porcher Industries: Specialist in technical textiles and composite reinforcements, including glass, carbon, and aramid fabrics for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications. Comparable to Kümpers as a high-performance reinforcement textile supplier.
• Chomarat: French technical textile producer of NCF, woven, and coated reinforcements for composites in automotive, aerospace, and wind. Directly comparable to Kümpers in product portfolio (multiaxial NCF) and key end-markets.
• Saertex: German-based manufacturer of non-crimp fabrics (NCF) and multiaxial reinforcements for composites, serving wind, automotive, aerospace, and marine. Closely overlaps Kümpers in NCF technology, customer base, and serial-production capability.
• Vectorply: US-based manufacturer of non-crimp and multiaxial reinforcement fabrics for composites used in marine, wind, automotive, and industrial markets. Directly comparable NCF product offering and overlapping end-markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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