Profiles of 20 German Technical Textile Manufacturers
The German technical textile industry generated a turnover of Euro2.1 bn (US$2.8 bn) in 2014 and the German nonwovens industry generated a turnover of Euro1.5 bn according to IVGT (Industrieverband Veredlung - Garne - Gewebe - Technische Textilien). This report provides an overview of 20 German technical textile manufacturing companies, namely Amohr Technical Textiles, Artur M?nch, BWF Group, Gebr?der Aurich, Gebr?der Colsman, Gebr?der R?ders, G?th & Wolf, H Hecking S?hne, HKO, Junkers & M?llers, Karl Otto Braun, Klaus Korte Etiketten, Kufner Group, Langendorf/Delfingen, Lauffenm?hle, Nicolaus Weber, r?kona, SAATI Germany, SR Webatex, and Willy Schmitz. These companies supply a variety of technical textile products for specialist applications, including: agricultural conveyor belting; fabrics and materials for digital printing, exhibition construction, printed signage, rubber, sun shading and sewer rehabilitation; filter media for dust filtration; kerosene filters for the aerospace industry; linings for clothing; sterile cloth for instruments used in operations in the health care sector; tapes for the automotive, medical, orthopaedics, protective clothing and underwear sectors; and technical textile protective sleeving for the automotive, environmental, industrial and transportation markets. Many are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and family-run. The report focuses in particular on the manufacturing capabilities of the companies as well as their niche products and markets.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION: THE GERMAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
PROFILE OF AMOHR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
PROFILE OF ARTUR M?NCH
PROFILE OF BWF GROUP
BWF Envirotec
BWF Feltec
BWF Profiles
BWF Protec
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER AURICH
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER COLSMAN
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER R?DERS
PROFILE OF G?TH & WOLF
PROFILE OF H HECKING S?HNE
PROFILE OF HKO
PROFILE OF JUNKERS & M?LLERS
PROFILE OF KARL OTTO BRAUN
PROFILE OF KLAUS KORTE ETIKETTEN
PROFILE OF KUFNER
PROFILE OF LANGENDORF/DELFINGEN
PROFILE OF LAUFFENM?HLE
PROFILE OF NICOLAUS WEBER
PROFILE OF R?KONA
PROFILE OF SAATI GERMANY
PROFILE OF SR WEBATEX
PROFILE OF WILLY SCHMITZ
INTRODUCTION: THE GERMAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
PROFILE OF AMOHR TECHNICAL TEXTILES
PROFILE OF ARTUR M?NCH
PROFILE OF BWF GROUP
BWF Envirotec
BWF Feltec
BWF Profiles
BWF Protec
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER AURICH
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER COLSMAN
PROFILE OF GEBR?DER R?DERS
PROFILE OF G?TH & WOLF
PROFILE OF H HECKING S?HNE
PROFILE OF HKO
PROFILE OF JUNKERS & M?LLERS
PROFILE OF KARL OTTO BRAUN
PROFILE OF KLAUS KORTE ETIKETTEN
PROFILE OF KUFNER
PROFILE OF LANGENDORF/DELFINGEN
PROFILE OF LAUFFENM?HLE
PROFILE OF NICOLAUS WEBER
PROFILE OF R?KONA
PROFILE OF SAATI GERMANY
PROFILE OF SR WEBATEX
PROFILE OF WILLY SCHMITZ