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How Can Manufacturers Ensure Safe and Durable Drinking Water Hoses?
Industry
06. Aug 2026 How Can Manufacturers Ensure Safe and Durable Drinking Water Hoses? Why is THERMOLAST® K Series an ideal material for drinking water hose applications? Discover THERMOLAST® K Series from KRAIBURG TPE for drinking water hose applications. Offering excellent flexibility, PP adhesion, durability, WRAS approval, and compliance with international potable water standards. read more
Medtec China 2026: KRAIBURG TPE Medical & Healthcare TPE Solutions
Event
28. Jul 2026 Medtec China 2026: KRAIBURG TPE Medical & Healthcare TPE Solutions Looking for medical-grade TPE solutions for healthcare applications? Discover KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® H and THERMOLAST® M Series at Medtec China 2026, featuring biocompatible materials, strong adhesion, and reliable performance for medical devices. read more
Soft-touch TPE Material Used in Baby Walker Design
Consumer
23. Jul 2026 Soft-touch TPE Material Used in Baby Walker Design What makes KRAIBURG TPE suitable for baby walker manufacturing? KRAIBURG TPE materials offer soft-touch comfort, strong adhesion to PC, ABS, and PETG, food-contact compliance, and sustainable processing advantages for safe and durable baby walker applications. read more
Durable and Safe TPE Material for AED Applications
Medical
21. Jul 2026 Durable and Safe TPE Material for AED Applications What makes medical TPE suitable for AED manufacturing? The material is specifically designed for healthcare applications, offering biocompatibility, strong adhesion to engineering plastics, and reliable mechanical performance. read more
How to Choose the Right Material for Wireless Earbuds? KRAIBURG TPE's Light Effect TPE Combines a Soft-Touch Feel with Seamless Light Transmission for Integrated LED Designs.
Industry
08. Jul 2026 How to Choose the Right Material for Wireless Earbuds? KRAIBURG TPE's Light Effect TPE Combines a Soft-Touch Feel with Seamless Light Transmission for Integrated LED Designs. Looking for the ideal material for wireless earbuds, TWS earphones, and consumer electronics? KRAIBURG TPE's Light Effect TPE series combines a soft-touch feel, high light transmission, excellent adhesion to polypropylene (PP), outstanding weather resistance, and integrated LED lighting capabilities to help OEMs, product designers, and consumer electronics manufacturers create innovative, high-quality products. read more
High-Performance Automotive TPE for Car Door Sills
Automotive
01. Jul 2026 High-Performance Automotive TPE for Car Door Sills Looking for a high-performance TPE for automotive car door sill applications? Discover how KRAIBURG TPE's FG/SF/AP Series delivers excellent PP bonding, scratch resistance, low VOC emissions, premium surface quality, and compatibility with 2K injection molding, overmolding, and insert molding.  read more
THERMOLAST® K TPE for AI Educational Toys
Industry
23. Jun 2026 THERMOLAST® K TPE for AI Educational Toys What material is best for AI educational toys with soft-touch surfaces? Explore how THERMOLAST® K from KRAIBURG TPE supports durable smart toy design. read more
Soft, Flexible & Durable Prosthetic Solutions
Medical
17. Jun 2026 Soft, Flexible & Durable Prosthetic Solutions What makes TPE materials ideal for prosthetic components? Discover how KRAIBURG TPE TPE solutions deliver softness, flexibility, durability, and precision for modern prosthetic design. read more
Play Green, Perform Better: THERMOLAST® R for Pickleball
Sustainability
10. Jun 2026 Play Green, Perform Better: THERMOLAST® R for Pickleball What other materials are possible for pickleball applications? THERMOLAST® R provides a soft, non-sticky feel, strong PP bonding, and sustainable performance — empowering OEMs to design the next generation of pickleball applications. read more
Durable Car Mirror Gaskets with UV/AP Series
Automotive
04. Jun 2026 Durable Car Mirror Gaskets with UV/AP Series How can car mirror gaskets maintain long-term sealing under harsh weather conditions? Explore how KRAIBURG TPE’s UV/AP series provides UV resistance, strong PP adhesion, and durable, recyclable TPE solutions for automotive applications. read more
Sustainable TPE Solution for Comfort and Durable Smartwatch Straps
Sustainability
27. May 2026 Sustainable TPE Solution for Comfort and Durable Smartwatch Straps Why choose sustainable TPE for smartwatch straps? Learn how KRAIBURG TPE THERMOLAST® R delivers sustainable, smooth touch, durability, and reliable bonding for modern wearable devices. read more
Automotive Interior Gear Lever with Soft-touch Surface
Automotive
20. May 2026 Automotive Interior Gear Lever with Soft-touch Surface What material improves gear lever grip and comfort? THERMOLAST® K TPE delivers soft-touch comfort, enhanced grip, durability, and compliance with automotive standards for high-performance interior applications. read more

KRAIBURG TPE Quick Facts

KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com) is a global manufacturer of custom thermoplastic elastomers. KRAIBURG TPE was founded in 2001 as an independent business unit of the KRAIBURG Group and is now the industry's competence leader in the field of TPE compounds.

The company's goal is to provide safe, reliable and sustainable products for customer applications. With more than 680 employees worldwide and production sites in Germany, the USA and Malaysia, the company offers a large product portfolio for applications in the automotive, industrial and consumer goods industries, as well as for the strictly regulated medical sector.

The established THERMOLAST®, COPEC®, HIPEX® and For Tec E® product lines are processed by injection molding or extrusion and offer manufacturers numerous advantages not only in processing but also in product design. KRAIBURG TPE is characterized by its innovative strength, global customer orientation, customized product solutions and reliable service.

The company is ISO 50001 certified at its headquarters in Germany and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications at all its sites worldwide.

  • HQ & Production Site: Waldkraiburg / Germany

  • Regional HQ & Production site: Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia, Atlanta / USA

  • Products: Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounds

  • Brands: THERMOLAST®, COPEC®, HIPEX®, and For Tec E®

  • Markets: Europe, America, Asia Pacific

  • Employees: 660

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