- CEO
- Thomas Jessulat
- Full Time Employees
- 8,605
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Address
- Max-Eyth-Strasse 2 Dettingen an der Erms BW Germany 72581
- IPO Date
- Aug 10, 1998
- Business
- ElringKlinger AG develops, manufactures and markets systems and components for the automotive industry worldwide, with a focus on sealing technology, shielding solutions, lightweight components, e-mobility products and high-performance plastics; core offerings include cylinder-head and specialty gaskets, plastic housing modules such as cam covers, oil pans, charge air ducts and intake manifolds, thermal and acoustic shielding for engines, transmissions, exhaust systems and underbody applications, battery and fuel cell components including cell contacting systems, electric drive units, exhaust gas purification technology, drive train components and elastomer technology products; the company also supplies aftermarket spare parts under the Elring brand and engineered plastics for automotive and industrial applications including medical, chemical and energy sectors. Founded in 1879 and headquartered in Dettingen an der Erms, Germany, ElringKlinger AG operates through four segments--Original Equipment, Aftermarket, Engineered Plastics and Other--with over 40 production sites across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and other regions, serving nearly all major vehicle and engine manufacturers. The Original Equipment segment accounts for the majority of sales, emphasizing lightweighting for extended range in electric vehicles and fuel efficiency in combustion engines alongside hybrid and fuel cell technologies.
In recent strategic developments, ElringKlinger AG completed the divestiture of its subsidiaries in Sevelen, Switzerland, and Buford, Georgia, USA, to the Certina Group in late 2024 as part of its SHAPE30 transformation strategy to sharpen its corporate profile, reduce investments in underperforming thermal and acoustic shielding operations and concentrate on profitable core areas like e-mobility components; the company discontinued its electric drive unit systems business to prioritize components, ramped up production of cell contacting systems in Neuffen, Germany, for high-volume orders with series production preparations in China and establishment of a Battery Hub Americas in South Carolina, USA; additionally, ElringKlinger concluded a new syndicated loan agreement with seven banks in early 2025 providing financing flexibility up to EUR 600 million to support transformation efforts, while reporting organic revenue growth outperforming global automotive market trends in Q1 2025 amid ongoing site network consolidation and review of non-core shareholdings like hofer AG.