Corporate Strategy

ElringKlinger is the global market leader in the field of Cylinder-head Gaskets. The company is ranked among the top three suppliers worldwide in the respective fields of Specialty Gaskets, Shielding Technology and Plastic Housing Modules/Elastomer Technology.

ElringKlinger’s product range is targeted at addressing the key issues facing today’s automotive industry: the reduction of fuel consumption and emissions as well as the development of alternative drive technologies. It is one of the few companies worldwide to have already positioned itself as a supplier of high-tech components for every relevant drive system of the future – from the combustion engine to electric applications.

ElringKlinger combines technology leadership at market level with cost leadership in production. Within this context, the emphasis is on supplying substantial series-produced volumes of a consistently high quality using fully automated manufacturing facilities.

ElringKlinger’s core competencies lie in the combination of high-precision metal processing and coating technologies and in plastics engineering. Drawing on its specialized knowledge of materials acquired over a period spanning several decades, the Group has established a considerable lead within the marketplace. It has also derived significant competitive advantages from the production processes developed for the individual areas of application. Additionally, ElringKlinger’s key strengths include tooling technology for metal forming, stamping and coining processes as well as for highly complex plastic injection-molding procedures. The company’s in-house tooling unit develops and produces the majority of tools used for manufacturing purposes.

Committed to cementing its competitive position, ElringKlinger invests in research and development (R&D) at a rate that is above the industry average. Maintaining a strong culture of innovation, the Group is well positioned not only to embrace new areas of application for existing technologies but also to develop entirely new products. In pursuing this approach, ElringKlinger makes a point of developing products for technologically sophisticated niche markets, e.g. with regard to turbochargers.

The business model adopted by the ElringKlinger Group stresses the importance of sustainability both with regard to all its production processes and in the development of new product ideas and solutions. The aim is to achieve long-term and sustainable organic sales growth of between 5 and 7 percent a year, with earnings rising as a minimum at the same rate.