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Poppe Elastomertechnik GmbH has been a leading manufacturer of elastomer seals and profiles since 1911. At the Gießen and Gelnhausen sites, technical rubber components and LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) moulded parts are developed and produced for use in the automotive industry, in facility and building technology, in mechanical engineering as well as in the field of renewable energies.

2021

Poppe GmbH separates from the Veritas Group and joins forces with the Dutch Elastofirm Group as an independent company. In addition, the renamed "Poppe Elastomertechnik GmbH" expands its portfolio in the area of silicone moulded parts (LSR - Liquid Silicon Rubber).

2018

Winning the Special Award: LEAN Transformation - Winner Automotive cat.

2016

Sale of the Ahrensbök site.

2015

Integration of Veritas Sachsen GmbH (Polenz site) into the Poppe division.

2013

New administration building in Ohlebergsweg.

2012

Renaming of "Ostsächsische Gummiwerke GmbH" to Veritas Sachsen GmbH.

2008

ISO/TS 14001 certification.

2003

ISO/TS 16949 certification.

2000

In order to exploit more growth opportunities, Poppe is opening a new site where extrusion technologies will be further developed.

1994

Poppe acquires Globus Gummiwerke GmbH, Paul Schollain GmbH and Ostsächsische Gummiwerke GmbH.

1961

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Poppe dies. His widow Katharina Poppe and his daughter Ingeborg Poppe become managing partners.

1958

Poppe acquires majority shares in Veritas AG and Ullrich Gummiwerke AG.

1947

Reconstruction of the company by the end of 1947.

1944

Destroyed production facilities after two air strikes.

1935

The company starts processing synthetic rubber.

1918

Conrad Wilhelm Poppe dies at the young age of 44. His son Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Poppe takes over over as managing director.

1911

Founding of the company by Conrad Wilhelm Poppe.

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From idea to finished solution

Poppe is proficient in all common manufacturing methods of the rubber industry and thus has the best technical prerequisites. The know-how of experienced employees and the skills of young engineers also form an efficient combination of the well-established and the innovative, enabling us to find the optimal solution for each task.

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Knowledge and development

With the experience of more than a century in the industry and a keen eye on the challenges and possibilities of both the present and the future, we are ideally equipped to meet the demands of ever-changing tasks. Individual materials and geometries, precise tools, specific finishes and innovative production processes form the technical basis for the manufacture of our high-quality, customised products.

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