Mission
A personal approach to our customers. Technological and economic foresight. Outstanding performance as a reliable development partner. Integrating and bundling our individual strengths.
Vision
Your international seals specialist with leading materials expertise for individual functional solutions in the automotive and factory equipment market segments.
Building on expertise
As a recognized development partner from the first idea to the finished solution, our Gießen and Gelnhausen sites supply companies from a wide range of industries including automotive, commercial vehicles, plant engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Poppe at a glance
With more than 200 employees and sales of €40 million, Poppe Elastomertechnik GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of elastomer seals and profiles for the automotive industry and commercial vehicles, plant engineering, mechanical engineering, and renewable energies. Our customers appreciate us as a reliable partner that accompanies their projects from the development of the first ideas through to the finished solution.
In Gießen, we concentrate primarily on the production of the spacer and OEM/automotive profile product lines, whilst in Gelnhausen our focus is on the production of LSR (liquid silicone rubber). Over a century of tradition, we have grown permanently and stand for comprehensive experience as well as excellent products.
our Locations
Giessen - Head Office
Since Poppe was founded in 1911, the entire administrative, commercial and development department as well as our production in the field of extrusion with various vulcanisation methods have been located in the city of Giessen.
Poppe Elastomertechnik GmbH
Ohlebergsweg 5
35392 Giessen
Gelnhausen-Hailer
Parts of production were relocated to Gelnhausen early on in Poppe's company history. Since 2024, we have been operating our almost fully automated production of LSR products from up to 3 different components here.
Poppe Elastomertechnik GmbH
Werk Gelnhausen-Hailer
August-Brey-Straße 2
63571 Gelnhausen