Kunststoffe
Leading German trade magazine covering plastics, polymer processing, and materials technologies
- CEO / Founder
- Susanne Schröder (Editor-in-Chief)
- Team Size
- 201-500
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
Kunststoffe magazine (German), Kunststoffe International (English edition), digital content portal (kunststoffe.de) with technical articles covering AM/generative manufacturing processes
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Trend-setting technical publication with exclusive insider reports on plastics and additive manufacturing developments; one of the most influential German-language trade magazines in the plastics/AM sector
How They Differentiate
Longest-standing German plastics trade magazine (since 1951); English international edition; exclusive insider reports; recognized brand authority — the German word for plastics derives from the magazine's title; covers generative manufacturing/additive manufacturing processes alongside traditional plastics topics
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Plastics industry professionals — engineers, processing technicians, R&D staff, and management at plastics manufacturing companies; AM professionals seeking technical content on polymer-based additive manufacturing
Industry Verticals
Plastics processing broadly (automotive, packaging, medical, construction), with additive manufacturing/generative manufacturing as a covered topic area
Competitors
PlasticsToday, Plastics News
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Highest paid circulation within the German plastics press; Kunststoffe International reaches around 1,600 top decision-makers in the plastics industry worldwide
Major Milestones
Magazine founded 1951; publication title became the German word for plastics; launched English edition (Kunststoffe International); began covering additive manufacturing/generative manufacturing; exhibited at Formnext 2025