MEHLER is a leading developer and manufacturer of technical textiles. We produce engineered yarns and fabrics for a variety of markets, applications and end-uses. Our more than 875 employees work at a total of 8 locations in Europe, the US, India and China. We develop value-added solutions for a broad base of leading international customers.

KAP AG is a mid-sized industrial group with a revenue of >330 Mio EUR, ~2,500 employees at >25 locations around the globe, and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. KAP AG is organized in four business segments focused on attractive niche markets with long-term growth potential. With segment ‘Engineered Products’, MEHLER represents the largest segment of KAP AG.

We believe that the success of our customers combined with targeted innovation is the foundation of our success. Our goal is to deliver optimal results and sustainable, value-added solutions by pushing our technical knowledge, hands-on experience and state-of-the-art technologies to the limit. We believe that ‘on-spec’, ‘on-time’ and ‘on-budget’ is key for our customers – so it’s key for us. In our work, we adhere to the highest standards of quality and to future-oriented thinking. Through research and development in dedicated research centers, we will further advance product development and process technology improvement, while constantly working to optimize our processes using the KAIZEN method. In addition, MEHLER benefits significantly from the synergies with our sister companies of the KAP Group.

Our success is based on 4 pillars:

1. Being a market-oriented company with a global presence
2. Promoting a corporate culture in which our employees are valued and have every opportunity to achieve top performance
3. Focusing on targeted innovations and an innovation strategy that combines new technologies, business ideas and market requirements
4. Being committed to the environment, safety and health

With a total of seven production sites in Europe, the US, India and China, MEHLER is able to serve regional and global customers with short delivery routes quickly – and this worldwide.

Our value chain ranges from the purchase of raw fibers and chemicals and their further processing through to the supply of engineered yarns, fabrics and its associated services.

We continuously manage the comprehensive supply chains of over 1,000 raw fibers and chemicals around the world and always keep an eye on the aspects of costs, efficient delivery routes and on-time deliveries.
Our approach to supply chain management is multi-dimensional and involves people, optimized processes and state-of-the-art technologies. We work in a close cooperation with our suppliers and service providers.

Our sales and service teams serve our customres and the global markets from five sales offices in Germany, in the US, India and China.

We have set up a global quality management system (QMS) for all functions that helps us to coordinate our activities and align them with customers and regulatory requirements, as well as to continously improve our effectiveness and efficiency. The QMS ensures to run defined and controlled processes, deliver consistent results, avoid mistakes, reduce costs and improve our market offer.

We are certified to following quality standards: ISO 9001 (quality management), IATF 16949 (automotive), ISO 45001 (occupational health & safety) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 50001 (energy management).