About us
Kautex was founded with the ambition to advance extrusion blow molding technology through engineering excellence, innovation, and responsibility.
Since 1935, we have combined German engineering tradition with continuous technological progress to deliver sustainable, future-ready production solutions for plastic products worldwide.
In 2023, we entered a new era by joining forces with Jwell Machinery Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of plastics machinery.
This partnership strengthens us with scale, speed, and access to an even broader spectrum of plastics processing technologies. Extrusion blow molding remains our Jwell, giving us a true 360° view of plastics processing. Together, we combine German engineering roots with global strength, creating more opportunities for our customers and ensuring a stronger foundation for the future.
Kautex Suzhou: Core Hub in the Yangtze River Delta, Fueling NewGrowth across China’s Market
Kautex completed its strategic restructuring in January 2024 and officially joined the JWELL Group. The brand, core technologies and intellectual property rights have been fully preserved. Postrestructuring, Kautex has accelerated its local footprint in China. Positioning Suzhou as its strategic core within the Yangtze River Delta, it operates in synergy with the Foshan manufacturing base to form a northsouth operational framework.
Suzhou: Strategic Upgrade from Representative Office to Manufacturing Entity
As early as January 9, 2024, the Kautex China Representative Office was established in Suzhou. It undertakes regional liaison, business coordination and technical support functions, serving as Kautex’s frontline base to deepen its presence in the Yangtze River Delta and cover the BeijingTianjinHebei region and northern China markets.
Driven by continuous business expansion, Kautex further optimized its industrial layout in the Yangtze River Delta by founding Kautex Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in October 2025. The launch of the Suzhou facility marks Kautex’s strategic transformation in the Yangtze River Delta from a “liaison office” to a fullscale manufacturing entity, substantially strengthening local capabilities in R&D, assembly, sales and aftersales service across China.
Foshan + Suzhou: NorthSouth Synergy for Nationwide Market Coverage
Following the restructuring, Kautex set up a new Chinese manufacturing arm — Kautex Machinery (Foshan) Co., Ltd., which officially commenced operations in April 2024. Staffed by senior core talents from Germany and the former Kautex China team, the Foshan base inherits Kautex’s proven blowmolding equipment expertise. Drawing on more than 30 years of market experience in China, it boasts a wellestablished local supply chain and an extensive customer portfolio.
Today, the Foshan production base and Suzhou manufacturing entity work in tandem. Leveraging complementary industrial strengths of the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta, they deliver integrated blowmolding equipment solutions for domestic and international customers.
Kautex – Extrusion Blow Molding Technology with Responsibility.
Kautex doesn’t just deliver machines – we deliver material intelligence, simulation expertise, and fully aligned extruders, heads, and tooling. This ensures precise, efficient, and stable production processes – even with plastics and innovative materials.
At Kautex, sustainability isn’t a trend – it’s a true commitment: economically, socially, individually, and ecologically. From PCR processing to R-Cycle integration, we actively shape the circular economy. And we do so under one clear principle: Commitment Beyond Business.
Whether training, remote support, spare parts, or retrofit – Kautex Service is always there. Our digital twins and Technikum ensure maximum uptime and future-ready production.
For more than 90 years, Kautex has stood for the fusion of technology and values. But our true strength lies not in machines — it lies in the people behind them. Engineers, inventors, listeners, and doers work side by side to design, operate, service, and continuously push our technologies forward. Kautex is not a machine builder with employees; it is the people who shape it every day with responsibility, passion, and purpose.
Across engineering, service, production, and administration, our people embody what Kautex stands for: closeness, competence, and commitment. Their real stories and authentic perspectives reveal a culture built on partnership, progress, and unity. Because the future is built by those who take responsibility — with courage, ideas, and a shared belief in moving forward together.
Our Vision
• Technological leadership in the industry
• Sustainable solutions for customers and the environment
• An attractive employer for global talent
Our Mission
• High-quality machines with outstanding performance
• Services that support before problems arise
• A Technical Center that turns ideas into real solutions
• A brand built on heritage, commitment, and innovation
Our Values
• Connected – We listen, understand, and act.
• Progressive – We drive innovation.
• Trustworthy – We keep our promises.
• Experienced – We learn from the past.
• Forward-thinking – We act sustainably with a long-term perspective.
At Kautex Maschinenbau, sustainability is not just a buzzword — it is a core commitment to taking responsibility for our customers, employees, environment, and society. Our vision is clear: to make our customers’ products not only better but also more sustainable. We see ourselves as pioneers driving the transition of the machinery manufacturing industry from a linear to a circular economy.
Our mission is to create a symbiosis of value creation and leading change by innovating and acting decisively. Our goal is to achieve 100% sustainable raw material usage and maximize material savings without compromising processing quality.
Thanks to our new ownership and efficient operational methods, we ensure financial stability and transparency. We openly share our KPIs to measure and communicate our progress. Building a strong brand and delivering projects with a clear end-to-end approach are key priorities for us.
We care not only for our employees but also for their families. Transparency with all stakeholders is a given. By engaging in diverse communication channels and partnering with schools, universities, and regional organizations, we foster a supportive and inclusive community.
We care not only for our employees but also for their families. Transparency with all stakeholders is a given. By engaging in diverse communication channels and partnering with schools, universities, and regional organizations, we foster a supportive and inclusive community.
Applying the principle of “right-weighting,” we enable sustainable customer products. Together with our partners, we close the Kautex Loop — a sustainable circular economy. We make this loop traceable by producing PIR and PCR plastics with our machinery and strive for maximum automation to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
The first 10 years of the company’s existence was a time of courage.The company’s founder, Reinold Hagen, became a businessman at the relatively young age of 22 following the premature death of his father.
Experiments with thermoplastic materials lead to the idea of blow molding plastics in such a way that they retain their shape. The first blow molding machines are developed for series production.
Kautex enters the international market. Its global expansion begins with the export of machinery to the USA
Kautex sets the standards in machinery performance with breakthroughs such as the 5,000-liter tank and the introduction of international servicing.
The machinery division goes its own way.
Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH is established as a spin-off of the main Kautex company and is taken over by Fried. Krupp GmbH.
Mechanical engineering becomes digitized and paves the way to optimizing control and monitoring processes.
This decade sees a boom in demand for machinery for producing plastic fuel tanks.Kautex continues to thrive despite a series of takeovers and a merger.
The self-discovery phase has paid off: Kautex focuses on its goals and takes the lead in the global blow molding industry.
Plastech Beteiligungs GmbH (family holding Neumann / Knünz) takes over ~93% of the company shares.
Together with our new strategic partner Jwell, we are looking into a bright future!
Kautex is at home around the world and yet always close.
With manufacturing and R&D sites in Germany and China, an international sales network, and service hubs on multiple continents, we’re exactly where our customers need us: fast, reliable, and competent.
Our global presence isn’t just a fact — it’s a promise: to support you on site, with technical expertise, personal connection, and customized solutions. Always on. Always Kautex.
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