Purchase of the present-day Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH ( and KRAIBURG STRAIL GmbH & Co. KG) in Tittmoning. The first attempts at KRAIBURG to use old rubber to make new products were positive. Since KRAIBURG saw great market potential in this segment, the next step was to purchase a company in Tittmoning, from which Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH was created.

Production begins at Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Austria Ges.m.b.H. & Co. in Geretsberg, Austria. The geographical proximity and the good market opportunities there were ideal for establishing a separate production site in Austria, since the “high customs wall” made exports to Austria unfeasible. In August 1964 the “Sängergut” estate in Geretsberg, Austria, 57 km from Waldkraiburg, was bought at auction and converted into a rubber factory: Gummiwerk KRAIBURG’s Austria.

Establishment of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG. The history of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG began on October 22, 1947. In that year, Friedrich Schmidt senior began producing rubber compounds in Kraiburg – Hart, using rather limited resources and operating under very difficult conditions. While the beginnings of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG are rather humble, a solid foundation was laid for the future success of the KRAIBURG Group. Thanks to the tireless work and commitment of the founder’s sons Peter and Fritz A. Schmidt, sales and production increased year on year.