KB Components takes over Ernst Plastics Group

Kaiserslautern/ Örkell­junga (Sweden) — The Swedish plas­tics proces­sor KB Compon­ents AB has acqui­red the Ernst Plas­tics Group based in southern Germany. The acqui­red group of compa­nies includes the three opera­ting compa­nies Schliess­meyer GmbH, Spec­trum GmbH Kunst­stoff­tech­nik and Spritz­gussa GmbH & Co KG. Toge­ther they employ 126 people and have more than 50 injec­tion molding machines. 

The acqui­si­tion compri­ses three compa­nies with a total of 126 employees and more than 50 injec­tion molding machi­nes. Last year, turno­ver amoun­ted to around 13.7 million euros. The acqui­si­tion is in line with the company’s stra­tegy to expand produc­tion and make proces­ses in the auto­mo­tive, filtra­tion and consu­mer goods sectors more efficient. 

With this acqui­si­tion, KB Compon­ents is pursuing the goal of expan­ding its Euro­pean market presence, bund­ling produc­tion capa­ci­ties and deepe­ning custo­mer rela­ti­onships in the auto­mo­tive, filter tech­no­logy and consu­mer goods sectors. The inte­gra­tion of the Ernst Plas­tics Group is inten­ded to create syner­gies between the sites and opti­mize the utiliza­tion of produc­tion capacities. 

Foun­ded in 1962, the company opera­tes sites in Zwei­brü­cken, Wann­weil and Lich­tenau. Its custo­mers include well-known compa­nies such as Merce­­des-Benz, Mann+Hummel, John Deere, Beiers­dorf and Mars. Turno­ver in 2024 amoun­ted to around 13.7 million euros. 

Accor­ding to Magnus Anders­son, Presi­dent and CEO of KB Compon­ents AB, the acqui­si­tion repres­ents “an important step towards streng­thening the Euro­pean presence and expan­ding the custo­mer port­fo­lio in key market segments”.

KB Compon­ents was foun­ded in 1947 and is now an inter­na­tio­nal manu­fac­tu­rer of plas­tic compon­ents with produc­tion faci­li­ties in Europe, North and Central America and Asia. The company supplies over 1,000 custo­mers in the auto­mo­tive, medi­cal tech­no­logy and gene­ral indus­try sectors. The head office is loca­ted in Sweden. The work­force compri­ses around 2,000 employees (as of June 2025).