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Wilhelm Kind GmbH
Company History
1973: founded by Mr. Wilhelm Kind
main product: cylindrical spirally wrapped paper tubes for the Chemical Filament
        producers mainly in Germany but also adjoining European countries.
1980: start of activities in recycling of Polyamide and Polyester filament by-products.
1985: a fourth product line was incorporated: the marketing of Secondary Cotton Fibre
We are a team of 12 people in Reutlingen strengthened by our different production partners
in England, Turkey, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Austria.
Turnover Development
Development of Quantities
Product Divisions
Polyamide -Regranulate
Polyamide -Regranulation
Feedstocks are sourced from more than 15 plants all over Europe and
processed in England.
With our partner Petlon in Lydney, UK, we have been working together nearly 10 years with growing success.
The regranulate produced finds many applications in the:
  electrical industry
  automotive industry
  building industry
  production of staple fibre
and in many cases it can replace virgin material at least at a percentage.
Secondary Cotton Fibre
Reutlingen, Germany
Izmir, Turkey
Marseille, France
Le Havre, France
Secondary Cotton Fibre
Feedstocks are sourced mainly in Turkey and Greece but we have started to establish
contacts to Syria, Usbekistan, Turkmenistan and others.
From our partner Inelli, Izmir, we have been given the necessary support to develop this business with great success during the last 12 years.
The secondary cotton fibre is used in the production of:
  security paper
  hygenic and cosmetic articles
  yarn for less demanding applications
Polyester-Fibre Feedstocks
Materials are also sourced all over Western Europe and are used in textile recycling
mainly in Italy, in Belgium and Germany .
They are processed by garnetting machines to make a kind of staple fibre  that can be used
 as filling material for e.g. matresses or other home furniture products
 for production of geosynthetics (soil reinforcement/erosion control)
    in civil engineering and non-woven products
 for filling toys
 for spinning filaments for lesser demanding applications
Tubes
Tubes are used to wind up manufactured products in all kinds of industries, e.g.
  Paper Mills
  Film and Foil Producers
  Fabric and Non-woven Producers
  Textile Industry