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As of 4 November 2026, 7,282 plastics & rubber processing companies are based in Germany; 589 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 7,282
- Hiring now
- 589 · 83 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Injection moulding · 1,636
- Top city
- Berlin · 105
- Parent market
- Manufacturing & industry · 135,957
Plastics & rubber processing in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Injection moulding | 1,636 | 22% |
| 3D printing services | 1,586 | 22% |
| Plastic packaging manufacturing | 715 | 10% |
| Plastic fabrication | 694 | 10% |
| Rubber parts manufacturing | 608 | 8% |
| General plastics processing | 531 | 7% |
| Foam products manufacturers | 262 | 4% |
| Composite & fibreglass manufacturers | 189 | 3% |
| Custom packaging boxes | 159 | 2% |
| Polymer & plastics raw materials | 142 | 2% |
| Precision CNC machining | 123 | 2% |
| Custom 3D print & laser makers | 115 | 2% |
| Other industrial machinery manufacturing | 99 | 1% |
| Other plastics & rubber processing | 93 | 1% |
| Other print signage packaging production | 84 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,153 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,039 · 150 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,028 · 111 |
| 51-200 employees | 769 · 205 |
| 201-500 employees | 197 · 85 |
| 501-1000 employees | 44 · 12 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 45 · 22 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 3 · 2 |
| 10,001+ employees | 4 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 105 | 1% |
| Hamburg | 93 | 1% |
| Köln | 66 | 1% |
| Harbin | 61 | 1% |
| Stuttgart | 56 | 1% |
| München | 43 | 1% |
| Mannheim | 41 | 1% |
| Lüdenscheid | 38 | 1% |
| Düsseldorf | 34 | 0% |
| Nürnberg | 30 | 0% |
| Wuppertal | 29 | 0% |
| Solingen | 27 | 0% |
The biggest plastics & rubber processing companies in Germany
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The stack of plastics & rubber processing in Germany
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Other segments of manufacturing & industry in Germany
Manufacturing & industry in Germany, the whole market →
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Metal fabrication workshops · 20,640 →
Handmade craft makers · 15,926 →
Print signage packaging production · 13,293 →
Food & beverage production · 12,251 →
Furniture makers & sellers · 11,609 →
Electronics & electrical manufacturing · 11,591 →
Textiles clothing & bedding · 10,715 →
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7,282 plastics & rubber processing companies are based in Germany; 589 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/manufacturing_industry/germany/plastics_and_rubber_processing)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Plastics & rubber processing in Germany: questions
How many plastics & rubber processing companies are there in Germany?
7,282 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Manufacturing & industry → Plastics & rubber processing → leaf niches such as injection moulding, 3d printing services, plastic packaging manufacturing. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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