New engineering office in Heilbronn strengthens Kiefel's R&D and process engineering
Integrated team with many years of thermoforming expertise Accelerated development through close integration with Kiefel locations
February 2026
Innovation Up Close: Kiefel Opens Customer Innovation Center for the Asia-Pacific Region
New Kiefel CIC opened in Rayong for Southeast Asia and Oceania 350 m² for on-site technology testing and feasibility studies Customers develop and experience polymer and fiber solutions first-hand
January 2026
New Customer Innovation Center for Asia-Pacific
The new CIC strengthens regional thermoforming development and demonstration capablities for thermoforming – customers benefit from real-life machine and process trials on site.
Welcome Hennecke Group!
In 2026, we will introduce a new leading company within the Brückner Group: Hennecke PUR Solutions will expand the Group’s portfolio with key technologies for processing polyurethane (PUR).
October 2025
Successful together
Kiefel and Siemens make thermoforming future-proof through automation
Digital technologies
Structured machine data for enhanced availability and productivity
Hotfill-ready PET cups: Proven in joint tests with Perstorp
At K 2025, we signed a new contract for a KMD 90.1 – strengthening a collaboration built on trust, precision, and reliable production performance.
Kiefel Insights@K
Technologies, Partnerships and Digital Momentum
Hotfill-ready PET cups: Proven in joint tests with Perstorp
Kiefel and Perstorp demonstrate that circular PET works for hotfill too. Tested on our thermoforming technology, the new copolyester Akestra™ achieved heat resistance up to 95 °C while remaining …
Kiefel presents rPET thermoforming at the VDMA Pavilion
Sven Engelmann shows how recycled PET becomes high-end thin-wall packaging – live at K 2025
Digital product passport
Making information about materials, processing, and recyclability visible
Kiefel kicks off K 2025 with the KTR 6.2 Speed
Day 1 at K 2025 starts strong: Our KTR 6.2 Speed is already forming the first polymer cups – precise, efficient, and future-ready. Visit us in Hall 3, Booth E90, and follow our daily updates here or …
The countdown is on – K 2025 kicks off tomorrow!
After weeks of preparation, our booth is now a stage for innovation – and this year is truly special: We’re celebrating 70 years of Kiefel! Meet us in Hall 3, Booth D90.
September 2025
Kiefel and Fiberdom join forces on fiber packaging
Duranova™ meets Dry Fiber
Strengthening the partnership
Another KMD 78 Smart for EK Group
Kiefel Portal
Rethinking digital service
Our website is live!
New brand identity now online
August 2025
Dry Fiber meets
Wet Fiber
Kiefel presents “The Perfect Match” at Fachpack
July 2025
Innovation at its Best for rPET, Fiber & more
At the K 2025
K Show 2025
Visit us in Hall 3 Booth D90!
Rapid availability
Efficient solutions for demanding times. Available without delay, produced efficientl.
Proof of Concept
Efficient solutions for sustainable packaging
March 2025
Sven Engelmann Awarded the Prestigious SPE President’s Cup
Award ceremony at SPE ANTEC® 2025 in Philadelphia
Kiefel invests in the future
New Customer Innovation Center, strong leadership and 70 years of innovation.
February 2025
Packaging Dialogue Day APAC 2025
Event at the Brueckner Group Asia-Pacific in Rayong, Thailand
November 2024
Kiefel strengthens its global market focus with its strategy for the future
Pursuing its structural reorientation for the long-term strengthening of its global competitiveness
New SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2
Up to 50 % higher output with the same footprint & quality
Kiefel optimizes portfolio and expands system business
Announcement of a structural reorientation and therefore an accompanying consolidation of its sites
September 2024
Sustainability report
Paves the way for a successful future
Kiefel the innovation leader under new management
Matt Sieverding becomes CEO
May 2024
Innovation and Success at Chinaplas 2024
Asia's largest plastics and rubber trade fair
March 2024
First Packaging Dialogue Day Asia-Pacific
Successful event with Kiefel's turnkey solutions
Kiefel presents its KMD 90.1 Premium machine
New sustainable solutions at NPE 2024
February 2024
Our commitment to high-quality suppliers
The key to success
Kiefel presents its KMD 90 Smart with a new automation solution
Live at Chinaplas 2024
December 2023
New facility in Thailand
Brückner Group Asia-Pacific
November 2023
Tec Talk on boosting production efficiency
With Steam Flow Technology
Herzensprojekte in der Region fördern
Kiefel spendet an neun gemeinnützige Organisationen
Jahrzehntelanges Engagement und Teamarbeit
Kiefel ehrt langjährige MitarbeiterInnen in Freilassing
New SPEEDFORMER KMD 78.2 Premium
For high productivity and performance launched
October 2023
Recap of the Packaging Dialogue Days 2023
At our headquarters in Freilassing/Germany
Kiefel receives the Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award
Organized by Busch Vacuum Solutions
Lehrabschlussfeier bei Kiefel
In feierlichem Rahmen
September 2023
Recap of the Medical & Pharma Dialogue Day 2023
Hosted in our headquarters in Freilassing/Germany
Gold Award
At the German Packaging Award 2023
Neue Auszubildende 2023
Herzlich Wilkommen bei Kiefel!
August 2023
Kiefel receives the Silver EcoVadis Medal
For its commitment to sustainability
Kiefel NOW
Expand your production capacity NOW!
Solutionperformer
Up to 6,000 infusion bags per hour at the best price-performance ratio
Kiefel joins the SBTi
Emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science
July 2023
Tag der Ausbildung bei Kiefel 2023
Kiefel durfte 230 interessierte BesucherInnen am Campus in Freilassing begrüßen.
Among the top 50 in the ranking of the "WirtschaftsWoche"
Kiefel is one of Germany's most sustainable medium-sized companies 2023
May 2023
Customer Days at Brückner Group USA
Inauguration new Customer Innovation Center
New: NATUREFORMER KFT 90 now as Advanced Version
Just in time for Interpack 2023
Kiefel goes Fiber
Future-proof sustainable packaging solutions.
NATUREFORMER KFT 90 as “Advanced Version”
News from the Fiber Thermoforming world: Interview with Richard Hagenauer – Head of Product Management Fiber Packaging.
March 2023
Kiefel showcasing new KMD 90 Smart for the first time
Live at Chinaplas 2023
Innovative & sustainable solutions at Interpack 2023
One particular highlight: Kiefel is being awarded the WorldStar Award
International Women's Day 2023
Change through empowerment
January 2023
NATUREFORMER KFT 90 Speed wins WorldStar 2023 Awards
By World Packaging Organization
December 2022
Report published in accordance with "The Sustainability Code"
For the first time at kiefel
October 2022
Silver medal for commitment to sustainability
EcoVadis places Kiefel among the top 25% of companies
Sustainability Report 2021
Published for the first time at Kiefel
Sustainable
burger packaging
made from natural fibers
August 2022
Faerch und the KMD 78 Power
Faerch chooses consistency. A customer success story about a long-term partnership for sustainable packaging solutions.
July 2022
Automation at its best at SKY-LIGHT A/S
A customer success story about the KMD with fully automated cheese packaging at our partner SKY-LIGHT A/S.
March 2022
NATUREFORMER KFT
Speed up sustainable growth with strong partners
February 2022
Taking the development of pulp packaging to the next level
Kiefel equips University of Maine with new laboratory machine for natural fiber packaging
January 2022
New recycling options for printed PP films
Successful thermoforming of films with a recycled component from post-industrial waste
January 2026
New Customer Innovation Center for Asia-Pacific
The new CIC strengthens regional thermoforming development and demonstration capablities for thermoforming – customers benefit from real-life machine and process trials on site.
October 2025
Successful together
Kiefel and Siemens make thermoforming future-proof through automation
Digital technologies
Structured machine data for enhanced availability and productivity
Hotfill-ready PET cups: Proven in joint tests with Perstorp
At K 2025, we signed a new contract for a KMD 90.1 – strengthening a collaboration built on trust, precision, and reliable production performance.
Kiefel Insights@K
Technologies, Partnerships and Digital Momentum
Hotfill-ready PET cups: Proven in joint tests with Perstorp
Kiefel and Perstorp demonstrate that circular PET works for hotfill too. Tested on our thermoforming technology, the new copolyester Akestra™ achieved heat resistance up to 95 °C while remaining …
Kiefel presents rPET thermoforming at the VDMA Pavilion
Sven Engelmann shows how recycled PET becomes high-end thin-wall packaging – live at K 2025
Digital product passport
Making information about materials, processing, and recyclability visible
Kiefel kicks off K 2025 with the KTR 6.2 Speed
Day 1 at K 2025 starts strong: Our KTR 6.2 Speed is already forming the first polymer cups – precise, efficient, and future-ready. Visit us in Hall 3, Booth E90, and follow our daily updates here or …
The countdown is on – K 2025 kicks off tomorrow!
After weeks of preparation, our booth is now a stage for innovation – and this year is truly special: We’re celebrating 70 years of Kiefel! Meet us in Hall 3, Booth D90.
September 2025
Kiefel and Fiberdom join forces on fiber packaging
Duranova™ meets Dry Fiber
Strengthening the partnership
Another KMD 78 Smart for EK Group
Kiefel Portal
Rethinking digital service
Our website is live!
New brand identity now online
August 2025
Dry Fiber meets
Wet Fiber
Kiefel presents “The Perfect Match” at Fachpack
July 2025
Innovation at its Best for rPET, Fiber & more
At the K 2025
March 2025
Sven Engelmann Awarded the Prestigious SPE President’s Cup
Award ceremony at SPE ANTEC® 2025 in Philadelphia
Kiefel invests in the future
New Customer Innovation Center, strong leadership and 70 years of innovation.
February 2025
Packaging Dialogue Day APAC 2025
Event at the Brueckner Group Asia-Pacific in Rayong, Thailand
November 2024
Kiefel strengthens its global market focus with its strategy for the future
Pursuing its structural reorientation for the long-term strengthening of its global competitiveness
New SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2
Up to 50 % higher output with the same footprint & quality
Kiefel optimizes portfolio and expands system business
Announcement of a structural reorientation and therefore an accompanying consolidation of its sites
September 2024
Sustainability report
Paves the way for a successful future
Kiefel the innovation leader under new management
Matt Sieverding becomes CEO
May 2024
Innovation and Success at Chinaplas 2024
Asia's largest plastics and rubber trade fair
March 2024
First Packaging Dialogue Day Asia-Pacific
Successful event with Kiefel's turnkey solutions
Kiefel presents its KMD 90.1 Premium machine
New sustainable solutions at NPE 2024
February 2024
Our commitment to high-quality suppliers
The key to success
Kiefel presents its KMD 90 Smart with a new automation solution
Live at Chinaplas 2024
December 2023
New facility in Thailand
Brückner Group Asia-Pacific
November 2023
Tec Talk on boosting production efficiency
With Steam Flow Technology
Herzensprojekte in der Region fördern
Kiefel spendet an neun gemeinnützige Organisationen
Jahrzehntelanges Engagement und Teamarbeit
Kiefel ehrt langjährige MitarbeiterInnen in Freilassing
New SPEEDFORMER KMD 78.2 Premium
For high productivity and performance launched
October 2023
Recap of the Packaging Dialogue Days 2023
At our headquarters in Freilassing/Germany
Kiefel receives the Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award
Organized by Busch Vacuum Solutions
Lehrabschlussfeier bei Kiefel
In feierlichem Rahmen
September 2023
Recap of the Medical & Pharma Dialogue Day 2023
Hosted in our headquarters in Freilassing/Germany
Gold Award
At the German Packaging Award 2023
Neue Auszubildende 2023
Herzlich Wilkommen bei Kiefel!
August 2023
Kiefel receives the Silver EcoVadis Medal
For its commitment to sustainability
Kiefel NOW
Expand your production capacity NOW!
Solutionperformer
Up to 6,000 infusion bags per hour at the best price-performance ratio
Kiefel joins the SBTi
Emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science
July 2023
Tag der Ausbildung bei Kiefel 2023
Kiefel durfte 230 interessierte BesucherInnen am Campus in Freilassing begrüßen.
Among the top 50 in the ranking of the "WirtschaftsWoche"
Kiefel is one of Germany's most sustainable medium-sized companies 2023
May 2023
Customer Days at Brückner Group USA
Inauguration new Customer Innovation Center
New: NATUREFORMER KFT 90 now as Advanced Version
Just in time for Interpack 2023
March 2023
Kiefel showcasing new KMD 90 Smart for the first time
Live at Chinaplas 2023
Innovative & sustainable solutions at Interpack 2023
One particular highlight: Kiefel is being awarded the WorldStar Award
International Women's Day 2023
Change through empowerment
January 2023
NATUREFORMER KFT 90 Speed wins WorldStar 2023 Awards
By World Packaging Organization
December 2022
Report published in accordance with "The Sustainability Code"
For the first time at kiefel
October 2022
Silver medal for commitment to sustainability
EcoVadis places Kiefel among the top 25% of companies
Sustainability Report 2021
Published for the first time at Kiefel
March 2022
NATUREFORMER KFT
Speed up sustainable growth with strong partners
February 2022
Taking the development of pulp packaging to the next level
Kiefel equips University of Maine with new laboratory machine for natural fiber packaging
January 2022
New recycling options for printed PP films
Successful thermoforming of films with a recycled component from post-industrial waste
Pinned
June
24
-
25
Packaging Dialogue Days Europe
June 24th: 9 am - 5 pm at the Salzburg Congress, Austria June 25th: 9 am - 2 pm at Kiefel Freilassing, Germany
April 2026
April
14
-
16
Propak East Africa
Vietnam, Hi Chi Minh City - Hall A1 Booth AF11
April
21
-
24
Chinaplas
National Exhibition and Convention Center Hongqiao, Shanghai, China
April
26
-
29
Tappicon
USA, Columbus, OH
May 2026
May
07
-
13
Interpack
Exhibition Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
May
19
-
22
Plastpol
Targi Kielce
June 2026
June
02
-
05
Equiplast
Gran Via Venue, Barcelona
June
21
-
24
Saudi Plastics
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
February 2026
New engineering office in Heilbronn strengthens Kiefel's R&D and process engineering
Integrated team with many years of thermoforming expertise Accelerated development through close integration with Kiefel locations
Innovation Up Close: Kiefel Opens Customer Innovation Center for the Asia-Pacific Region
New Kiefel CIC opened in Rayong for Southeast Asia and Oceania 350 m² for on-site technology testing and feasibility studies Customers develop and experience polymer and fiber solutions first-hand
October 2025
Kiefel Insights@K
Technologies, Partnerships and Digital Momentum
August 2025
Dry Fiber meets
Wet Fiber
Kiefel presents “The Perfect Match” at Fachpack
July 2025
Innovation at its Best for rPET, Fiber & more
At the K 2025
March 2025
Sven Engelmann Awarded the Prestigious SPE President’s Cup
Award ceremony at SPE ANTEC® 2025 in Philadelphia
Kiefel invests in the future
New Customer Innovation Center, strong leadership and 70 years of innovation.
November 2024
New SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2
Up to 50 % higher output with the same footprint & quality
September 2024
Kiefel the innovation leader under new management
Matt Sieverding becomes CEO
March 2024
Kiefel presents its KMD 90.1 Premium machine
New sustainable solutions at NPE 2024
February 2024
Kiefel presents its KMD 90 Smart with a new automation solution
Live at Chinaplas 2024
November 2023
New SPEEDFORMER KMD 78.2 Premium
For high productivity and performance launched
September 2023
Gold Award
At the German Packaging Award 2023
August 2023
Kiefel NOW
Expand your production capacity NOW!
Solutionperformer
Up to 6,000 infusion bags per hour at the best price-performance ratio
July 2023
Tag der Ausbildung bei Kiefel 2023
Kiefel durfte 230 interessierte BesucherInnen am Campus in Freilassing begrüßen.
Among the top 50 in the ranking of the "WirtschaftsWoche"
Kiefel is one of Germany's most sustainable medium-sized companies 2023
May 2023
New: NATUREFORMER KFT 90 now as Advanced Version
Just in time for Interpack 2023
March 2023
Kiefel showcasing new KMD 90 Smart for the first time
Live at Chinaplas 2023
Innovative & sustainable solutions at Interpack 2023
One particular highlight: Kiefel is being awarded the WorldStar Award
October 2022
Silver medal for commitment to sustainability
EcoVadis places Kiefel among the top 25% of companies
February 2022
Taking the development of pulp packaging to the next level
Kiefel equips University of Maine with new laboratory machine for natural fiber packaging
January 2022
New recycling options for printed PP films
Successful thermoforming of films with a recycled component from post-industrial waste
July 2025
Rapid availability
Efficient solutions for demanding times. Available without delay, produced efficientl.
Proof of Concept
Efficient solutions for sustainable packaging
May 2023
Kiefel goes Fiber
Future-proof sustainable packaging solutions.
October 2022
Sustainable
burger packaging
made from natural fibers
August 2022
Faerch und the KMD 78 Power
Faerch chooses consistency. A customer success story about a long-term partnership for sustainable packaging solutions.
July 2022
Automation at its best at SKY-LIGHT A/S
A customer success story about the KMD with fully automated cheese packaging at our partner SKY-LIGHT A/S.