Soft Gaskets Market

The market for soft gaskets is driven by their continuous requirement in the automotive, industrial machinery, and refinery industries, among others. The market is dominated by key manufacturers such as W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (US), Garlock (US), Klinger Group (Austria), Datwyler Holding AG (Switzerland), Trelleborg (Sweden), Tenneco (US), IGP Group (India), Flexitallic (US), James Walker Group (UK), and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Germany). These players have followed many product launches, deals, and expansions from November 2020 to November 2025 to expand their market share and geographical reach.

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W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (US)

It is a material science organization with more than 13,000 members. The company’s product line includes consumer products, cables and cable assemblies, electronic components, fabrics, fibers, filtration products, medical devices, ozonation modules, sealants, and vents. The company offers industrial gaskets through its sealants product segment. It provides gaskets under the brand “Gore”. The company serves its products to the aerospace, textiles, military, oil & gas, power, electronics, life science, chemical, and other sectors. The company has a global presence with operations in five continents.

Garlock (US)

Garlock is a key global manufacturer of high-performance sealing solutions. The company’s product line includes gaskets, valves, expansion joints, hydraulic components, mechanical seals, and oil production seals. The company offers spiral-wound metal gaskets, corrugated metal gaskets, kammprofile metal gaskets, jacketed metal gaskets, and solid metal gaskets. The company’s Houston, Texas, manufacturing facility produces the full spectrum of gasket solutions, ensuring rapid supply and consistent quality for all customer applications. The company offers its products and services to the food & beverage, chemical, marine, mining, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, power, and hydrogen sectors. The company has a global presence, with a major presence in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America.

KLINGER Group (Austria)

KLINGER Group has maintained a key position globally for over 130 years as a manufacturer and supplier of industrial sealing systems, as well as fluid control and monitoring solutions. The company’s product line includes sealing products, valves, supplementary products, expansion joints & hoses, instrumentation, and services. It offers compressed non-asbestos fiber (CNAF) gaskets, elastomer gaskets, graphite gaskets, Klinger PTFE gaskets, and metallic gaskets.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Germany)

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is the world leader in sealing solutions and applications. It is part of the Freudenberg Group. The company is a proven supplier of demanding products and applications and a development and service partner to customers in the automotive and other industries. The company’s product line includes static seals, dynamic seals, special sealing products, and accumulators. The company offers two product families within the gasket range: Elastomeric Gaskets and Stamped Gaskets. The company’s gasket product family finds applications in transmissions, differentials, cooling systems, filtering/lubrication piping, turbo outlets, exhaust manifolds, compressors, and battery cells/frames. It has a global presence with operations in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America.

James Walker Group (UK)

The James Walker Group is divided into three strategic business units: James Walker, Sedra, and Tiflex. James Walker is primarily engaged in supplying high-performance fluid sealing products and services. The company's range of products consists of gaskets, O-rings, specialized thermoplastics, rubber products, fastener equipment and accessories, and expansion joints. It has a number of options for people seeking gasket-related products. These options include CNAF gaskets, graphite-based gaskets, high recovery gaskets, PTFE gaskets, Kammprofile style gaskets, spiral wound gaskets, and cork elastomer gaskets. In addition to the range of product types available through its gasket product range, the company also provides a number of services, including bolting consultants, bolting services, flange management, and expansion joint services. The company has a wide variety of industries as customers, including biopharmaceuticals, chemicals and petrochemicals, defence & aerospace, and pulp & paper manufacturing.

SOFT GASKETS MARKET: COMPANY EVALUATION MATRIX

Garlock is one of the largest players in the soft gaskets market with a large variety of gaskets available and the ability to provide complete sealing solutions. Many of Garlock's products are installed in refineries, chemical production facilities, power generation facilities, and industries that require large amounts of food & beverage, pharmaceutical products, and petrochemicals. The combination of the company’s size, technical ability, and successful performance in extremely complex industrial environments makes Garlock one of the largest players in the soft gaskets market.

Flexitallic exhibits aggressive growth by introducing advanced gasket technology, offering a variety of customized products that have been designed specifically for the environments that utilize extreme heat and pressure. Although Garlock leads the industry in terms of capabilities and presence, opportunities exist for Flexitallic to position itself in closer proximity to the leading competitors.

SOFT GASKETS MARKET: MARKET RANKING

The ranking of companies in the soft gaskets market is determined by several critical factors that define their competitive position and overall industry influence. The top players in this market are evaluated based on revenue performance, market share, product breadth, manufacturing capacity, technological innovation, material advancements, distribution strength, regional footprint, strategic collaborations, financial stability, and sustainability initiatives. These leading companies continue to maintain a strong competitive edge by delivering high-quality gasket solutions across a wide range of industrial applications. Major participants in the market include W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (US), Garlock (US), Klinger Group (Austria), Datwyler Holding AG (Switzerland), Trelleborg (Sweden), Tenneco (US), IGP Group (India), Flexitallic (US), James Walker Group (UK), and Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Germany).

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