Kermel
Anti-fire meta-aramid fibers

Anti-fire meta-aramid fibers

Philippe Declerck
CEO of Kermel
Sector

personal protection equipment

Location

Colmar (France)

Investment year

2012

Anti-fire meta-aramid fibers

A leading player in the personal protective equipment market

Based on Rhône-Poulenc researches and founded in 1992, Kermel is the European leading manufacturer of aramid fibers for protective clothing against heat and fire.
In particular, Kermel fiber is used in protective clothing for firefighters, soldiers, law enforcement personnel and people working in hazardous industries (petrochemicals, iron and steel, electricity, etc.)
Based in Colmar, the group distributes its products worldwide and realizes two thirds of its sales abroad.

About Kermel
1,900
tons of fiber sold
~75%
of sales made out of France
24
countries covered
100
employees

“Kermel produces innovation and textile performance for professional users with a very high level of quality and functionality. Qualium has perfectly understood the specificities of our activity and our level of requirement in order to efficiently support the company in its development, especially internationally”.

Philippe Declerck
CEO
Kermel