Where the threads come together.
A family-owned company, located in Einbeck since 1951. Our main focus is the technology of circular knitting.

Welcome to Reichenbach Wirkstoffe
We are an innovative medium-sized company in the textile industry and supply the automotive industry, mattress producers, test fabric manufacturers, processors for medical applications, the food industry, packaging specialists and many more.
With our high level of expertise and many years of experience, we develop exclusive products according to customer requirements. For this purpose, we have state-of-the-art machinery at our disposal. We see flexibility and service as a matter of course.
Due to our high efficiency and productivity we are competitive worldwide. With only 50 employees, we produce over 1.5 million linear metres of textile fabrics per month.
Our company also stands for fair treatment of its employees. All employees have permanent employment contracts and share in the company’s success.
Sascha SängerManaging Director
Facts and figures
- Location
- Einbeck, since 1951
- Company
- family-owned
- Focus
- circular knitting
- Portfolio
- dry and wet finishing, making-up and other textile manufacturing
- Employees
- 50, all on permanent contracts
- Threads per machine
- up to 96 simultaneously
- Yarn per month
- about 150 t PES yarns and 150 t blended PES/CO yarns
- Operation
- 3 shifts (excluding Sunday)
- Knitted tubes
- all diameters from 2″ to 42″

Our services

Knitting
We knit over 1.5 million linear metres of different fabrics every month on state-of-the-art circular knitting machines.

Heat setting
About 70% of the knitted fabrics are heat-set on our stenter, i.e. stabilised with heat.

Quality management
As a supplier to the automotive industry, we are constantly audited and have to meet all quality standards.

Application areas
From packaging in the food sector to fabrics for the automotive industry.
Application areas

There is almost no car brand in which our backing material is not used.
Backing materials for artificial leather
used mainly in the automotive and furniture industries, bag and shoe production
Knitted tubes
all diameters from 2″ to 42″, used as protective covers and processing aids for foams
Packaging
various packaging in the food industry
High-quality cleaning cloths
for glasses, jewellery and precious stones
Terry fabrics
for bedwear

Careers
As an employer, as a manufacturer and as a business partner, we value lasting relationships.
All our employees receive a permanent employment contract after appropriate training.