AerospaceAug 11, 2026

WL Gore & Associates

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Year Founded & Workforce

1957-12-31

10,000 Employees

Industry

Aerospace

Services

WL Gore & Associates Overview

Company Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, US

Workforce: ~10,000

Founded: 1958

Company Working:

WL Gore & Associates manufactures polymer polytetrafluoroethylene products. The company offers consumer products, such as waterproof, windproof, and breathable garments; footwear accessories, electronic and electrochemical materials such as EMI shielding and grounding solutions, fabrics, and safety service fabrics. The company offers Gore-Tex fabric products to various industries ranging from medical to military.

WL Gore & Associates has long partnered with the military to provide cables and materials for use in land vehicles, aircraft, and other military applications. In 1958, the company launched its first product, was an insulated wire and cable used primarily in defense applications.

Strategy

For its business development, WL Gore & Associates is focusing on gaining contracts from the European and American regions to improve its overall financial position. The company has a widespread distribution network, which helps in the adoption of innovative products in the market; as a result, it will improve the overall profit.

Company Snapshot

10,000

Employees

1957-12-31

Founded

Newark, Delaware, US

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Good brand equity

Weaknesses

Dependence on PTFE technology
Patent lawsuits

Opportunities

Untapped market in Asia-Pacific region

Threats

Infringement of intellectual property
Highly competitive industry

Product Offering

WL Gore & Associates
- Smart Textiles for Military

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Michael Robert

Manager, JavolVision

Thanks, I am so happy that we worked together. Maybe we still can work together in the future.

Joseph Aguayo

Sales Operations & Pricing Manager, Intel

Thanks. It's been a pleasure working with you, please use me as reference with any other Intel employees.

Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

Thanks for sending the report it gives us a good global view of the Betaïne market.

Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

We got the report in time, we really thank you for your support in this process. I also thank to all of your team as they did a great job.

WL Gore & Associates

Company Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, US Workforce: ~10,000 Founded: 1958 Company Working: WL Gore & Associates manufactures polymer polytetrafluoroethylene products. The company offers consumer products, such as waterproof, windproof, and breathable garments; footwear accessories, electronic and electrochemical materials such as EMI shielding and grounding solutions, fabrics, and safety service fabrics. The company offers Gore-Tex fabric products to various industries ranging from medical to military. WL Gore & Associates has long partnered with the military to provide cables and materials for use in land vehicles, aircraft, and other military applications. In 1958, the company launched its first product, was an insulated wire and cable used primarily in defense applications.

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