Freudenberg Performance Materials Holding SE & Co. KG
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| SE & Co. KG | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | January 1, 2015 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , Germany |
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Key people | Frank Heislitz (CEO), Thomas Herr (CFO), John McNabb (CTO) |
| Products 📟 | Technical textiles, foams, nonwovens |
| Revenue🤑 | 919.5 m Euro (2018[1]) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 3,685 (2018[1]) |
| 🌐 Website | freudenberg-pm |
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Freudenberg Performance Materials is a global manufacturer of nonwovens and other technical textiles for various markets and applications. The company was founded in 2015 through the merger of the Freudenberg business groups Freudenberg Nonwovens and Freudenberg Politex Nonwovens[2] and is part of the Nonwovens and Filtration business unit within the Freudenberg Group. With around 3,700 employees, the company generated sales of around 920 million euros in 2018.[1]
History[edit]
Origin[edit]
The origins of Freudenberg Performance Materials go back to the first developments of chemist de: Carl-Ludwig Nottebohm in the field of nonwovens. In April 1936, he offered the Freudenberg Group a process to produce artificial leather. Freudenberg and Nottebohm agreed to cooperate and, starting in May 1936, Nottebohm developed a synthetic leather with a team of around 35 employees at Freudenberg. In 1937, Freudenberg filed the first patents in the field. Synthetic latex artificial leather, consisting of nonwoven backing materials bonded to the synthetic latex surface, was marketed under the Viledon brand name as a substitute for leather in bags and suitcases.[3]
Expansion after World War II[edit]
In 1948, the production of interlining fabrics for the textile industry began under the brand name Vlieseline as well as the production of a window cleaning cloth made of nonwovens, Vileda.[4] Today, Vileda products are part of the Freudenberg Group's Household Products business segment.
In 1950, Freudenberg entered the US market by licensing nonwovens to the Downing Trading Corporation. The same year, the company formed its first foreign production company, Pellon Corporation in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the manufacture of interlinings for the clothing industry.[5] In 1960, the company, together with Dainippon Inc. & Chemical Co. belonging to the Kawamura Group and Toray Industries founded the Japan Vilene Company as a joint venture, in which Freudenberg held 33 percent as licensor. The company mainly produced nonwovens and synthetic leather for the Japanese textile and automotive industries. The purpose of the joint venture was to open the Japanese market, which otherwise remained largely closed to German companies due to Japanese import controls.[6]
In 1965, Freudenberg developed a novel spunbonded nonwoven process, which allowed the spinning of synthetic fibers and their combination into particularly strong nonwovens in a continuous production process.[4] In 1970, Freudenberg built a new plant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to produce spunbonded nonwovens for, among others, the automotive, construction, and carpet industries.[7] In 1984, another production site in the US was opened in Durham, North Carolina.[8] In 1985, Freudenberg took over the Brazilian manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics Intece, which was later renamed to Freudenberg Não Tecidos Ltda.[9]
Development since 1990[edit]
In 1990, Freudenberg acquired the Rhône Poulenc spunbonded nonwovens plant in Colmar, north-eastern France. The same year, the company began production of spunbonded fabrics in Taiwan.[10] Together with the Japan Vilene Company, Freudenberg set up a joint venture in 1995 to produce nonwoven padding for the garment industry based in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.[11][12] In 1997, Freudenberg set up a joint venture with the Politex Group to produce polyester nonwovens from recycled PET bottles in Novedrate, Italy.[4][13] Later in 2004, Freudenberg acquired the shares of the Politex Group in this joint venture.
In 1999, Freudenberg's nonwovens business group developed novel microfilament textiles, known under the Evolon brand, which are manufactured in a continuous process from polymer granules and are used, among other things, for applications in the automotive, cosmetics, or healthcare sector.[14] In August 2006, Freudenberg acquired a producer of separators, Scimat Holdings, which was founded in 1987, based in Swindon, United Kingdom.[15] In 2014, Freudenberg took over the inlays division of the German company Hänsel Textil.[16]
Foundation and development since 2015[edit]
On January 1, 2015, the Freudenberg business groups Freudenberg Nonwovens and Freudenberg Politex Nonwovens merged to Freudenberg Performance Materials Group in order to consolidate the company's nonwovens activities in the newly founded group.[2] In the same month, the company acquired the manufacturer of polyurethane-based foam systems for wound care, Polymer Health Technology, based in Ebbw Vale, Wales.[17] Together with Toray Industries, in 2015 the Freudenberg Group acquired all shares held by outside shareholders in the Japan Vilene Company. Since 2016, the Japan Vilene Company has been operating as an independent business unit and operating company within the Freudenberg business area Nonwovens and Filtration.[18][19]
Company structure[edit]
Locations[edit]
The company employs around 3,700 people at 62 locations (25 production sites) in around 25 countries. In Europe, the company has 26 locations in Germany, Bulgaria, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Spain. In addition to the company's headquarters in Weinheim, there are locations in Neuenburg am Rhein, Kaiserslautern and Ramstein-Miesenbach in Germany.[20] In Africa, the company employs around 100 people at three locations in South Africa.[21][20] In Asia, it has 23 locations in Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam. In Australia, the company is represented in Melbourne.[20] In the Americas, the company has nine locations. In the US, these are Durham (NC), Macon (GA), and New York City. In South America, Freudenberg Performance Materials maintains locations in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, and Colombia.[20]
Products and markets[edit]
The company manufactures a variety of textiles for the automotive, construction, and textile industry as well as for energy, building interiors, medical products, hygiene, footwear, leather goods, and special applications.[22]
In the automotive sector, the company manufactures nonwoven solutions for sound absorption, automotive headliners and carpets, underbody panels, and wheel liners. In addition, it produces tuft backings for shaped automotive carpets.[23][24][25]
The company manufactures geotextiles for vertical drainage, nonwovens for heat and sound insulation, or carrier materials for bituminous membranes in roof construction.[26][27][28][29] The company sells nonwoven interfacing under the brand name Vlieseline, and thermal insulation for outdoor and sports apparel made from cohesive rather than single fiberballs, under the brand name comfortemp.[30][31][32]
The company manufactures separators for lithium-ion batteries, gas diffusion layers for fuel cells, and electrodes for redox flow batteries.[33] It also makes nonwovens for the electrical and cable industry as well as for light distribution in LED luminaires.[34]
For building interiors, the company manufactures acoustic nonwovens and microfilaments for sun protection as well as backings for tufted carpets and carpet tiles.[35][36][27] The company manufactures nonwovens, knitted fabrics, and fabrics for footwear and leather goods.[37] It also produces technical textiles used in products such as artificial turf, packaging, milling underlays, and roller covers.[38][39]
The company manufactures products for skin, health, and child care.[40] In the medical field, it produces nonwovens and polyurethane foams for wound dressings and ostomy pouches and filters.[41][42] In addition, the company manufactures microfilament textiles and hypo-allergenic bedding.[43]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2018 Annual Report Freudenberg Group p. 73
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Rupp Report: Techtextil Preview – Freudenberg". Textile World. March 31, 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Scholtyseck, Joachim (2016). Ein Familienunternehmen in Kaiserreich, Demokratie und Diktatur. Verlag C.H.Beck. pp. 269–271. ISBN 978-3-406-68853-9. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Freudenberg & Co. History". Fundinguniverse. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Kleinschmidt, Christian (2014). Der produktive Blick: Wahrnehmung amerikanischer und japanischer Management- und Produktionsmethoden durch deutsche Unternehmer 1950–1985 (reprint ed.). De Gruyter. p. 153. ISBN 978-3050036571. Search this book on
- ↑ Kleinschmidt, Christian (2014). Der produktive Blick: Wahrnehmung amerikanischer und japanischer Management- und Produktionsmethoden durch deutsche Unternehmer 1950–1985 (reprint ed.). De Gruyter. p. 338. ISBN 978-3050036571. Search this book on
- ↑ "Freudenberg invests €3 million in Kaiserslautern plant". TechnicalTextile.net. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Wood, Suzanne W. (January 2001). "Bullish on Durham". North Carolina Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "The History of the Freudenberg Group 1849-2016, p. 17" (PDF). freudenberg.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Schwärzel, Renate (1994). "Volume 1". Deutsche Wirtschaftsarchive. 1: 90.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens (Suzhou) Co., Ltd". Bloomberg. February 22, 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nonwovens Manufacturers Form Joint Venture in China". Textile World: 24. May 1, 1995.
- ↑ "New energy at Freudenberg Politex". Innovation in Textiles. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Karthik, T.; Karan C., Prabha; Rathinamoorthy, R. (2017). Nonwovens - Process, Structure, Properties and Applications. CRC Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781315341347. Search this book on
- ↑ "Company Overview of SciMAT Holdings Ltd". Bloomberg. February 22, 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg Acquires Hänsel Textil's Interlinings Business". Textile World. September 8, 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg buys Polymer Health Technology Ltd". Dr. Gupta Verlag. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg and Toray to Purchase Japan Vilene". Nonwovens Industry. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "THE HISTORY OF THE FREUDENBERG GROUP 1849-2016, p. 29" (PDF). freudenberg.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Our sites around the world". freudenberg-pm.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Case Study: Freudenberg South Africa uses Life Cycle Thinking to adapt to new markets". Life Cycle Initiative. March 9, 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg's Next Generation Evolon technology will open up new doors for the microfilament technology". Nonwoven Industry. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg Performance Materials is expanding the business with innovative headliners". avr Nonwoven & Technical Textiles. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ McIntyre, Karen (12 July 2017). "Nonwovens In Automotives". Nonwovens Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg to Exhibit at Domotex". Nonwovens Industry. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg's second geotextile line in Russia". Geosynthetics. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 McIntyre, Karen (27 March 2017). "Shhh. The Acoustics Market Continues To Grow". Nonwovens Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Invisible polyester roofing carriers with fibreglass". March 2017.
- ↑ Wright, Tim (18 February 2014). "Nonwovens in Insulation". Nonwovens Industry.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Freudenberg Nonwovens Limited Partnership". Bloomberg. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg Performance Materials". Nonwoven Industry. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg shows comfortemp padding at ISPO 2018". TechnicalTextile.net. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Schlomski, Iris (5 May 2017). "Techtextil 2017 – Freudenberg: Safe and efficient energy storage". textile network. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Premium performance and efficiency". freudenberg-pm.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Enjoy the sun longer with Evolon". avr Nonwovens & Technical Textiles. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ Maas, Mechthild (2 January 2018). "Freudenberg: sustainable backings for carpet tiles". Textination. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Freudenberg Vliesstoffe SE & Co KG". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Specialities". freudenberg-pm.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Interview with Dr. Rene Wollert". TechnicalTextile.net. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg displays nonwovens at INDEX". TechnicalTextile.net. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg will be presenting innovative solutions for future-oriented markets at ANEX 2018". avr Nonwoven & Technical Textiles. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg presents innovations in modern wound care". Innovation in Textiles. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freudenberg Performance Materials is launching a new website for Evolon". avr Nonwovens & Technical Textiles. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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