5,500 employees
worldwide in development, sales, administration, and production.
Manufacturer and market leader for technical textiles
Discover how we use our experience, innovative strength and global presence to successfully implement your projects together with you. We are your strong partner for high-performance materials, sustainable solutions and customized applications.
Our expertise – your advantage
Innovation and customer focus form the foundation of our strategy. With comprehensive technological expertise, in-depth material and industry knowledge and a high standard of process quality, we develop solutions that are precisely tailored to your requirements and meet the highest standards of quality, reliability and efficiency. This results in sustainable innovations and customized high-tech solutions, developed using state-of-the-art technologies and decades of experience. With our global presence, we are agile, flexible and close to the markets.
15 countries
Our customer proximity reflects our market presence.
36 production sites
Short distances promise you flexibility and sustainability.
Sales > € 1,4 bn.
We generated turnover of € 1.4 billion in the 2024 financial year.
Discover the world of Freudenberg Performance Materials
Solution orientation
At Freudenberg Performance Materials, solutions expertise is at the heart of everything we do. We use synergies from international projects, draw on knowledge from other markets and understand what you need – and make it possible. In this way, we not only create materials, we also develop tailor-made answers to complex challenges, together with you. Our teams combine in-depth application expertise, technological excellence and industry know-how to create solutions that are precisely tailored to your specific requirements. We think ahead, analyze precisely and deliver products that are leading in terms of function, quality and sustainability and support our customers in a partnership-based and targeted manner.
Technological expertise
All Freudenberg Performance Materials products are based on one foundation: first-class materials expertise. We develop and produce high-quality products for durable, high-performance solutions in thousands of demanding applications – reliable, precise and future-proof. Over decades, we have built up a broad portfolio of technically sophisticated materials that optimally meet the requirements of our customers and markets. We specifically refine our nonwovens and technical textiles, for example by bonding, coating, laminating or other highly technical processes, in order to achieve the required functionality. This exceptional materials expertise is the basis of our technologies and products.
On site worldwide
Whether in Europe, America, Asia or Africa: with 36 locations in 15 countries, we are represented wherever our customers need us. Our employees around the world are at your side with technological expertise and innovative strength. We are close to you, reliable and solution-oriented. Because for us, technology knows no borders – but successful partnership requires proximity. That is why we combine our global strength with a local presence in order to understand your requirements in the best possible way and fulfill them optimally. Our regional teams know the respective market conditions and stand for fast response times, short decision-making processes and tailor-made solutions, exactly where you are active.
Guidelines
Our actions are based on customer orientation, trust and long-term thinking, both in cooperation with our customers and internally. We focus on quality, reliability and global proximity in order to create real added value. Innovation is our foundation – supported by the creativity and expertise of all our employees. We promote cultural diversity, diversity and inclusion, respect and tolerance and stand for social and ecological responsibility, sustainable social commitment and compliance with ethical standards. As a family-owned company, we stand for sustainable growth and entrepreneurial stability.
Compliance
At Freudenberg, compliance is firmly anchored in our corporate culture. Ethical, compliant and respectful behavior has been part of our core values since the company was founded by Carl Johann Freudenberg. We support the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and comply with internationally recognized standards. Our understanding of compliance includes topics such as anti-corruption, health and safety, environmental protection and adherence to REACH regulations. A central element is our Group-wide whistleblower system (“Ethics Offices”) – open to employees and external partners.
Solution orientation
At Freudenberg Performance Materials, solutions expertise is at the heart of everything we do. We use synergies from international projects, draw on knowledge from other markets and understand what you need – and make it possible. In this way, we not only create materials, we also develop tailor-made answers to complex challenges, together with you. Our teams combine in-depth application expertise, technological excellence and industry know-how to create solutions that are precisely tailored to your specific requirements. We think ahead, analyze precisely and deliver products that are leading in terms of function, quality and sustainability and support our customers in a partnership-based and targeted manner.
Technological expertise
All Freudenberg Performance Materials products are based on one foundation: first-class materials expertise. We develop and produce high-quality products for durable, high-performance solutions in thousands of demanding applications – reliable, precise and future-proof. Over decades, we have built up a broad portfolio of technically sophisticated materials that optimally meet the requirements of our customers and markets. We specifically refine our nonwovens and technical textiles, for example by bonding, coating, laminating or other highly technical processes, in order to achieve the required functionality. This exceptional materials expertise is the basis of our technologies and products.
On site worldwide
Whether in Europe, America, Asia or Africa: with 36 locations in 15 countries, we are represented wherever our customers need us. Our employees around the world are at your side with technological expertise and innovative strength. We are close to you, reliable and solution-oriented. Because for us, technology knows no borders – but successful partnership requires proximity. That is why we combine our global strength with a local presence in order to understand your requirements in the best possible way and fulfill them optimally. Our regional teams know the respective market conditions and stand for fast response times, short decision-making processes and tailor-made solutions, exactly where you are active.
Guidelines
Our actions are based on customer orientation, trust and long-term thinking, both in cooperation with our customers and internally. We focus on quality, reliability and global proximity in order to create real added value. Innovation is our foundation – supported by the creativity and expertise of all our employees. We promote cultural diversity, diversity and inclusion, respect and tolerance and stand for social and ecological responsibility, sustainable social commitment and compliance with ethical standards. As a family-owned company, we stand for sustainable growth and entrepreneurial stability.
Compliance
At Freudenberg, compliance is firmly anchored in our corporate culture. Ethical, compliant and respectful behavior has been part of our core values since the company was founded by Carl Johann Freudenberg. We support the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and comply with internationally recognized standards. Our understanding of compliance includes topics such as anti-corruption, health and safety, environmental protection and adherence to REACH regulations. A central element is our Group-wide whistleblower system (“Ethics Offices”) – open to employees and external partners.
Shape the future
with us
Discover how Freudenberg Performance Materials creates real added value with technological expertise, sustainable solutions and a global presence. Find out more about our innovations, our values and our responsibility – and how we move the markets of tomorrow together with you.
Dr. Andreas Raps
CEO Freudenberg Performance Materials
"Innovation is and remains one of our most important drivers of success. The key role is played by our strong team, which acts with passion and expertise.”
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Jens Reinig
CFO Freudenberg Performance Materials
John McNabb
CTO Freudenberg Performance Materials
Discover what we can make possible for you
Technological excellence, sustainable solutions and active partnership: at Freudenberg Performance Materials, we shape the future of technical textiles together with you – precisely, innovatively and responsibly.
Experts company
Day after day, our experts take on your exciting and complex challenges. Their extensive know-how and passion are the key to developing and manufacturing technologically leading and future-oriented products that support you in the successful development of your business. As markets and requirements are constantly changing, we continuously invest in the further development of our products, processes and capabilities. This is precisely why customers worldwide and from a wide range of industries rely on us – because our solutions create real added value for their success.
We basically distinguish between three certification groups:
- Quality Management (DIN ISO 9001), Environment (DIN ISO 14001) and Occupational Health and Safety (DIN ISO 45001).
- In concrete terms, this means: Many of our locations are certified in accordance with DIN ISO 45001 and DIN EN ISO 14001. In terms of quality management, numerous sites are certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and, depending on the customer segment, also to IATF 16949 and DIN ISO 13485.
- As energy management is becoming increasingly crucial to success, our aim is to introduce an energy management system based on DIN EN ISO 50001 for sites with high energy consumption.
Our raw materials are predominantly based on synthetic polymers or fibers such as polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA) and viscose. We use recycled chips, flakes and fibers for a large proportion of our products. Depending on the application, we also use high-tech materials such as glass and carbon fibers or bio-polymers.
Freudenberg Performance Materials is the Freudenberg Group's specialist for nonwovens and other technical textiles. The global technology company has 11 Business Groups and is active in around 60 countries. In 2024, the Freudenberg Group generated sales of more than €11.95 billion and employed over 52,000 people. More information about the Freudenberg Group at: www.freudenberg.com
Technical textiles and nonwoven fabrics are usually invisible, but always indispensable. Textiles, fabrics and fibers are an important, technical component of many consumer products, manufacturing tasks and industrial applications. Our industry partners use smart textiles in these industries:
- in vehicles (e.g. headliners, interior trim, carpets),
- in clothing (e.g. interlinings in suits, thermal insulation in sports jackets),
- in buildings (e.g. backing material for tufted carpets, acoustic nonwovens, wiping and cleaning cloths),
- backing material for bitumen membranes for roof waterproofing,
- in civil engineering and landscaping
- in shoes (e.g. insoles for sports shoes),
- in batteries (separators in NiMH and lithium batteries),
- in cables (e.g. water-blocking sheaths in high-voltage current
- in batteries (separators in NiMH and lithium-ion batteries),
- in cables (e.g. water-blocking sheaths in power cables and submarine cables),
- in medical products (e.g. traditional and modern wound care and stoma care);
- in the food sector (e.g. baking mats and tea bags).
Freudenberg Performance Materials Service SE & Co KG is a service provider for the companies of the Freudenberg Performance Materials Business Group. Our teams in Purchasing/Procurement take care of all delivery issues, e.g. the entire spectrum of direct consumables (raw materials, shipping), indirect goods (MRO), machinery, plant accessories, production equipment and services. Send your e-mail to the purchasing department.