About Us
Freudenberg faced new challenges as the world changed with the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1989 and the opening of Eastern Europe and China.
To ensure fast and flexible operations, smaller business units, each specializing in a specific market, were established. The old company, Carl Freudenberg, was split up into independent limited partnerships in 1995, with Freudenberg & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft assuming the role of the parent company for the new subsidiaries.
Group in transition since 1996: Freudenberg focuses on forward-looking fields of business Between
1999 and 2002, Freudenberg sold its shoe activities (Tack, Elefanten) and closed the tannery, thus parting with leather production, its original business. At the same time, the Freudenberg Group strengthened its commitment in strategic fields of business. The purchase of large sections of the business of Burgmann Dichtungswerke in 2004 will strengthen the Seals and Vibration Control Technology Business Area. In the same year, the Group purchased Chem-Trend, the US release agent manufacturer. Together with Klüber Lubrication and the lubricant manufacturer OKS, the US company forms a new Business Group called Freudenberg Chemical Specialities. The Household Products Business Area also rounds off its program with international acquisitions.
Contact Freudenberg Group North America:
Cheryl Eberwein
47690 East Anchor Court
Plymouth, Mich. 48170-2455
Office: +1 (734) 354-5373
Cell: +1 (248) 767-1068
Fax: +1 (734) 451-0043