Freudenberg Group

The Freudenberg Group is a German family-owned diversified group of companies whose products include housewares and cleaning products, automobile parts, textiles, building materials, and telecommunications. Its headquarters are in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, and it has production facilities in Europe, Asia, Australia, South and North America. The parent company was founded in 1849 as a producer of leather goods. Currently the company is owned by stock holders who are all descendants of the original founder, most of which are now affluent families that live in primarily Europe or North America.