Freudenberg Group
Freudenberg Group headquarters in Weinheim, aerial view (2010) | |
| Company type | Family-owned Societas Europaea |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 9 February 1849 |
| Founder | Carl Johann Freudenberg |
| Headquarters | Weinheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mohsen Sohi (CEO) |
| Products | Household and other products |
| Revenue | €11.947 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 52,104 (2024) |
| Website | freudenberg |
The Freudenberg Group is a German family-owned diversified group of companies whose products include housewares and cleaning products, automobile parts, textiles, building materials, specialty chemicals and medical products. Its headquarters are in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, and it has production facilities around the world. The parent company was founded in 1849 as a tannery, and until the end of the 1920s produced only leather.