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Freudenberg Foundation
Freudenberg can refer to: Companies * Freudenberg Group, a German family-owned diversified group of companies * Freudenberg IT, a German company Places France * Freudenberg, Moselle, a village in the French département of Moselle Germany * Schloss Freudenberg, a palace in Wiesbaden-Dotzheim * Beiersdorf-Freudenberg * Freudenberg, Bavaria, in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria * Freudenberg, Westphalia Freudenberg is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town lies on the German-Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange. Geog ..., in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, North Rhine-Westphalia * Freudenberg (Baden), in the Main-Tauber district, Baden-Württemberg Switzerland * Freudenberg Castle People * Freudenberg (surname) See also * Hubertus, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1906–1984), German historian and an early opponent o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. History The company was founded in 1849 by Carl Johann Freudenberg, the son of a wine merchant, and his partner, Heinrich Christoph Heintze; the two took over a Tanning (leather), tannery at Weinheim. For the next 80 years, the company produced leather products exclusively. Hurt by the Great Depression, worldwide economic depression that began in 1929, and by shortages during World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
