FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

POWERFUL PERFORMANCE WITH HIGH-TECH MATERIALS

YOUR SOLUTIONS EXPERTS – FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALSWith more than 3,800 employees at over 20 production sites in 14 countries, Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global manufacturer of technical textiles for a wide range of applications. Our aim is to be a pioneer in the technological development of innovative materials and new production processes. To achieve this goal, we rely on the experience of our global experts in providing our international customers with tailored solutions that add real value.

TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES Highly demanding product areas are our specialty. Our nonwovens safely encase advanced cables of all kinds at any height and depth, protecting them against corrosion.

SHOE COMPONENTSShoes are emotion. We deliver high-tech functional materials that ensure feelgood comfort, whatever the style.

HYGIENEWith this high-tech material, we ensure daily comfort and safety for babies and people of all ages: modern diapers that meet all requirements.

BUILDING MATERIALSOur high-performance nonwovens are used as reinforcement for bituminous membranes for the waterproofing of roofs.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGYProven millions of times every day, our nonwovens are a core component in medical applications – whether for traditional or advanced wound care.

FILTRATIONOur high-tech filtration media save lives. In hospital air filters, for example, they ensure absolutely sterile air in operating rooms.

APPARELYou produce inspiring fashion – we provide the appropriate and innovative interlinings to go with it. Across the globe – in our customary quality – for all applications.

AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORSOur automotive expertise makes driving climate friendly and cost effective. Weight-reduced nonwoven carpeting is just one of the ways we achieve this.

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When it comes to the production of substrates for waterproof, temperature resistant bitumen membranes, we show with our Terbond® and Texbond solutions true championship qualities. The base material we use is obtained from recycled PET bottles. One striking example of our expertise is the extraordinary roof structure of the stadium that is home to Italian soccer giants Juventus.

Our high-performance acoustic nonwoven SoundTex® material sets standards in optimum speech intelligibility and noise attenuation in modern buildings. We are also experts in energy efficiency. Whether for reinforcement, insulating layers, sunscreens, light filters or tuft backings in carpets – our innovative materials are universally applicable in interiors or on facades and are always easy to work with. All of which make them world leaders.

YOUR ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION OPTIMIZER: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR BUILDINGS.

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Fashion fascinates through its creative interweaving of colors, fabrics and designs. Before a new style reaches the catwalk, great ideas and practical solutions are required. We meet the needs of the fashion industry through our nonwoven, woven and weft-inserted interlinings. They not only ensure a comfortable fit for tailored clothing, but also provide a perfect foundation for numerous innovative functions of modern clothing, enabling creative solutions in leisure, outdoor, work and protective wear. Additionally, our new generation of biodegradable materials is also setting ecological standards in the clothing industry – progressive sustainability is part of our DNA. The fast growing home sewing and crafts industry is additionally covered with fascinating product solutions.

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The automotive industry of the future faces major global challenges. Our high-tech textiles for automotive interiors provide intelligent solutions to help to meet them. They make cars light weight, save fuel and thus ensure climate-friendly CO2

values. Their field of application lies in the design of technically advanced surfaces – whether for headliners, carpets, panel trim on doors or sound absorption. Our products are also used as tuft backings for carpets – shaped exactly according to each OEM requirements. Our solutions for the automotive industry not only represent maximum quality, but also maximum cost-effectiveness and the highest design standards.

YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTOR: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS.

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YOUR EXPERTS FOR STEPPING OUT IN STYLE: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR SHOES.

Secure grip in even the most demanding situations – our function-optimized components bring all types of footwear to a high-tech level and enable an unlimited variety of designs. As a leading supplier to the footwear and leather goods industries, setting new technological levels, we provide customized solutions with different types of heelgrip, linings, insoles, quarter-lining, eyelet reinforcement materials, membrane systems and climate enhancing removable insoles setting. Of course our products are certified according to the highest environmental and sustainability standards.

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Cables are the lifelines of the modern world. Whether connecting rooms in individual buildings or stretching across entire continents, our technical nonwovens protect cables from all sorts of mechanical influences and weather conditions. In doing so, they demonstrate the impressive range of applications which our nonwovens are able to cover in countless industrial sectors. In every business area we serve, we strive to create innovative, tailor-made solutions to meet your specific needs. As a result, you will find our technical textiles in many special applications such as battery separators, artificial turf, non-flammable materials or roller covers. Evolon® microfilaments are an innovative technical packaging material and as well used in automated cleaning processes for printing presses, also in many other applications.

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YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR MEDICINE.

As pioneer in the development of nonwoven products for medical applications, our products set benchmarks in traditional and advanced wound care. Permanently improved, our products are an up-to-date safe choice for a smooth wound healing process. In addition to this, we are also permanently developing solutions for other major healthcare challenges, such as solutions for the aging population with an increased number of chronic diseases. High performance materials make life more comfortable for stoma patients giving them freedom to participate in day to day activities. Our hydroactive nonwovens and hydrophilic polyurethane foams offer innovative solutions for advanced wound care. We also help allergy sufferers with special bedding that features a built-in natural barrier against mites.

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YOUR WELLNESS SPECIALIST: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR HYGIENE.

Excellent comfort with a high degree of dryness and skin pro-tection in every circumstance – our skin-compatible products can always be relied on, even with increasing age. We have been providing optimal solutions in personal care for over 60 years. From incontinence and feminine hygiene products to baby diapers or gentle facial and skin care – our innovative technologies guarantee optimal fluid management and a high comfort factor at all times. At the same time, we ensure that the skin maintains its essential protective functions as one of the body’s major organs – from babyhood onwards.

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YOUR TOP PERFORMER IN CLEANLINESS: FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FOR FILTRATION.

Clean water and clean air are not just essential for a happy and healthy life, but also essential elements in sensitive areas of industry and medicine. That is why our high-tech filter material not only sets standards in pool and spa filtration, but even more so in the purest production of food products, coolants, lubricants and fuels. Our innovative air filters have proved their worth in the operation of machines and air conditioners as well as in removing particulate matter from cleanrooms. They also ensure that operating rooms in hospitals are germ-free. The same principle applies to our extremely powerful automotive cabin air filters: pure power.

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FREUDENBERG. INNOVATING TOGETHER

PART OF THE FREUDENBERG GROUP

As part of the global Freudenberg Group with 40,000 em-ployees in more than 30 market segments, Freudenberg Performance Materials benefits from a unique network of expertise. Every day, we exploit the richly diverse business structures of Freudenberg to support interdisciplinary learning, pool knowledge and optimize production processes.

This enables us to react more quickly and flexibly to customer challenges and to offer individual solutions that are perfectly tailored to the needs they face on the ground. Our business group is thus much more than the sum of its parts.

Editorial Information

Freudenberg Performance Materials GroupHöhnerweg 2 – 469465 Weinheim, Germany

Published byFV Verwaltungs SE & Co. KGGlobal CommunicationsPhone: +49 6201 80 0communication@freudenberg-pm.comwww.freudenberg-pm.com

July 2015Item No. FPMCor0001EN