Freudenberg's sales grow continuously in China

Innovative Purtex technology combines high functionality of the treated textiles with the highest possible standards for environmentally compatible production. “In the development of Purtex, we focused strongly on environmental protection, higher safety levels in production and the protection of consumers. In the selection of raw materials, we ensure that no critical substances are used.

This way, we protect the environment, consumers and textile workers,” explained Alex Guo, Purtex Sales Manager, Greater China. Depending on the textile’s intended application, Purtex can be custom-formulated to create specific characteristics. Purtex makes textiles soft to the touch, highly durable and wear resistant, water repellent, and UV-resistant.

Purtex polyurethane emulsions are solvent-free and 100 percent water-based, offering considerable advantages compared with common alternatives. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been used for the production of impregnating agents and polymers for 50 years.

For many years, some perfluorinated surfactants have attracted attention because they have become widely distributed in the environment and have even been found in human blood and mothers’ milk. The most widely investigated substances are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

These are non-biodegradable, bio-accumulating compounds. These chemicals are therefore seen as critical to human health. With the same quality and functionality, Purtex is entirely free from deleterious substances and therefore has no harmful effects on human health or nature. Asia, and especially China, is a key market for Freudenberg in view of the large quantities of outdoor and sports clothing manufactured in the region.

About Freudenberg in China

Freudenberg has held business ties with customers and partners in China for more than 100 years. The Group has a workforce of more than 5,600 employees at 70 locations. Freudenberg generated sales of CNY 4.07 billion in 2012.

About the Freudenberg Group

The Freudenberg Group is a family company offering its customers technically challenging product solutions and services. The Group develops and manufactures seals, vibration control components, filters, nonwovens, products for surface treatment, release agents and specialty lubricants, medical and mechatronic products. And especially for mid-size companies Freudenberg develops software solutions and IT services.

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