Freudenberg Performance Materials opens new knit production line

Freudenberg Performance Materials, the leading global manufacturer of technical textiles, has inaugurated a new production line at its Weinheim location. 

The line will manufacture elastic interlinings, knows as knits, for the international fashion industry.

The main customer grouping for elastic interlinings is the international fashion industry. Knitted interlinings are highly elastic and have a low volume, which makes garments more comfortable to wear. These special fabrics give women’s outerwear or men’s jackets the required stability.

Freudenberg Performance Materials acquired the business from Hansel Textil GmbH in Iserlohn in August 2014 and began the relocation of production to Weinheim in 2015.

“The Hansel brand continues to stand for quality ‘made in Germany’ under the umbrella of Freudenberg. With the knit products from Weinheim we can offer our Hansel customers an even broader range of interlinings,” said Rene Wollert, chief financial officer, Freudenberg Performance Materials.

“We had to dismantle the machinery in Iserlohn and reassemble it in Weinheim in stages in order to ensure production continuity and uninterrupted deliveries to customers,” explained Volker Del Monego, the project manager at Freudenberg Performance Materials.