Governor Andy Beshear made a visit to Freudenberg recently—that would be the location in Germany, not the Freudenberg located in Hopkinsville.
But that didn’t stop both the governor and the officials at Freudenberg discussing how important the Hopkinsville facility is to the company during his Germany visit. The site has been in operation since 1975, first to manufacture nonwovens for the ready-to-wear industry, and started the production of filters for industrial applications and the automotive industry in 1993.
According to a news release, the company intends to more money in the Hopkinsville facility over the next three years. That funding will allow for not only upgrading the existing infrastructure, but also will introduce new technologies and processes that will hopefully drive innovation and efficiency.
Products for Honda, highly efficient cabin air filters to protect vehicle occupants from harmful pollutants, are manufactured in Hopkinsville.
Governor Beshear says, “With Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, I visited the German headquarters of a respected manufacturing company that has been operating in Kentucky for almost 50 years. I am impressed by how the company is moving into the future, including its shift towards electromobility.”