Bangalore, 13th August, 2013: For the first time Freudenberg has launched a global idea competition for external applicants. Technology providers, research institutes, start-ups and other market experts are called upon to submit their ideas to the 2013 international "ideaTrophy" together with Freudenberg's 37,000 associates. "The constant search for innovations spurs our associates on and forms the basis of our company's long-term and sustainable success," explains Dr Joerg Matthias Gro