Pirelli’s 2019 Supplier Awards have recognised nine component manufacturers from around the world at a ceremony in Milan.
The Italian tyre manufacturer gives the award to nine of its more than 10,000 suppliers at a global level.
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Pirelli General Manager Operations, Andrea Casaluci and Chief Procurement Officer, Pierluigi de Cancellis, presented the awards to the nine suppliers of raw materials, services and machinery.
Pirelli Supplier Award winners:
- Hevea-Tec Industria e Comercio (Brazil), supplier of natural rubber, awarded in the categories of Speed and Service Level. The company also won the prestigious Sustainability award for its oversight of social and environmental sustainability along the entire supply chain, through technological innovation and involvement in the field starting for the material’s source
- Quechen Silicon Chemical (China), supplier of silica, awarded in the Quality and Speed categories
- Kordsa (Turkey), supplier of textile reinforcements, awarded for Global Presence and Service Level
- Nynas (Sweden), supplier of plasticisers oils, awarded in the Quality and Service Level categories
- Nuova Ciba (Italy), supplier of dosing systems, awarded in the categories of Quality and Service Level
- Cassioli (Italy), supplier of Handling systems, used in many Pirelli factories with standard and custom systems, awarded for Global Presence and Innovation
- Accenture, strategic partner for Pirelli’s digital transformation Roadmap, awarded in the categories of Global Presence and Innovation
- Artic Falls AB (Sweden), supplier of proving grounds for the development of winter products, awarded for Innovation and Service Level
- Arval Service Lease (France), international partner for long-term auto rental awarded in the categories of Service Level and Global Presence
“To achieve its targets, Pirelli needs partners who are able to guarantee not only excellent and always innovative service but who also share values such as attention to people, the environment, customers and brand value,” said de Cancellis.
“For this reason, we wanted to award companies that share these aims with Pirelli and who have become true partners and not simply suppliers of goods or services.”
