ZF (Process Innovation), Kuraray (Material Innovation), ServiceNow (Digital Transformation), Zincol Ossidi S.p.A. (Sustainability), Ergon (Quality), Helon Polytex (Excellence), Kuehne+Nagel Romania (Service Level)

Milan, 24 October 2025. Innovation, digitalization, and a focus on sustainability and the quality of raw materials and services were the central themes of Pirelli Supplier Day 2025, the annual event dedicated to its global suppliers. This year's event featured 85 “strategic suppliers”: a selection of Pirelli partners from 21 countries who contributed significantly to the company's success in achieving its targets. Among these, the 7 suppliers who stood out in the past year were recognized with the Supplier Award. The event took place yesterday at Pirelli's Headquarters in Milan, with the participation of Pirelli Executive Vice Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera, CEO Andrea Casaluci, and Head of Value Chain Luca Galantina.

"Pirelli's leadership in the high-end segment is based on its ability to innovate and the pursuit of excellence. This is a result we can achieve and maintain thanks to a network of high-quality, cutting-edge suppliers with whom we share values ​​and objectives. Together, we are able to keep ahead of a rapidly changing market, achieving our goals in terms of technological innovation and sustainability, and strengthening our competitiveness," commented Marco Tronchetti Provera, Executive Vice Chairman of Pirelli.

INNOVATION AS A COMPETITIVE LEVER

One of the key criteria in selecting the winners was the ability to innovate, a central pillar of Pirelli's strategy. One example of this is the new P Zero, now in its fifth generation, designed using virtual development techniques and artificial intelligence. This is also true for the P Zero E, which recently won the ADI International Compasso d'Oro Award, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the field of industrial design. In materials development, the Virtual Compounder was introduced. This tool, developed by Pirelli and based on generative AI, accelerates the identification of the best material combinations for new compounds, maximizing process efficiency from the laboratory to the factory and reducing the need for physical prototypes. Artificial intelligence has also been integrated into industrial processes to optimize planning, detect developments that could impact the quality of the finished product in real time, and improve safety and efficiency in factories.

ENVIRONMENTAL CARE IS THE KEY TO NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

Supplier Day 2025 was also an opportunity to reaffirm Pirelli's commitment to sustainability, as demonstrated by the recent launch of the first tyre for the global market made with over 70% bio-based and recycled materials, including FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™) [1] certified natural rubber, developed in a specific version for JLR (Jaguar Land Rover). All plants are also working to improve efficiency, reducing energy consumption per unit produced through the electrification of production processes, and to reduce absolute CO₂ emissions by purchasing electricity from renewable sources at 100% of the group's sites or using steam from renewable sources.

These are the winning companies in the 2025 edition of the Pirelli Supplier Awards by category:

• The Process Innovation award went to ZF, a supplier of indoor testing machinery, for its high level of precision, reliability, and innovations that have accelerated the synergies between indoor, outdoor, and virtual testing;

• In the Materials, the Material Innovation title was won by KURARAY, a supplier of liquid polymers and a partner in creating high-performance solutions using cutting-edge development approaches;

• The Digital Transformation Award went to SERVICENOW, a provider of innovative solutions that are contributing to the digitalization of IT processes;

• The Sustainability Award went to ZINCOL OSSIDI S.P.A., a supplier of chemicals committed to supporting the use of 100% recycled materials with a reduced carbon footprint;

• The Quality Award was given to ERGON, a supplier of process oils, for the high quality of its materials;

• Excellence Award goes to HELON POLYTEX, a supplier of textile reinforcements, for its excellent, 360° contribution to initiatives and projects critical to the success of the business;

• Service Level Award goes to KUEHNE + NAGEL ROMANIA for its successful start-up of operations at the Pirelli distribution center in Slatina (RO).

[1] FSC™ is an international, non-governmental, independent, and non-profit organization, established in 1993 to promote the responsible management of forests. License number: FSC™ N003618.

Natural rubber accounts for approximately 25% of the total weight of the tire (35837, size 285/45R22 XL P-ZERO(LR) ncs).

Published on: 24 October 2025, 13:03 CET

Milan, October 11, 2024 – Sustainability, continuous innovation, competitiveness, quality of raw materials and services: these key themes are fundamental pillars for Pirelli and took centre stage at the 2024 Supplier Day. The traditional annual event staged by Pirelli for its suppliers took place yesterday at the company's headquarters in Milan, in the presence of Executive Vice President Marco Tronchetti Provera and Chief Executive Officer Andrea Casaluci.
Selected from among the large, medium, and small companies that partner with Pirelli worldwide, 80 suppliers participated in the 2024 Supplier Day. These ‘strategic suppliers’ came from 22 countries, representing around 40% of the Group’s annual global purchases. The seven that stood out during the last year were presented with awards by Pirelli's Chief Purchasing Officer and Head of Supply Chain, Luca Galantina.
Marco Tronchetti Provera, Pirelli’s Executive Vice President, said: “Working with partners that share Pirelli's vision is crucial to maintaining our leadership in the high-perfomance tyre offer. Behind these ambitious challenges there always lies teamwork, particularly when it comes to our objectives of technological innovation and sustainability. That’s why each year we are very glad to reward the suppliers that truly stand out.”
Collaboration with suppliers is an integral part of Pirelli’s road to sustainability, particularly when it comes to tackling challenging objectives such as reducing CO2 emissions across the supply chain (Scope 3) . In September 2024, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved Pirelli's Net Zero goals for 2040 as well as its near-term goals, which foresee an 80% reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018 (Scopes 1 and 2), and a 30% reduction in emissions resulting from the purchase of raw materials, services and transport by 2030 (compared to the base year 2018).
In addition to sustainability, two other key themes emerged at the Supplier Day: innovation and quality. Innovation is particularly reflected in Pirelli’s work in research and development, as well as throughout the broader digital transformation programme involving all process and products (Cyber Tyre, to mention an example). When it comes to quality, excellence includes both the product and service level.
The companies recognised at the 2024 Pirelli Supplier Awards were:

• Sustainability Award: PIBRA TRASPORTI, a logistics supplier that has started to use trucks running on alternative fuels – namely battery electric and biomethane – for the activities related to Pirelli.
• Process Innovation: VMI HOLLAND B.V., a supplier of machinery used in tyre manufacturing.
• Material Innovation: ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION, a supplier of synthetic rubber, as well as a research partner in the development of new tyre production materials.
• Quality Award: SHANDONG YANGGU HUATAI CHEMICAL CO, a supplier of chemicals used in tyre compounds.
• Service Level Award: SHANGHAI INOAC POLYMER PRODUCTS CO, a supplier of polyurethane foams used in tyre production.
• Digital Transformation: SALESFORCE.COM, a provider of innovative CRM solutions for processes and platforms. 
• Excellence: JIANGSU XINGDA STEEL TYRE CORD GROUP CORP, a supplier of metal reinforcements.

The ceremony was also attended by Mario Isola, Pirelli's Motorsport Director, who highlighted Pirelli's leadership in motorsport, starting with Formula 1 – where teamwork is the recipe for success. Pirelli has introduced further innovation into Formula 1 this year by exclusively using competition tyres that contain FSC™-certified natural rubber.

Published on: 11 October 2024, 13:28 CET