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Continental Wins Two TTI Awards
马牌赢得两大TTI奖项
Continental was recently honoured with two Tire Technology International (TTI) Awards - the Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award; and the Tyre Manufacturing Innovation award for 2014 for its Han- nover-based ContiLifeCycle facility. Both awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Tire Technology Expo fair in Cologne, Germany.
Jury member David Shaw, Head of Research at Tyre In- dustry Research, said: “To my mind, Continental has com- bined the global strategic view with great products and a vision of a more sustainable future. The new plant in Sum- ter, USA, shows commitment to a global future, while the Hurricane machine demonstrates a desire to reduce, reuse and recycle. Meanwhile, its car and truck tyre products con- tinue to win praise from independent testers and fleets.”
“We are delighted to be named Tyre Manufacturer of the Year 2014,” said Nikolai Setzer, Continental Execu- tive Board Member responsible for the Tyre Division. “As our Tyre Division is currently midway through realising its Vision 2025, the timing couldn't be better. This is great appreciation for our global tyre team for the successful execution of our long-term growth plan, which is based on substantial investments in expanding our existing tyre plants and building several new ones. We are also ex- tending the high-tech testing capabilities of our proving grounds as well as investing in new premium products, processes and technologies at the highest level. In ad- dition, as official sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and of UEFA Euro 2016TM in France we are con- tinuing to invest in our premium brand Continental.” At the same time, Continental is stepping up its presence in the tyre trade, not least through acquisitions and the integra- tion of additional franchise partners, preparing the ground for a long-term rise in the global volume of sales.
Jury member Joe Walter expressed his views on why Continental was chosen among the nominees shortlisted in the Tyre Manufacturing Innovation category. He stated that the jury deemed the ContiLifeCycle facility to be a win-win concept for the environment and the end-user.
“We are delighted that our ContiLifeCycle plant has been named Tyre Manufacturing Innovation of the Year,” said Christian Sass, who heads the Truck and Bus Tyre Re- treading segment at Continental. “We see this as confir- mation that, with our globally unique combination of rub- ber recycling and truck tyre retreading, we have come up with a sustainable solution. In the space of 18 months our team transformed the vision of an innovative retread- ing and recycling solution into a reality. The outcome is a retread solution that is even more sustainable and has reached a new level in terms of product performance and characteristics.”
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Jörg Nohl, Vice President Engineering Tires, and Christian Sass, Head of Continental Truck Tire Retreading EMEA, received the awards for Continental at the ceremony in Cologne
德国马牌最近荣获《国际轮胎技术》两大奖项--“2014年 度最佳轮胎制造商”,而其ContiLifeCycle工厂则荣 获“年度最创新轮胎制造”大奖。这两大奖项是在德国 科隆举行的轮胎技术展览会上颁布的。
评审团成员兼轮胎行业研究研究总监绍尔(David Shaw)表示:“ 德国马牌充分展现了全球化的产品策略和长期可持续发展的企业愿 景。美国萨姆特新工厂的投产重申了其业务全球发展的承诺,而环 保设备的启用则是不断追求低能耗、再利用和可循环生产的例证。 更重要的是,德国马牌轿车和卡车轮胎也一直受到众多独立测试者 和车队的好评。”
“我们非常高兴能获得‘2014年度最佳轮胎制造商’的殊荣,” 大陆集团执行董事会成员兼轮胎事业部全球总裁塞策(Nikolai Setzer)表示:“该奖项不仅为我们提供了一个绝好的契机,助力 我们更快地实现2025愿景,而且也是对我们全球各地团队为实现可 持续业务增长所作出的努力的嘉奖。我们正在不断加大投资力度, 用于扩建原有工厂和新建数个新工厂,以及为测试场配备最先进的 测试能力和研发最顶级的产品和生产工艺。此外,作为2014年巴西 世界足球杯及2016年法国欧洲杯的官方赞助商,我们将继续借助足 球营销扩大高端品牌的市场认知度。”与此同时,德国马牌也在寻 找收购和兼并的机会,快速提升市场份额,为全球业务持续增长蓄 势待发。
专家评审团成员,阿克伦大学副教授瓦特(Joe Walter)赞扬了翻 新与循环利用(ContiLifeCycle)工厂的创新之举:“独特的卡车翻 新轮胎的生产方式更好地循环利用了废弃橡胶产品,大大减少企业 生产过程中的碳排量,实现了消费者利益和环境保护的共赢。”
“我们感到非常荣幸翻新与循环利用(ContiLifeCycle)工厂荣获‘年度 最佳创新轮胎制造’奖”,德国马牌卡车与巴士轮胎翻新部门负责人萨 斯(Christian Sass)表示,“这是对我们全球独创的卡车翻新轮胎解 决方案的肯定,即在卡车翻新轮胎生产中更好地实现废旧橡胶产品的再 利用。整个团队花费了18个月将这一创新的轮胎翻新和可循环解决方案 变为现实。事实证明,独特的卡车翻新轮胎解决方案不仅将产品的性能 提升到了新的高度,而且添加了翻新解决方案的可持续性。”