Sustainability Channel

Pirelli awarded by Jaguar Land Rover

Burton upon Trent, March 5, 2013 – On 24th January, a delegation of managers from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), including Terry Sampson, the STA Director for JLR, Russ Perry, STA Manager and Mark Beasley STA Engineer visited Pirelli’s Carlisle site to officially present the JLRQ Award to Pirelli UK.

JLRQ is the Jaguar Land Rover supplier performance monitoring system and since 2011 Pirelli UK have being satisfying the requirements of this exacting standard.  Pirelli is the only tyre manufacturer in the UK to be in receipt of this award.

The award is broken down into three main areas, all of which have to be consistently achieved for the award to be given and then retained.  Firstly, suppliers have to demonstrate robust operating systems and processes in the way they run their business.  Secondly, the quality and delivery requirements of JLR have to be met (measured on a daily basis). Finally and probably most difficult of all, the quality and logistics management teams of JLR have to endorse the performance and support the awarding of JLRQ.  To achieve this quality parts in the right quantity at the right time have to be consistently delivered.

As part of the visit the JLR team were given a tour of the plant before presenting the award to an audience of 70 Pirelli employees from industrial, engineering, quality and research and development. The Director of Quality, Tony Di Gravio, noted that: “This award recognises the effort and dedication of the workforce which has contributed to the extensive range of SUV and UHP tyres that are currently on supply from Carlisle to JLR in 18, 19 and 20 inch sizes.” JLR vehicles fitted with tyres made in Carlisle include the Range Rover Evoque, the Range Rover, the Range Rover Sport and the Jaguar XF.

In recognising the significance of this award in a speech to Pirelli employees, Terry Sampson said: “You have met the quality and delivery requirements of Jaguar Land Rover. We measure these requirements on a daily basis and generate metrics of your performance.  For the associates who come into this factory every day and make our parts this is what you contribute towards every minute of every hour of every day. All of you should be congratulated for the significant improvement this factory has achieved over the last two years in meeting these targets.” He also added that: “This award signifies that this factory and all the associates who help make JLR parts have consistently met our quality and delivery requirements” and concluded by commending our performance and thanking everyone concerned for their hard work and dedication.

PIRELLI & C. AMBIENTE AND CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FORM JV TO MARKET AND SELL EMISSION CONTROL PRODUCTS IN EUROPE AND THE CIS COUNTRIES

Ventura (California), Milan (Italy), Feb 20, 2013 – Pirelli & C. Ambiente SpA and Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDTI) (CDTi) today announced the signing of an agreement to form a joint venture company to market and sell emissions control products for both gasoline and diesel applications in Europe and the CIS countries. The new joint venture company, Eco Emission Enterprise Srl, will be located in Milan, Italy, and is expected to begin operations in March 2013.

Through the joint venture, CDTi and Pirelli aim to consolidate their leadership in supplying solutions to control polluting emissions for the on-road and off-road heavy and light duty markets, both in the Original Equipment and After Market segments. In addition, the two companies intend to enhance the synergies deriving from the joint venture through eventual joint initiatives. The agreement entails the supply to the joint venture of silicon carbide substrates by Pirelli & C. Eco Technology RO (Romania) and emission control solutions by CDTi. Eco Emission Enterprise Srl, which will have an international management team, will operate as the commercial arm for both partners on the European market.

“We take great pride in forming a strategic joint venture with Pirelli, a globally-renowned multinational company with leading technologies and products,” said Craig Breese, Chief Executive Officer of CDTi. “The formation of the joint venture enhances our combined product portfolios and capabilities and aligns well with both companies’ business development strategy. This agreement expands and enhances CDTi’s presence in Europe and leverages Pirelli’s longstanding OEM relationships and rich history as a global leader in the European market, making them the perfect partner for CDTi.”

“With their high level of technological expertise and long experience in emissions’ control systems, CDTi is an ideal partner with whom to develop commercial initiatives for the distribution of our products. The joint venture is a first step and will allow us to develop important synergies and expand our markets of reference, as well offering our clients an ever more complete range of products with high level technological components,” said Giorgio Bruno, Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli & C. Ambiente.

CDTi is a vertically integrated global manufacturer and distributor of emissions control systems and products, focused on the heavy duty diesel and light duty vehicle markets. CDTi utilizes its proprietary patented Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC®) technology, as well as its ARIS® selective catalytic reduction, Platinum Plus® fuel-borne catalyst, and other technologies to provide high-value sustainable solutions to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower the carbon intensity of on- and off-road engine applications. CDTi is headquartered in Ventura, California and currently has operations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Japan and Sweden.

Pirelli & C. Ambiente S.p.A provides solutions for sustainable development in relation to energy production. This includes alternative combustion fuels such as CDR-P, a high quality combustible derived from solid urban waste, as well as photovoltaic and wind installations through its indirect holding in Greentech Energy Systems A/S. Pirelli & C. Eco Technology RO (Romania), develops and produces environmental solutions principally based on silicon carbide. Both companies are 100%-owned units of the Pirelli Group.

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Renewable energy talks at Pirelli

A convention promoted by the Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale and the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation

A 23% improvement in energy efficiency over the next 10 years would determine an increase of over 1.3 billion euros in internal demand, with a contribution of an average rate of about 0.5% in gross national product.

That is what has emerged from the second “Osservatorio per le Energie Rinnovabile ed Efficienza Energetica” (renewable energy and energy efficiency observer) promoted by the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation and the Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale (agency for a digital Italy) in collaboration with the Bocconi University, the Milan Polytechnic and the Milan Bicocca University of Studies. The data is to be presented in Milan on February 12th at our HQ during the “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Convention, Scenarios and Opportunities”.

The event is opened by Marco Tronchetti Provera, president of the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation, followed by Corrado Clini, the Italian government’s Minister of the Environment, Territorial and Sea Protection.

The convention continues with a presentation of the study by its creators, Vittorio Chiesa, ordinary professor of the Milan Polytechnic, Giancarlo Giudici, associate professor of the Milan Polytechnic and Massimo Beccarello, associate professor of the Milan Bicocca University of Studies.

Central to their presentation are the relevant technologies for renewable energies technology (photovoltaics, hydro-electrics) and energy efficiency, which present themselves as a real driving force in the growth of the country. The moderator is Lucio Pinto, director of the STP Foundation.

On conclusion of the convention, a round table discussion on “Energy and Innovation: the Role of the State” with the participation of Luigi Nicolais, president of CNR.

The book “Energie Rinnovabili ed Efficienza Energetica, Scenari e Opportunità” will be available in Italian and English on the sites:

www.aginnovazione.gov.it

www.fondazionetronchetti.it