Continental Wins International Award

Continental Wins 2017 Tire Manufacturer of the Year!

Continental has been honored with the Tire Manufacturer of the year award first presented in 2008. Held in Hanover from February 14 – 16 by UK based trade journal “Tire Technology International”, the award was delivered by a high-caliber panel of 27 judges, including experts from Europe, Japan, India and the United States, honoring the investments that Continental has initiated over the past twelve months.

“We are very excited about this award because it appreciates several technology projects and innovations that we have already realised, working consistently within the scope of our vision 2025 long-term growth strategy,” said Nikolai Setzer, member of the Executive Board of Continental AG responsible for Corporate Purchasing and head of the Tire Division, the world’s fourth-largest Tyre manufacturer with sales of more than EUR 10 billion.

“At the same time, being awarded as the most innovative tyre manufacturer highly motivates our global team – now more than 50,000 employees – to continue on this path, step by step.”

Among Continental’s innovations that persuaded the judges were the opening in June 2016 of the High-Performance Technology Center in Korbach, Germany: the Taraxagum project that involves setting up a research centre in Anklam, Germany, for the industrialisation of natural rubber from dandelion roots; and production of the first ever truck tyre with tread made of dandelion rubber.

The Judges also mentioned the announcement of a research and development centre for agricultural tires in Lousado, Portugal, and the expansion of Continental’s truck tyre production operations in Otrokvice, Czech Republic.