AKRON, Ohio, July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM), a leading international supplier of
high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, announced
today that it has been awarded the 2015 Bosch Global Supplier Award
from Robert Bosch GmbH ("Bosch"), an industry-leading engineering
and electronics company headquartered in Germany.
Bosch recognized 58 suppliers from 11 countries in five
categories including innovation, purchasing of indirect materials,
raw materials and components, electronics and electromechanics, and
mechanics. This is the 14th time that Bosch has given out global
supplier awards. The award is in recognition of A. Schulman's
worldwide contribution to Bosch's success as an outstanding
supplier of raw materials and components for the past two years.
This is the 11th time A. Schulman has been awarded this
honor from Bosch. The theme of this year's award ceremony was
"Power of partnership – connected intelligence."
"On behalf of A. Schulman, I would like to sincerely thank our
partners at Bosch for this special recognition," said Bernard Rzepka, president and chief executive
officer. "To be viewed as an essential part of this global leader's
'connected intelligence' is a great honor."
Heinrich Lingnau, A. Schulman's
senior vice president and general manager, Europe, Middle
East and Africa stated,
"Our teams continually strive to best serve our partners at Bosch.
We take great pride in our ability to meet Bosch's high standards
for quality, cost, innovation and agility."
"The Bosch Global Supplier Award honors our top suppliers, who
play such a key role in Bosch's success," said Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the Bosch board of
management, at the award ceremony in Stuttgart. "Our suppliers are important
partners in helping us shape the connected world. We want to work
with them to develop beneficial solutions for our customers."
Bosch's procurement mainly involves production materials such as
turned parts, electronic components, and pressed, drawn, bent, or
plastic parts. It also includes commodities, operating equipment,
services, and capital goods.
A. Schulman supplies plastic resin to Bosch for use in a wide
variety of industrial, automotive and consumer goods applications,
including connectors, housings, covers, sensors, fans, shrouds and
boxes.
About A. Schulman, Inc.
A. Schulman, Inc. is a
leading international supplier of high-performance plastic
compounds and resins headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Since 1928, the Company has been
providing innovative solutions to meet its customers' demanding
requirements. The Company's customers span a wide range of markets
such as packaging, mobility, building & construction,
electronics & electrical, agriculture, personal care &
hygiene, sports, leisure & home, custom services and others.
The Company employs approximately 5,000 people and has 60
manufacturing facilities globally. A. Schulman reported net sales
of approximately $2.5 billion for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2014.
Additional information about A. Schulman can be found at
www.aschulman.com.
About Bosch
The Bosch Group is a leading global
supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 360,000
associates worldwide (as per April 1,
2015). The company generated sales of 49 billion euros in 2014.* Its operations are
divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial
Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The
Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440
subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including
its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150
countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales
network is the foundation for further growth. In 2014, Bosch
applied for some 4,600 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group's
strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life.
Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services
that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates
technology that is "Invented for life."
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as "Workshop for
Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering." The special
ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the
entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for
the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant
up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two
percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert
Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of
voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG,
an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are
carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the
Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.
Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com,
www.bosch-press.com, http://twitter.com/BoschPresse.
*The sales figure disclosed for 2014 does not include the
former joint ventures BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH (now
BSH Hausgerate GmbH) and ZF Lenksysteme GmbH (now Robert Bosch
Automotive Steering GmbH), which have since been taken over
completely.
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