Polycarbon Awarded Supplier of the Year - Again
VALENCIA, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SGL Technic Polycarbon
Division, an affiliate of the German based SGL Carbon Group (NYSE:SGG),
announced today that it has been awarded "Supplier of the Year" designation by
Federal-Mogul Corporation. This is the second consecutive year that SGL
Polycarbon has earned this prestigious honor. The annual selection by
Federal-Mogul is given this year to only eight suppliers in Federal-Mogul's
global supplier network (six in North America and two in Europe), which
consists of more than 7,000 companies providing goods and services to
Federal-Mogul. 282 suppliers were eligible to be considered for the current
award based on total annual purchases by Federal-Mogul. The award is based on
zero defects, on-time delivery, supplier support and cost saving
recommendations.
In presenting the award today, Jeffrey Cwiek, Federal-Mogul's Manager of
Purchasing from the firm's Southfield, Michigan corporate office, cited SGL
Polycarbon's sustained record of outstanding performance in the areas of:
product quality, delivery, customer service and cost saving recommendations. SGL Polycarbon achieved certified supplier status several years ago by
manufacturing and shipping consistently high quality expanded graphite sealing
materials that require no incoming receipt inspection. For years, Polycarbon
has supplied aftermarket gasket material to the Skokie, Illinois facility and
products for the Cadillac Northstar head gasket program at Athens, Alabama.
Accepting the award on behalf of the employees of Polycarbon, Division
President Mark Kokosinski thanked Federal-Mogul for this award -- and
particularly the long-standing business relationship that the two organizations
have developed throughout the past several decades. Kokosinski also
highlighted the accomplishments of the entire Polycarbon team -- including
people based at Valencia, the manufacturing facility in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
and the distribution center in Troy, Michigan -- as absolutely critical to the
success of the business. "Without the wholehearted commitment of each
employee, we would not have been able to provide the products and services that
helped Federal-Mogul's business succeed," said Kokosinski. Adding to the
recognition, Mr. Gernot Hochegger, Managing Director of SGL Technologies, sent
a message of congratulations from SGL's Wiesbaden, Germany head office thanking
Federal-Mogul for the award and praising the "spirit of cooperation and
dedication evident throughout the Polycarbon organization." Polycarbon belongs to the SGL Carbon Group and is part of the SGL Technologies
Business. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, SGL Carbon is the world's
largest supplier of carbon and graphite products with approx. 6,900 employees,
and plants and offices in over 14 countries. Worldwide sales for SGL Carbon
Group in 2003 totaled 1 billion euro.
Federal-Mogul is a leading global supplier of automotive components,
sub-systems, modules and systems serving the world's original equipment
manufacturers and the aftermarket. Federal-Mogul's worldwide network includes
45,000 employees at 130 manufacturing facilities spanning the globe. The
Sealing Systems Group, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, offers a product
portfolio that is unrivaled in breadth enabling Federal-Mogul to be the
automotive industry's first true supplier of total sealing systems. With 30
Sealing Systems facilities in 12 countries, Federal-Mogul Sealing Systems is
the preferred choice of many major automotive, heavy-duty diesel and industrial
manufacturers worldwide.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Kokosinski / SGL Technic Polycarbon Division
Tel.: 661-294-7221 / Fax: 661-257-2755
e-mail: / Internet: http://www.polycarbon.com/ DATASOURCE: SGL Technic Polycarbon Division CONTACT: Mark Kokosinski of SGL Technic Polycarbon Division, +1-661-294-7221, or fax, +1-661-257-2755, Web site: http://www.polycarbon.com/
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