Pirelli S.p.A

Pirelli S.p.A. is the holding Company which owns and controls all the Group's operations worldwide; it assures maximum coordination of the different affiliates in 24 countries and across the 5 continents. The Group's activities are focused on three core businesses, Energy and Telecom Cables and Systems and Tyres. Over the last few years the Group has started and consolidated an international re-launch phase, which has resulted in the constant improvement of all main economic indicators. With sales revenues in year 2000 of Euro 7,477 million, Pirelli has 87 factories and employees more than 41,900 people all around the world. ( www.general-tyres.co.uk )