Pirelli will invest 36 million in the expansion of its plant in Guanajuato

As part of the working tour of Europe, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, governor of the state of Guanajuato, visited the Research and Development Center and the Pirelli Foundation  in Milan and during the meeting with Marco Tronchetti Provera, Executive Vice President and CEO of Pirelli , The expansion plan of the plant located in Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of 36 million dollars, was announced .

This investment will increase the production capacity to 7.2 million tires and the creation of 150 new jobs , as well as the acquisition of new automated machinery and the use of cutting - edge production processes aimed at supporting the growth of production in the segments of high performance, ultra high performance and new segments.

Marco Tronchetti recognized that Mexico is a strategic area for Pirelli and for all its activities in North and Central America. 

"Governor Rodríguez Vallejo's visit is a testament to the close ties between the company and the state of Guanajuato, one of the most economically advanced areas in Mexico, where we intend to continue investing for future growth," he said.

The Pirelli plant in Guanajuato was inaugurated in 2012, it is located in Guanajuato Puerto Interior , one of the largest logistics centers in the country and one of the main economic and technological references in Mexico. 

The company has a current production capacity dedicated to the local market and North America of more than 6.6 million high-performance and ultra-high-performance tires per year for premium and prestige cars, as well as electric vehicles. 

The plant has more than 2,700 employees and is distinguished by production with the highest ecological safety performance standards , linked to the development of technologies to reduce water and energy consumption and the recycling of process waste. 

In line with its global commitment to sustainability and the development of relationships with the communities where it operates, Pirelli  uses renewable energy and sponsors the Guanajuato International Sustainability Forum , it also participates in the State's reforestation project, which covers more than 40 hectares territory and promotes a variety of projects in the areas of road safety and waste tire recovery.

Luigi De Chiara, Italian Ambassador to Mexico and Carlos García de Alba, Mexican Ambassador to Italy also participated in this working visit.