On March 2, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) presented its annual European Supplier Awards to 15 suppliers at the Classic Remise in Düsseldorf. Suppliers were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
“Our suppliers play an important role in our success. We are pleased to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our suppliers with this award,” said James Bos, vice president of global procurement at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors.
Factors for the award include quality, cost, logistics, development, technology and service. Depending on the total points earned, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors presented the suppliers with either a Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze Supplier Performance Award. This year, eight companies that provide plastics, resins, chemicals, foams, indirect packaging, trim and metal components received the Supplier Performance Award.
The Platinum Performance Award was presented to IZO-BLOK S.A., an expert in the processing of foamed plastics. The company provides Yanfeng Automotive Interiors with foamed polypropylene (EPP). The Silver Performance Award went to SABIC Innovative Plastics GmbH, a manufacturer of chemical products, plastics and metals. The Bronze Award was presented to BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Eurofoam Deutchland GmbH, A. Raymond GmbH & Co. KG, TR Fastenings Ltd., Coatex NV and J.H. Ziegler GmbH.
In addition, this year, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors honored 10 suppliers with the Leadership Award. Key criteria for the Leadership Award were factors critical to the company’s success, such as sustainability, innovation, quality, customer satisfaction, global growth and continuous improvement in performance. MacAuto Industrial Co. Ltd. from Taiwan and A. Raymond GmbH & Co. KG from Germany were presented with the Quality award. The recipients of the Leadership Award for continuous improvement in performance were Xinpoint Corp. from China, TRICOR Packaging & Logistics AG and Polyvlies – Franz Beyer GmbH, both from Germany.
In addition to the Platinum Supplier Performance Award, the Polish company IZO-BLOK S.A. also received the Leadership Award in the Customer Satisfaction category. IZO-BLOK S.A. was honored with this award for its proactive support for project start-ups and the optimal structure of its supply chain. Additional awards in the Customer Satisfaction category went to Everwill Industries Ltd. from China, ITW Automotive Release & Trim from Germany and Coatex NV from Belgium, which each received a Bronze Supplier Performance Award.
The supplier IEE S.A. from Luxembourg, developer of specialized sensor systems, was presented with the Leadership Award in the Innovation category. Together with the Yanfeng Automotive Interiors innovations team, the supplier developed the heated armrest for door panels.
