Company Profile

Pirelli & C. SpA is the parent company, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, of a multinational Group which is active in over 160 countries and which has 135 years of industrial experience based on recognised excellence in innovation and a profound understanding of global markets.


The Pirelli Group has focused its attention on a select number of high margin businesses in top-of-the-range market segments. Pirelli operates in the tyre sector with Pirelli Tyre, fifth in the world in terms of revenue and leader in the high-end segments of the market, with a manufacturing structure composed of 24 plants in 12 countries around the world.

In real estate the Group is present with Pirelli RE, a company that in just a few years has affirmed its leadership in Italy, introducing a new business model and adopting the professional standards of the evolved markets. Pirelli RE has recently begun expansion in Central and Eastern Europe.


The Pirelli Group also features two start-ups set up early in 2005: Pirelli Broadband Solutions, active in the fields of broadband access and second generation photonics, and Pirelli Ambiente, specialising in sustainable development projects such as the Gecam™ low environmental impact fuel, particulate filters and waste-derived fuel.

The Group's "innovation engine" is represented by Pirelli Labs, the advanced research centre at the service of all Pirelli businesses. Founded in 2001 with an initial investment of 135 million euros, Pirelli Labs has a staff of over 100 researchers and 13 thousand square metres of laboratory facilities in the Milano-Bicocca area. Pirelli Labs has partnerships with universities and research centres around the world.

In 2006, the Pirelli Group reported sales of 4,841 million euros and operating income of 401.4 million euros. At the end of 2006 the Group had around 28 thousand employees.

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