Pirelli
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| Società per azioni (Holding company) | |
| Traded as | Delisted (November 2015) |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Milan, Italy (1872) |
| Founder | Giovanni Battista Pirelli |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Ren Jianxin (Chairman) Marco Tronchetti Provera (Executive Deputy Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Car, Moto, Industrial Tyres |
| Revenue |
 €6.309 billion (2015)
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€850.3 million (2015)
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| Profit |
 €391 million (2015)
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| Owner | ChemChina (100%) |
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Number of employees
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36,753 (2015) |
| Subsidiaries | Pirelli Tyre S.p.A |
| Website | www.pirelli.com |
Pirelli & C. SpA is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, formerly listed on the since 1922. It was acquired in 2015 by ChemChina. The company is one of the largest tyre manufacturer behind Bridgestone, Michelin, Continental and Goodyear. It is present in over 160 countries, has 20 manufacturing sites in 14 countries and a network of around 10,000 distributors and retailers.
Pirelli has been sponsoring sport competitions since 1907 and is the exclusive tyre supplier for the Formula One Championship for 2011–2019 and for the World Superbike Championship.
Pirelli is now a pure tyre manufacturing company. In the past it has also launched fashion project and operated in renewable energy and sustainable mobility.
Pirelli has published its Pirelli Calendar since 1964, which has featured the contribution of famous photographers over the years like Helmut Newton, Steve McCurry, Peter Lindbergh, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Herb Rits and Annie Leibovitz.
Pirelli's headquarters are located in Milan's Bicocca district, an area that is home to the rapidly growing Italian university, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, and cultural locations such as the Teatro degli Arcimboldi and Hangar Bicocca, an exhibition centre for contemporary art that Pirelli founded.
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