Airbus Awards Chemetall
Achieving “accredited supplier” status is the highest honor a supplier can receive.
Posted: February 23, 2015
Chemetall GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany), a leading global surface treatment company and division of Albemarle Corporation (Baton Rouge, LA), has been awarded the highest supplier honor in the Airbus “Materials & Parts SQIP” (Supply Chain & Quality Improvement) program, one of only four of Airbus’ 48 suppliers to achieve the “accredited supplier” status.
“It is a great honor for our company to receive again this prestigious Airbus quality award,” said Chemetall global aerospace manager Hendrik Becker during the SQIP Day ceremony. “Sustainability is one of our core values, and Airbus can be assured that our entire team will do its very best to continue our efforts to strive for excellence.”
The “accredited supplier” award verifies the company’s best-in-class performance and honors the continuous commitment to provide top quality products and excellent delivery performance, including on-time deliveries, production capacities and efficient processes. Last year the company received the Golden Award in the “Best Performer” category, the second highest quality award of the Airbus SQIP program. The SQIP program goal is to develop the most strategic suppliers of Airbus towards industrial excellence with regard to its on-time and quality targets.
For 25 years, Chemetall and Airbus have enjoyed an excellent business relationship. As a preferred supplier of Airbus, Chemetall offers advanced technologies which fulfill the highest aerospace specifications. From its production plant in Langelsheim, Germany and its French production site in Soissons, Chemetall supplies a wide range of aircraft sealants, corrosion inhibiting compounds, cleaners, paints strippers and other pretreatment technologies to various Airbus sites in Europe.
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