NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:34 Página 1 News GRUPO ANTOLIN Summer 2008 · No. 53
The president of the government ZAPATERO Visits Grupo Antolin
Corporate Responsibility
Group’s Companies Grupo Antolin IGA
ECO-DESIGN
The history corner HISPANO SUIZA NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:35 Página 2
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page 20 the photo Hispano Suiza page 4 cover story page 14 designing the future A Spanish luxury car Visit of the Spanish Eco-Design government president page 22 in brief José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero visited the Deve- News in brief lopment and Innovation Centre of Grupo Antolin in Burgos page 34 the history corner
page 8 protagonists Hispano Suiza Radiofrequency Identification “RFID” The eco-design pursues the integration of the page 12 plants environmental, social and corporate aspects maintaining the economic and social progress Grupo Antolin-IGA thus respecting the environment The plant was acquired in 1991 and was assig- ned for the manufacturing of car interior trims page 16 special Corporate Social Responsibility Hispano-Suiza was a Spanish company of luxury and competition cars leader in the To turn Grupo Antolin into a better company, automotive and aeronautic technology in both for the persons that work here as for the the period between the two world wars societies in which we are present is the objec- tive of the Corporate Responsibility page 38 en route North-Pas de Calais page 18 health The region North-Pas de Calais has a privileged "The senses" SMELL location in Europe. Situated in the North of We continue with the smell, our series of arti- France, bordering the Benelux, close to En- cles relative to the senses of our body gland and Germany
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José Antolin Toledano President of Grupo Antolin in first person
Editorial he automotive market experiences continuous changes and trans- formations; whereas the US and European economies are facing a Ttime of crisis, the emergent markets are more “emergent” than ever, especially the BRIC countries, which includes Brazil. This country is We are putting forward a new going through a burgeoning economic moment, evidenced by the fig- edition of our publication full of ures: Brazilian car makers increased their production in 2007 by 13.8% new contents. We start with the im- over the preceding year, closing the year with 2.97 millions of cars man- portant visit of the Spanish Presi- ufactured. dent to our headquarters and con- tinue speaking about Corporate The main reason for the output increase, apart from the moving of pro- Responsibility, with further infor- duction to low cost countries, is the boost of internal demand, thus sales mation about the areas in which figures went up by 28% with respect to last year, with 2.46 million reg- work is being performed. istered vehicles.
We continue our series of articles In recent months, the principal car manufacturers have announced their about our plants all over the world upcoming investments in Brazil and it is estimated there will be a total with Grupo Antolin-IGA, placed investment of $20 billion in all to 2010. Toyota is going to build a new near Lille, the capital of the region plant in Sao Paulo, GM has reported the enlargement of its two plants, of Nord-Pas de Calais, in the north Renault has opened a design centre, and the Chinese manufacturer of France. This region is an active Geely intends to establish in the country. Consequently, supplier’s in- centre of automobile production, vestment has risen with the increase in demand. with over 200 automotive compa- Two more significant statistics: Brazil has overcome Spain in 2007 in the nies supporting an annual build of world ranking of car producers, ranking 7th, and VW expects that its 10 million vehicles. sales in Brazil will surpass sales in Germany in 2008. Things are as they are due to the This situation has meant that our company in Brazil joins this expansion privileged situation of this territory trend locally and has been capable of anticipating the market forecast. where two thirds of the continen- To the three existing industrial plants in Caçapava and Taubate, we are t’s automakers and many compo- now adding eight logistic plants in S.J. Pinais, São Bernardo and Ca- nents and equipment suppliers are maçari. Grupo Antolin has invested almost €50 million since 1995 and located less than a day away. Each expects to invest 8 million more in the next three years, for the en- year, 10 million passenger cars and largement of one of our three plants and the acquisition of new ma- commercial vehicles – equivalent to chinery, which enables us to respond to the output increase. This has 80% of the total of production of allowed us to place ourselves as No 1 supplier for headliners, to have Northwest Europe – are assem- more than a third of the market for door panels and to manufacture bled within a 700 kilometre (435 22% of sunvisors. miles) radius of Lille. We are pleased to confirm that the strong bet the Group has made in In order to get to know what this the territory of South America has proved right, and that the effort and area in France is like, we wanted to constant dedication of the nearly 1,000 people who work there are fruit- draw near to its towns, landscapes ful. This success is based on the deep knowledge of the clients and local and customs in our section “en rou- culture, as well as an optimal use of resources. These are both universal te” with an extensive article which principles that are applicable to every territory where Grupo Antolin de- has been prepared by our French velops its activities. Q colleagues in IGA. Q
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Visit of the President of the Government of Spain
cover story The President of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, together with the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Miguel Sebastián Gascón and the Minister of Innovation, Cristina Gar- mendia Mendizábal, visited our headquarters in Burgos
After some days of preparation, on Friday 9th May we received the visit of the Pres- ident of the Government of Spain. The expectations which the visit had generated were honoured, considering that never before had a President of the Government visited our company and a President had not visited the city of Burgos for more than twenty years.
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The Board members exchanged some impressions with the president
They went on a tour through the engineering area
The President and Minister Garmendia, listened fully to José Manuel Temiño’s explanations in the Graphic Engineering area
The President and Minister Sebastián in the Opel Astra with panoramic roof
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Pablo Soto reported on advances performed in new materials
Zapatero listened attentively to Carolina Oliván on overhead lighting
Rodríguez Zapatero wanted to know, at first hand, about the R+D+I projects which Grupo Antolin is developing
The innovation projects being carried out in the laboratories were a highlight of the visit
The President took every chance to greet and chat informally to the employees
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In the permanent exhibitions room, they observed the complete range of products which we manufacture
Zapatero greeted Dori Santamaría and Natalia Melchor before his farewell
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For Grupo Antolin, with admiration, love and loyalty. For its innovating work, and its leadership in the world from Spain
J. Zapatero
President Rodríguez Zapatero, together with the two min- interest in the different aspects of the company: the per- isters, were welcomed at their arrival by our President José centage of female staff, the global footprint of the Group Antolín Toledano, as well as by the members of the board and specifically at innovations aimed at the reduction of of management. After the appropriate greetings, they weight of the vehicles… started the visit to the innovation centre, where Presi- At the end of the visit, Zapatero signed the book of hon- dent Zapatero could check in situ the last technological in- novations of Grupo Antolin. our of Grupo Antolin with the following inscription: The first stop in the visit was the area of Graphic Engi- For Grupo Antolin, with admiration, love and loyalty.For its neering where they learnt how components are virtually innovating work, and its leadership in the world from Spain. conceived and designed. Next, the party descended to the Among the authorities who also participated in the visit innovation area where Zapatero and Sebastián got into the are: the President of the Government of Castilla y León, Opel Astra GTC in order to admire the first panoramic Juan Vicente Herrera, the Representative of the Spanish Gov- windshield developed by Grupo Antolin. The exhibition ernment in Castilla y León, Miguel Alejo, the Advisor for Econ- room was the next stop during the visit and the one where omy and Employment, Tomás Villanueva, the Mayor of Bur- they stopped for longest as the full range of Group prod- gos, Juan Carlos Aparicio, the vice Representative of the Span- ucts are displayed there. The importance of car seat safe- ish Government in Burgos, Berta Tricio, the President of the ty was one of the issues discussed. Diputación Vicente Orden Vígara, and the Representative Thereafter, the party visited the design workshop, the elec- of the Government of Castilla y Leon in Burgos, Jaime Mateu. tronics and illumination laboratory, the acoustic labora- After the visit, the President went to Caja Burgos in or- tory, and finally the materials laboratory. der to close the fourth edition of the Forum Burgos, Econ- During his visit, the President of the Government showed omy and Enterprise. Q
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Grupo Antolin – WAYNE –USA
protagonists Joel White Grupo Antolin Wayne Systems-IT Manager Radio frequency RFIDidentification Surpassing our customer’s In early 2006, Grupo Antolin North America refreshed expectation by offering its Mission Statement which gave us an opportunity to refocus our “lighthouse” to guide us in both our ove- knowledge, systems, products rall day-to-day job, as well as our strategic vision. The and services that are key phrase appropriate to this project was most appro- priate and encouraging was Bullet #1 innovative, superior quality, and competitive Interestingly enough, this inspiration came at a critical time for the project. We were all starting to feel the pinch of the first full year (2005-2006) of negative economics in our industry downturn. The difference that continues to set us apart as Grupo Antolin is how we handled it both as a company and as professionals. As some of our competitors began experiencing the same crisis, they started their re- treat – in our situation, we moved forward with the “lighthouse” at high-beam! We saw an opportunity to begin participation in an innovative knowledge system, and potentially future service governed by the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) to move into a ground-breaking position involving RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). We shared that RFID will become the wave of the future. You could best think of it using the example of “bar-coding” and labeling data collection revolution which happened in the in the eighties and nineties. In the case of RFID, we saw multiple values being on the leading edge of the technology, the experience, and the leadership group (Supplier and OEM) for our business.
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RFID antennas located at Dock Doors (())
RFID antennas located Freight Transportation at Dock Door RFID container empty of supplier, INNOTEC
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Grupo Antolin Wayne in Canton, MI. RFID container full
Industry Snapshot
The automotive industry spends millions of dollars annually on returnable transport items (RTI) or containers. We have a long history of “pain” associated with tracking these con- tainers, such as: ownership, quantity, location, mainte- Different models of transmitters, the small size can be seen on the left nance, cleaning… Some facts from the recent AMR 2005 Research Survey: - 750 Million USD per year is spend by the global auto- Background on RFID motive industry replacing returnable containers, racks, pallets.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic iden- - Within the automotive industry, companies spend up tification method, relying on storing and remotely re- to 7% of budgets replacing containers. trieving data using devices called RFID tags or transpon- - As global economics lengthens supply chains, the con- ders. An RFID tag is an object that can be attached to ditions affecting container fleet management will get or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for worse if left in their current technology state. the purpose of identification using radio waves. Most RFID tags contain at least two parts. The first is an inte- Today there are dozens of RFID deployments and pilots grated circuit for storing and processing information, around the world. RFID addresses a global array of busi- modulating and demodulating a radio frequency (RF) sig- ness applications. A short list of examples includes: Re- nal and sometimes other specialized functions. The sec- tail supply chain, Container tracking and management, au- ond is an antenna for receiving and transmitting the tomated payment solutions, baggage tracking and man- signal. The RFID tag can automatically be read from sev- agement, vehicle, paper and aircraft assembly, asset eral meters away and does not have to be in the line of tracking, document tracking and reusable pallet and con- sight of the antenna reader. tainer management.
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of visionary managers from Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. The purpose: To provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry. AIAG's focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving partners throughout the supply chain.
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Boxes transportation
Participants in the RFID Pilot - Grupo Antolin N.A. - Ford Motor Company - Innotec Group Supplier INNOTEC in Zeeland, MI. - ThingMagic - Lowry Computer Products - BEA Systems - Avery Dennison Pilot Project - The Kennedy Group - Toolworx Presentation to - Radley Corporation the Industry The speakers at the - DaimlerChrysler RFID/AUTO ID Showcase - General Motors Corporation - Intel Corporation - Joel White, GA-Wayne - Printronix The latest phase of the project led - Rajiv Sinha, Ford Motor Co. - Zebra to an Industry-wide update at the - Jeff Tazelaar, Lowry - Spede Technologies RFID Showcase in Novi, MI, on - Christine Higgins, AIAG - ST Micro April 30, 2008. Grupo Antolin, Ford, and AIAG presented the cur- Radio frequency identification · Radio frequency identification · Radio frequency identification rent state of the Pilot Project and highlighted the history to date, supported with data and experi- Pilot Project ences. In addition potential bene- fits of future projects were briefly (Returnable Container) discussed - in collaboration with AIAG and Grupo Antolin. Value-Add potential in the Container Management While implementing the project, the entire software and network - Container Loss (Boxes/totes/pallets) Architecture was developed with Where did all the containers go? an application that details - “Right-Sized” Container Fleet (% utilization) when/where INNOTEC totes were How many do we really need? How many do we really use? received/shipped or moved within the GA-Wayne/Innotec plants. - Preventative Maintenance (Extending container life) Container Process Flow and Val- How often do they get damaged or need repair? ue-Add perceptions were also pre- - Visibility around container flow (Dwell Time) sented to the automotive commu- How much time do they spend, and where do they spend it? nity along with “Lessons Learned” based upon R&D through the proj- - Container Availability (Reduce plant downtime) ect at GA-Wayne. Where are they?! Everyone attending from various Inventory Management OEM’s, Suppliers, and high-end technology providers showed avid - Accurate Inventory (on hand) interest in the Q&A portion at the What do we really have in plant? end of the presentation. Answers - Traceability (Quality Concerns) and solutions were provided in re- What exactly do we have, and where? sponse that led more interest in the future stages of the Pilot, poten- Other advantages tially including OEM or multi-OEM Pilots with finished goods – host- - Expedited Freight ed by Grupo Antolin Wayne. The If we don’t lose it, maybe we won’t need those expedites showcase was a complete success when we think we lost it! for Grupo Antolin, being brought - Labor Savings to the fore in this innovative yet Let the automatic scanner do it! highly competitive arena. Q
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plants Grupo Antolin - IGA
The plant Grupo Antolin IGA Grupo Antolin has been present in the prosperous region of northern France, Nord-Pas de Calais since 1991, acquired in 1991, was assigned supplying headliner trims and package trays to eight of for the manufacturing of car the main car manufacturers placed in Europe interior trims The factory was initially built in 1985 by the German group LIGNOTOCK and acquired in 1991 by Grupo Antolin for the production of interior trims. In 1991, the corporation bought by Grupo Antolin called «Irausa Garnitures Auto- mobiles (IGA)», is devoted to the manufacturing of parts for Renault. Later, our company got the orders for the vehicles in the European market for the car manufacturers: FORD, PEUGEOT, OPEL, BMW and TOYOTA. The new technolo- gies for the headliners and package trays manufacture provided by the mother- house in Spain form the springboard of our company.
In 1999, IGA changed its firm’s name to become Grupo Antolin-IGA in order to adapt to the new system for denominating companies forming part of the Group, and opened an advanced warehouse for JIT supply in the Suppliers Industrial Park of RENAULT Sandouville (PIF).
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9% 13%
Sales by client 33%
Renault PSA 19%
Ford Toyota Pick Up 15% Honda BMW 5% Nissan 6%
Accumulated payroll
2008 265 IGA
2007 249
2006 291
2005 277 Cutting Table
2004 244 - Antolin Grupo ·
2003 261
In 2000, the factory expanded through the creation of a foaming workhouse and a warehouse adapted to the new levels of production. We have imposed ourselves the same objective as all the rest of enterprises in Grupo Antolin over the world: to Before pressing propel the company in a layout of progress in order to guar- antee its success and prosperity.
In 2003, the factory heads for the strategic production of one-shot headliner trims.
In 2004, Citroën becomes one of our new customers… thus
we turned to be Tier 1 in the headliners activity area for that IGA customer.
In 2006, the company took a run up towards programs with big production volumes, manufacturing 49 versions of headliner substrates, as well as package trays for eight rp noi - Antolin Grupo · carmakers in Europe: RENAULT / PEUGEOT / CITROËN / BMW / TOYOTA / FORD / NISSAN and HONDA.
In 2007/2008, the most important objective was the launch- ing of the new projects of Nissan and Renault. The efforts concentrated on internal improvement, such as the rein- tegration of cutting tables (textile and fibreglass matt), and above all, the starting of the SP system for the optimization of production and waste reduction. At present, 9,000 headliners a day are manufactured in After pressing GA-IGA to be sent to the different plants of our customers in Europe in: France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany Warehouse in foaming area and Turkey. The Group is also active in this region with the JIT of San- douville, another JIT crossing the Belgian border in Genk, and the production plant of door panels GA-Cambrai (former Tanis). Q IGA
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Department of Industrial Design designing the future Grupo Antolin Ingeniería Ecodesign
The urgent necessity of action for the environment improvement is more evident every day. In the current global context of production and consumption processes, the improvement of the processes, products and services ecoefficiency is one of the indispensable fields of action, it is a social need
Ecodesign pursues the integration of the environmental (ecology), social (equity), (try- ing to satisfy the needs of the present time without imposing on the capacity of the future generations to satisfy their own needs), and business (economy) fac- tors. It ensures economic and social progress, respecting the environment without risking the future use of natural resources. Resources must be distributed and consumed with equity in every nation and region of the world. The aim of ecodesign is to reduce the environmental impact of the product along its whole lifecycle, from the choice of materials, to its disposal at the end of its useful life. For all this, We need to take care of it is necessary to carry out a number of actions aimed at environmental improvement the world we are living in. of the product in the initial stage of the design, such as: the function improve- ment, the selection of materials with the lowest environmental impact, the appli- Let’s get down to work to cation of alternative processes as well as the improvement of transportation and less- “ ening of the impact at the treatment end stage. provide our “little grain The design of a product is undoubtedly a more and more important factor of com- of sand” petitiveness every day. Presently, the market is extremely competitive, international and it targets a society which requires differentiated products and services. At the same ” time, high quality and safety levels and respect for the environment are expected. Reduction of materials Development consumption of new concepts Selection of materials with a lower environmental impact
Optimization at the end of life ECODESIGN Reduction of the environmental production impact Increasing of useful life Optimization Wheel of ecodesign of distribution strategy. Brezet, H.; Van Hemel, C. - 1997 Reduction of the environmental impact during use News Grupo Antolin 14 Summer 2008 NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:37 Página 15
Citroën C-Cactus. It is equipped with a hybrid propulsor HDi which makes the car to consume very little fuel (2.9 litres/100 Km) and with fewer emissions (78 g CO2/Km). Thanks to the use of recycled materials and the avoidance of non essential elements, it can have the price of a basic C4; the manufacturing process is simple and only uses 200 parts for the cabin interior, half of those in a traditional sedan of a similar size
Toyota Prius has become the most visible representative of hybrid vehicles
Pivo2, electric car with compact ion-lithium batteries which provide electricity to the engines placed in its wheels, which can rotate 90 grades
In the car industry, it is essential that products help to build aware, that is the reason why they are starting to request a sustainable planet. Fewer components, lower energy products that are more environment friendly, manufac- consumption, alternative energy sources, use of bioma- tured with materials that do not come from oil or also those terials and aspects such as the reuse or recycling of ma- ones that can be obtained through ecoefficient processes, terials become key factors. Within this context, ecode- with a minimum number of components and easily to sign is the key link towards sustainability and responsible be disassembled in order to facilitate being recycled or consumption since it provides new concepts such as the reused later. product-system vision, the concept of lifecycle and the In the present time the law requires that 80% of the weight integration of every factor in the development of a prod- of a vehicle can be recycled and that at least another 5% uct which is completely environmentally friendly. can be turned into energy (by its incineration or by other The aim of Ecodesign goes beyond the guarantee of the methods). In 2015, the recycling percentage required of design of a certain product as “ecological”, “green” or a vehicle will rise to 95%. friendly with the environment; it implies that you have We are living in a place in which the resources that we integrated within your company a methodology to iden- are presently using are running out, a world population tify, control and improve - in a continuous way - the en- that is growing and demanding more energy and gener- vironmental aspects of all your products. ating more waste. All this deserves reflection and com- Ecodesign is a social need of which our main customers are mitment by everybody. Q
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In good company Corporate Social Responsibility at Grupo Antolin
Change is not a modern invention, it is as old as time and as difficult to make “disappear. Change must be considered as the essence of human experience. The age in which we happen to live is characterized by being a moment in history of big and quick changes. One of the most prominent special ones has been Emma Antolin produced by the power Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Area and influence that modern business has To turn Grupo Antolin into a better company, both for acquired, and exerts, in the people who work here and for the societies in present society. That is which we are present is the objective of its Corporate why - the more Responsibility. With this aim in mind, the management influence, the more of the Corporate Responsibility responds to a process responsibility of continuous improvement, through which we review previous company performance, which allows us to get James Rowland Angell to know the company situation, both from the point of North American psychologist, Ex-president of the Yale University view of current risks and of the expectations of our ” stakeholders News Grupo Antolin 16 Summer 2008 NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:37 Página 17
On this basis, we start up improvement actions tailored 3. action: the adequate management of Corporate Re- to the peculiarities of each country,culture, product line and sponsibility requires the articulation of proposals and people or groups to which it is targeted. This is not about initiatives which, on the one hand, give answers to the suddenly modifying the way in which we have been per- expectations of interest groups, and on the other, are forming our work, but about using planning instruments made in accordance with criteria of efficiency in the use to gradually introduce the corporate responsibility princi- of resources by the Company.In this sense, we carry out ples and criteria defined by the Corporate Responsibility pol- proposals which add value in two big areas: social and icy. When we evaluate the extent to which expected out- environmental. Thus, in the social area we include ac- comes are achieved and the perception which our target tions related to people and the social environment groups get, without forgetting to communicate the results surrounding Grupo Antolin, both internal (for the com- to our various stakeholders, we initiate the process again, pany employees) and external actions. Some exam- to ensure that dialog and innovation are continuous. ples of concrete actions are the programme of health and welfare started in Spain and which, gradually, will The stages or areas of performance which integrate the cy- spread to the rest of the countries; the incorporation of cle of Corporate Responsibility in Grupo Antolin are: people with disabilities in our companies or the creation of Professional Training schools in developing countries. 1. diagnosis: it is necessary to evaluate the degree of de- Likewise, we are working with our chain of suppliers velopment of the CR in each of the companies of in order to promote application of the United Nations the Group, through an analysis of risks, weaknesses principles, and to watch over its fulfilment. and strengths of our practices of responsible man- With reference to the environment, our proposals in- agement. This first approach will help us discover how clude the standardization of good practices; a small cultural differences converge in a broader develop- grain of sand but which, if we consider the dimen- ment of environmental policies –as it was the case in sions of Grupo Antolin, could produce a considerable Illinois- or social policies –as in Brazil or Portugal -.This energetic and environmental impact saving. diagnosis is the necessary starting point for a Corpo- rate Responsibility project proposal which adds val- 4. measurement of the impact: it is important for the ue to the company. good performance of the system, to evaluate the per- ception degree of the “audience” to which the dif- 2. discussions with the stakeholders or interest groups ferent actions are targeted. The work climate survey will –from now on, IG-. The IG are all those agents, groups be, for the first time, the main vehicle for the meas- or people who have a relationship with the company urement of these actions of CR by all of us, employ- and whose opinion can provide us with evidence of ees who integrate Grupo Antolin. how to improve. Through discussions with the IG we find answers to the question: How are we going to cre- 5. communication: the success of a social responsibility ate opportunities for self-improvement? In this way, we policy cannot make sense without clear,transparent and have identified the following groups which, due to their fluent communication. Our commitment provides in- features, can and must interact with the company: em- terest groups with the information that they usually de- ployees, enterprises, top management/presidency, mand through tools such as the annual report, news works councils, public administrations, trade associa- bulletins, corporate newsletters, organized breakfasts… tions/organizations, training centres: university/pro- Once the downward communication has been covered, fessional training, technological centres, product/ser- we are working on the communication channels which vice suppliers, banks/saving banks, shareholders and go upward, horizontally and sideways. chambers of commerce. The transparency of our reporting mechanisms and the cre- We want and need to know the range of their in- ation of value in each task or activity that we carry out, com- terest and expectations, so that they will be able to pletes the cycle of the corporate responsibility. All these participate in the development of the objectives, processes will allow us to know where we are, where we want plans and business projects in which the Company to go and which actions we must develop in order to fulfil our gets involved. This is the reason why we have already objectives. We hope we can count on your support for these started discussions with specific groups. The fruits of tasks which, without any doubt, are going to make our com- these have already started to materialized into con- pany a better place to work for everyone and a reference point crete actions. for the communities where we operate. Q
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health
“The Senses” SMELL Department of Human Resources It is the sense in charge of detecting and processing Medical Department Grupo Antolin smells. Our nose can distinguish more than 10,000 dif- ferent scents. The sense of smell is the strongest one when we are born, thus a baby can recognise its Grupo Antolin has a mother
multidisciplinary team of ten The odorous substances are volatile chemical compounds carried by the air. The trained “noses” who meet odorous bodies release to the environment small molecules which we perceive when we inhale. The smell membrane contains, among other types of cells, the “regularly since March 2006 in smell receptors, which are the smell sense cells, between 20 to 30 million; they order to analyse samples of are cells, which have on one end about 20 sense filaments called ciliums. The nasal aqueous mucosity carries the aromatic molecules to the ciliums through our components some fixing proteins and they transform the chemical signs of the different scents into electrical responses. These cells also have some nervous extensions which reach the smell bulb which is in a previous portion of the brain; the stim- ulus continues travelling through the brain circuits in subsequent cellular groups where the scent signs are processed, reaching the Limb System and the Hypo- ” thalamus, brain areas which participate in emotions, feelings, instincts and im- pulses, they store contents of the memory and regulate the releasing of hormones: that is why smells can modify directly our behaviour and body func- tions. Later, part of the odorous information will reach the Brain Cortex and then become conscious.
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Smell organs
Smell bulb
Smell nerve
Nervous Ramifications
Yellow Pituitary
Red Pituitary
Illnesses of the smell
There are two: HYPOSMIA, the decrease of the capabil- ity of detecting smells and ANOSMIA, the disability or in- capacity in the detection of smells. Causes for the alteration of the sense of smell: I. Chemical agents: they have an external origin and The sensorial analysis they are due to chemical products which can produce temporal or permanent effects, such us corrosive Regarding the car industry, we work with, analyse and chemical substances. detect those substances and harmful elements which could be generated in the vehicle cabin, coming from II. Changes on tissue: they are due to illnesses which certain raw materials: resins, laminates, coverings, ther- modify the tissue, capable of provoking atrophy and moplastic materials, textile additives, finishing products… obstruction. They are endogenous factors, such as si- nusitis, nasal polyps, hormonal disorders, dental Sense Analysis is a scientific subject which is used to re- problems. call, measure, analyse and interpret the reactions to those characteristics perceived by the senses of sight, ear, smell, III. Physical damage: they are local or brain injuries. taste and touch, being performed by perfectly trained It is important to consider the phenomenon of the Smell people. Tiredness, which appears when we have been exposed to Grupo Antolin has a multi-subject team of ten trained a specific smell during a certain amount of time. Then “noses” who have met regularly since March 2006 in we stop perceiving it. This is important, because after a order to analyse samples of our components of projects few minutes we get used to the smells even if they are a both in series and development. It is an extremely im- sign of toxicity or danger. portant auxiliary for the control and improvement, be-
The field of scents cause it allows us to form a global idea of the product quickly, reporting, about an aspect of the highest impor- tance as it is its grade of acceptance or rejection by the end user. Perception of a smell by humans generates some psycho- physiological answers which justify the importance which the sense of smell has in daily life. The inside atmospheres are spaces in which, bad odours perception often gener- ates complaints about air quality; that is why, inside cars, along with health alterations which could come out, we must consider in a special way sense effects, such as un- pleasant smell or mucous irritation, which can lead to passengers’ complaints. Q
Represented in the smelling index we can find aromatic and aliphatic molecules with various carbon skeletons and different functional groups such as aldehydes, esters, ketones, alcohols, amines, “carboxylic acids, nitriles, sulphites and ethers News Grupo Antolin ” Summer 2008 19 NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:37 Página 20
the photo News Grupo Antolin 20 Summer 2008 NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:38 Página 21 Hispano Suiza A luxury Spanish car
Did you know that the old car in the reception of our headquarters build- ing in Burgos is a Hispano Suiza, manufactured in Spain in 1924? It is the model T48, with 90 hp and 2.5 litres. It has a petrol engine with 4 cylinders. Its weight is 1,170 Kg. (2,580 lb) and it has four seats.
Did you know that its first owner was the Spanish King Alfonso XIII, the grandfather of the present monarch Juan Carlos I, who was a great fan of the automobiles?
Later, after the Second Spanish Republic was insti- tuted in Spain, this car belonged to the Ministry of Agriculture and it was used by a school for farming overseers. In 1966 it was bought in a public auction held by the mentioned ministry. The purchaser was the president of the Classic and Veteran Cars Club with head office in Madrid. Some years later, it changed hands again, becoming the property of the Antolin family, who proudly exhibit it at the en- trance of the central building of our company.
The car is catalogued by the Spanish motor vehicle authorities as a “Historic Vehicle” for two reasons: being an antique and having belonged to such a prominent person.
Next time you visit our head office in Burgos, you will surely look at the car in a different way… Q
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in the world taking the 5th position of car producing country in terms of volume. The new office resides in a new building of an active com- mercial district in the eastern side of Suwon-city, 30 km away from the south of Seoul. The location of the office provides the advantage of an easy access to current and potential clients such as Renault-Samsung Motors, Hyundai-Kia Motors, GM Daewoo and Ssangyong Motors in the heart of the au- tomotive industry. GA Korea, ready to boost In its 260m2 of bright space, decorated by deep Pantone blue Group logo and colorful cutting edge products images fea- up the business turing Grupo Antolin’s main activities, there is today a team of 20 engineers and 2 management people dynamically engaged in 3 extensive projects. The operation, closely supported by Dongwon Tech, our Korean joint venture company in Busan, has already reached a successful achievement. Especially, L43, “Welcome to Grupo Antolin Korea” one of Renault Samsung projects, is currently on its final de- This would be your first hearing when you call Grupo Antolin velopment stage. Korea office introduced by four different languages: Korean, GA Korea office focuses mainly on project management, com- English, Spanish and French. Although it has not been long time mercial and technical support, taking charge of development of ago since the office was opened, working atmosphere is inter- new projects in Korea. However, our target would not remain national and convivial, characterizing the global identity of the only local market, but also worldwide market, building a solid company with a strong motivation of its team to be present in partnership with major Korean manufacturers coping with its South Korea. expansion policy. As international cooperation is more and Launched in December 2007, Grupo Antolin Korea has suc- more demanding in the automotive industry in Korea, this new cessfully completed all legal business registration procedures and office would play diverse roles as solid base responding to all now fully charged for booming up the activities of the Group eventual professional necessities and conveniences for internal as the first commercial-technical office in this Asian country. Ko- and external communication to step forward as a multinational rea is actually recognized as one of the key automotive markets Group in Korea.Q
From left to right: Engineering Manager In-Hwan Kim, Executive Assistant Kyung-Hee Lee, General Manager Guillaume Bages
Offices where 22 people are working in GA Korea at the moment
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Grupo Antolin Award-giving ceremony in front of all suppliers & South Africa Management of VWSA in which Riaan Goosen, CEO of received the GA-South Africa, received the prize. At the right side are David Powels (Managing VWSA Supplier of Director VWSA) and Karlheinz Hell (Purchasing Division head VWSA) and at Year Award the left side Joanne Strauss (ex Miss South Africa and Following the market launch of the new current TV presenter). Tiguan in South Africa, about 70 suppli- ers were invited for both the launch and Annual Supplier Awards ceremony, 1. Service supplier of the Year – Dimen- 5. Interior commodity supplier of the which was held on 18th April 2008 in sion Data (IT company) year – Grupo Antolin South Africa Cape Town. 2. Metal press parts supplier of the year There is no single or overall Supplier of The prize format was changed some- – Bel Essex (local company) the Year (only these 5-category winners), what this year for some practical rea- due to vast difference and complexity of 3. Service parts supplier of the year – sons. The Annual Supplier Awards for products, but considered criteria are: Lo- Luk Africa (replacement parts such as 2007 now have 5 categories which each gistics (100% supply of parts), Purchas- filters,etc) has a Supplier of the Year Award, based ing (Commercial Performance), Quality on the commodity they supply. These 4. Exports supplier of the year - Eberspacher and Engineering (Project Management categories and their prize winners were: exporting catalytic converters & Engineering Changes). Q
In addition, various workshop sessions were performed in each FINANCIAL convention of the areas of the DEF (Economic and Finance Department): Taxes, Analysis and Control of Subsidiaries, Financial Planning, Treasury, Projects Control, Control in a Subsidiary (performed On 11th and 12th June, our head office in Burgos held an In- by Hans-Peter Engels) and Information Systems. ternational Convention of the Economic and Finance Depart- ment, which a high number of finance managers of our sub- At the beginning of the day, on the 12th, we benefited from the sidiaries attended. collaboration of Javier Blanco, who took the opportunity to in- troduce himself as the new Head of Human Resources. The main objectives of these meetings were the articulation of objectives and strategy of this Department and the presenta- Finally, there was a final session for the revision of the discussed tion of the new organisation and future projects. issues and actions plan. Q
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Data Lines Migration
Since the end of last year 2007 and beginning of this year 2008, there has been a project going on related to the migration of the corporative data net which communicates the different plants of the Group. The aims of the project are to fit out the capacity of the lines to the pres- ent and future needs, to improve the backup lines, to connect new plants to the data net and to intro- Unforgetable Trip Hello! This is Sara, Arantxa’s daughter. duce new services on line. I was looking forward to going to Dis- After a selection process, it was de- Sara Guadilla, 7, from GA-Palencia, neyland, but I was a little afraid of the termined that Telefonica would be was the finalist of the Christmas plane, what I did not expect at all was the selected operator to maintain drawing contest and travelled to that it was going to be such a fun, be- and operate our new communica- Paris with her parents and her sister. sides, the commanding officer invited tions net. They told us in their own words us to the cockpit. How lucky we were! about the experience of their trip to The features of this new data line In the resort, I went on lots of rides to- Euro Disney are the following: gether with my sister and parents. The How can I put so many feelings into one I liked best?, it is difficult to choose - It works under MPLS protocol, words? It is going to be quite difficult, one, it might be one in Fantasyland, which allows us to define the kinds but it is worth trying. DISNEY, this only there were thousands of little dolls of service for the multimedia data word opens our imagination, who can dressed in the typical costumes from exchange (voice, video…), thus al- resist to a trip to the world of fantasy? every country, they all sang and danced lowing the introduction of sup- the same song. It was amazing! porting tools on GA’s net (multi From the beginning in Madrid to our re- conferences, supporting work, turn, things were really easy, thanks to Hello! This is Laura, Sara’s sister. videoconference,…) and the intro- the good organization of the trip. What I liked the most was Space Moun- duction of voice traffic through the When we arrived in Paris, we loved the tain, it is as if you were launched in a data lines, which will result on im- hotel, so original it was, a real little vil- space rocket and also the Rock & Roli portant savings on these services. lage in the old west, and when we fi- where you go so fast that you have nally went into the resort, our adven- - Average increase of 500% in ac- such a funny face in the photographs ture was starting to come through, cess flow, setting up for a mini- they take you. I also loved the cinema there were thousands of things to see, mum band width of 2Mbps in studios, well, I liked the whole park. Q you can enter twenty times in an area in every premise. the park and you will always discover - Increase of availability with backup something new. lines of 2 Mbps (the old RDSI, Can you imagine yourselves flying over ADSL…lines are eliminated) with Never Ever country, travelling through independent routers and diversi- the sea in Pirates of the Caribbean, or fied routes. maybe diving with little Nemo! Well, all - Adhesion of new countries to the this and much more is what this family corporative net. In the new net we could enjoy and will never forget thanks introduce plants in countries such to Grupo Antolin. as China and India, improving the Thanks from my heart. quality and persistence of com- munications with these centres. Q Arantxa Galindo
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At the top, from left to right: Prem K, T ShamKumar, Dattatray Bahirat, Satish Patil, Ajay Deshpande, Bharat Kulthe and Arun Soman. At the bottom, from left to right: Maitreya Purohit, José Cruz Nales, Ion De La Riva (Ambassador), Alfonso Martínez- Matosas, Erik Rovina (Consulate in Bombay), David Otero (ICEX)
The Ambassador of Spain in First of all they visited the design development centre in Pune, India visits GA Pune and then they moved to the plant GA Pune, where they could learn a deep analysis of the production process.
On the last 27th May, Ion de la Riva, Ambassador of Spain in In- The visitors were nicely surprised and amazed by the capacities dia, Erik Rovina, Economy and Commerce Counsellor of the of Grupo Antolin in India. The result was highly positive, so pos- Consulate in Bombay, and David Otero Bea representing the of- itive that it is expected that different authorities of the coun- fice of ICEX in India, visited us. The aim of the visit was to get try carry out an official visit to our plants and to the develop- to know of first hand the premises of Grupo Antolin in the area. ment and design centre in India. Q
Experience and youth have come together in the training programme Account Manager
For another year, last May, the training programme organised for the Account Managers from our plants all around the world, took place in Grupo Antolin head office in Burgos. Participants from 10 countries have of this rich cultural diversity characteris- thanks to the route through the different taken part in this training programme tic of our company. plants, visits which have completed the which, along with complying with its aim theoretical training given by the experts of getting to know the organization, the Living the reality of each of our products- of the Group on each of the subjects. products and contact people, it has al- headliner function, door function and lowed us to prove in situ the importance seat function-, has become possible See you next year. Q
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From left to right. Standing: Elaine, Ana Cristina, Maristela, Renata and Sandra. At the bottom: Marcia, Cristiane, Jeniffer and Elaine
Brazilian champions of INDOOR SOCCER
The TRIMTEC female indoor soccer team proclaimed them- selves champions of the inter-companies games of Caçapava on 17th June. They played four matches, three of which were won by our girls. In the final match they beat the Simoldes team 3-0, with a great game marked by the determination and conquering style of our colleagues. The team has been invited to participate in the regional games for industries. Congratu- lations to all of you! Q
$5,000 for MS research. GANA partici- Our objectives for next year are to dou- Grupo Antolin pants included John Anderson, Ted Pruss, ble the donation dollars and to double the Sue Knowlton, Mark Green, Dave Barli participation. We want to thank everyone North America and 3 family members and friends, Chris who generously contributed in one way or Peterson, Cliff Fleener and Robert Butts. another to the success of the GANA team employees The Team had 5 other members that could in the MS 150 bike tour. Q not ride that weekend but still helped raise
participate in the money. These were GANA employees Sue Knowlton and Chris Peterson in a tandem Lance Roberts, Mike Rudy, Derek Muller MS Bike Tour and friends Gerald Badgett and Stacy Landry. Additionally, we had two new Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the types of supporters, virtual team members central nervous system. One of the ex- Everardo Recendiz and Lina Perez from traordinary programs organized by the Na- Grupo Antolin Louisiana. Keith Learman tional Multiple Sclerosis Society is the year- from GANA also participated in the event ly MS 150 Bike Tour, which is the largest in a family team. organized cycling series in America. Since 700 riders joined together to ride in the 1981, hundreds of thousands of riders Michigan event, including teams from have logged more than 10 million miles to OEMs such as GM, Ford, as well as other help those living with the devastating ef- major companies like Dow and Comcast. fects of multiple sclerosis and to bring us Cyclists could ride a 30, 75 or 100 miles closer to a cure. route each day.We rode along Lake Michi- For the 3rd year in a row Grupo Antolin gan on the west side of the state start- North America participated in this cycling ing and finishing in Holland, Michigan event. The Team’s goal this year is to raise each day.
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Success for
“Bodegas This year we must point out the success which the wines from “Ribera del Imperiales” at Duero” have achieved, including awards for “Bodegas Imperiales”, which were the Bacchus awarded with two Gold Bacchus, for “ABADÍADESANQUIRCECRIANZA Awards 2008 2005” and “ABADIA DE SAN QUIRCE FINCA HELENA 2004”, and a Silver Bac- The 8th edition of the international wine chus, for “ABADIA DE SAN QUIRCE contest Bacchus 2008 took place from RESERVA 2004”. 14th to 18th March in Madrid. These “Bodegas Imperiales” was founded in awards, organized by the Spanish Wine 1998 in Burgos within one of the areas Tasters Association and supported by with the oldest viticultural tradition, Gu- the main international organizations in miel de Izan. This wine cellar has one of the wine world, are among the most the oldest vineyards within this denom- prestigious ones internationally. ination of origin, a vineyard which pro- Bacchus 2008 has not only registered duces wines of an extraordinary quality record figures regarding the number of and a delicious bouquet. The extremely participating wines, adding up to 1,683, high quality of their wines has been rec- but has also been witness to the largest ognized through obtaining various concentration of wine tasters, more than awards, among which we must high- 80 professionals coming from 17 differ- light the "Gran Zarcillo de Oro" for their ent countries. “Abadía de San Quirce Reserva 1999”. Q
th from Headquarters, Aragusa, Plasbur, Ardasa, Magnesio 4 PADDLE TOURNAMENT and Ara. We must point out that among them are some of the best players in Burgos. At the end, the winners have in Burgos been: Male category: Ángelo Semería and Enrique Giménez; Female category: Ana Londoño and Ana Marta Yoldi; Mixed As it is becoming usual in recent years, the Paddle Tourna- category: Ana Londoño and Íñigo Ortúñez. In Grupo Antolin ment of Grupo Antolin has taken place this spring among it has become a meeting point for a lot of workmates who, the companies of Burgos. Its popularity has continued to otherwise, would not meet each other. Congratulations to grow and this year about 100 colleagues have participated all the participants! Q
Ana Marta Yoldi with the champions:Angelo Semería and Enrique Giménez (both from Plasbur) All the champions and runners-up for the different categories
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Annual GOLF TOURNAMENT
126 couples gathered in the Golf Club in Lerma to com- pete in the tournament
Once again this year, the Golf Club in Lerma was, on 6th July, the scene for the 10th Avelino Antolin Memorial tournament which was held under the “four ball” (couples) approach and which involved a total of 252 players (126 couples). The good weather offered participants the possibility of achieving good cards at the end of the round of 18 holes of the Lerma course.
At the handing over of the trophies which closed this 10th Tournament, there was also a raffle of presents among all the players participating in the competition, which, after 10 years, is becoming one of the most important tournaments in the province of Burgos. Q The victory was for Trinidad López-Jurado Puig and Pablo Temiño López-Jurado
In second position: José Manuel Temiño Estefanía The 3rd prize was won by the couple of Mariano Guerra Valle and and Pierre Ianni, just a point behind the victors Luis Díez Lorenzo, who also was the Scratch champion team
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Visit of the King & Queen to PSA Vigo
The King and Queen of Spain visited the PSA plant in Vigo on 15th July, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year During the tour, the King and Queen were accompanied by Thierry Peugeot, presi- dent of the Board of Surveillance of PSA Group, as well as by the President of the government of Galicia, Emilio Pérez Touriño; the Managing Director of the plant, Pierre Ianni; the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero and the representative of the government in Galicia, Manuel Amejeiras. Various councillors of the Regional Gov- ernment also attended the institutional event, as well as about 500 guests be- longing to the political, industrial and social On the left Víctor Díez and Carmen de Ulibarri at the awards-giving ceremony world in Vigo, among whom there were representatives from Grupo Antolin-Vigo. The visit finished with the handing over Awarded End-of- in the new projects, such as: the doors by the president of the works council, AGTs, the materials reinforced with Roberto Fernández, of a family photo- Studies Projects long fibreglass and the tools for graph taken in 1964 during the King and processes simulation, thus supporting Queen’s first visit, when they were Prince the decision making in the department and Princess of Asturias; a new photo- Last April, the Official College of In- about the purchase of the most effi- graph was taken with a group of em- dustrial Technical Engineers in Burgos cient software and the selection of the ployees, winners of a previous contest in presented the 7th End-of-studies Awards most appropriate materials. the plant a few days before the visit. for Industrial Technical Engineering. These awards are granted to the two The other awarded project, titled ‘Er- Grupo Antolin-Vigo, placed in the new best projects in each of the two spe- gonomic Analysis and generation of technologic and logistic park of Val- cialities of these studies: mechanics and models for simulation of the assembly ladares, has been supplying the rear seats electronics. The Diplomas were handed and productive flow of a car sun roof’ of the Citroën C4 Picasso to the plant of over during the annual dinner of the was carried out by Víctor Díez and PSA since 2005. Grupo Antolin is also COITI. Rubén Alonso and monitored by Al- supplier for PSA Vigo of headliners, win- berto Sánchez Lite and Alberto Sáez. dow lifters and sunvisors of the various We are very proud and satisfied be- With this study, the ergonomic valida- models manufactured there. cause the two awarded projects in the tion of the process was achieved and mechanical speciality have been car- At present, PSA Vigo is the workplace of the assembly sequence was optimised, ried out in Grupo Antolin. about 9,700 employees, producing dur- this way obtaining production advan- ing 2007 a total of 547,000 vehicles. Q The project accomplished by Carmen tages with respect to the initial process. de Ulibarri, and monitored by Noelia With all this, we would like to thank Zárate in the Plastics department is: the support from all the people who “Validation of a software of rheological have participated, and encourage you simulation for plastics reinforced with to promote this kind of collaborations, long fibreglass and its application in a so advantageous for the development door AGT”. With this project we have of new technologies, as well as for a succeeded in going deeply into vari- practical and efficient training of our ous lines of investigation highly present new engineers. Q
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Juan Vicente Herrera visits Grupo Antolin in Brazil
The President of the government of Castil- la y León, Juan Vicente Herrera, visited the premises of Grupo Antolin in Brazil, on 14th July.The president travelled to the car- ioca country at the head of a regional del- egation of businessmen, and one of the stops on the first day of his journey was the visit to Grupo Antolin in Caçapava. In Her- rera’s opinion, Antolin’s bet is a model for the rest of the companies from Castilla y “I would like to reiterate my admiration for Radamés Ferraz, KAM for Brazil, accom- León, and, during his speech, he stated: the Antolin family. Especially today, a day panied the visit as representatives of Grupo “For me, as the president of the local gov- on which the companies in Castilla y León Antolin in Brazil. Q ernment of Castilla y León, but above all, have strongly bet for internationaliza- as a citizen, I feel extremely proud to have tion, for developing commercial awareness Up to a total of 65 Spanish businessmen of the the opportunity to visit the factories of a of our products all over the world and, of region formed the largest and highest level company belonging to a group of com- course, for their expansion, for growing delegation of all which have travelled abroad, in panies which has been carrying Castilla y abroad in order to develop in our Region an official visit with the following objectives: to León’s flag all over the world for plenty even further. I am convinced that the back up commercial contacts between Castilla y of years”. Grupo Antolin experience will enlighten León and Brazil, to promote the region as an the whole group of businessman who are He praised the regional businessmen for attractive place for new investors, to encourage here with me and will ensure a further their go-ahead character and warmly Brazilians to study Spanish as an element of expansionary thrust”. praised the great effort of the businessman economic development and a large institutional José Antolin, who started his bet for Brazil Alessandro Fontana, Commercial Direc- agenda culminating with an interview with the in 1996, with the following words: tor for the South American Territory and Brazilian President, Lula da Silva.
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Grupo Antolin participates Fundación GAIKER, Technological Centre, whose mission is the Research and provision of Technological and Innovative Services in Construlan to companies. The Coretech panel, whose main applications are focused in the rd The 3 edition of Construlan, Construction, Equipment building sector, is manufactured by grinding, mixing and com- nd th and Installations Show, was celebrated from 2 to 5 April pacting through the use of phenolic resins of PU foam, textile and at Bilbao Exhibition Centre fiber glass (using, in many cases, recycled waste products from The next to 16,000 visitors who attended the event, make Con- other manufacturing processes). strulan the consolidated platform for innovative tendences and The manufacturing of the Coretech panel prevents the dump- sustainability of the sector, in the north area of Spain, in spite of ing of tons of waste, lengthening the cycle of useful life of ma- the current slowdown which the sector is going through. terials over more ten times. Coretech contributes in this way to Grupo Antolin presented the Coretech panel at the stand of the the preservation of natural resources. Q
Commercial the isolating panel Excellence Award from Volkswagen do Brasil
On 8th May 2008 Volkswagen do Brazil held a ceremony in São Paulo to award prizes of Excellence to suppliers. 10 categories were awarded and Grupo Antolin in Brazil received the prize in the category of Commercial Excellence for its activi- ties in the year 2007. The prize was Science and technology within reach awarded to all our commercial team From 24th to 27thApril, the 9th“Feria Madrid es Ciencia” (Madrid is Science Fair) in Brazil, headed by the Commercial took place in the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, IFEMA, which displayed Grupo Director of the Territory of South Antolin products. America, Alessandro Fontana. Con- gratulations for this achievement! Q Grupo Antolin exhibited materials at the stand of IMDEA, Madrid Institute of Ad- vanced Studies (Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados), where we showed var- ious parts of magnesium and our Coretech panel. The fair aims to introduce the public to science and technology through more than 600 interactive activities in an engaging, attractive and participative way. The keys to success in this fair are the interactive nature of the stands, through which the public gets involved in the activities, and the proximity, the fact that the students, teachers and researchers are the ones who engage with the public and who give pertinent explanations. Q
(From left to right) J. Nilsxon – Purchasing Manager VWB, Alessandro Fontana – Commercial Director GA South America and Thomas Gropp – Purchasing Director VWB
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ISO/TS 16949 certification for GA – Chennai (India)
Thanks to the effort of all the peo- ple working at Grupo Antolin - Pune Pvt. Ltd. in the new plant in Chen- nai, situated in the South of India, we were able to obtain the ISO/TS 16949 certificate last May, awarded by the prestigious institution SWISS Certification AG for the third plant of Grupo Antolin in India.
Congratulations to everyone! Q
Antolin Shanghai gives help hands to SICHUAN
With the occasion of the terrible earthquake of magnitude 7.8 that took place in the Sichuan province of China last May, all employees of Antolin Shanghai plant voluntarily donated their money. Based on their donation, the company donated twice of the sum contributed by the employees, so the donation to Red Cross was: RMB10,349.30 from employees and RMB20,698.60 from the Company. The to- tal donation amounted RMB31,047.90. Q
Annual donation in Antolin Shanghai
This year’s theme was: “Let’s contribute our love to the world!”
With the leadership of Antolin Shanghai AutoParts General Manager, Rafael Martin, the year 2008 Antolin charity activity was held dur- ing the whole April month and was a great success. We received so many donations from our passionate employees that we have got the award and the correspondent certificate of donations by the Shanghai Charity Foundation. The employees donated used clothes, stationery and toys to the peo- ple, and especially to the children in the poor areas of China. The do- nations will be transported directly to these areas by the Shanghai Left: HR Manager, Joyce Wu. Middle: Officer of Shanghai Charity Found, Charity Foundation. Q Gu Xiaohua. Right: Antolin Shanghai General Manager, Rafael Martin
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KRISHNA GRUPO ANTOLIN QC CIRCLE TEAM (Standing - from left to right) Ajit, Ramesh Gahlot, V.K. Bhati, Sudhir Kumar & Banti Solanki (Sitting - left to right) Devender Yadav, Sameena Saifi & Krishan Kumar
Krishna Grupo Antolin awarded
in the Honda V.K. Bhati (from right) receiving the award from Jitender Mehta (President-Honda Supplier club) & Supplier Club QC Rajesh Goel (GM-Honda Purchase) A total of 30 companies participated in Competition the competition – 20 in North, and 5 each in West and South of India. 8 Krishna Grupo Antolin won 2nd prize in teams had been shortlisted for the Final 9th national level Honda Supplier Club National level 9th QC Circle competition QC Competition held on 10th March - 2 teams, each from Pune and Chen- 2008 at Honda plant, Greater Noida. nai, and 4 teams from the Northern region. In the QC finals competition, 4 The objective of the QC (Quality Circle) finalists screened for Gemba evalua- Competition is to encourage and prop- tion. The final ranking is given based agate Quality Circle activities at work- on the Gemba assessment by the place. This would help in creating a judges from HONDA. cheerful and truly rewarding workplace environment due to active involvement The prizes were given in the Annual of the associates’ in team based im- Honda Supplier Convention 2008 held provement initiatives. These activities at Hotel Le-Meridian New Delhi on 3rd help in achieving and sustaining im- May 2008 and V.K. Bhati (COO-Krishna provements in quality and productivity. Grupo Antolin) received the prize. Q
Source: Marketing CorpDB Did you know that... …among the 47 automotive consortiums and the 165 brands … according to Automotive News, that there are around the world, GA the prestigious magazine of the car delivers its products to 49 brands, industry, Grupo Antolin ranks being the supplier of 100% of the global number 60 in the world annual list of OEMs and of some independent the top 100 global suppliers of 2007? manufacturers in China and India?
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Hispano-Suiza was a Spanish luxury and race cars company which also had a slope in the design of engines for aviation, transport vehicles and even war vehicles. The make was established in 1904 in the hands of the Spanish businessman Damián Mateu together with the Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt. The company developed intensively dur- ing the 1910’s and 20’s until it went bankrupt at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, in 1936
The HS21 GTS Competition prototype exhibited in the Motor Show of Geneva 2002. It was designed and made by Mazel, the Spanish engineering and prototyping multinational company Damián Mateu Marc Birkigt
HS21 sport concept car also designed and made by Mazel, it was exhibited at the Motor Show of Geneva 2000
rincón de la historia Marketing Department Grupo Antolin Hispano Suiza NEWS Summer 08:Maquetación 1 2/9/08 11:39 Página 35
The origins
The “Compañía General Española de Coches Au- tomóviles”, a company from Barcelona founded in 1899 Factory in Ripoll by Emilio de la Cuadra, was planning the development of some innovative electric cars. De la Cuadra appointed a young Swiss engineer, Marc Birkigt. Later, the design of the electric car ended up as failure and its development stopped. Birkigt realized the huge possibilities of the in- ternal combustion engine, reaching the conclusion that this would be the future of the motor vehicles. There- fore, several models were assembled in 1900 in order to test an internal combustion engine, which proved to be a success thanks to its high quality. However, unfortu- nately, the company went bankrupt a little later. In 1902 Birkigt became associated with another business-
man, José María Castro y Fernández and as the fruit of Factory in Seville this union the firm "J. Castro, Constructor Hispano Suiza de Automóviles" was born, with its head office in the “Paseo de Floridablanca”, in Barcelona. The Swiss engi- The king of Spain,Alfonso XIII was a great neer succeeded in the manufacturing of several cars with 2 and 4 cylinders and a power of 10 hp. But again, the enthusiast of the automotive world and showed economic conditions were not the appropriate ones and at the beginning of 1904, the premises in Floridablanca plenty of interest for the brand.This interest led street were purchased by a group of businessmen who “ also believed in the viability of the Swiss technician’s cars. him to promote the brand in many circles of high This way "La Hispano-Suiza, Fabrica de Automóviles S.A." society and made the Hispano-Suiza cars famous was born definitively, resulting from the association of the businessmen Damián Mateu, Francisco Seix and Marc as reliable and prestigious vehicles Birkigt, who was the technical manager.
Source: Suqué-Mateu family ”
First model of Hispano Suiza,“La Cuadra” from the year 1900
The Spanish King,Alfonso XIII, driving a Hispano Suiza, at the beginning of the 20th century
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The logo shows the Spanish and Swiss flags and the stork, to honour an outstanding French aviation “squadron which flew with planes with a stork drawing ”
Model K6 manufactured between 1934-37 It could reach 140 Km/h (87mph). Source: Suqué-Mateu family
Evolution and Triumph Production in France
With modern business criterion, the workshop in Florid- As the consequence of a workers strike in 1910 produc- ablanca grew at the same time as their prestige and so tion decreased, and, in 1911, the company decided to set the demand for the Hispano-Suiza cars grew as well. up a plant in Parls, France, (near Paris) in order to main- From 1906, Hispano-Suiza was exhibited in major motor tain the boom in production and so satisfy the great quan- shows, such as Paris or London, where they were greatly tity of orders, especially the ones for the Hispano Alfonso admired. XIII. In the meanwhile, the production activity of Barcelona Little by little, Hispano-Suiza completed its range of moved to a new factory in “La Sagrera”, bigger and more models which varied from a small utility car of 12/15 hp modern. With engine improvements, the manufacturing to a grand 60/75 hp with 6 cylinders created to rival the range of that time already embraced coaches, lorries and most luxurious models of several international brands. sea and industrial engines, as well as vehicles. This way, in 1908, the firm reached the figure of 250 Marc Birkigt was sent there in order to organize the pro- units sold in 24 different series, corresponding to mod- duction of the new factory. In France there were larger els of engines of 4 cylinders and power 20/30, 24/30 quantities of raw materials, there were plenty of high and 30/40 hp. In September 1910, when their small quality suppliers companies who supplied better, there competition cars were the champions in the Grand Prix was more qualified workforce and exports were faster of Ostende and Boulogne, King Alfonso XIII applied for and less expensive. In 1912, the plant in Paris surpassed the manufacture of a series sports car. This is the way a the production of the factory in Barcelona. sports car of 15/45 hp was born, which was later called "Alfonso XIII" to honour the king, who was already one In 1913 the transfer of the French production from Parls to of the most solid supporters of the brand. This model Bois-Colombes was agreed. In that same year, a new de- had great repercussions among fans all over the world, sign of the Alfonso XIII started to be manufactured, with due to its unusual qualities of power, lightness and 16 valves and a new silver vehicle popularly known as steadiness for that time. “The Sardine” which beat records in various competitions.
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Whereas the aviation engines of Hispano- Suiza beat height, speed and distance records, its motor vehicles were the most But the biggest success in the history of the great Span- “ valued by the world elite at that time. Kings, ish brand arrived in the middle of the world conflict, in the year 1915, when Birkigt tuned up his first aviation government presidents, aristocrats, big engine, which proved to be a revolutionary advance. The amazing results of the tests, disclosed that it was supe- financiers, important businessmen, artists and rior to everything known and caught the attention of the allied governments. At the end of the war, more famous people in general boasted that they than 50,000 Hispano engines had been manufactured had a Hispano-Suiza car and they equipped most of the allied air fleet. At the same time, in 1917, Hispano-Suiza opened a company named “La Hispano Suiza Fábrica de Automóviles y ma- terial de guerra, S.A.” with a factory and head office in Guadalajara. There were made some vehicles, such as the model “Guadalajara”, but, above all, lorries were ” produced for civil and military use as well as some com- bat armour-plated vehicles.
Splendour and decline
In the Motor Show in Paris in 1919 the new Hispano Suiza H6 was shown for the first time, with a new avia- tion engine. This car also incorporated a world novelty: the servo-assisted brakes. Immediately after, other firms Leader in automotive and aeronautic such as Rolls-Royce or Renault applied for the patent to Hispano-Suiza, since this was a perfect system to brake technology in the period between the two very heavy cars, such as the big luxury sedans. World Wars, its patents were used by such well In 1931 La Hispano-Suiza launched another unforget- “ table car, the J-12; its name refers to the twelve cylin- known companies as Rolls-Royce, General ders of its powerful engine, which was capable of providing 220 horsepower. Quiet and fast, in spite of its Motors, Renault, Peugeot, Delahaye, Wright considerable size, it could reach 170 km/h (106 mph) Martin, and Mitsubishi among others and accelerate from 0 to 100 in 12 seconds. Meanwhile, the prestige of these terribly expensive cars was increased by the air deeds performed thanks to the Hispano engines for aviation. Current Situation However, the Spanish Civil War and the World War II from ” 1939 led to a deadly stroke for the “Hispano-Suiza”. The factories in Paris were totally destroyed by sabotage and Even nowadays, the name Hispano-Suiza is pro- bombings, and the Spanish facilities faced difficult post- nounced with respect and devotion in every continent, war conditions and the absence of the Spanish Company thanks to automotive contests, museums, clubs and leader, Damián Mateu, who died in 1935. The factories in associations of collectors which keep the brand alive. La Sagrera were finally sold in 1946 to the National Insti- These vehicles are currently collection cars which reach tute of Industry, which started the manufacturing of the record figures in international auctions. Q Pegasus lorries there. The factory in Guadalajara was sold to the group Fiat. In France, the factory Hispano-Suiza This article has been drafted with the collaboration of Grup started to make engines and parts for planes exclusively, Peralada, group to which the company "La Hispano Suiza, stopping the production of cars as well. Fábrica de Automóviles S.A." presently belongs.
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The Nord-Pas de Calais (France)
THE NORD (North) en route Area: 5,742 km² Population: 2,555,000 inhabitants, 4% Through its tumultuous history, this region has assimi- of the French population lated a range of colours and cultures. The numerous THE PAS DE CALAIS contributions from foreign cultures enrich its past and (Strait of Calais) the diversity of its patrimony Area: 6,751 km² Population: 1,451,600 inhabitants This region offers a varied landscape, with its natural, architectonic and industrial pa- trimony. From the Coast of Opal, surrounded by dunes and cliffs, going through Two regional languages and a dialect are spoken in the Nord-Pas de Calais region: the green plains and the hills where villages and water courses interlace, the re- - The Picard (le Picard), there, it is known gion presents, proudly, its medieval and modern watchtowers, its old churches, its as either ch’ti mi, ch’ti or rouchi (in the glowing squares, its fortifications and its Flemish mansions. region of Valenciennes) or simply the The Nord-Pas de Calais region takes up a privileged place in Europe. Situated in Patois. It is with reference to this dialect (patois) that the inhabitants of the North- the north of France, frontier with the Benelux, near England and Germany, it only Pas de Calais are called the Ch’tis. takes two hours to reach the great capital cities of the north of Europe, such as - The west Flemish, in an area of the French Paris, London and Brussels. Flanders, that is to say, in the area of the Two seas brush its coast, the North Sea and the English Channel one. The coast has, North department which corresponds to the district of Dunkerque, from the Lys to depending on the areas, huge extensions of sandy beaches or cliffs which dominate the North Sea. the waters. These cliffs of the Boulonnais make what is known as the Coast of Opal; - “Le dunkerquois” specific of the city of two capes stand out, the Cape Blanc Nez (white nose) and the Cape Gris Nez (grey Dunkerque and the near towns, such as nose) and it is when you see them that you understand their meaning. Offshore is where Saint Pol su Mer,Grande Synthe, we find the busiest sea strait in the world, the strait at Pas de Calais, which sepa- Coudekerque… rates, by 34 km, the English coast from the French coast, and represents the gate between the English Channel and the North Sea. On the Coast of Opal, le Bouquet- Paris-Plage and Berck are the two great coastal towns in the region. All over the region, big industrial centres can be found, such as Arras, Béthune, Lille, Etaples and many more. Other outstanding activities are the well known glassworks of Arques, the automotive and mechanical industries (Douai) and the lace (Cambrai). Neither can we forget that, from the end of the 19th century, the region which spreads from Béthune to Valenciennes, housed the mining fields, the country of “The Bourgeoisies of Calais” Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Arras Square Paris Gate
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This region will touch you, especially due to its welcome and simplicity.The festive mood cheers up the people from the north; the well known carnivals of Dunkerque, Lille’s flea market and the giants’ parade attract millions of tourist every year
Square of Lille’s Theatre
the black faces (gueules noires), of the typical houses (co- rons), of the tips (terrils), of the mine workers who gave Lille’s Flea Market their lives to provide fuel to numerous French homes. The North-Crossing of Calais produces the third part of the The flea market (“la Braderie”) of Lille is a popular de- French steel. monstration which takes place every year in Lille, the first weekend in September. Its origins date back to the 12th century and it receives about 3 million visitors every year. Lille: Capital City of the region The flea market in Lille is one of the biggest concentrations in France and the biggest existing market.
Lille, the most Flemish city in all France, will seduce you with its colourful architecture and its warm welcome. In the heart of the “Euroregion”, the capital of the North-Cros- Arras sing of Calais has every quality to make you spend a nice stay: 1,000 years of exciting history; great museums, among which the Palace of the Fine Arts stands out, se- The squares, an exceptional lining up of 155 façades cond museum in France after the Louvre; nice shops and in Flemish baroque architecture. Settled more than eight fine gastronomy. centuries ago in the old large kitchen gardens of San Vaast Abbey, the lands of the Great Square and the Small In Lille’s old town, in the Great Square (“Grand’Place”) Square (The square of the Heroes, today), joined by the and in numerous districts, the city knows how to mix Taillerie Street, were devoted primarily to hold exten- amazingly, this shiny art with all the refinement of French sive markets, and contributed, undoubtedly, to the va- architecture: “La Vieille Bourse” Square is a perfect exam- rious periods of prosperity that the town went through. ple of this. The Citadel of Vauban, the “Grand Garde” or the Gate of Paris will not succeed in erasing this city’s From the 17th century, the safety and embellishment re- inhabitants’ attachment to their independence, fiercely gulations which influenced in the consecutive recons- kept in spite of having lived through three different go- tructions, ended up to create, at the end of the 18th cen- vernments. It was successively the capital of the Count of tury, this homogeneous collection, unique in Europe: Flanders’, then the Duke of Borgoña’s, and also part of 155 mansions of Flemish baroque architecture stand unin- the Spanish Netherlands. terrupted breadth wise the 17,000 m2 of paved squares. Q
Town Hall Palace of the Fine Arts of Lille Facades in the “Grand’Place”
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