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Encyclopedia > Pirelli
Pirelli & C. SpA
Type Public ISE: IT0000072725)
Founded 1872
Founder Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Headquarters Flag of Italy Milan, Italy
Key people Marco Tronchetti Provera, Chairman
  • Alberto Pirelli, Deputy Chairman
  • Carlo Alessandro Puri Negri, Deputy Chairman
Industry Diverse Multi-national
Products tyres, broadband, real estate, robotics
Revenue 4.8 billion (2006)[1]
Employees 28,617 (2006)
Subsidiaries Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A
Pirelli & C. Real Estate S.p.A
Pirelli Labs S.p.A.
Olimpia S.p.A.
Website www.pirelli.com

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History

Founded 1872 in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, at its beginning it specialized in rubber and derivative processes, and effectively its activities still concentrate on the production of tires, and cables (for energy and telecommunications). In 2005 Pirelli sold its cable division to Goldman Sachs which changed its name to Prysmian. Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about pneumatic tires. ... 6 or 15cm outside diameter, oil-cooled cables, traversing the Grand Coulee Dam throughout. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ...


In 2004, Pirelli tires were used by Subaru and other competitors in the World Rally Championship. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Subaru (disambiguation). ... The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ...


In the 1950s Alberto Pirelli commissioned the building of a famous skyscraper in Milan in the area in which the first factory was located in the 19th century: see Pirelli Tower. This does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... The Pirelli Tower in Milan The Pirelli Tower or Pirelli Building (Italian: Grattacielo Pirelli - also called Pirellone), is a prominent building in Milan, Italy. ...


Marketing

The Pirelli Calendar is published yearly and regularly features famous actresses and fashion models such as Jennifer Lopez. The Pirelli Calendar has become an annual publication that belies its origin in 1964 as merely a trade calendar published by the Pirelli companys UK subsidiary. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ...


The Pirelli Internetional Award is given annually for the best international multimedia involving the communication of Science & Technology conducted entirely on the Internet. The Pirelli Internetional Award, originating from 1996, was the first international multimedia competition for the communication of science & technology conducted entirely on the internet. ...


"Power is nothing without control," is the well known slogan of Pirelli Tyre Company and is featured in numerous television and print advertisements. Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...


Trivia

They formerly made scuba diving rebreathers. This article is about the breathing apparatus. ...


Pirelli is the primary sponsor of the Italian football club Internazionale, the Brazilian football club Palmeiras, the Argentinian football club Velez, the Uruguayan football club Penarol and of Maltese club Valletta for a short time. They also sponsor the stadium of English Conference side Burton Albion, as the stadium is located next to a Pirelli factory. Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo, Brazil, founded on August 26, 1914 as Palestra Itália, but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Velež. (Discuss) FK Velež (Fudbalski Klub Velež) is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar. ... Categories: Stub | Uruguayan football clubs ... Valletta Football Club is a football team in La Valletta, Malta. ... Burton Albion F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ...


Pirelli also have a major manufacturing site in Carlisle, UK


Pirelli is the only allowed tyre brand in the FIM World Superbike Championship in 2007.


See also

This is a list of companies from Italy. ... Tyres in Formula One play a significant role in the performance a Formula One car. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Pirelli. africa.reuters.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Pirelli P6 P7 Legal Information (827 words)
Pirelli will not under any circumstances be liable for any loss of income, profit, business, contracts or goodwill or any indirect or financial loss suffered by a party, whether arising in contract, negligence or otherwise.
Pirelli shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such materials and Pirelli shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, display, transform, create derivative works and distribute the materials to others without limitation.
Pirelli nonetheless reserves the right to take legal proceedings in country other than Italy, to protect its interests or to enforce its rights whenever it deems it appropriate to do so.
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