Chiron Werke GmbH & Co. KG has been honoured with the Bosch Global Supplier Award from Robert Bosch GmbH. Chiron received it in the category purchasing of indirect material and is the only manufacturer of machining centers among the prize winners. With this award, Bosch recognises outstanding performance in the manufacture and supply of products and services - notably in the areas of quality, costs, innovation, and logistics. "We are very proud of this award. It shows that we offer high quality and future15 oriented solutions - in partnership with our customers," states Dr. Markus Flik, CEO of the Chiron Group.

In all, Bosch has given awards to 44 suppliers from eleven countries. The theme of this year's award ceremony in Stuttgart was Partners in success. "Bosch's success is based in no small part on competitiveness, innovative strength, and agility - qualities we can achieve only with fruitful international partnerships," explains Dr. Karl Nowak, president of the Bosch corporate sector for purchasing and logistics.

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