Pirelli sales jump 80%

Italian group Pirelli, the world’s fifth-largest tyre maker forecasts sales in excess of three million euros on the Romanian market this year. “We still have to look at all the data, considering we have three importers in Romania, but, at any rate, our sales on the Romanian market have jumped more than 80% since last year, exceeding three million euros,” said Enrico Malerba, Pirelli manager for Northern and Eastern Europe. According to Malerba, the growth will maintain next year, but not at the same pace, though. “We are bound to post at least 20% sales growth in 2003,” Malerba added, but ruled out Pirelli’s debut in tyre manufacturing in Romania. ZF