PSA Group appoints Durr Group as one of its global core supplier

PSA Group has selected the German supplier Durr Group as one of its major global suppliers, the announcement was made during a management meeting between the two companies at Durr’s headquarters in Germany.

The PSA Group which owns Peugeot, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Opel and Vauxhall brands, has been one of the major customers of the German supplier for more than 20 years. Durr says that it has implemented various projects for the PSA Group, among them for instance the integration of its energy efficient EcoDryScrubber dry separation system at the Sochaux plant in Eastern France.

During the meeting at the company’s headquarter, the current projects of PSA and Durr were discussed, for instance the new final assembly shop at Sevel Nord in France, or the new paint shop in Kenitra, Morocco.

Durr says that the global supplier status was given by the PSA Group due to its appreciation on the variety of skills and assets boasted by it and its permanent innovation effort for the improvement of products and processes such as the new seven-axis robot or the development of overspray-free paint application to achieve a more efficient and smart production throughout the plant.

Furthermore, the company’s healthy and stable financial situation was regarded as a main factor for the reliable long-term partnership. Durr states that it now PSA’s core supplier for capital expenditures, such as plants and machinery.

“We are happy about the new status as core supplier, and both the appreciation and the challenge for our future cooperation that comes along with it”, says Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, Member of the Board of Management of Durr.

Bernhard Schmitt, MD, Durr in France also sees this as positive signs for future collaboration: “This is a great motivation for the whole Durr team to intensify our partnership with PSA Group and to get started with our next projects.”