Madrid, Spain, 1 June 2010 – CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has signed a three year contract, with Bayer MaterialScience, one of the world’s largest producers of high performance materials and innovative systems.
CEVA will manage the supply chain of Bayer MaterialScience in Spain for spare parts and chemical products including, coatings, adhesives, sealant systems, polycarbonates, polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethanes. All these chemical components are usually used in several industries such as construction and automotive, electric and electronic and to manufacture different type of sports and leisure products. The agreement includes the management of its logistics activities in their plant located in the free trade zone of Barcelona. There, CEVA will receive raw materials, send them on to the manufacturing process and manage warehousing activities for final products.
As part of the contract, CEVA will also take charge of filling the drums (approximately 200kg each) with finished material and preparing orders for product shipments across Europe. In addition, CEVA will send product samples for laboratory analysis and submit a report containing results on product quality to Bayer MaterialScience.
The second awarded contract will see CEVA dedicating 1,000 sq m of its logistics platform in Subirats, near Barcelona, to manage spare parts warehousing and handling activities. The logistics operator will also take charge of transporting spare parts to Bayer MaterialScience’s main plant in Spain, situated in Tarragona.
Juan Carlos Nebot, Purchasing Manager of Bayer MaterialScience, commented: “This agreement with CEVA allows us to focus on our core business by outsourcing our logistics activities to a reliable partner; CEVA is a global company, known for its expertise and excellence, and from which we expect high quality solutions and integrated services, ensuring cost effectiveness and great flexibility for our supply chain.”
Antonio Fondevilla, CEVA’s Business Development Director for Contract Logistics in Spain and Portugal, said: “CEVA and Bayer MaterialScience’s teams worked in partnership to design a solution able to satisfy the customer’s specific requests and needs. We are proud that a prestigious company like Bayer MaterialScience decided to entrust us with this project. Thanks to our technologically advanced monitoring systems, we can offer complete, real time visibility of the product through the supply chain, ensuring a high level of control and accuracy in managing the customer’s shipments and orders all over the world.”
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