Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies today announced the recipients of its 2012 Supplier Excellence Achievement Level (SEAL) Awards. The suppliers were selected based on exemplary performance in the areas of quality, delivery, cost management, technology and overall service to Freudenberg-NOK and its manufacturing sites.

The SEAL Awards, now in its fifth year, are divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze levels for chemical and metal suppliers.

Winners of the 2012 SEAL Awards include:

Chemical Raw Materials Suppliers

• Gold: Zeon Chemicals, LP; Louisville, Ky.
• Silver: Cabot Corporation; Boston
• Bronze: Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc.; Akron, Ohio

Metal Material Suppliers

• Gold: Headly Manufacturing; Broadview, Ill.
• Silver: Coilplus – North Carolina, Inc.; Greensboro, N.C.
• Bronze: Prospect Machine Products; Prospect, Conn.

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