Grupo Arania has been named as the winner of the 2025 ACICAE Award in the Basque Business category, in recognition of its trajectory, commitment to innovation, and strategic contribution to the automotive sector. This distinction, which is awarded by the Euskadi automotive cluster (ACICAE), forms part of the 2025 ACICAE Automotive Awards, which every year recognize the leading players in the mobility and automotive ecosystem.
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The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, 3 July, at the headquarters of the AIC-Automotive Intelligence Center in Amorebieta, and leading personalities from the sector will be in attendance. These include Markus Haupt, President of SEAT/CUPRA, who will speak about the current positioning and future direction of the brand, reinforcing the strategic focus that the entire automotive value chain is currently undergoing.
In this edition
In addition to Grupo Arania, this year awards have been granted to CUPRA (OEM), Josu Jon Imaz (person), Astara (mobility), and S&P (communications), reflecting the diversity and dynamic nature of the sector.
This Award recognizes the collective effort made by the entire workforce at Grupo Arania and our unwavering commitment to industrial excellence, sustainability, and innovation. We would like to sincerely thank ACICAE for this honour, which encourages us to continue seeking value solutions for our customers and for the automotive sector as a whole.
This recognition constitutes a boost to the Group’s positioning as a strategic supplier within the automotive industry, in which it has been providing advanced solutions in transformed steel for several decades, notable for its industrial excellence, sustainability, and strong customer focus.
About Grupo Arania
Established for over 85 years, the Grupo Arania has a productive capacity of 400,000 tons of processed steel per annum, and it exports 80% of its production to over 65 countries. The Group is composed of five brands: Arania, Aratubo, AR Racking, AR Shelving, and Lamincer, all of which are renowned for their commitment to excellence and technological innovation. The Group employs over 1,100 people who are a key pillar of its strategy, prioritizing equality, diversity, and professional development as core elements of its growth
