Cooper Standard's El Jarudo Facility Wins IndustryWeek Best Plants Award
Cooper Standard’s (NYSE: CPS) manufacturing facility in Juárez, Mexico has been awarded one of four IndustryWeek 2026 Best Plants Awards for its excellence in operations and customer service. The award recognizes plants across North America that lead in competitiveness, employee satisfaction, and operational performance. El Jarudo produces stainless steel fuel rails, cooling hoses, and air lines using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and digitization initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality. The facility was previously named Cooper Standard’s 2025 Fluid Handling Plant of the Year and has maintained a Diamond Plant designation for three consecutive years. This is the second time a Cooper Standard plant has received this honor; in 2023, its Aguascalientes facility also won. The recognition highlights strong teamwork, leadership, product quality, worker safety, and customer service at El Jarudo. IndustryWeek emphasizes that winning plants demonstrate consistent excellence across key operational metrics. Chris Couch, president of fluid handling systems and chief technology officer for Cooper Standard, praised the team's dedication to continuous improvement and high standards.
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