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Klöckner & Co honored with the German Sustainability Award

EQS-News: Klöckner & Co SE / Key word(s): Sustainability Klöckner & Co honored with the German Sustainability Award 05.12.2022 / 08:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Klöckner & Co wins award in the Climate Transformation category Jury recognizes categorization of CO2-reduced steel as fundamental basis for industry transformation Klöckner & Co came top among over 1,000 participating companies and 11 finalists Duisburg, Germany, December 5, 2022 – Klöckner & Co has been awarded the German Sustainability Award in the Climate Transformation category. The jury honored the Company’s sustainable transformation and, in particular, the categorization developed by Klöckner & Co for CO2-reduced steel. According to the jury, Klöckner & Co has provided a fundamental basis for the transformation of the entire industry with the customer-oriented categorization promoting the sale of CO2-reduced material and opening up major opportunities for the future. Following the experts, the approach ensures transparency and comparability along the entire value chain, creating an innovative product portfolio of sustainable, significantly CO2-reduced steel. The award, now in its 15th year, is presented annually to companies that promote sustainability as part of their business model and by doing so contribute effectively to transformation. Guido Kerkhoff, CEO of Klöckner & Co SE: “With our categorization, we want to accelerate the shift towards more sustainable production methods in our industry. For this purpose, we have brought together all CO2-reduced products and services under the Nexigen brand. This provides our customers with a transparent and easy way of finding and reliably sourcing CO2-reduced products and services already today. We are delighted that the jury has recognized our comprehensive sustainability efforts with this award. I would like to thank our team, which works tirelessly to make Klöckner & Co the pioneer of a sustainable steel and metals industry.”