In 2026, KIRCHHOFF Automotive was once again awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal, achieving this distinction for the third consecutive year. With a further increase in our overall score from 72 to 74 points, we clearly demonstrate our continuous and systematic progress in the field of sustainability. Despite increasingly stringent assessment

On International Environment Day, June 5, the second waste collection campaign took place in Iserlohn-Sümmern. Dedicated employees from the site once again set out to free the Sümmern-Rombrock industrial area from carelessly discarded litter. Equipped with gloves, litter pickers, and bags, the teams spent an hour collecting everything that doesn’t

Together with Volkswagen AG, KIRCHHOFF Automotive as SIBORA development partner has won the prestigious Swedish Steel Award 2025 for the modified BQP hot forming process and the steel grade “SIBORA”! The award was presented on May 8 in Stockholm by the Swedish steel company SSAB. Award-winning innovation: BQP process and

Efficient transportation is crucial on the road to lower CO2 emissions. Based on the results of our transport network analysis, we were able to derive further optimizations for our supply chain. These include multi-modal transportation, in which we now always use a combination of rail and road transport for fasteners

KIRCHHOFF Automotive has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyundai Steel Company to supply low-carbon steel products. “The agreement with Hyundai Steel gives us an additional opportunity to source green steel from as early as 2025. The CO2 reduction will be achieved through a mixing process of EAF and BOF

On 18 April, colleagues at our Hungarian location in Esztergom planted 92 trees in the street in front of their plant, which was recently renamed Kirchhoff Avenue in honor of Dr. Jochen F. Kirchhoff. The number 92 symbolizes the number of years that Dr. Jochen F. Kirchhoff lived. The street

KIRCHHOFF Automotive is taking further steps to achieve its sustainability goals and decarbonize its supply chain: We have agreed with the Swedish company H2Green Steel to supply virtually emission-free steel to the tune of 130 million euros. Both companies have signed a 7-year contract for this. “The message from our

KIRCHHOFF Automotive and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their existing strategic partnership and reduce CO2 emissions. Both companies have made a clear commitment to sustainability and climate protection. In order to reduce CO2 emissions in the production of metal structural parts from KIRCHHOFF

KIRCHHOFF Automotive and ArcelorMittal want to cooperate in the development of “low carbon-emissions steel” for the automotive industry. To this end, the CEOs of KIRCHHOFF Automotive and ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products have now signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of low-carbon steel. They are thus strengthening

On November 5 in Manchester, USA, we launched the “1,785 Trees for the Future” program at our first site in North America. The number of trees is based on the year the Group was founded, in 1785). In perfect weather, 53 employees and their families planted the first 100 trees