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ElvalHalcor was distinguished as the Export Leader 2021 during the “An exports-oriented Greece – Export Leaders 2021” forum held online on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in an event dedicated to the Greek economy and entrepreneurship, organised by New Times Publishing which for yet another year raised awareness and awarded our country’s companies/Export Leaders.

ElvalHalcor received 1st place in the “Globalization” award category and the 2nd award ”Best International Activities Company” at the “Business Awards Hrima 2020”. “Business Awards Hrima” are recognized by the business and investment community as a renowned institution of annual evaluation for the listed companies on the Athens Stock Exchange. For the 18th consecutive year, the investment community, readers of the financial-investment ”Hrima” magazine, as well as visitors of the business-financial portal, banks.com.gr, highlighted and rewarded companies that contribute effectively to the growth of the national economy, employment and the Greek capital market.

ElvalHalcor was recognised for another consecutive year as a “True Leader”, in the framework of this established ICAP event. This year, according to ICAP’s standards for inclusion in the True Leaders of Greece ranking, out of a total of 31,000 companies in Greece, ElvalHalcor and 86 more companies succeeded in achieving the distinction as leaders of the Greek economy – ”True Leaders”. The “True Leader” event, recognizes and awards those companies and groups which combine four objective and measurable criteria, i.e. solid financial results, investment in human resources, leading position in the relevant business sector and a high credit rating.

For the 4th consecutive year, ΕlvalHalcor joins “The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece”. Together with 24 other companies, ElvalHalcor was evaluated, based on its performance in the “Sustainability Performance Directory” and ranked in “The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece” group of companies for the year 2020. The 25, in total, companies which make up “The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece” for 2020, received their distinction at the annual event that is part of the “Sustainable Greece 2020” initiative which was held on Monday, December 7, hosted by the QualityNet Foundation. These 25 companies have adopted a holistic approach to Sustainability issues, operate as examples of good business practice and play an important role in shaping a new growth model that is directly related to Greek companies’ competitiveness and in terms of attracting investments.

Elval, aluminium rolling division of ElvalHalcor announces the certification of its production facilities at Oinofyta, Greece to the ASI Performance Standard. The certification audit was conducted by DNV GL and it covered all the policies, procedures, infrastructure and practices that are in place against the criteria of the standard.

ElvalHalcor received the Business Excellence Award at the “Diamonds of the Greek Economy 2020” award ceremony, held on July 15, 2020, at the Hilton Athens Hotel. The event was organized by New Times Publishing, awarding “diamond” companies from the entire Greek business spectrum, in the presence of representatives of the State, the country’s leading business entities and business executives.

In the presence of the Prime Minister Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a presentation event was held for the new innovative four stand TANDEM aluminum hot rolling mill on Wednesday, July 15, at ELVAL’s premises in Oinofyta. This new strategic investment of ELVAL (the aluminum rolling division of ELVALHALCOR) in the most modern hot rolling mechanical equipment in the world today, places the Greek aluminum industry at the very forefront of the industry globally.

This amount, collected from VIOHALCO’s subsidiaries, represents the first part of theFoundation’s contribution towards the fight against COVID-19.This decision of the Board of Directors of the MICHAEL N. STASSINOPOULOS – VIOHALCOPUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION was made after consultation with the competent authorities,in order to strengthen and support the Greek National Health System and cover specificneeds.VIOHALCO’S subsidiaries contributed to the donation of EUR 650,000 with the followingamounts: ELVALHALCOR S.A. EUR 400,000, HELLENIC CABLES S.A. EUR 160,000 and CORINTHPIPEWORKS S.A. EUR 90,000.Through this donation, the Foundation is expressing its desire to stand by the patients,doctors, nurses and general staff of our country’s hospitals who are all being greatly testedduring this difficult period we are going through.

Copper Value Chain.HALCOR’s vertical integration with production lines that include stages of casting, extruding, processing and foam production, enable us a robust undistracted and continuous business operation. Adding to this, our procurement department is in close contact with all our suppliers, ensuring our supply chain continuity. HALCOR has already initiated a Covid-19 Protocol that prevents any disruption in our manufacturing process by taking the following measures:Ordering raw materials with a long term stock coverage thus, stabilizing our production.Cooperating closely with our suppliers thus, enabling flexibility on the fluctuations of demand. This action in combination with the already long-lasting and established relationship with our key suppliers has offered us the possibility of an uninterrupted supply chain till now.Maintaining transparency and traceability of our supply chain and enabling alternate sourcing in order to cover possible delays or shortages.

As a responsible manufacturer, HALCOR always operates according to the highest Health and Safety standards.Due to the increase of public health concerns over the globally spreading SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease, also known as Coronavirus, HALCOR acted immediately and developed a Covid-19 Protocol and activated the Crisis Management Team to monitor its implementation. The Protocol includes detailed guidelines to effectively manage each potential case of infection, authorizations & prohibitions and regulated accesses. Main actions are the following: ? All employees, suppliers and everyone entering HALCOR’s premises are scanned with a thermometer at the entrance and proceeds according to the detailed guidance of the Protocol. Sanitizing alcoholic hand gel is placed at the entrance for obligatory usage, whereas others are placed to every working station. Medical protective masks and gloves are provided.