Lenzing received an award in the business competition Austria’s Leading Companies, which is organized by PwC Austria, the daily newspaper Die Presse and KSV1870, a credit protection company and business platform. The award recognizes the country’s most successful companies. Lenzing won the first prize in the “Climate protection” category. In addition, the company was awarded the Global Player Award 2020 for successful internationalization, an export prize of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), which is awarded to companies for their success on the global market. The nomination was made by Außenwirtschaft Austria, Austria’s foreign trade agency. The jury was chaired by Harald Mahrer, President of the WKO.
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