Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition
Swiss Krono
Swiss Krono is No. 8 in the Chemicals and Materials ranking, with a score of 39.5 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Registered office: Lucerne, canton of Lucerne.
- Swiss Lions score
- 39.5
- Swiss Lions 100
- Not in the 100 for 2026
- Chemicals and Materials
- 8of 20
About
Lucerne-based family-owned maker of wood-based panels, laminate flooring and building materials, with ten production sites in eight countries and customers in more than 120 countries.
Swiss Krono Group is a family-owned manufacturer of wood-based materials headquartered in Lucerne. It produces wood-based materials for interior design, laminate flooring and building materials, including OSB panels, with an annual production volume of about 4.8 million cubic metres. Founded in Menznau in 1966, it has ten production sites run by national companies in Switzerland, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia and the United States, and supplies customers in more than 120 countries. It employs about 5,000 people and reports sales of CHF 1.8 billion in its last financial year.
- Wood-based materials for interior design
- Laminate flooring
- OSB panels
- Building materials
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 1.8bn e revenue.
Swiss value
Partly Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
No charitable foundation found.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 1.8bn e2023, estimate
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
We have not found a published figure for employees in Switzerland for 2025 or 2026, and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published, so neither is shown.
Profile
- Registered office
- LucerneCanton of Lucerne
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Chemicals and Materials
- Ownership
- Family-ownedKaindl family
- Chief executive
- Peter WijnbergenSource
- Global reach
- Ten production sites in eight countries; customers in over 120 countriesSource
- Founded
- 1966
In Switzerland
- Lucerne LUGroup headquarters
- Menznau LUProduction site of Swiss Krono AG (Switzerland)
Over time
| Year | Revenue | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| None | CHF 1.8bn | – |
| 2024 | – | 5,000 |
As reported by the company, in its own reporting currency.
Milestones
- 1966Founded by Austrian entrepreneur Ernst Kaindl in Menznau, canton of Lucerne.
- 2017Founder Ernst Kaindl dies.
- 2024Board changes: Georg Benes succeeds Reto Müller; Maciej Karnicki joins.
Also in Chemicals and Materials
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2HolcimScore 60.8
3SikaScore 55.9
4DSM-FirmenichScore 51.0
5ClariantScore 48.0
6Dottikon ESScore 47.1
See all 20 brands in Chemicals and Materials. Read the 2026 data story for Chemicals and Materials.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: SDA via Blick, January 2024 (2023).
- Company profile, sites, history and milestones: swisskrono.com, kildare.luzernerzeitung.ch.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, status at 30 June 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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