Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition

Swiss Steel Group

Swiss Steel Group is No. 92 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 7 in Chemicals & Materials, with a score of 42.0 out of 100. Headquarters: Lucerne, canton of Lucerne.

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Swiss Lions score
42.0
Overall rank
92of 100

About

Lucerne-based maker of special and stainless steel, with mills mainly in Germany, France and North America.

Why Swiss Steel Group ranks No. 92

Swiss Steel Group is one of Europe's large special steel producers. It ranks on its size and on a validated net-zero target, but most of its production is abroad, and it has made losses in recent years.

Swiss connections

  • Its roots go back to the von Moos ironworks in Lucerne, founded in 1842.
  • Its Swiss mill is Steeltec in Emmenbrücke, near Lucerne.

How the score is made

Global scale

47.5

CHF 2.7bn revenue.

Swiss value

40

Limited Swiss production.

Global visibility

23.4

Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.

Impact

50

Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.

Philanthropy

0

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 2.7bn2024, company

Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.

Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.

Profile

Headquarters
LucerneCanton of Lucerne
Language region
German-speaking
Ownership
Privately held
Main customers
Businesses (B2B)
Chief executive
Frank KochSince 2021. German national. Source
Founded
1842

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Also in Chemicals & Materials

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Sources

  • Revenue used in the ranking: bluewin.ch (2024).
  • Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.

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