RCS - Cropper(James) PLC - Strategic Collaboration with HOERBIGER

James CropperAnnouncement

01/04/2025 07:15

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RNS Number : 0202D  Cropper(James) PLC  01 April 2025

1 April 2025

 

James Cropper plc

("James Cropper", the "Company" or the "Group")

Ready2Stack™ Solution for Hydrogen Production

Strategic Collaboration with HOERBIGER

James Cropper (AIM: CRPR), the Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging
group, announces that it has entered a strategic collaboration with global
industrial technology leader HOERBIGER, to deliver Ready2Stack™; a fully
integrated bipolar plate (BPP) solution for proton exchange membrane (PEM)
electrolysers used in the production of hydrogen.

The solution addresses key barriers to the scale-up of hydrogen production by
consolidating all design and manufacturing processes in the production of BPPs
- a critical component within PEM electrolysers - into a single point of
supply.  This reduces complexity, improves quality, and reduces the overall
cost of hydrogen production.

Combining James Cropper's advanced electrochemistry and coating expertise and
HOERBIGER's industrial-scale manufacturing, metal forming and automation
capabilities, Ready2Stack™ delivers reduced production downtime and enhances
long-term reliability, making green hydrogen more accessible and commercially
viable.  It offers a differentiated solution for OEMs seeking to simplify
supply chains, optimise their offering, and accelerate green hydrogen
ambitions.

For more information, please visit: www.ready2stack.com
(http://www.ready2stack.com) .

 

David Stirling, Chief Executive Officer at James Cropper, commented:

 

"We are delighted to partner with HOERBIGER in this strategic collaboration,
which brings together complementary expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a
shared vision for a sustainable future. Ready2Stack™ could be pivotal in the
race to net zero, addressing key challenges in the hydrogen industry and the
broader energy transition.

 

"By combining advanced metallurgy, electrochemistry, and precision
engineering, we are driving efficiency, reducing costs, and enabling the rapid
scaling of PEM electrolyser production accelerating the shift to a cleaner,
more sustainable energy landscape."

 

Enquiries

 

 James Cropper plc                                         Tel: +44(0)1539 722002

 David Stirling, Chief Executive Officer

 Andrew Goody, Chief Financial and Operations Officer

 Shore Capital - Nominated Adviser and Broker              Tel: +44 (0)207 408 4090

 Daniel Bush, David Coaten, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden

 IFC Advisory - Financial PR                               Tel: +44 (0) 203 934 6630

 Graham Herring, Tim Metcalfe, Zach Cohen                  james.cropper@investor-focus.co.uk

 

Notes to Editors

 

About HOERBIGER

HOERBIGER is active in 43 countries on all continents. It has 6,174 employees
at 133 locations - including 30 production plants - deliver reliable solutions
for better performance, increased safety, and fewer emissions. In 2023,
HOERBIGER generated sales of 1.416 billion euros. For renowned customers from
the energy sector, the process industry, the automotive industry, the
mechanical engineering industry, safety technology, and the electronics
industry, performance-determining products, and services from HOERBIGER make
the difference. With innovations for decarbonisation and energy transition,
HOERBIGER is already enabling change today for a better tomorrow. As majority
shareholder, the HOERBIGER Foundation preserves the 129-year-old
entrepreneurial heritage and guarantees stability, independence, and a
future-oriented strategy.

 

About James Cropper:

James Cropper is a market leader in Advanced Materials and Paper &
Packaging, centred around four market audiences: Energy Solutions, Composite
Solutions, Luxury Packaging and Creative Papers. A purpose-led business,
built upon six generations of the Cropper family, James Cropper has a 600+
international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.
Established in 1845, the Group manufactures creative papers, luxury packaging
and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical
coatings. James Cropper is a specialist provider of niche solutions tailored
to a unique customer specification, ranging from substrates and components in
hydrogen electrolysis and fuel cells to bespoke colours and textures in paper
and moulded fibre packaging designed to replace single use plastics. The Group
operates across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy. It is
renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering and multi award-winning
commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.

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