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RNS Number : 9167F  Kromek Group PLC  10 November 2022

10 November 2022

 

Kromek Group plc

("Kromek" or the "Group")

 

Kromek awarded US nuclear security contract

Repeat order worth $1.3m to supply D3M radiation detectors delivered

 

Kromek (AIM: KMK), a leading developer of radiation and bio-detection
technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection segments,
announces that it has received, and delivered, a contract worth $1.3m from a
US customer for the Group's D3M wearable radiation detector.

 

This contract is a repeat order, with Kromek having now delivered D3M orders
worth $2.6m to this customer in the last six months.

 

Kromek's D3M is a high-performance combined gamma/neutron personal radiation
detector that helps guard against the threat of nuclear terrorism and the
illicit movement of nuclear materials. It is wearable, unobtrusive, hands-free
and continuously scans for radiation with a six-times lower false alarm rate
than the standard of the American National Standards Institute.

 

Dr Arnab Basu, Chief Executive Officer of Kromek, said: "We are pleased to win
this contract for our D3M radiation detectors. This repeat order affirms the
strength of our nuclear radiation detection technology and highlights the
growing market demand for these products. It is also reflective of the strong
trading that we experienced in the first half of our FY 2023 year, and we
expect to report revenue growth of approximately 45% for the six months to 31
October 2022. This, combined with the momentum that we are seeing,
particularly in the CBRN segment, underpins the Board's confidence in our
prospects for the future."

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Kromek Group plc
 Arnab Basu, CEO                                                   +44 (0)1740 626 060

 Paul Farquhar, CFO

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 Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury                                     +44 (0)20 4582 3500

Kromek Group plc

 

Kromek Group plc is a leading developer of radiation detection and
bio-detection technology solutions for the advanced imaging and CBRN detection
segments. Headquartered in County Durham, UK, Kromek has manufacturing
operations in the UK and US, delivering on the vision of enhancing the quality
of life through innovative detection technology solutions.

 

The advanced imaging segment comprises the medical (including CT and SPECT),
security and industrial markets. Kromek provides its OEM customers with
detector components, based on its core cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) platform,
to enable better detection of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's,
contamination in industrial manufacture and explosives in aviation
settings.

 

In CBRN detection, the Group provides nuclear radiation detection solutions to
the global homeland defence and security market. Kromek's compact, handheld,
high-performance radiation detectors, based on advanced scintillation
technology, are primarily used to protect critical infrastructure and urban
environments from the threat of 'dirty bombs'.

 

The Group is also developing bio-security solutions in the CBRN detection
segment. These consist of fully automated and autonomous systems to detect a
wide range of airborne pathogens.

 

Kromek is listed on AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange, under the
trading symbol 'KMK'.

 

Further information is available at www.kromek.com (http://www.kromek.com/)
.

 

 

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