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Kotkamills to become first-ever sustainability partner of Norwich

Norwich City and Kotkamills are delighted to announce their sustainability partnership, the first ever in the club’s history.

The multi-year partnership will see Kotkamills work with the club to reduce the amount of plastic waste that is disposed of as a by-product of food and drink at football stadium and the Lotus Training Centre. The partnership is a part of the measures aimed at achieving the club’s wider sustainability goals.

Once fans are allowed back to the stadium, they will see the revolutionarily easily recyclable paperboard to have replaced plastic cups and food boxes. As a result, the changes already implemented will result in over 100,000 items switch to plastic-free over the next three years with a view of continuously implementing more sustainable measure over this time.

Chief Operating Officer at the club, Ben Kensell, said: “At a time where it would be easier to continue with our old ways, I’m pleased to see the club explore and implement ways where we can operate more responsibly and sustainably. I look forward to see Kotkamills and the club continue collaborate and progress on our journey to become more sustainable across all areas of the club.”

Ben Tunnell, City’s Head of Commercial Development, and Sam Jeffery, City’s Head of Commercial Operations, added: “In November 2019, the club set out our ambitious internationalisation project – “We Believe in the Huuhkajat” - in support of the Finnish national team and star striker Teemu Pukki; we sought to become the English club of choice for the people of Finland, and thanks to Teemu's success our popularity has grown organically.

The country has grown into the club’s key European territory commercially – across partnerships, fan engagement and retail. Our flagship partnership with Kotkamills, announced today, is the club’s first ever sustainability partnership, and we’re delighted to be working with such a reputable Finnish business to start developing something truly special.”

Markku Hämäläinen, CEO at Kotkamills, noted: “It’s great to see how Norwich is taking responsibility for ecological rebuilding. The Club and its supporters play a significant role as a trend setter in building a new consumers mindset around sustainability and recycling not only in the field of football but also in other platforms for sports and cultural events. It is our honour to help in changing the game towards a world that is less dependent on plastics.”

Contact information: Markku Hämäläinen, CEO, Kotkamills Oy tel. +358 40 721 0548 email [email protected]

Domicile: , Finland / VAT no: FI08274241 / Business ID: 0827424-1 Kotkamills Oy P.O. Box 62-63 / FI-48101 / Finland www.kotkamills.com 2 (2) Press release

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About Kotkamills Kotkamills, located in Finland, is an experienced and responsible global partner, manufacturing innovative products created from wood, a renewable natural resource. Our range of sustainable products includes food safe consumer boards, the high-quality saturating base kraft paper Absorbex®, and ecological wood products. The fully recyclable AEGLE® and ISLA® boards, produced since 2016, were complemented in 2018 with water-based dispersion barriers replacing plastics used in packaging and food service applications. All our products are environmentally friendly, recyclable and safe to use.

About Norwich City Football Club Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, founded in 1902. The club currently competes in the Sky Bet Championship, the second division of English football. The Nest was the former home ground of Norwich City used for 27 years between 1908 and 1935, but now play at Carrow Road. The fans' song "On the Ball, City" is the oldest football chant in the world, written in 1890 and still sung today. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985 and the club's highest ever league finish came in 1992–93 when they finished third in the top flight. The club participates in characteristic yellow and green kits and are nicknamed ‘The Canaries’ after the history of breeding the birds in the area, said to be introduced around the 16th century. On 25 May 2017, the club appointed German coach as Head Coach, becoming the first head coach of the club in its 114-year history that was not from the British Isles.

Domicile: Helsinki, Finland / VAT no: FI08274241 / Business ID: 0827424-1 Kotkamills Oy P.O. Box 62-63 / FI-48101 Kotka / Finland www.kotkamills.com