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Selvaag Bolig ASA: Purchase of treasury shares

Selvaag Bolig ASA purchased 9 841 treasury shares on 8 March 2017. The shares were purchased at an average price of NOK 38.92. The shares were purchased for the company's share programmes for employees. After the transaction, Selvaag Bolig owns 673 355 treasury shares. Further information fromSverre Molvik, CFO, Selvaag Bolig ASATelephone: +47 401 00 585, e-mail: smo@selvaagbolig.no Selvaag Bolig ASA is a residential property developer controlling the entire value chain from acquisition of land to sale of homes. The company has several thousand homes under development at any

TORM plc Annual Report 2016

"In a softening freight rate environment, TORM benefited from its integrated operating platform and realized an EBITDA of USD 200m in 2016. With the broadening of the Company's lending group, we have enhanced TORM's strategic and financial flexibility," says Executive Director Jacob Meldgaard.  · In 2016, the Company realized an EBITDA of USD 200m (2015, pro forma: USD 319m). As of 31 December 2016, TORM has booked a non-cash impairment charge of USD 185m. Following the impairment, TORM's 2016 full-year results amounted to a loss before tax of USD 142m and a profit before tax of USD

Financial Statements Release: Renewed Altia further improved its profitability

Altia’s profitability continued to improve in 2016 in spite of net sales being lower than in the previous year.The comparable operating result improved to EUR 26.4 (23.6) million, which is 7.4 % (6.2 %) of net sales. The IFRS operating result was EUR 46.3 (25.3) million due to changes in deferred supplementary pension obligations and sales of assets. The Group’s net sales totalled EUR 356.6 million, which is 6.3 % lower than in the previous year (EUR 380.7 million). The decrease in net sales was particularly attributable to lower contract manufacturing volumes, but it was also due to the

Build your bio-economy based business on strong ground

Is your company about to enter new territory in regard to the bio-economy or developing an existing business? SciTech-Service can flesh out your idea to the point of reality and provide it with a strong foundation on which your business can firmly stand.SciTech-Service is a technology development company that offers process development and laboratory services in biorefining and man-made fibres.  “Our company was founded in 1983, so we have been at the heart of the biomass business for a long time. Our experience covers the whole cellulose raw material field: from softwood and hardwood to

Etrion to Speak at Swedbank Energy Summit 2017

March 9, 2017, Miami, Florida – Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”) (TSX: ETX) (OMX: ETX), a solar independent power producer, announces that the Company’s CEO, Marco A. Northland, will be speaking at the Swedbank Energy Summit 2017 in Oslo on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at 2:00pm Central European Time. About Etrion Etrion Corporation is an independent power producer that develops, builds, owns and operates utility-scale solar power generation plants. The Company owns 109 MW of installed solar capacity in Chile and Japan. Etrion has 17 MW of solar projects under construction

Ethypharm and Camurus sign agreement for distribution of episil® in France

Lund, Sweden and Saint Cloud, France — 9 March 2017 — Camurus AB and Ethypharm announced today that they have entered into an agreement under which Ethypharm has obtained exclusive distribution rights for episil® oral liquid in France. Based on a patented technology, episil® is an innovative treatment for the management and relief of oral mucositis pain, a common treatment-limiting side effect of cancer therapies. "Oral mucositis is a frequent and very painful condition in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Very few solutions exist in the market and we are very pleased to finally be

Castellum invests SEKm 220 in Gothenburg logistics facilities

Castellum has begun construction of a new logistics building in the Gothenburg harbour area – as the first part a major drive to establish the large-scale logistics required to support expansion of the Gothenburg harbour. The investment is expected to total SEKm 220, including land acquisition.The new building – part one of the Hisingen Logistics Park – covers an area just over 26,000 sq.m, and is scheduled for completion during the first quarter, 2018. The logistics facilities are being built for flexibility and versatility, and can be divided into two or three modern units, which allow

Cloetta´s annual report 2016 available on the website

Cloetta´s annual report 2016 has today been published on Cloetta´s website.The annual report, which also includes sustainability report, can be found at http://www.cloetta.com/annualreport2016 The financial year covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2016. This information is information that Cloetta AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08.00 CET on 9 March 2017.

Iran and Middle East could adopt fully renewable electricity systems

Press release 09.03.2017Iran can transition to a fully renewable electricity system and financially benefit from it by 2030. Researchers at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) show that major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could turn their abundant renewable energy resources into lucrative business opportunities in less than two decades. According to the study, a fully renewable electricity system (100% RE) is roughly 50-60 percent cheaper than other emission-free energy options for the MENA region. For example, new nuclear power costs

Helsinki attracts a record number of congress visitors in 2016 – economic impact almost 115 million euros

A total of 286 international association meetings were held in Helsinki in 2016, and they were attended by 60,790 congress visitors.Photo: Messukeskus, Pekka Hannila/Sorbass Oy Several major congresses with over 500 participants each were organised in Helsinki in 2016. These included the Congress of the International Council on Combustion Engines (28th CIMAC World Congress), the 40th Nordic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG 2016), the ICANN56 Policy Forum (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human

Wilson Therapeutics to present at the Carnegie Healthcare Seminar 2017

Jonas Hansson, Chief Executive Officer, will present Wilson Therapeutics at the Carnegie Healthcare Seminar 2017 on March 16 in Stockholm. The presentation will be held at 8:20 CET at Carnegie’s office at Regeringsgatan 56 in Stockholm, Sweden.About Wilson TherapeuticsWilson Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, based in Stockholm, Sweden, that develops novel therapies for patients with rare diseases. Wilson Therapeutics’ lead product, WTX101, is initially being developed as a novel treatment for Wilson Disease and has been evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical study. Wilson

KIMMO LAAKSONEN NAMED AS THE NEW CEO OF WULFF GROUP PLC

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        MARCH 9, 2017 at 9.00 A.M. Kimmo Laaksonen, M.Sc., has been appointed as the new CEO of Wulff Group Plc and the Managing Director of the Group’s largest subsidiary Wulff Ltd. beginning on March 13, 2017. Laaksonen (born 1968) will also be the Chairman of the Group’s Executive Board. Elina Rahkonen, who has acted as the Group’s interim CEO, will continue in her position of Chief Financial Officer. Wulff Group Plc’s Chairman of the Board Heikki Vienola is pleased that the Group will get a leader who has experience of managing people and companies from

Orkla ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - options

On 8 March, in connection with Orkla's former management option programme, 30,000 options in Orkla-shares were exercised at a strike price of NOK 40.03 per share.After this transaction, the total number of options issued in Orkla shares under the management option programme is 710,000. Orkla owns 2,468,135 treasury shares.Orkla ASAOslo, 9 March 2017Ref.:Investor RelationsElise HeidenreichTel.: +47 951 41 147 This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Boliden publishes its Annual and GRI Reports for 2016

Boliden’s Annual and GRI Reports for 2016 are now available from www.boliden.com.The 2016 Annual Report highlights the importance of technological development to Boliden’s current and future competitiveness. The Sustainability Report, which is an integral part of the Annual Report, describes Boliden’s role and responsibility in a circular economy.A GRI Report in accordance with the GRI G4 guidelines, and which provides a detailed description of Boliden’s sustainability work, is also available from www.boliden.com.The printed version of the Annual Report will be available from 23 March

Gunnebo Publishes Annual Report for 2016

The Gunnebo Group has published and begun distribution of its Swedish Annual Report for the 2016 financial year.The Annual Report is being sent by post to shareholders who have asked to have it delivered as well as to other interested parties. It is now available in Swedish for download from Gunnebo’s website at www.gunnebogroup.com. The English version will be published within the next four weeks. GUNNEBO AB (publ)Group Communications For further information, please contact: Karin Wallström Nordén, SVP Marketing & Communications, tel. +46 (0)10 2095 026, karin.wallstrom@

Catella: Student housing on the rise in Europe

The new Catella Market Tracker, Student Housing in Europe 2017, shows that almost no other market is currently attracting as much investor attention as student housing. However, the differences across Europe are still quite large, which creates exceptional opportunities in this relatively young asset class.Student housing sector growth can be observed across Europe. An especially large percentage increase in students is found in Austria (+65%), Switzerland (+50%), the Netherlands (+33%) and Belgium (+31%). Germany has the highest number of students in Europe, numbering 2.7 million. The

Catella acquires office property in Dublin for sustainable fund

Munich-based investment manager Catella Real Estate has acquired an office property in the Irish capital, Dublin, for its Sarasin Sustainable Properties – European Cities fund. The building, which is fully occupied and measures around 4,100 m2, is leased to investment bank J.P. Morgan.“The Irish market for office property has regained its strength after the financial crisis. We have taken advantage of Ireland's current economic prosperity by acquiring a modern, long-term leased office property for our investors. It meets the sustainability criteria specified for the fund, and the

Children’s daily life highly regulated

Children in Sweden and the US experience their daily life as highly structured and regulated. But while US children state that homework and long schooldays are what makes everyday life difficult, Swedish children point to the continuous nagging and stress that occur in relation to daily routines. These are some key findings of a new study from the University of Gothenburg.‘The children in both countries talked about progressively less time available for own activities, but the things they focus on in their stories differ,’ says education researcher Ylva Odenbring. Her interview-based

Kungsleden publishes prospectus relating to the rights issue

Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, Singapore, the United States or any other jurisdiction where such distribution of this press release would be subject to legal restrictions.The prospectus relating to Kungsleden AB’s rights issue was approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on 8 March 2017 and is now available on the company’s website www.kungsleden.se well as on SEB’s website www.sebgroup.com/prospectuses and ABG Sundal Collier’s website www.abgsc.com under ongoing transactions.

Petrol and jet fuel alternatives are produced by yeast cell factories

There have been many attempts to modify this stubborn little enzyme, but none have succeeded. Until now. With new findings from Chalmers University of Technology, the fatty acid synthase (FAS) enzyme has started to produce sustainable chemicals for biofuels. The results  were recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. We are in great need of sustainable and clean alternatives to oil-derived products. One of the choices at hand is to produce chemicals and biofuels from sustainable biomass. To

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