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Record order intake and improved revenue and profit

Nacka, Sweden, April 27, 2021: Mats Rahmström, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group, comments on the report for Q1 that was released today“Our commitment to our strategic priorities, together with the strong demand recovery from the downturn caused by the pandemic during last year, resulted in a record order intake for the first quarter”, said Mats Rahmström. “A large part was due to increased demand for vacuum equipment to the semiconductor industry, but all business areas achieved good growth for both equipment and service.” Orders received in the first quarter grew to MSEK 30

Atlas Copco: First-quarter report 2021

Record order intake and improved revenue and profitThe comparison figures presented in this report refer to previous year unless otherwise stated. · Order intake increased 9% to record MSEK 30 468 (28 039), organic growth of 18% · Revenues increased 4% to MSEK 26 021 (25 098), organic growth of 13% · Operating profit increased 5% to MSEK 5 387 (5 124), corresponding to a margin of 20.7% (20.4) · Adjusted operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, was MSEK 5 649 (5 099), corresponding to a margin of 21.7% (20.3) · Profit before tax amounted to MSEK 5 343 (

Essity acquires remaining shares in ABIGO Medical AB

Hygiene and health company Essity has signed an agreement today to acquire the remaining 25% of the shares in the Swedish medical solutions company ABIGO Medical AB. Essity acquired 75% of ABIGO Medical in February 2020. Following the acquisition, ABIGO Medical will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Essity in the product category Medical Solutions. The shares are being acquired from founder and chairman of the board Jan G. Smith at a valuation of SEK 900m for 100% of the company on a debt-free basis.“We are very pleased with this acquisition, which is a natural step in our ambition to

Restructuring programme of Componenta Corporation has ended

Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release, 27 April 2021 at 1 p.m. EEST The restructuring programme of Componenta Corporation has ended upon the approval of the payment of restructuring debt carried out by the Company on 31 March 2021 by the supervisor and the provision of the supervisor’s final account of the restructuring programme to creditors today on 27 April 2021. The Board of Directors of the Company has on 25 February 2021 decided to end the Company’s restructuring programme prematurely and to pay its restructuring debts in the total amount of EUR 5.9 million. This amount

NRC Group ASA - Appointed to a contract in Sweden - SEK 35 million

Karlstad municipality has appointed NRC Sverige AB, a company wholly owned by NRC Group ASA, to a contract for ground, foundation and construction work at Östra Kroppkärr in Karlstad. The contract is valued at approximately SEK 35 million and the work will commence in May 2021 and is scheduled for completion in September 2022. Closing date for submission of complaints is 10 days from today, and formal contractual signing can take place after this period at the earliest. For further information, please contact: Henning Olsen, CEO of NRC Group, + 47 91 74 15 92. This information

HANZA interim report, January - March 2021

HANZA Holding AB (publ) released its interim report for the first quarter of 2021 on April 26. The report shows increasing profitability and a continued strong cash flow. The company also describes how the acquisition in March was an important step in the company's strategic plan. Looking ahead, HANZA sees a growing market.First quarter January 1 – March 31) · Net sales amounted to SEK 567.4 million (599.1). Quantifiable items that affect the comparison with Q1, 2020, amount to a net of approx. SEK -70 million. Adjusted for these, growth was approx. 7 %. · Operating profit (EBITA)

Men’s loneliness linked to an increased risk of cancer

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland shows that loneliness among middle-aged men is associated with an increased risk of cancer. According to the researchers, taking account of loneliness and social relationships should thus be an important part of comprehensive health care and disease prevention. The findings were published in Psychiatry Research. “It has been estimated, on the basis of studies carried out in recent years, that loneliness could be as significant a health risk as smoking or overweight. Our findings support the idea that attention should be paid to this

Photocure ASA: Mandatory notification for close associate

Oslo, Norway, April 27, 2021: Radforsk Investeringsstiftelse, a legal person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities in Photocure ASA has notified the company of a pledge of shares in Photocure ASA.Please refer to the attached for further information. This information made public by Photocure ASA pursuant to article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Valio to acquire Heinon Tukku Oy ─ eating away from home is a long-term megatrend

The eating out and takeaway trend is expected to return to growth after the coronavirus pandemic eases. Valio’s aim is to be a more comprehensive partner to restaurant and coffee shop professionals. That is why it is acquiring Heinon Tukku Oy. In the future, Valio will be a single-source supplier of everything a professional kitchen needs: in addition to an extensive selection of raw materials, support in product development and in creating meal and snack concepts. The transaction is subject to approval by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority.“People’s habits are changing as the

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the prospectus prepared for the purpose of listing 29,344,954 new shares in Nurminen Logistics

NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    27 APRIL 2021, AT 11:45 A.M. EEST   THIS STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS OR RULES OR WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO BE COMPLETED OR REGISTERED OR REQUIRE ANY MEASURE TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN ADDITION

EPO-IEA study highlights need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet climate goals

EPO President António Campinos: “This report is a clear call for action to step up research and innovation into new low-carbon energy technologies, and improve existing ones.”· Global patent data shows innovation in the past decade has been increasing faster in low-carbon energy technologies than in fossil fuels · Average annual growth rate of clean energy inventions in the past decade has slowed compared with 2000-13 level · Innovation is shifting from renewable energy supply to end-use and cross-cutting technologies such as batteries, hydrogen, smart grids and carbon capture ·

Posiva's Annual Report 2020 has been published

Posiva's final disposal solution, currently under construction, allows for sustainable electricity generation with nuclear power. In this respect, Posiva's ONKALO® is a game changer.During 2020, Posiva's EKA project, comprising of the construction of an encapsulation plant and an underground final disposal facility for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, has progressed as planned.  At the end of the year, the encapsulation plant’s structures rose to a height of five metres in the landscape of the ONKALO site. Outside of Olkiluoto, the focus of the work was on the design, qualification,

New study on climate change as a security risk

Media advisory for webinar on 29 April 2021, 15.00-16.00 CET The United States recently announced that climate change is now ‘at the center’ of U.S. foreign policy. Mistra Geopolitics will be presenting results from the study ‘Climate change as security risks: Perception patterns among UN climate conference participants’ at the webinar ‘How climate security risks shape international cooperation’, hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute and Mistra Geopolitics.Björn-Ola Linnér, Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University summarized the upcoming study on

Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan Launches Today

New Expansion Promotes New DevelopmentSTOCKHOLM - 27 April 2021 - Why voyage to distant shores when there is treasure and plunder so near by? The gold of our vassals will decorate our palace, and piles of plunder from looted rivals will fund our improvements. It is said that true growth comes from within, that nothing lasting can be built on the ashes of war. We say that true growth can also come from the enemies you make along the way. Now, with Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan, you can harvest your foes for development and profit. Available today, Leviathan is the latest expansion to

Invent Medic’s product Efemia bladder support included in LloydsApotek’s assortment in Sweden

Invent Medic announces that the Swedish pharmacy chain LloydsApotek will include the product Efemia bladder support in its online assortment. The product will become available to buy on lloydsapotek.se in May 2021.With this new agreement, Efemia bladder support will soon be available to buy from five pharmacy chains in Sweden as similar agreements have been signed with Apoteket AB, Apotek Hjärtat, Apotea and Kronans Apotek. “It is exciting that Efemia bladder support will become available to buy also via LloydsApotek. We are very pleased to see that the product is becoming increasingly

Vattenfall prequalifies for the upcoming French offshore wind tender in Normandy

Vattenfall prequalifies, together with partners wpd and Banque des Territoires, for the upcoming 1 GW French offshore wind tender off the coast of Normandy.On 15[th] January 2021, the French government launched its fourth offshore wind tender after a public consultation process identified an area of 500km[2] within which the future offshore wind farm will be located.Similarly to the  previous round off the coast of Dunkirk, Vattenfall has partnered with German developer wpd and French institutional investor Banque des Territoires. The alliance has now been shortlisted by the French State

KONE wins order to equip the ‘Arbor’ office building at Bankside Yards, London

KONE Corporation, press release, April 27, 2021 KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply a suite of People Flow® solutions, including 15 custom-made KONE elevators and escalators, for the new ‘Arbor’ office building at Western Yards, phase one of the Bankside Yards mixed-use development in London.Located along the South Bank of the river Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate Modern museum and built above historic railway arches, the 20-story Arbor will combine sustainable solutions and intelligent technologies

Invitation to presentation of SBB’s interim report January-March 2021

Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (“SBB”) will publish its interim report for January-March 2021 on 5 May 2021 at 08:00 CET. SBB’s CEO Ilija Batljan will present the results on the same day at 10:00 CET via conference call and webcast. The presentation will be held in English and will be concluded with a Q&A session. Questions can be asked on the conference call or in written form through the webcast. No pre-registration is needed. The report will be available at: https://corporate.sbbnorden.se/en/reports-and-presentations/ Webcast link: https://tv.streamfabriken.com/

Valmet-supplied world’s first virtual paper mill to train Mondi’s personnel prior to start-up

Valmet Oyj’s trade press release on April 27, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EETValmet has delivered the world’s first fully virtual paper mill to Mondi’s new production line at the Mondi mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia. Prior to the start-up of the Valmet-supplied Old Corrugated Container (OCC) line, the stock preparation and the containerboard machine, the new machinery’s virtual design twin is being used to train operators and other personnel. Valmet’s delivery of the Old Corrugated Container (OCC) and OptiConcept M containerboard making lines 

Aquaporin selected by Fashion for Good to increase water sustainability in South Asia’s textile industry

From a pool of more than 120 innovative companies affiliated with the fashion industry, Aquaporin has been selected for Fashion for Good’s South Asia Innovation Programme. The programme connects the most promising innovators whose technologies have the potential to transform the textile industry. Through the programme, Fashion for Good will facilitate that their partners work towards using the Aquaporin Inside® technology to treat wastewater on a pilot basis at textile factories in South Asia. This will enable factories in the water-stressed region to improve their reuse of industrial water

Monetary policy decision: Asset purchases and zero interest rate support the recovery and inflation

Despite the spread of the coronavirus having increased again, the Swedish economy has developed relatively well, supported by extensive economic policy measures. The economic outlook is slightly brighter now than it was in February, but the pandemic is not over, and inflationary pressures remain low. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary to support the economy and for inflation to be close to the target of 2 per cent more permanently. The Riksbank is therefore continuing to purchase securities within the envelope of SEK 700 billion. The repo rate is being held unchanged at zero per

Epiroc wins large mining equipment order in Australia

Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a significant order from Rio Tinto for mining equipment to be used in the company’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region in Australia.Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest global mining companies, is operating a highly advanced integrated network of iron ore mines in Pilbara  in Western Australia. The mining company has ordered several Pit Viper 271 and SmartROC D65 drill rigs. The order exceeds MSEK 130

Gasum opens the Nymölla biogas plant, the first in Sweden to produce liquefied biogas from industrial process water from Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper mill

A groundbreaking biogas plant in Nymölla, Sweden, is the result of a partnership between the energy company Gasum and the renewable materials provider Stora Enso. By turning process water generated by Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper mill into liquefied biogas (LBG), the plant will be able to produce renewable fuel for the road transport, industry, and maritime sectors. This circular economy cooperation is the first of its kind in Sweden. The plant, built and operated by Gasum, will be opened on April 27, 2021, and the inauguration event will be attended by Per Bolund, Swedish Minister of

Lindex opens store in Malta

Lindex has now opened its first store in Malta in the newly renovated Bay Street Shopping Complex in St. Julian’s. The new market is Lindex latest addition to its franchise expansion.   The new Lindex store is one of Malta’s largest fashion stores for women and kids, with a a sales area of nearly 700 square metres. The Maltese customers are offered a modern and inspiring shopping environment and Lindex’s assortment within all business areas; women’s wear, kids’ wear, lingerie, as well as cosmetics. The store has Lindex’s latest interior concept that emphasises the brand’s

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