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Assessing and promoting biodiversity requires collaboration throughout the value chain

(UPM Raflatac, Helsinki, 26 September 2017 at 10:00 EET) - Promoting biodiversity is an inherent part of a forest-based company's operations and responsibility principles. However, the impacts of forest operations on biodiversity are not well characterized using existing life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies. This makes it difficult for businesses to distinguish between well-managed and poorly managed forests in terms of biodiversity. UPM Raflatac has partnered with Quantis and Nestle Research Centre to study and capture the biodiversity impacts of forestry practices in life cycle

APEX recognizes Finnair as a 2018 Four Star Global Airline based on customer reviews and feedback

Finnair has been awarded a 2018 Four Star Global Airline rating by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), a non-profit membership trade organization comprised of the world's leading airlines, suppliers and major media groups. The ratings recognize excellence in airline passenger experience and are based entirely on verified feedback given by customers. Travelers and reviews were validated against confirmed itineraries and geo-location on mobile devices. Finnair was one of 470 airlines rated through July 31 of this year. Only 15% of airlines worldwide received sufficient

KONE updates its 2017 business outlook to take into account restructuring costs from the Accelerate program, current foreign exchange rates and the latest business performance forecast

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, September 26, 2017 at 09.35 a.m. EEST KONE updates its 2017 business outlook to take into account restructuring costs from the Accelerate program, current foreign exchange rates and the latest business performance forecast KONE announced today a program to accelerate the execution of the Winning with Customers strategy and to support profitable growth. As part of the Accelerate Winning with Customers program, KONE plans to adjust its organization and operations, and expects annual cost savings of around EUR 100 million from the end of 2020

ABB and Northvolt partner for Europe’s largest battery factory

Zurich, Switzerland, September 26, 2017 - Partnership for industrial digitalization and smart electrificationABB and Northvolt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a wide-ranging supply and technology partnership, including products and services for Northvolt’s state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery factory and close collaboration on development of battery solutions and R&D activities. ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) will support the initial phase of this project through an early investment. Northvolt is going to build Europe’s largest and most advanced lithium-ion battery

Change in number of shares in Brighter AB.

Conversion of convertible notes into shares under the Convertible Notes issued under the financing agreement announced on April 26. The number of Notes converted on September 25, 2017 was 60. The number of Notes remaining under the second Tranche for future conversion is 13. The number of shares and the number of votes before the conversion was 61,254,024. Through the conversion, the number of shares and the number of votes have increased by 1,156,069. The total number of shares and the total number of votes after the conversion amount to 62,410,093. For terms and conditions of the

​Norwegian competition authorities still processing the sale of Apetit’s seafood business

The Norwegian competition authorities are still processing the sale of Apetit Plc’s seafood business to Insula AS. As a consequence, Apetit is amending its initial estimate of the date when the transaction will be closed. The updated estimate is that the transaction will be completed in the final quarter of this year. On 29 June 2017, Apetit Plc announced that it had signed an agreement on selling its seafood business in Finland, Sweden and Norway to Insula AS, a Norwegian company specialising in the seafood business. The transaction was initially expected to be completed in the third

KONE launches a program to accelerate the execution of its Winning with Customers strategy to support profitable growth

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, September 26, 2017 at 09.30 a.m. EEST KONE launches a program to accelerate the execution of its Winning with Customers strategy to support profitable growth At the beginning of 2017, KONE announced its new strategy, Winning with Customers, in order to differentiate and to bring new levels of customer centricity and value adding services and solutions to its customers. KONE now launches an Accelerate Winning with Customers program to speed up the execution of this strategy and to support profitable growth. The objective of the program is to

Stillfront Group AB: eRepublik prepares for launch of "War and Peace: Civil War"

PRESS RELEASE  SEPT 26, 2017 eRepublik prepares for launch of "War and Peace: Civil War" eRepublik Labs, one of the Stillfront Group studios, prepares its third mobile historical Strategy MMO, "War and Peace: Civil War" for launch in Q4 of 2017. Building on its historical strategy MMO game engine and the success of its two previously released games in the genre: "Age of Lords" and "World at War: WW2", eRepublik Labs has recently soft launched in certain markets "War and Peace: Civil War", an American Civil War themed mobile strategy MMO. After a period of fine-tuning and

Best service for planning a construction project

Kiilto’s construction team expands its services. Tanja Starck is now responsible for developing the collaboration between Kiilto and designers.Tanja Starck, Construction Engineer, has started as a Project Manager at Kiilto Construction. Miikka Suppula, Sales Manager, explains that Kiilto already has extensive experience in collaboration, especially with contractors and construction companies. However, Starck will focus on collaborating with designers. “In the past, Kiilto didn’t had anyone who would concentrate solely on working with designers. Now we want to invest in this group too. We

Vivo teams up with Imint and launches Vidhance®-powered handsets.

Under a recently signed license- and support agreement with Vivo Software Technology Corporation (Vivo), China, Imint will provide its Vidhance® software on new smartphone releases from Vivo. First product releases are the Vivo X20 and X20 Plus smartphones, which are set to feature Vidhance® video stabilization.Vivo is a Chinese technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services. Vivo has seen rapid growth and broad market acceptance for its smartphone portfolio and has established a strong position with its camera-

Nepa helps Dressmann manage their brand in the clothing store jungle

In addition to being a forerunner in clothing sales, Dressmann is also a champion in brand building. Dressmann has now given Nepa the task of introducing the customers' voice in branding in a clear way.By regularly finding, analyzing and delivering exactly the insights expressed by customers' expectations and behaviors, Dressmann is on a mission to find out exactly how their advertising and marketing activities affect both the brand and sales trends in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Austria. "These are insights needed to make the right business decisions and to be able to act effectively in

Acando Norway acquires Bitvis AS

The consulting company Acando acquires all shares in the Norwegian company Bitvis AS. The contract will be effective from October 1, 2017. Bitvis will operate as a separate company in the Acando Group.Bitvis is a design center for FPGA and embedded software development. The company provides highly specialized development services to a broad range of customers from startups, to major companies in the electronics industry. The company was founded in 2012 and has gained a significant market position in Norway. Bitvis is involved in many prestigious projects within Space, Defense, Offshore,

AQ Group expands in Poland

AQ increases production space in both its subsidiaries in PolandAQ Wiring Systems STG Sp.z.o.o. in Starogard Gdański in Poland has on September 25, 2017 signed an agreement with Biznes Park to buy real estate of totally 2.2 ha where a new factory building of 7000 m2 will be built. The investment has a value of PLN 18.2 million. The real estate is located in Linowiec near Starogard Gdański. The purpose of a new factory building is to get a more efficient production space and organisation than today and to support a profitable growth for the future. Relocation to the new facilities is planned

Nomination Committee 2018

In accordance with the resolution by the Annual General Meeting of BillerudKorsnäs, the Chairman of the Board of Directors has convened a Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2018, appointed by the major shareholders in the company.The Nomination Committee consists of Michael M.F. Kaufmann, appointed by Frapag Beteiligungsholding AG, Tomas Risbecker, appointed by AMF Insurance & Funds, Lennart Francke, appointed by Swedbank Robur Funds and Thomas Wuolikainen, appointed by Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. Information about the work of the Nomination Committee can be

Balco announces listing on Nasdaq Stockholm and publishes prospectus

Balco Group AB (“Balco” or the “Company”), a leading provider of balcony solutions in Northern Europe, and the owners of the Company have decided to diversify the shareholder base by a sale of existing shares (the “Offering”). The Board of Directors of Balco has therefore applied for the Company’s shares to be listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The Prospectus for the Offering is announced today and the first day of trading is expected to be 6 October, 2017.THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE ANNOUNCED, PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR TO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG

Nomination Committee for the 2018 Annual General Meeting

In February 2016 at an extraordinary General Meeting Humana adopted an instruction regarding the appointment of the Nomination Committee, applicable until the General Meeting resolves otherwise. Pursuant to this instruction the company shall have a Nomination Committee comprising one representative for each of the four principal shareholders in terms of votes, based on the information received from Euroclear Sweden AB on the last banking day in August, as well as the Chairman of the Board (convenor). The Nomination Committee has now been appointed and comprises the following members:

Notice to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in Resurs

The Shareholders of Resurs Holding AB (publ) are hereby invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday 27 October 2017 at 10.00 am CET at Dunkers Kulturhus, Kungsgatan 11 in Helsingborg, Sweden.Notice etc.  Shareholders who wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting shall · be entered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden on Saturday 21 October 2017. Since the record day is a Saturday, shareholders must make sure to be entered in the share register on Friday 20 October 2017, and · give notice of their attendance no later than on Monday 23 October 2017.

Invitation to the presentation of Ahlsell’s Q3 report 2017

Ahlsell, the leading Nordic distributor of installation products, tools and supplies, will publish its quarterly report for the third quarter 2017 on October 20 at 07:30 CEST.At 11.00 CEST on the same day there will be a webcast conference call in which CEO Johan Nilsson and CFO Kennet Göransson will present the report. The presentation will be held in English and can be followed on the web or by phone. Questions may be asked both via the teleconference and via the webcast. You can follow the presentation and the conference at the following web link: www.financialhearings.com/event/10306.

Stockmann Group's revised guidance for 2017 and outcome of impairment test

STOCKMANN plc, Inside Information 26.9.2017 at 8:30 EET The Stockmann Group’s profit guidance for the year has been changed due to weaker than estimated performance in Lindex’s business. Stockmann now expects the Group’s adjusted operating profit in continuing operations to be approximately on a par with or slightly weaker than in 2016. The 2017 operating result for Stockmann Retail is estimated to improve, as the turnaround of the business is progressing according to plan. Real Estate is expected to continue its stable profitable performance. Lindex’s operating profit in the first

Multiconsult ASA – Repurchase of own shares

On 25 September 2017, Multiconsult ASA ("Multiconsult") purchased 1 000 of its own shares at an average price of NOK 85.50 per share. The shares were purchased in accordance with the Company's share repurchase programme as announced on 22 September 2017. The shares were acquired on Oslo Børs.Following this transaction Multiconsult holds 10 250 of its own shares. For further information, please contact: Investor relations:      Mirza Koristovic, Head of Investor Relations      Phone: +47 93 87 05 25      E-mail: ir@multiconsult.no Media:      Gaute Christensen, VP

CREDI indicates a positive view of the credit market among property companies

In the September issue of the Catella Real Estate Debt Indicator (CREDI), the Main Index increases from 41.8 to 49.8, the strongest result since the autumn of 2015.“In this year’s third CREDI survey, we see an improvement in the CREDI Main Index, from 41.8 to 49.8. This is the highest index value in two years, and marks the second largest improvement in the history of CREDI. Listed property companies have a very positive view of the development of the credit market, due to factors such as improved access to bank loans and reduced credit margins. In addition, property companies and banks

Eklund Foundation announces the successful candidates of 2017

The Eklund Foundation is pleased to announce the four research projects that were selected to receive funds, amounting to approximately 160,000 EUR, this year. – The successful candidates stand out among a considerable number of international applicants and fulfil the assessment criteria very satisfyingly. These projects have the potential to add valuable knowledge within their respective fields, says Joel Eklund, Chairman of the Board, Eklund Foundation. The predefined assessment criteria consider innovation and originality, scientific quality, feasibility, and competence. The

Orkla ASA: Competition authorities have approved the Sapa transaction

Hydro's acquisition of Orkla's 50% interest in Sapa has received pre-closing competition approvals in all required jurisdictions. Consequently, Hydro and Orkla expect to close the transaction on or about October 2, 2017. Orkla ASAOslo, 26 September 2017 Ref.: SVP Investor RelationsMattias OrreniusTel.: +47 983 66 334E-mail: mattias.orrenius@orkla.no Group Director Corporate Communications and Corporate AffairsHåkon MageliTel.: +47 928 45 828E-mail: hakon.mageli@orkla.no This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the

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