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CDP recognises UPM with an outstanding triple ‘A’ score for its environmental performance

(UPM, Helsinki, 8[th] December 2020 at 12:00 EET) – CDP, a global non-profit organisation, has recognised UPM as one of the world’s Triple A List companies for tackling climate change and taking actions to ensure sustainable forest management and water security. Only ten out of more than 5,800 companies were able to receive a Triple A recognition and UPM got it for the second year in a row. “As a forest and bio products company, receiving an A on Climate, Forest and Water is an extremely valuable recognition. In January, we signed the UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C with commitment to

Using lignin for greener asphalt

NCC and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have commenced collaboration to test the renewable raw material lignin as a binding agent in asphalt. The project is part of the efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and dependence on fossil products.- By replacing fossil raw materials with renewables, we will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road construction and maintenance, while also broadening the range of raw materials for our end product. In this project, we see potential to reduce carbon emissions by up to 20 percent for finished asphalt and we are now set to test and

First-ever Finnair virtual reality flight to see Santa delivers some magic this festive season

Families will soon be able to fly with Finnair to see Santa in Lapland, thanks to the magic of virtual reality (VR). From 25 December, Finnair will offer eight ‘flights’  using virtual reality to transport lucky families and children to visit Santa in his hometown of Rovaniemi . Finnair, which is Santa’s official airline , is using VR to offer customers an immersive 360-degree experience. The flights

Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has decided on the payment of the second dividend instalment of EUR 0.15 per share for the financial year 2019

STORA ENSO OYJ INSIDE INFORMATION 8 December 2020 at 11.00 EETStora Enso Oyj's Board of Directors has decided that a second dividend instalment of EUR 0.15 per share will be distributed based on the balance sheet adopted for the year 2019. The dividend is based on the authorisation given by Stora Enso’s Annual General Meeting of 4 June 2020. The resolution of the Board on the distribution of dividend was made considering the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Stora Enso’s business and liquidity.The second dividend instalment will be paid on or about 17 December 2020 to a shareholder who

Risk Intelligence A/S wins ECM prize for visionary use of metadata in implementation of AI and machine learning

Risk Intelligence A/S (“Risk Intelligence” or "the Company") has won the first prize at the annual Devoteam ESDH/ECM Conference in the category of Enterprise Content Management, ECM, for its implementation of AI and machine learning through the M-Files solution.Risk Intelligence was awarded the prize at Devoteam’s ESDH/ECM conference on 26 November, 2020. Devoteam’s award team motivated their choice of Risk Intelligence by stating: “Risk Intelligence is awarded the prize on the basis of their visionary implementation of ECM, where a completely unique use of metadata plays a central role.

NOTIFICATION OF MANAGERS’ AND CLOSELY RELATED PARTIES’ TRANSACTIONS WITH DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET NORDEN A/S’ SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAM

ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 113 - 8 DECEMBER 2020 In connection with the announced share buy-back program in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, A/S Motortramp continuously sells shares pro rata and the market is to be informed accordingly – see the attached file and announcement no. 90. Kind regards, Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S Martin Badsted CFO For further information: Martin Badsted, CFO, tel.: +45 3315 0451

Q-FREE: Tolling frame agreement in Norway – 30 MNOK

Q-Free has won a 4-year frame agreement with Vegfinans, a regional toll road company in Norway. The frame agreement has an estimated value for Q-Free of approximately 30 MNOK and comprises delivery of toll stations in the eastern part of Norway plus service and maintenance for up to 15 years. -We are very pleased that Vegfinans has chosen Q-Free as one of their suppliers and decided to emphasize quality and predictability in their tender evaluation, says Silje Færestrand, VP Norway and DSRC Sales. For further information, please contact:President & CEO, Håkon Volldal: +47 977 19 973

Vestas secures 39 MW order in Italy

News release from Vestas MediterraneanMadrid, 8 December 2020Vestas has received a 39 MW order for an undisclosed project in Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of eleven V136-3.45 MW wind turbines delivered in 3.5 MW Power Optimised Mode, as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Turbine delivery is expected for the second quarter of 2021, whilst commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of the same year Since installing its first turbine in Italy in 1991, Vestas has led the country’s wind industry with over 4.3 GW

New Study published validating further Nevisense indication, Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

· New clinical study supports expansion of indications for Nevisense  · Study performed in Germany validates the use of Nevisense in non-melanoma skin cancer  · The study publication is an important milestone in the plan to broaden the areas of use of Nevisense A new study supporting the use of Nevisense for the evaluation of lesions where there is a suspicion of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has been published in “Acta Dermato-Venereologica”. The article is authored by Dr Esra Sarac, Prof Claus Garbe and others from Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany. NMSC represents

Ateljé i Södersvik wins Swedish Wood Award 2020

At the Wood Award Gala 2020, it was announced that the winner of the Swedish Wood Award 2020 is Ateljé i Södersvik – a studio building that architects Anders Johansson and Anja Thedenius designed for themselves in Roslagen, outside Norrtälje in Sweden. Building contractor was Ruben Albersson. The winner was celebrated by over 1000 people when the gala was streamed live from Berns in Stockholm on 2 December.“We’re overwhelmed, of course. It feels unreal and unexpected. We wanted our design to push the boundaries a little, we wanted to break with convention and incorporate the workspace into

Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

Press release 8 December, 2020 The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. New technology developed at VTT enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for bio-based PEF-plastics for replacing fossil-based PET. The carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material of PET with PEF polymers, which also provides a better shelf life for food.“In the near future, you may buy orange juice in bottles that are made out of orange peel. VTT’s

New sustainability test launched to combat misconceptions

Knowledge levels are low about the UN's global goals for sustainable development – according to a survey commissioned by AFRY and the Gapminder Foundation. To counteract this, Gapminder is releasing a knowledge test – and AFRY has contributed with fact-checking and advice.Gapminder has long worked to chart people's ignorance of global development, focused on the UN's global goals for sustainable development. Now the UN Goals Test is launched – a brand new knowledge test consisting of 18 questions related to the global goals. AFRY has contributed with fact-checking and advice in connection

Lehto Group Plc: Dates for Lehto Group’s financial calendar for the year 2021

Lehto Group PlcStock Exchange Release8 December 2020 at 10.00 a.m.Lehto Group Plc will publish the following financial reports in 2021:   February 18 – Financial statement bulletin 2020 May 6 – Business Review for January-March 2021 August 12 – Half Year Financial Report for January-June 2021 November 4 – Business Review for January-September 2021 The Annual Report 2020 will be published at the latest on week 10, 2021. The Annual General Meeting 2021 is planned to be held on 28 May 2021. Further information: Veli-Pekka Paloranta, CFO+358 400 944 074veli-

Changed Nomination Committee in Eastnine

After recently having increased the shareholding in Eastnine, Arbona AB is by voting rights the second largest shareholder in Eastnine, and has thus chosen to appoint its representative Martin Zetterström to the Nomination Committee before Eastnine’s Annual General Meeting 2021. The Nomination Committee also comprises Magnus Lekander, chairman of the Nomination Committee and representing East Capital, Mathias Svensson representing Keel Capital and Liselotte Hjorth in her role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eastnine.According to the rules for Eastnine’s Nomination Committee,

Finnish startup Rundit raises €1M to make VC portfolio management and monitoring hassle-free and more data-driven

Angel investors lead €1M seed round in Finnish startup to improve transparency and efficiency for VCs and startups with automated reportsFinland-based startup Rundit , a platform for portfolio management and monitoring, has raised €1M in seed funding to further its mission of making investor reporting easy and transparent so that VCs and LPs can make better data-driven decisions. The round was led by two new angel investors, including Pierre Weimerskirch, board member of several PE and VC funds and the LPEA Luxembourg Private Equity Association. The capital will be

Environmental permit application for Keliber chemical plant submitted

Keliber has submitted the environmental permit application for its lithium chemical plant to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Western and Inner Finland. The permit application covers the lithium chemical plant to be located in Kokkola Industrial Park. Keliber’s press release is available at: https://www.keliber.fi/en/news/news-releases-and-publications/2AEBF1EF8863F196/   Oslo, 8 December 2020Nordic Mining ASANordic Mining ASA (www.nordicmining.com) Nordic Mining ASA ("Nordic Mining" or the "Company") is a resource company with focus on high-end industrial minerals

IRLAB strengthens patent protection for Phase IIb/III drug candidate mesdopetam

IRLAB (Nasdaq Stockholm: IRLAB A) announced today that the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, has published a new patent application concerning drug candidate mesdopetam (IRL790). This composition of matter patent may extend the market exclusivity of mesdopetam by up to eight years compared with the current patent protection. WIPO also published an International Search Report (ISR) and a patentability statement, Written Opinion (WO), in conjunction with the publication of IRLAB’s patent application. Mesdopetam is currently being evaluated in a clinical Phase IIb/III study for the

Cytiva increases their use of XMReality Remote Guidance

Cytiva, former GE Healthcare Life Science, increases its use of XMReality by ordering additional licenses to cover all of its geographical footprint. The use focus on training, mentoring and supporting of Field Engineers who are installing and servicing the Cytiva protein purification systems for its global customer base."XMReality provides a unique Digital Service experience to our customers through a fast, efficient and intuitive communication App. Imagine the possibilities that Augmented Reality tool could bring to your lab, where a Cytiva Field Service Engineer can support your

BioStock: Aptahem looks ahead with optimism

Aptahem, whose primary drug candidate Apta-1 is being developed as an emergency treatment targeting sepsis, has been able to make several key advances during the autumn. These include, among other things, an oversubscribed rights issue, which, together with warrants series TO 5 and TO 6 in 2021, secures capital for the final preclinical steps before studies in humans can be initiated. BioStock reached out to the company’s CEO Mikael Lindstam, to get his view on the most important progress made during the autumn.Read the full interview with Mikael Lindstam at biostock.se: https://www.

Saab to equip Bulgarian Navy’s new patrol vessels

Saab has signed a contract with the German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Bulgarian Navy’s new Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels, MMPV.Lürssen is the prime contractor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence, and will build the two new patrol vessels at the Bulgarian shipyard MTG Dolphin JSC. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the end customer between 2025 and 2026.  “We are proud to continue our successful cooperation with Lürssen. We look forward to contributing to strengthen Bulgaria’s defence and national

American Hospital orders four WasteLog® systems

Pharmacolog has received an order for four WasteLog® systems from UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. The systems will be used to control the return of narcotics at four of UT Southwestern's hospitals in Dallas.UT Southwestern is one of Texas' premier academic medical centers and is part of South Western Health Resources, a hospital network with a total of 29 hospitals and over 650 health centers. UT Southwestern has a very extensive research activity that since 1985 has generated 6 Nobel Prizes. After an extensive evaluation of various systems for the examination of returned narcotic drugs,

Veg of Lund introduces its plant-based smoothie in new type of packaging

From first half of 2021, Veg of Lund will launch sales of the Company’s plant-based smoothie products in Tetra Prisma containers from Tetra Pak. The container holds as much My Foodie[®] as the glass bottles, but the total weight is appreciably lower. The novel packaging meets both the Company’s quality and sustainability criteria and the customer requirements of convenience and accessibility.The plant-based food innovation company Veg of Lund’s range of smoothies in three different flavours are since 2018 marketed under the name My Foodie[®] in Sweden and the United Kingdom. During the last

Zwipe strengthens organization with top payments industry talents

OSLO, NORWAY – 08 December 2020 – Zwipe, a leading biometric fintech company, is pleased to confirm that it has appointed John Goodale , formerly Senior Vice President, Sales Operations at TSYS International, as its new Chief Sales Officer, Andy Saines,  formerly Sales Director at Giesecke + Devrient, as VP Key Accounts and Anders Bigseth , formerly PR Lead at Huawei Norway, as VP Marketing and Communications.   Mr. Goodale joins Zwipe in January

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