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Map Merchant Group's President & CEO Karl-Johan Lindborg appointed to M-real's Corporate Executive Board (14 September, 2005)

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 14.9.2005 at 3 p.m.The Board of M-real Corporation has appointed Karl-Johan Lindborg, Map MerchantGroup's President & CEO, a member of M-real's Corporate Executive Board as of14 September, 2005. M-real's subsidiary Map Merchant Group is the third largest paper merchant inEurope, and Lindborg has been its President & CEO since the year 2000.Previously he has worked as President & CEO of Finnforest between the years1996 and 1999 and prior to that in management positions in Enso Gutzeit,Tampella Forest and Rauma Repola. M-REAL CORPORATION

Seppo Puotinen appointed M-real's EVP, Office Papers business area (14 September, 2005)

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 14.9.2005 at 3 p.m.The Board of M-real Corporation has appointed Seppo Puotinen to Executive VicePresident, Office Papers as of 10 October, 2005. His other responsibility areasremain unchanged. He is a member of the M-real Corporate Executive Board andresponsible for the company's strategic development and the sales network. There are no other changes in the Office Papers management team. Peter Sandberg, the current Executive Vice President of Office Papers, leavesM-real to join another company. M-REAL CORPORATION Corporate

Metsäliitto Group sells its shares in Vika Wood and Toftan to Hebeda Trä AB of Sweden (14 September, 2005)

The ownership structure of the Baltic sawmilling companies SIA Vika Wood(Latvia) and AS Toftan (Estonia), which are currently owned by the Metsäliittosubsidiary Thomesto and the Swedish holding company Hebeda Trä AB, is tochange. Thomesto has today, 14 September 2005, signed an agreement to sell itsinterests in the two companies to Hebeda Trä. The Metsäliitto Group holds 40%of Vika Wood and 40% of Toftan. Metsäliitto's focus on its core businesses inthe Baltic region has given Hebeda Trä the opportunity to acquire Metsäliitto'sshareholding in the two companies and thus bring its own

Stadshypotek applies for permission to issue covered bonds

Stadshypotek has today submitted an application to the Finansinspektionen (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) to issue covered bonds pursuant to the new law in Sweden on issuing covered bonds (2003:1223).   Covered bonds are bonds with priority in the issuing institution's cover assets. These assets will mainly consist of loans to private individuals and companies granted against mortgages in real property such as single-family houses, second homes and multi-family dwellings and with a loan-to-value ratio of 75% of the market value.   This new type of funding will replace

SKF doubles its manufacturing capacity in Indonesia to support strong growth

SKF has decided to build a second factory next to the existing one on its premises in Jakarta, Indonesia.The strong demand for the Group's ball bearings from the two-wheeler market in Asia has led to a need for increased manufacturing capacity. The new factory, which will double SKF's capacity in Indonesia, will be completed in 2007 and will employ some 200 people. The total investment is SEK 200 million. The world production of two-wheelers was some 38 million units in 2004 with more than 80% of the two-wheelers sold in Asia. The market is expected to grow by more than 25% until 2007. SKF

Veidekke To Build 54 Flats In Skien

Veidekke Entreprenør AS, Telemark District, has signed a contract with Bryggeparken AS to build flats and business premises in Skien. The contract price is NOK 77 million excl. VAT.The building will have seven floors including the basement and a total floorarea of just under 7,000 square metres. It will be built of in-situ castconcrete. Since the building will be located near the Skien River, extensivefoundation work will be required before the concreting work can be started. All in all, the new building will contain fifty-four flats. These will be two,three and four-room flats

Appointments in Stora Enso Packaging Boards and Profit 2007

STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 14 September 2005 at 11.00Appointments in Stora Enso Packaging Boards and Profit 2007 Hannu Kasurinen, 42, has been appointed Senior Vice President,Speciality Papers, effective from 1 October 2005. He succeedsJohn F Bergin, who will retire on 1 January 2006. HannuKasurinen, who will be based in Helsinki, is currently SeniorVice President, Profit 2007. He joined the Company in 1993. Jouni Seppälä, 42, currently Senior Vice President, Finance &IT, Stora Enso Timber, will replace Hannu Kasurinen asresponsible for the Profit 2007 profit improvement

Sweden gets new subscription form - Vodafone introduces flat rate fee for mobile telephony

– Fixed-line telephones soon to be superfluous On Monday 19 September, Vodafone Sweden will present a new subscription form in Sweden - Vodafone Business Fast Pris - where domestic voice calls - including start-up fees and messaging services - are included in the fixed monthly price SEK 599.With this new subscription, business customers can use their mobile phones at a fixed monthly price (flat rate) instead of pay-by-minute or pay-by-message, which is the traditional model for voice telephony and messaging services in Sweden. The campaign price of SEK 599/month is extended to customers who

Fabege launches share buy-back

Fabege AB (publ) has started the share buy-back programme approved by the Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2005. The AGM authorised the Board for a period no later than the next AGM to acquire and transfer Fabege-shares. The shares acquired may not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of outstanding Fabege-shares at any time. The purpose of the buy-back programme is among other things to adjust the capital structure of the Company and there by to increasing shareholder value. No own shares are owned by Fabege before the launching of the buy-back programme. Fabege AB (publ) For further

KMT’s new technology increases productivity by 50 per cent

Today KMT rolls out the Nano Grinder, its revolutionary new machine concept for precision grinding, at Europe’s largest machine fair in Hanover. The machine is only one fifth of the size of a traditionally constructed one and enables productivity improvements of up to 50 per cent. With this new unique technology, KMT is also taking a leap forward in precision, flexibility and reliability.“The machine is nothing less than a revolutionary result of KMT’s innovation. We are, therefore, extremely proud that we are able to offer our customers the benefits of this leading-edge technology. At the

Disclosure Notice

Stockholm, September 14, 2005As indicated in a press release from Biotage on September 8, 2005, Investor AB and the two other largest shareholders in the company have temporarily lent shares in connection with Biotage’s announced, but not yet implemented, new share issue. As an effect of this, Investor’s holding in Biotage has been reduced by 2,100,000 shares and changed from 11.3 percent of the votes and capital to 8.8 percent. INVESTOR AB For further information: Oscar Stege Unger, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 614 20 59, +46 70 624 2059

TECNOMEN DELIVERS MESSAGING SYSTEM EXPANSION TO TELENOR IN NORWAY

Tecnomen Corporation PRESS RELEASE 14 September 2005TECNOMEN DELIVERS MESSAGING SYSTEM EXPANSION TO TELENOR IN NORWAY Tecnomen has signed an agreement to deliver a Messaging System expansion andupgrade to Telenor, Norway. This platform expansion enables Telenor to diversifytheir service offering and to host messaging services from Norway to all of itsScandinavian operations, including Sonofon in Denmark, Djuice in Sweden, as wellas several other service providers in Scandinavia. "Telenor and Tecnomen have maintained a fruitful relationship for more than 10years. This

Super-Willys opens in Örnsköldsvik

Tomorrow, Thursday 15 september, a newly built “Super-Willys” store will open for business in Örnsköldsvik. “Super-Willys” features an extended range of non-food products in the areas of kitchen supplies, electronics, textiles and toys. Willys’ business concept, to offer Sweden’s cheapest bag of groceries, also characterizes the price position of these extended product categories.The trend in the retail food market is moving towards one-stop shopping. “Super-Willys” is an effort to meet this demand in the discount segment. By providing access to attractively priced electronics, kitchen

AGNICO-EAGLE’S OFFER FOR RIDDARHYTTAN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 23, 2005; NO CHANGE TO TERMS

Not for distribution to news wire services or for dissemination in Australia or Japan. The Offer is not being made to persons whose participation requires further prospectuses, filings or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish and U.S. law.Stock Symbols: AEM (NYSE) AGE (TSX) Toronto, Canada (September 13, 2005) – Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle") announced today that its offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of Riddarhyttan Resources AB (publ) ("Riddarhyttan") has been extended to 4:00 p.m. CET (10:00 a.m. EDT) on September 23, 2005. The offer remains

Enea Enters New Software Segment – Launches Element(TM )

Today Enea launches its software Element(TM), a “middleware” that significantly reduces product development cost for products containing embedded systems, primarily within telecom, automotive and medical equipment.The launch of Element(TM), which takes place at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston MA, redefines the software development process. Element(TM) provides a reliable off-the-shelf “middleware” solution that can cut software development time in half for telecom, automotive and medical equipment manufacturers. “Our customers often dedicate entire departments to “middleware”

Autoliv and BMW to Present Night Vision System in Car

(Stockholm, Sept. 13, 2005) - - - Autoliv Inc. – the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems – has together with The BMW Group developed a system that will enable drivers to see up to 300 meters at night compared to not even 100 meters with existing low-beam headlights. The system will be shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September and will be introduced later this fall in the BMW 7 series as The BMW Night Vision System.The key to the system’s superior performance is the capability of the camera to sense heat from objects and living beings. The system is so

Zooma by Semcon wins award for www.salmingsports.com

Zooma by Semcon has received the Outstanding Website award for its design and development of the Salming Sports website. Zooma both designed and produced the creative website concept. The award, established in 1997, is issued annually by the Web Marketing Association in the USA.”We are proud that Zooma has been recognised for its professionalism – its ability to present both the Salming brand and our products with feeling. A close, unpretentious collaboration has proved fruitful,” says Thomas Nord, marketing manager for Salming Sports. Intensified collaboration Zooma was first commissioned

Aker Kvaerner strengthens its boiler business

Through the new acquisition, Aker Kvaerner expands its product portfolio in biofuel combustion technology in the group's business unit Kvaerner Power. Kvaerner Power delivers boiler plants for pulp and paper industry and power producers and it is currently known as a supplier of large-scale boiler worldwide. "The majority ownership in Noviter supports Kvaerner Power's strategy to grow in the power generation segment," says Lennart Ohlsson, president of Kvaerner Power. Pentti Koivikko, Chairman of the board in Noviter Oy, is confident that the resources of a major company like Aker

PONSSE CONCLUDES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH NAF

PONSSE OYJ PRESS RELEASE 13 September, 2:00 P.M.PONSSE CONCLUDES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH NAF Ponsse Oyj and NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG have signed a partnershipagreement aimed at long-term co-operation. Ponsse Oyj’s President and CEO, ArtoTiitinen, says that this partnership agreement will ensure Ponsse’scompetitiveness and product quality in the future. ’Although we have been co-operating with NAF for a long time, this agreement willonly intensify our partnership. A close partnership will enable well-targeted,customer-driven product development, making it possible

Göran Grosskopf new chairman of Peab’s board

Göran Grosskopf has been appointed to chairman of Peab’s board of directors and he replaces Ulf H Jansson who last week retired for personal reasons. Göran Grosskopf was elected to Peab’s board 2004 and he is chairman of InterIKEA SA and Bergendahlsgruppen AB and among other things also member of the board in AB Ratos and Possio AB. For further information contact: Göran Grosskopf, charirman Peab + 41 786 157 761 Gösta Sjöström, information manager Peab +46 733 37 10 10 Previous press releases from Peab are available at www.peab.com

M-real invests in French paper mill Alizay (13 September, 2005)

Press release 13.9.2005M-real Corporation will invest in its French office paper production facilitiesin Alizay, situated northwest of Paris. The 8 million euro investment schedulecomprises rebuilding the forming part of the paper machine. With the investment, M-real strives for a clear increase in product qualitiesto meet the increasing market demands. The investment also enables M-real tofurther utilize Alizay mill's capacity and its convenient location near the keycustomers. The main works are carried out during spring 2006. M-REAL CORPORATION Peter Sandberg Executive Vice

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