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Retortable paperboard packaging material for foodstuff

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize for 2005 of 2 million Swedish Crowns will be awarded to Mr. Tom Kjelgaard, Ms. Katarina Magnusson and Mr. Ulf Ringdahl for their path breaking research leading to a retortable paperboard packaging material for foodstuff.Specifically, they developed a packaging material structure that is sufficiently flexible during forming and filling to avoid cracking of the critical barrier layer; it retains print quality and maintains an effective gas and vapour barrier throughout the retorting process. This development enables the production of a package that is both

Billerud has introduced QuickFill Single for single-ply sacks

Billerud continues to develop and extend its range of sack papers and has introduced QuickFill Single, a highly porous sack paper in white or brown that enables the production of single-ply sacks that exceed the performance of the market’s standard ranges of multi-ply sacks. The new product is available in grammages of 110-120 g/m2. In Europe the current trend is for users to move away from 50 kg to 25 kg sacks. Individual consumers are increasingly choosing products for which the smaller size is a better form of packaging. ”It is this relatively new and fast-growing need for sacks in

OMX Exchanges Monthly Statistics January 2005

Share trading The average value of share trading per business day amounted to EUR 2,340 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 2,158 million). The average number of trades per business day was 61,874 (during the past 12-month period: 56,782). The turnover velocity was 125%. Derivative trading Average derivative trading volume in Swedish and Finnish equity and fixed-income products amounted to 495,874 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 443,937) per business day. The average number of traded contracts in equity derivative products amounted to 462,569 contracts (during the past

Broadband network in Mölndal finished – all residents now have broadband

The build-out of a new broadband network is now finished in the City of Mölndal, located just outside Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. The network, procured through a municipal purchasing process, and provided by TeliaSonera Network Sales, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday (Feb. 1). The network covers the entire city and residents now have access to broadband service with speeds of up to 8 Mbit/s. Approximately half of Mölndal’s residents can also have speeds up to 24 Mbit/s.Residents in Mölndal are now free to choose one of the operators that provide broadband services to

Peab to build a new school in Oslo

Peab has been contracted to build a new school, dimensioned for 1.000 pupils in the Söndre Nordstrand district in Oslo. The client is Undervisningsbygg Oslo KF and the contract amounts NOK 270 million. The work is a turn key contract which has started and it is estimated to be ready in June 2007. For further information contact: Svein Rennan, Project Manager +47 930 126 45 Gösta Sjöström, Information Manager Peab +46 733 37 10 10 Previous press releases from Peab are available at www.peab.com

Ericsson expands broadband access portfolio

Ericsson has expanded its broadband access offering to the significant Fiber To The Node (FTTN) market through an agreement with Canadian-based Critical Telecom. By integrating Critical Telecom's outside plant remote Ethernet DSLAM into Ericsson's Public Ethernet portfolio, Ericsson can support operators deliver such services as IPTV.The emerging need for multiple television streams, High Definition Television (HDTV), in combination with enhanced high-speed Internet service offerings requires that access nodes be deployed closer to the end users. As a result, FTTN solutions must be purpose-

RNB challenges competitors with installment payments and enhanced service

Buy brand clothes when the selection is the greatest and pay when it fits you best.Sweden’s leading clothing group in the quality segment, with such strong brands as Polarn O. Pyret, Solo, Champagne and Saks, is now opening new possibilities whereby clothing purchases need no longer be controlled by payday and the consumers avoid jostling in overcrowded stores. “One of the objectives with a card is to provide our customers extended service through offering several alternatives with regard to payment solutions. Being able to divide up payments is today a matter of course in many other

OMX Exchanges Monthly Statistics January 2005

Share trading The average value of share trading per business day amounted to EUR 2,340 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 2,158 million). The average number of trades per business day was 61,874 (during the past 12-month period: 56,782). The turnover velocity was 125%. Derivative trading Average derivative trading volume in Swedish and Finnish equity and fixed-income products amounted to 495,874 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 443,937) per business day. The average number of traded contracts in equity derivative products amounted to 462,569 contracts (during the past

Invitation to Teleconference – NeoNet’s Year-End Report 2004

Date: 10 February 2005 Time: 3 pm Central European Time (2 pm GMT / 9 am EST) Hosted by: Simon Nathanson, Chief Executive Officer Per Lindberg, Chief Financial Officer The conference call is open for analysts, investors and journalists. The report will be posted 10 February at 08.30 CET. To participate, please dial +46 8 5593 6732 A slide presentation in English will be available on NeoNet’s web site from 14.00 CET (one hour prior to the teleconference). Find the slide presentation on www.neonet.biz, section “Investor Relations” and then “Presentations”. A replay will be available from 17.

TeliaSonera first to enter agreement for wireless broadband service with NTT DoCoMo of Japan

TeliaSonera has become the first European operator to sign a public wireless LAN inter-roaming agreement with NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile communications company in Japan.In the agreement with NTT DoCoMo, TeliaSonera customers with HomeRun subscriptions can access NTT DoCoMo’s Mzone wireless broadband hot spots at 500 locations around Japan. Starting with TeliaSonera Swedish and Norwegian HomeRun users as of today and Finnish HomeRun users within approximately a month. During January-October 2004, approximately 43,400 persons from the Nordic countries visited Japan, according to

Orc Software’s first client in Russia

Orc Software has entered into an agreement with Troika Dialog, a Russian investment bank that will use the Orc System for pricing, electronic trading and risk management for derivatives trading in Russia. The order is a break-through for Orc Software as the Russian market is just beginning to seriously use derivatives trading and more sophisticated trading tools. “Russia has a financial market that is currently in an interesting development phase. It is therefore a pleasure to note that we have entered this market. A long-term investment, in terms of development, education and active

Storebrand: Hans Aasnæs appointed Managing Director of Storebrand Investments

Hans Aasnæs (41) has been appointed Managing Director of Storebrand Investments with effect from 1 February 2005. Mr Aasnæs will join the Storebrand Group's executive committee and will report directly to Idar Kreutzer, Group CEO.Hans Aasnæs is currently the Chief Investment Officer of StorebrandInvestments. He joined Storebrand Investments in 1994, and has worked as aportfolio manager and a member of the management team. Mr Aasnæs has aMaster's Degree in Agricultural Economics and an HAE qualification from theNorwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. His previous

January oil production

West Siberian Resources Ltd’s oil production during January 2005 amounted to approximately 155,500 barrels, or 5,018 barrels per day. This represents a three-fold increase since January 2004 when production amounted to 51,100 barrels or 1,650 barrels per day.Most of the oil was produced at the Middle Nyurola-field. During the month production started from well no 130, a recently drilled horizontal well. A water injection well was also completed in the field where drilling of oil production well 137 commenced. In addition production has commenced from well no 61 in the Kluchevskoye-field,

Asian Photomask Supplier Places Double Order for Micronic TFT-LCD Photomask Tools

Taby, Sweden – February 1, 2005 – Micronic Laser Systems today announced that a major Asian photomask supplier has placed a double order for one LRS15000 series laser pattern generator and one MMS15000 TFT-LCD photomask metrology system,. Both tools are expected to be delivered to the customer during this year.“Micronic’s LRS15000 series tools have become increasingly attractive to customers as they continue to invest in production tools that can handle the large photomasks required for generation 7 TFT production”, said Sven Lofquist, Micronic president and CEO. “Micronic’s MMS15000 has

ASSA ABLOY acquires leading door service company in the UK

Doorman Services' business is in the supply, installation and service of manual and automatic doors and roller shutters throughout the UK with about 170 employees. The company has a strong presence in the retail segment.   Main attractions to ASSA ABLOY include a broad service offering and the ability to offer more one-stop shop service solutions for complete entrance systems.   The purchase price on a net debt free basis amounts to GBP 6 M. The company generated sales of GBP 11 M and an EBITA-margin of 8% in 2004. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to EPS from the date

Press release on directors’ liability

At Skandia’s Annual General Meeting on 15 April 2004, the Board of Directors and President were not granted discharge from liability for the period 1 January–15 April 2003. As a result of the AGM’s decision, Skandia’s board commissioned attorneys Peter Danowsky and Otto Rydbeck to each give their individual recommendations to the Board regarding which legal measures that the decision to not grant discharge from liability could give rise to. The Board also assigned Danowsky and Rydbeck to determine if there is reason with respect to previous periods to demand liability for damages from the

Agreement reached between Skandia Insurance Company Ltd and Lars Ramqvist

Skandia Insurance Company Ltd (“Skandia”) and its former chairman, Lars Ramqvist, reached an agreement on 31 January 2005. Under the terms of the agreement, Ramqvist has offered to repay all fees he received as chairman of Skandia’s board, its audit committee and its nominating committee during the years 2000 and 2001, totalling SEK 2,216,667. Ramqvist has entered into this agreement without admission of guilt or other impropriety. As far as has been learned, neither Ramqvist nor other company directors were aware of or approved the removal of the cap for the Wealthbuilder bonus programme

EQT and ISS in joint venture in health care and care of the elderly

ISS and the EQT III Fund (”EQT”) have decided today to form a new joint venture company that will be jointly owned by ISS and EQT, and in which the new management team has been offered the opportunity to acquire shares. The new company consists of ISS Health Care AB and CarePartner AB, two companies operating in health care, rehabilitation and treatment of substance abuse, psychiatry and care of the elderly and disabled. The new company will have sales of about SEK 1.7 billion. The market trend for health and elderly care is strong and at the same time the industry is undergoing

President of Skanska USA Building to leave the company

Mike Healy, President of the Skanska USA Building unit will leave the company immediately. Until a permanent replacement is named, Johan Karlström, Executive Vice President Skanska AB, will head the business unit as acting president.The restructuring of Skanska USA Building announced in mid 2004 is unaffected by the change in leadership. These changes will not affect the business unit Skanska USA Civil. "The results in Skanska USA Building for 2004 are unacceptable and a change is necessary. However, this in no way diminishes our commitment to the important US market or to this business

TELE2 ACQUIRES TISCALI’S DANISH OPERATIONS

New York and Stockholm – Tele2 AB, (“Tele2”), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that it has acquired Tiscali’s Danish operations, Tiscali Denmark A/S, for MEUR 20.7 on a debt-free basis.Tiscali Denmark has some 26,000 ADSL customers and more than 50,000 dial-up Internet customers. The acquisition also includes an extensive ADSL network, reaching over 65% of Danish households. Tiscali Denmark generated revenues of some MEUR 22 in 2004. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of

Information on international financial reporting standards (IFRS)

Today, 1 February 2005, Skandia will hold a briefing for institutional investors and financial analysts to provide an overview of how Skandia’s financial reporting will be impacted by the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The presentation will provide background to the development of the IFRS requirements, the changes in accounting principles for Skandia and our current understanding of the impact on formats, opening equity as per 1 January 2004 and net income for the first half of 2004. Currently there are a number of unclear points regarding the final

TeliaSonera Finland and ACN Communications Finland enter into agreement on co-operation

TeliaSonera Finland Oyj, its subsidiary Tele Finland Oy and ACN Communications Finland Oy have concluded a co-operation agreement. According to the agreement, ACN Communications Finland discontinues its own branded mobile service and starts marketing Tele Finland’s mobile service offering through its existing sales channel – Independent Representatives. ACN’s Finnish customers can continue as customers of Tele Finland Oy. ACN’s assets, personnel, agreements or other business operations are not assigned to Tele Finland by the agreement."We decided to start the co-operation with ACN, since

Staffan Bohman proposed new member of Ratos's Board

Ratos's Nomination Committee will propose that the AGM extends the Board of Directors by one member. Staffan Bohman, formerly President and CEO of Gränges and Sapa, is proposed as a new member of the Board.Staffan Bohman, born 1949, has many years' experience of leading positions in companies that include Gränges, Sapa and the Alfa Laval Group. He has conducted his own business since 2004. In addition to the proposed assignment with Ratos, Staffan Bohman is a member of the boards of the listed companies Atlas Copco, Sapa and Trelleborg and the unlisted companies Dynapac and OSM. Present

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