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Diane Tate appointed to the Global Management Team

Diane Tate appointed to the Global Management Team Diane Tate, VP Intellectual Properties, has been appointed Senior Vice President Technology and Intellectual Properties. Diane will become a member of the Global Management Team. Diane Tate has been an employee of Pergo since November 1998, joining with the responsibility as site manager in Perstorp. Within a short time she became Director of Production for Europe, including both the Perstorp and Trelleborg sites. Since 2001 Diane has had roles in external sourcing, manufacturing development and intellectual properties. Trelleborg 2003-05-

Little damage from fire at Componenta Al

COMPONENTA CORPORATION Stock Exchange Announcement 18.5.2004 at 16.45Little damage from fire at Componenta Alvesta A fire occurred in the melting shop at the Componenta Alvestafoundry today in the morning. The fire started when hot ironthat had dropped from the furnace keeping the molten metal hotset on fire objects on the foundry floor including two forklifttrucks. The entire foundry and the adjacent offices wereevacuated but personnel were soon able to return to their workplaces. The fire brigade quickly brought the fire under control and thefire was restricted to one part of the

Recommendation of the Election Committee

The Election Committee made its recommendation on 18 May 2004.   The Election Committee unanimously reccommends that Johan Fredrik Odfjell, Anne Birgitte Lundholt and Peter Ruzicka be re-elected for a period of 2 years.   The Election Committee unanimously recommends that Stein Erik Hagen be elected as a new member of the Board.   Because the Election Committee recommends that Stein Erik Hagen be elected as a new member of the Board, one of the current members must step down from the Board of Directors. On this question, the Election Committee is divided into a majority

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC?S EXIT FROM MACHINIUM

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE May 18, 2004 4;05 pmLÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC’S EXIT FROM MACHINIUM BEGINS WITH GROUPRESTRUCTURING Lännen Tehtaat plc and Machinium Ltd have today agreed on the sale ofSuomen Rakennuskone Oy shares. As part of Lännen Tehtaat’s ownershiprearrangements with the Machinium Group, Lännen Tehtaat plc hasacquired the entire share capital of Suomen Rakennuskone Oy fromMachinium Ltd and is now looking for an outside buyer for the SuomenRakennuskone shares by offering them for public sale. The assetsobtained from the sale will be used to strengthen the

E-commerce site pays off for Framfab

E-commerce site pays off for Framfab Yesterday, Framfab Denmark won a Gold Clio at the Clio Awards for the European Nike iD e-commerce site. Last week, the site also received a Silver pencil at the One Show Interactive awards. This marks the first time that Framfab Denmark's successful cooperation with Nike Europe leads to international awards in the e-commerce category. "Many e-commerce sites forget that the brand should shine all the way up to the closing of the sale. We believe that branding and business are not mutually exclusive, but should be integrated components of an effective e-

Washington Mills to take over Orkla Exolon

After the sale, the company will be wholly owned by the Washington Mills Company Inc.   "Orkla Exolon's operations are outside Orkla's strategic priority areas. A company recently acquired by Washington Mills has held shares in Exolon since its establishment in 1962 and we believe that Washington Mills is in a better position than we are to further develop the company," says Pål Tandberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors.   The agreement has now been signed, but since it will take time to complete the formalities and the exclusion from the sale of a number of Orkla shares

Alfa Laval - change in Group Management

Alfa Laval - change in Group Management Swedish multi-national engineering group Alfa Laval - a world leader in centrifugal separation, heat transfer and fluid handling - announces today that Per-Erik Lindquist, Executive Vice President and responsible for the sales activities in Europe, has decided to leave the Group for private reasons. Commenting on the fact that Per-Erik Lindquist has decided to leave the Group, Sigge Haraldsson, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group, says: "I respect Per-Erik Lindquist's decision to leave. I know that this has not been an easy decision for him. He

Ny sjätte smak från ABSOLUT: ABSOLUT RASPBERRI

Ny sjätte smak från ABSOLUT: ABSOLUT RASPBERRI ABSOLUT introducerar en ny familjemedlem: ABSOLUT RASPBERRI. Produkten finns att köpa i Sverige från den 2 augusti 2004, strax därefter lanseras den i USA. Hallonet för ofta en ganska anspråkslös och blygsam tillvaro. Allt för ofta degraderas det till att pryda kanten på en chokladtårta eller toppen på en gräddbakelse. Så är inte de hallon vi känner till. Våra hallon är vilda, intensiva och mogna i smaken. 1988 introducerades ABSOLUT CITRON och sedan dess har segmentet smaksatt vodka ökat konstant i såväl volym som betydelse. - Vi är oerhört

Change of ownership in Broström AB

Change of ownership in Broström AB One of Broström's major shareholders, Siem Industrikapital AB (former under the company Four Seasons Venture Capital AB) has sold its total shareholding in Broström AB. Buyers of the A shares with strong voting right in Broström are Arvid Svensson Invest AB, Shipinvest Intressenter AB, Per Dreijer family (through the company Lunaria AB) and Lennart Simonsson. Arvid Svensson Invest also takes over Siem Industrikapital's shares in Shipinvest Intressenter AB, a company with the only assignment to own and administer shares in Broström. The transaction will not

M-real and Agfa Sign Worlwide Agreement for Remote Proofing in Package Printing

M-real and Agfa Sign Worlwide Agreement for Remote Proofing in Package PrintingPress release 18.5.2004:SherpaProof Systems to Ensure Consistent Colour for Brand Protection. Agfa and M-real announced today that they have signed an agreement to install:SherpaProof systems in the M-real printing plants and network partner printersacross the world. The agreement extends over a period of three years. The systems will ensure consistent colour package printing via :SherpaProofremote proofing across 40 M-real locations. They comprise :Grand Sherpa 50mdigital inkjet proofers, Agfa ink, media

"Goooooal!" game scores at The One Show

"Goooooal!" game scores at The One Show Framfab Denmark won a Gold pencil in the "Brand Gaming" category at the One Show Interactive awards on Thursday. The winning entry was the "Goooooal!" game created for nikefootball.com. The "Goooooal!" game is a turn-based real-time multi-player Flash football game, where the objective, unsurprisingly for a football game, is to outscore your opponent. What sets it apart are the real-time element and the simple, but fun, game play that allows users from all over the world to jump right in and play. "Online games remain an effective way of acquiring and

HiQ signs framework agreement with the Government Offices of Sweden

HiQ signs framework agreement with the Government Offices of Sweden HiQ is signing a framework agreement with the Government Offices of Sweden. The agreement covers business and systems development. "The Government Offices of Sweden is a new client for HiQ and we are delighted to have become a new framework supplier to this authority. The framework agreement strengthens our position within the public sector, a market area in which we are taking share all the time," says Patrik Boman, Managing Director of HiQ Stockholm. The framework agreement includes consulting services in business

Ericsson awarded Bluetooth license agreement by Wavecom

Wavecom SA, a worldwide provider of integrated wireless technology solutions, will embed the stack in their WISMO® platforms for the automotive and personal communication devices markets. A reference design has already been developed by Wavecom on its GSM/GPRS/GPS product, targeted at automotive customers. This is the first Bluetooth license agreement between Ericsson and Wavecom. "We appreciate that Ericsson is one of the founders of the Bluetooth SIG and a leader in the Bluetooth arena," says Philippe Lanney, Automotive Product Marketing Manager at Wavecom. "They have provided us with

Financial effects through March 2004

Financial effects through March 2004 Skandia's result is affected by external factors such as changes in the stock market and interest rates. Future revenues, which are based on fund values, increase or decrease as a result of these factors. According to information presented in conjunction with the year-end report for 2003, a 1% increase in the stock market would have a one- time effect on the operating result of SEK +82 million and a 1% decrease would have a one-time effect on the operating result of SEK -87 million. Financial effects for the first quarter 2004 are expected to be positive

Doro and East Central sign UK licensing agreement for Audioline and Atlantel brands

Doro and East Central sign UK licensing agreement for Audioline and Atlantel brands Doro UK and Doro AB (publ) of Sweden, have signed a licensing agreement with East Central of the UK, for the Audioline and Atlantel brand for the UK market. The agreement means that East Central will have the exclusive rights to sell products under the Audioline brand and also Atlantel in the UK. The licence agreement means that East Central will take over all sales of Audioline products from 1 June 2004. The company also has the right to use the Audioline brand on products that they will outsource. In the

MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS PRESENTS NEW PRECLINICAL RESULTS SHOWING PREVENTION OF LIVER INJURY BY HISTAMINE

MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS PRESENTS NEW PRECLINICAL RESULTS SHOWING PREVENTION OF LIVER INJURY BY HISTAMINE Data presented as a poster-of-distinction at Digestive Disease Week in New Orleans SAN DIEGO, May 18, 2004 - Maxim Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MAXM) (SSE: MAXM) today announced preclinical results demonstrating the ability of histamine to prevent lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in a rodent model. In this model, presented as a liver disease poster-of- distinction at the annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting in New Orleans, the addition of histamine reduced pro-inflammatory

Skanska initiates growth plan for US building unit

Skanska initiates growth plan for US building unit Skanska is announcing a plan for its US building unit to achieve a highly focused organization with the goal of above market growth in sales and earnings. The plan includes centralization of all support services, which will enable the most senior line officers and managers to concentrate on customers and project execution at local levels. The new structure will result in improved service to customers as well as improved control. The changes will also mean lower administrative costs. A one-time expense of approximately SEK 150 million (USD

Alfa Laval drives solution of the global environmental issue with ballast water

Alfa Laval drives solution of the global environmental issue with ballast water Alfa Laval, a world leader in centrifugal separation, heat transfer and fluid handling, focus on the environmental issue with ballast water. The company starts a co-operation with the Swedish company Benrad, who has developed a new and patented technology that has been found extremely potent in the treatment of water and removal of all kinds of micro-organisms and bacteria. Shipping transfers approx 3 to 5 billion tones of ballast water internationally each year, providing balance and stability to un-laden ships.

GERMAN AUTHORITIES HAVE APPROVED THE SAL

ELISA CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18.5.2004 AT 11:10GERMAN AUTHORITIES HAVE APPROVED THE SALE OF ELISA’S GERMANY-BASEDBUSINESS German competition authorities have approved the sale of Elisa’ssubsidiary Elisa Kommunikation GmbH to a consortium led by ApaxPrivate Equity Funds. Elisa expects the sale to be finalisedduring June-July. ELISA CORPORATION Velipekka NummikoskiVice President, Corporate Communications Distribution Helsinki ExchangesMajor media

First Sectra MicroDose Mammography system in clinical use in Germany; Women of Krefeld to benefit from world's lowest ra

First Sectra MicroDose Mammography system in clinical use in Germany; Women of Krefeld to benefit from world's lowest radiation doses Klinikum Krefeld is the first hospital in Germany to put Sectra MicroDose Mammography into full clinical operation. Sectra MicroDose Mammography - enabling an 80% reduction in radiation doses compared to traditional film-based systems - gives the women of Krefeld the opportunity to benefit from the lowest radiation doses in the world. Klinikum Krefeld is one of the first fully digitized mammography departments in Germany and has been using Sectra MicroDose

Quarterly Report - Performance on track

All main business units in the Oil & Gas, Process and Pulping & Power segments developed positively and as planned in the first quarter. The cash position is strong. At the end of March cash and short-term interest-bearing receivables amounted to NOK 3.7 billion. Aker Kvaerner has an ambition to increase the EBITDA to NOK 1.75 billion in 2006. In about one year, the group expects that the EBITDA will reach NOK 1.5 billion on an annualised level. A focused group In the first quarter this year Kværner ASA announced a three-way reorganisation of the group, which has resulted in the

Sales development, April

Turnover for the H&M Group increased in April 2004 by 13 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes:2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04December 7 10 16 11January 22 8 18 14February 16 16 10 13March 27 16 8 7April 15 12 12 13May 20 11 9June 21 19 8July 18 18 8August 26 16 5September 34 8 6October 18 26 10November 20 14 4Whole year 20 14 9Sales development in the month of May will be published together with the Half-Year Report on 23rd June 2004 at 8.30 CET.Rolf EriksenManaging

DISCLOSURE OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDING

DISCLOSURE OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDING Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik ("Kinnevik") with subsidiaries, today announced that it has sold 600,000 B-shares in AcandoFrontec AB (pub) (org nr 556272-5092). Subsequently, Kinnevik with subsidiaries owns 5.335.580 B-shares in AcandoFrontec AB, which represents 9.6 per cent economic interest and 6.7 per cent voting interest. Kinnevik's fully diluted holding, including all outstanding option schemes, is 8.9 per cent economic interest and 6.4 per cent voting interest. For further information, please visit www.kinnevik.se or contact: Vigo Carlund, CEO,

BDI President Rogowski Supports Frankfurt Airport's Expansion

BDI President Rogowski Supports Frankfurt Airport's Expansion Frankfurt/Main, Germany (ots) -The president of the German Industry Association (BDI Bundesverbands der Deutschen Industrie e.V.), Dr. Michael Rogowski, and the chairmen of companies belonging to the "Air Transport Initiative for Germany" presented today at Frankfurt Airport concepts and strategies for the sustained strengthening of Germany's air transport industry. The BDI president urged the elimination of "structural weaknesses such as capacity bottlenecks, lengthy planning periods, and high locational costs." German industry

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