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New study: Increased engagement in climate adaptation among 30 international organizations

In a new study in PLOS ONE, researchers from Mistra Geopolitics and Stockholm University have published the first dataset quantifying climate change adaptation by 30 international organizations (1990-2017). The study finds increasing engagement with adaptation, with striking consistency across all thirty organizations and nine issue areas examined.Effective global governance of adaptation to climate risks for human health, development, migration and security, among others, is ever more pressing. As shown by the recent IPCC report , existing

Capital increase in Aquaporin A/S as result of exercise of warrants

Company announcement no. 20/2021 Aquaporin A/S (the “Company”) has increased in its share capital by 51,500 shares of nominal value of DKK 1 each as a consequence of the exercise of 51,500 warrants by certain current and former employees of the company. The capital increase is effected without any pre-emptive rights for the existing shareholders of the Company. The shares have been subscribed for in cash at the following exercise price per share of nominally DKK 1 in connection with the exercise of warrants in accordance with the terms set out in the relevant warrant programs: 38,

SriLankan Airlines appoints AVIAREPS as representative in the Nordic Countries

Aviareps has been appointed by SriLankan Airlines as its General Sales Agent in the Nordic Countries: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland with immediate effect.Aviareps is the global leader in tourism, aviation and hospitality representation with 64 offices in 47 countries around the world, The appointment was made as the national airline of Sri Lanka seeks recovery, increased sales and market shares from the Nordic area in the aftermath of the pandemic, as well as the post-pandemic travel markets of the North. Aviareps will act as General Sales Agent (GSA) for SriLankan

ABS AIP for VARD’s Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel

(OTTAWA) ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to VARD Marine for its 115-meter next generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design. The VARD 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission requirements, including air, surface, and sub-surface surveillance and engagement capabilities. The vessel arrangement offers a multi-mission bay and a set-down area for containerized mission payloads, with a configuration that can be tailored to meet a variety of mission objectives. The vessel, which is to be unveiled at the Defence and Security Equipment International Show in London, was

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s sustainability work awarded with a fifth consecutive EcoVadis Gold rating

AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 at 13:00 EEST Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been awarded with EcoVadis Gold rating for the company’s sustainability management and performance for a fifth consecutive year. This places Ahlstrom-Munksjö in the top 2% of suppliers assessed in the pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing industry. Compared with the results from the previous year, progress was made in ethics. EcoVadis is a globally recognized business sustainability rating provider. The Corporate Social Responsibility assessment criteria include four themes; environment, labor

Nordic Capital invests in and partners with Qred – one of Europe’s fastest growing fintech companies

Nordic Capital Evolution has signed an agreement to invest in the fast-growing fintech company Qred. The investment will be made in partnership with Qred’s management and founders, with the goal of together continuing to significantly expand the business across Europe. Since its inception in 2015, Qred has become a leading provider of financing and payment services to small businesses in the Nordics and the Netherlands, with its fully automated credit system, digital platform and easy, innovative solutions for entrepreneurs seeking financing. Nordic Capital will support the

UPM Energy invests in an innovative ultracapacitor power system to enable more renewable energy within the electrical grid

(UPM, Helsinki, 13 September 2021 at 13:00 EEST) – UPM Energy is investing in an ultracapacitor at its Ontojoki hydropower plants, in Kuhmo, Finland. The ultracapacitor will be the first of its kind to be used in a hydropower system and the investment will enable UPM Energy to deliver more and faster reserves from hydropower plants. The investment is a full-size industrial pilot project, with the aim to test an innovative technology created to meet the changing electricity market demands and enable more renewable energy in the transmission system. Nordic transmission system operators are

Immunovia enters licensing agreement with JW BioScience for pancreatic cancer biomarkers

LUND, SWEDEN – Immunovia AB (publ) (“Immunovia”), a diagnostic company that develops and sells highly accurate blood tests for the early detection of cancer, today announced that Immunovia has strengthened its patent protection for pancreatic cancer biomarkers by obtaining a global license from the South Korean company JW BioScience’s IP portfolio. The license agreement gives Immunovia global commercial rights for two biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer. The biomarkers are also part of Immunovia, Inc.’s IMMray™ PanCan-d biomarker signature. Immunovia discovered these

BioStock: Invent Medic to accelerate with rights issue

The Lund-based tech company Invent Medic is currently in an intensive phase in its transition towards becoming a more sales-focused company, and in the autumn the ambition is to gear up further. A rights issue of 24.1 MSEK is planned to increase sales and marketing activities for both the Efemia bladder support and the company’s upcoming product Efemia menstrual cup.Read the full article at biostock.se:https://www.biostock.se/en/2021/09/invent-medic-to-accelerate-with-rights-issue/This is a press release from BioStock - Connecting Innovation & Capital. https://www.biostock.se

SimCorp A/S – Share buyback program

Company Announcement no. 41/2021On August 13, 2021 SimCorp A/S announced a share buyback program in compliance with the provisions of Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (the Market Abuse Regulation - MAR) and delegated legislation under MAR. In connection with the program SimCorp A/S will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 20.0m, to be executed during the period from August 13, 2021 to December 17, 2021. The following transactions have been executed under the program:          Date                 Number of shares

Adapteo intends to close Flexator AB

Adapteo intends to close the operations in Flexator AB due to lack of profitability over the course of time. All employees within Flexator AB have been given notice and production in Anneberg, Sweden is intended to be discontinued. Negotiation proceedings will now commence, and an update will be shared on the outcome of these negotiations once concluded.  The operations within Permanent Space in other markets are not affected by the planned closure of Flexator AB.

LFV tasked with proposing a new lower airspace in Sweden

Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider LFV has been commissioned by the Swedish Government to propose how the airspace below 2900 meters should be designed to create better conditions for more environmentally friendly flights to Swedish airports.- With this new assignment, LFV is the designated public authority that will propose how a lower airspace could be designed. We look forward to developing modern and climate-smart conditions for everyone using Swedish airspace. The work will take place in close dialogue and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, says Ann Persson Grivas, Director

Nurminen Logistics Plc and Unipro Oy Ltd have signed an agreement on the outsourcing and development of logistics operations

Nurminen Logistics Plc and Unipro Oy Ltd have signed a two-year logistics outsourcing agreement. Nurminen has designed a service package in collaboration with Unipro, and the goal of the package is to ensure the customer’s success and increase Unipro’s competitive advantage with the help of logistics and digitalisation.Ari Soinola, who is in charge of Nurminen’s outsourcing and forwarding services, describes the content of the collaboration: “Together with Unipro, we have built a supply chain for components that is based on Nurminen’s regular train service. We transport the components

Safello presents at TGV Conference on September 16th

Stockholm, 13 September 2021 | Safello will present at the True Global Ventures Conference on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 1:15 PM CEST. This year's Swedish conference is the sixth in a row and the 57th edition globally. Behind the conference is True Global Ventures (TGV), led by the well-known business angel Dušan Stojanović. True Global Ventures is a network of business angels and serial entrepreneurs around the world. The company is regulated in Singapore with a presence in 20 countries, including Sweden. In addition to Safello's CEO Frank Schuil, the conference has

Anora Group Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Anora Group Plc   Stock Exchange Release   13 September 2021 at 10.45 am EET Anora Group Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act Anora Group Plc has on 10 September 2021 received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Lazard Asset Management LLC. According to the notification, as a result of the recent merger of Altia Oyj and Arcus ASA, Lazard’s holdings in Anora Group Plc have on 1 September 2021 decreased below 5% of the shares outstanding. Total position of Lazard Asset Management LLC of Anora

Capital increase in connection with exercise of warrants

Company Announcement No. 21-2021Copenhagen, 13 September 2021 Penneo issued a total of 4,502,603 warrants in May 2020 prior to the IPO. Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one ordinary share in Penneo with a nominal value of 0.02 DKK per share. The total nominal value of the warrants equals 90,052.06 DKK. Fifteen individuals hold warrants in Penneo under the warrant scheme of May 2020. The warrants are fully vested upon issuance and all warrant holders have signed lock-up agreements on equal terms as those of the lock-up obligation applying to the existing shareholders

AR Packaging wins four times gold in European Carton Excellence Award

This year, four of the prestigious trophies were awarded to AR Packaging, confirming its broad range of packaging innovations. The different packaging solutions highlight delicate finishing, excellent product presentation and plastic reduction and replacement.The four winners of the European Carton Excellence Award in Gold are: · Dental Sticks This toothpick box, made from virgin cartonboard, has a high quality brown finish that reflects the wooden product contents. Plastic was previously used for 40% of the pack – blisterfoil and card – but this has been replaced with a cartonboard

ABS, Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Launch Joint Development Project for IMO 2050 CII-Ready LNG Carrier

Pioneering Design Approach to Deliver Immediate CO\2\ Savings and Ready for Adoption of Future Decarbonization Technologies(SINGAPORE) ABS, Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) and Wärtsilä are to develop a flexible, future ready and modular concept for a future multi-fuel electric Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) vessel. Using advanced multi-physics modeling and simulation, the joint development project (JDP) will apply various decarbonization technologies and solutions to the vessel design and operation models to investigate its performance against the International Maritime

Bravida to make installations with a value of SEK 380 million in Karlatornet, Gothenburg’s first skyscraper

Bravida has been commissioned by Serneke Sverige AB to carry out a design-and-build contract involving all the installations for Karlatornet on the island of Hisingen in Gothenburg, with an order value of just over SEK 380 million.The Karlatornet building is 245 metres high and has a total construction area of more than 100,000 m². It is part of the creation of a well-integrated urban district with a focus on ecological, economic and social sustainability. The project includes all the technical installations for 617 residential apartments spread over 74 floors. “Karlatornet is a exciting

Metsä Group to recruit 50 new specialists – apprenticeship training offers a path towards a career in the company

Metsä Group press release 13 September 2021Metsä Group is now inviting applications for its apprenticeship training programme that will begin in January 2022. Approximately 50 new jobs will be offered in our production units around Finland.  Metsä Group’s 18-month apprenticeship training programme has become a well-established way for the company to secure its future needs for labour and to promote competence development throughout the Group. The call for applications attracts hundreds of applicants every year, including people with a degree in engineering and people looking to change

Konecranes wins 14-crane order from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for Kiel shipyard

Konecranes has won an order from the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard to supply 14 process cranes for a shipbuilding hall now being built in Kiel, Germany. The order was booked in July 2021.The double-girder crane systems, which will be built by Konecranes’ Demag Cranes & Components unit, will be installed in the new production halls in Kiel, which is being developed into an international center of excellence for submarine production. The cranes will have been manufactured, delivered and commissioned by the time work begins in 2023.The cranes will come with numerous

Wärtsilä to support Hudong-Zhonghua and ABS to develop IMO2050 CII-Ready LNG Carrier

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 13 September 2021 at 10.00 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä will collaborate with ABS and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) to develop a flexible, future-proof, and modular LNG Carrier (LNGC) vessel concept. The pioneering design approach for the Multi-Fuel Electric vessel is intended to deliver immediate CO2 savings, and to be ready for the adoption of future decarbonisation technologies to support the marine industry’s ambitions towards zero-emission shipping. Wärtsilä’s Integrated Systems and Solutions experts are working alongside

Ovzon receives prestigious innovation award

Ovzon received the prestigious Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) Award – Company to Watch – recognizing the company overall and the innovation of the Ovzon T6 terminal.Mobile satellite communications are revolutionizing the operations of maritime, aeronautical, enterprises, military and government organizations globally. The MSUA is a non-profit association dedicated to promoting satellite innovations worldwide. MSUA organizes the annual Mobile Satellite Innovation Awards celebrating the top market proven mobile innovations and solutions that are implemented and delivering value and

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