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Financial calendar for 2014 and date of AGM

BillerudKorsnäs’ financial calendar for 2014 will be as follows: Year-end report 2013                                                          18 February 2014 Interim report January-March 2014                                     24 April 2014 Interim report January-June 2014                                       21 July 2014 Interim report January-September 2014                             28 October 2014 The Annual General Meeting will be held on 6 May 2014. For further information, please contact: Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations & Financial Media Director, +46 8

Aker Solutions wins equipment frame agreement for Heidrun platform

Aker Solutions has won a frame agreement from Statoil to supply, refurbish and store compensation equipment used to stabilise and control the production risers on the Heidrun platform in the North Sea. The contract value is undisclosed. [Aker Solutions wins equipment frame agreement for Heidrun platform]Production risers are vertical pipelines between the seabed and a floating production facility. They are used to transport produced hydrocarbons, as well as production materials, such as injection fluids, control fluids and gas lift. The contract includes delivery of new equipment as

MQ Holding AB – Interim report

Third quarter (March 2013-May 2013) · Net sales amounted to SEK 354 million (347), up 2.0 percent. Sales in comparable stores fell 2.5 percent (The Swedish Retail Institute Index was down 0.3 percent). · The gross margin was 60.2 percent (61.6). · Operating profit amounted to SEK 21 million (25), corresponding to an operating margin of 5.9 percent (7.2). · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 12 million (15), corresponding to SEK 0.35 (0.44) per share after dilution. · Cash flow from operating activities totalled SEK 43 million (37). Nine-month period (September 2012-May

Christina Ståhl new CEO of MQ

Christina Ståhl has been appointed the new CEO of MQ in connection with Mats Gärdsell leaving the company. Christina Ståhl joins us from a position as President of Mio, where she has spent six years successfully changing and shaping a profit-generating company with strong growth and expanding market shares. In addition to this, she has extensive experience of the retail sector, including senior positions within the ICA Group. Christina Ståhl will remain a member of MQ’s Board of Directors until she assumes the position of CEO of MQ in the autumn.In recent years, MQ has taken several steps

Researchers create nanosafety research strategy for the EU

The Finnish Insitute of Occupational Health (FIOH), together with leading European researchers of nanosafety, have produced a research strategy for the European Commission. The strategy outlines the focal points of nanomaterial safety research for the Commission’s 8th framework programme (Horizon 2020). The EU will give approximately 200 million euro to nanosafety research in 2015–2020. The research strategy will be presented to the Commission and to Ireland’s government representatives on Thursday 20 June 2013 in Dublin.This is the first time that the Commission has asked the nanosafety

Sveafastigheter has renewed 68 lease agreements with Kesko Plc

Sveafastigheter Fund III (”Sveafastigheter”) and Capitol Asset Management (”CAM”) acquired in Finland during the spring of 2012 a total of 77 K-Market and K-Supermarket grocery stores, which were leased to retailer Kesko on short-term lease agreements. Sveafastigheter and CAM have now signed long-term lease agreements with Kesko for 68 of these properties. In conjunction with the above prolongations, the owners have committed to a vast renovation programme in the properties. — The co-operation with Kesko has been outstandingly good. Both parties have strived to consider each other’s aims

Co-determination negotiations of the Finnish units of the Exel Composites Group to be continued

EXEL COMPOSITES PLC                           STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20.6.2013 at 7.30              1 (1) CO-DETERMINATION NEGOTIATIONS OF THE FINNISH UNITS OF THE EXEL COMPOSITES GROUP TO BE CONTINUED Co-determination negotiations concerning the Finnish units of the Exel Composites Group were started on 13 May 2013. The negotiations concern all the salaried and non-salaried employees working in the Finnish units. According to the original time schedule the negotiations were to be concluded during week 26. However, a decision has been taken to continue the negotiations until mid-

SciBase announces exclusive distribution agreement with Equipmed for Australia and New Zealand

SciBase, a Swedish company introducing a break-through product, Nevisense, for skin cancer detection, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Equipmed to distribute Nevisense in Australia and New Zealand.Equipmed is a successful distributor of equipment within dermatology in Australia and New Zealand, says Anders Lundqvist, CEO of SciBase. Equipmed has extensive knowledge and experience in the market for dermatological and skin care devices, and has been successful in bringing advanced new technologies to the market. Equipmed will distribute Nevisense, and also

Norse Energy Restructuring Update

20 June 2013Norse Energy Corp. ASA ("NEC" ticker Oslo Stock Exchange, Norway) announces the appointment of divestiture advisor The Oil & Gas Clearinghouse (“OGC”) of Houston, Texas to broker the sale of some of the Company’s oil and gas assets. The anticipated asset sales are part of the Company’s ongoing plan of restructuring. “The appointment of OGC with their extensive oil and gas industry contacts and asset sales experience is expected to significantly enhance Norse’s restructuring efforts”, commented Norse CEO Mark Dice. Dice plans to attend Norse’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)

2013 Waterfront Blues Festival grows more sensational

July 4-7, Portland, Ore., more than 120 performances including Robert Plant presents the Sensational Space Shifters * Taj Mahal * Mavis Staples * Robert Randolph & the Family Band * John Hiatt & the Combo* North Mississippi Allstars * Eric Burdon & the Animals * Joe Louis Walker * Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe * Hot 8 Brass Band * Allen StonePORTLAND, Ore. (June 19, 2013) – Oregon Food Bank’s Waterfront Blues Festival, Thursday, July 4, through Sunday, July 7,  in Portland, Ore., grows more sensational each year.  “Our 2013 festival promises to be huge and absolutely sensational,” said

North American Free Trade Deal with EU Needed

Experts say a new trade agreement is needed to coordinate rules between the NAFTA countries and the European Union. At an economic conference in Montreal, Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the United States, said that American and Canadian efforts to secure free trade agreements with the EU should be continental agreements that include Mexico.NAFTA is a free trade agreement that unites Canada, the United States and Mexico as partners. Sarukhan says that the three partners should work at free trade deals with Europe together instead of pursuing three separate treaties. He says

Sky Sox and MLBPAA Announce Renamed Heroes Classic

$5 From Each Ticket Purchased to Celebrity Softball Game Will Benefit Pikes Peak Community Foundation & Victims of the Black Forest FireColorado Springs, CO – The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), Memorial Hospital and CenturyLink, have announced that the previously named Waldo Canyon Classic has been renamed as the Heroes Classic. In addition, the club has also announced that for each ticket purchased for the event on Saturday, June 22, five dollars will be donated to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation to assist

Conference is “watershed” moment in Caribbean sports for development effort

Joyner-Kersee calls for sustainable approach for sports for development CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA: The Sport in Black & White Conference and Youth Forum has been hailed as a “watershed” moment in Caribbean sports for development efforts by, Dr. Morella Joseph of CARICOM, and Paula Mohamed-UNDP Barbados Programme Manager for Governance.“This is a watershed moment in Caribbean sports for development,” said Dr. Joseph. “We have not seen anything like it in this region before. It was an amazing week of activities. This important effort has helped point the way forward in critical areas where

A Battery Made of Wood?

Contact: Martha Heil, mjheil@umd.edu, 301-405-0876 COLLEGE PARK -- A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery. But don’t try it at home yet – the components in the battery tested by scientists at the University of Maryland are a thousand times thinner than a piece of paper. Using sodium instead of lithium, as many rechargeable batteries do, makes the battery environmentally benign. Sodium doesn’t store energy as efficiently as lithium, so you won’t see this battery in your cell phone -- instead, its low cost and

UC Davis Medical Student Elected to AMA Board of Trustees

CHICAGO – Ryan Ribeira, a medical student at UC Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, Calif., today became a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization. Mr. Riberia was installed as a trustee at the AMA’s Annual Meeting. “At a time when the AMA has committed to accelerating change in medical education as part of its strategic plan, it is an honor to represent medical students as the student member of the AMA Board of Trustees,” said Mr. Riberia. “I look forward to advocating issues important to medical students

DirektPress preparing for growth using Roxen Editorial Portal

DirektPress, one of Sweden’s largest publishers of local free sheets, moves its 19 publications to Roxen Editorial Portal. DirektPress focuses on local news and advertisers and today has a circulation of nearly 1 million for its weekly newspapers.The shift to Roxen Editorial Portal is the result of a comprehensive evaluation of all leading editorial systems available. In addition to an RFI-process, where systems were evaluated using more than 100 key criteria, systems have also been tested in production at a number of newspapers. Roxen Editorial Portal came out first in DirektPress’

The Balancing Act® on Lifetime TV Welcomes NLA Performance to the Show

NLA Performance to talk sports supplements for women(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – June 19, 2013) Popular morning show The Balancing Act® on Lifetime TV welcomes sports supplement company NLA Performance to its show as part of the “Health Matters” series. A representative from the company will be making an appearance to educate viewers on the benefits of supplements and relation to weight loss and workout recovery, and to introduce their ”For Hers” line of supplements, just for women. NLA Performance started in 2011 by two college graduates who were unsatisfied with the quality of

Eriez RevX-E Eddy Current Separator Features New Eccentric Rotor Design

News for the Recycling Industry Erie, PA —The RevX-E®, Eriez’ most recent addition to its extensive line of Eddy Current Separators, features an eccentric magnetic rotor for separation of nonferrous metals. The new eccentric rotor design brings greater recovery of valuable nonferrous metals in ASR, cullet, plastics, secondary metals and incineration ash applications. RevX-E’s eccentric rotor design features a smaller diameter magnetic rotor offset at the top of a larger outer shell. This allows the rotor’s repelling force to focus in the area closest to the outer shell. Although the

AMA Announces New Policy on Final Day of Annual Meeting

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, concluded its Annual Meeting today and announced the adoption of the following new policy:Eligibility of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages for SNAPMillions of Americans from low-income households receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Studies have shown that sugar-sweetened beverages account for 58 percent of beverages purchased under SNAP. Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages is associated with weight gain and a higher risk of future obesity in children. New

Lutheran World Relief President John Nunes Announces Resignation, Appointment at Valparaiso University

Baltimore, May 16, 2013 — Lutheran World Relief (LWR) President and CEO John Nunes announced today that he will resign his position at LWR to assume the Emil and Elfrieda Jochum Chair at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN. His last day at LWR will be September 1. LWR’s fourth president, Nunes has headed the organization since 2007. He led LWR through a strategic planning process in 2009 that resulted in a revised mission statement, newly defined core values, and clearly articulated organizational goals. Nunes also oversaw the organization’s rebranding efforts in 2010 and the launch of

Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV Welcomes Lifetime Products, Inc. to Military Home Makeover Series

Lifetime Products joins the “Designing Spaces of Hope – Project Homeward Bound” series to help injured soldier and his family by providing outdoor storage(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – June 19, 2013) Home Improvement show Designing Spaces™ on Lifetime TV welcomes Lifetime Products, Inc. - manufacturers of products from basketball equipment to storage sheds - to the “Designing Spaces of Hope - Project Homeward Bound,” series, scheduled to air in September 2013. “Project Homeward Bound” is a new mini-series with a patriotic mission – to make over an injured soldier and his family’s house

UMD Joins Leading Research University Global Network

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland (UMD) has expanded its global footprint, joining  the leading international network of research universities, Universitas 21  (U21). UMD is one of only four U.S. universities in the network. With 27 institutions in 17 countries, U21 members collaborate to develop research partnerships and exchanges for students, faculty and staff. So far, more than 20,000 students within the U21 network have taken advantage of study abroad exchanges.

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