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Ravicti® now available for all ages in Europe following approval of the expanded paediatric indication

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)  (Sobi™) announces that Ravicti®, a therapy option for the treatment of patients with urea cycle disorders (UCDs), has received approval from the European Commission on 18 December 2018 for the paediatric indication (birth to two months of age) following a positive CHMP opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The previous indication for Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) was restricted to children aged more than two months.  “This new expanded indication allows all patients access to treatment, which is particularly

Scandic appoints Søren Faerber as new Head of Denmark and member of the Executive Committee

Søren Faerber has been appointed as Managing Director of Scandic Denmark. He will start immediately and will also be a member of Scandic’s Executive Committee. Søren is 48 years old and has many years of experience from management positions in Scandic’s Danish operations.Søren has been a part of Scandic’s management team in Denmark since 2006 and has worked as district manager for the Copenhagen region for the last four years.   - Søren has extensive knowledge of the Danish market and has successfully managed our operations in the Copenhagen region where we currently have 12 hotels in

Beijer Ref AB Q4-2018

Increased profit and dividendNet sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 37% compared with the corresponding period in the previous year and totalled SEK 3,293 million (2,401). The operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2018 totalled SEK 229 million (179), an increase of 28% compared with the same period last year. The profit for the period totalled SEK 164 million (146). Profit per share totalled SEK 1.28 (1.13). During the fourth quarter, Beijer Ref AB issued a commercial paper scheme totalling SEK 700 million as part of the company’s existing financing.

Enzymatica AB: First patients included in large placebo-controlled multicentre study on ColdZyme

Press release 30 January 2019 First patients included in large placebo-controlled multicentre study on ColdZyme Enzymatica has initiated a prospective double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre study to evaluate the effects of ColdZyme® Mouth Spray on the common cold. The study will include 600 patients and is conducted at 10 study centres in Germany. The first patients have now been enrolled in the study, which is expected to be completed during the second half of 2019. The goal of the study is to evaluate clinical effects of ColdZyme on the common cold. The primary objective

DNB accepts bid from Nasdaq

At the beginning of January, the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA invited relevant interested parties to make a bid for the shares of the company. Nasdaq has today announced that they will submit an offer that is higher than the current bid from Euronext.   After due consideration of the bids, the Board has given the shareholders a comprehensive justification for why they believe the Nasdaq bid to be the best solution, from both a financial and an industrial perspective. The Board of Directors recommends the shareholders to accept the bid from Nasdaq.   DNB agrees with

Exel Composites' Shareholders' Nomination Board's proposal for composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors

EXEL COMPOSITES PLC       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      30 JANUARY 2019 at 09:00 EETComposition of the Board of Directors The Shareholders' Nomination Board elected by the Annual General Meeting of Exel Composites Plc proposes to the Annual General Meeting to be held on 21 March 2019 that Mr Petri Helsky, Mr Reima Kerttula, Ms Helena Nordman-Knutson and Mr Jouko Peussa be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for the term ending at the closure of the Annual General Meeting of 2020. The Nomination Board also proposes that Ms Maija Strandberg be elected as new member of the Board

Proposals by Altia’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting 2019

Altia Plc  Stock Exchange Release 30 January at 9:00 am EET Proposals by Altia’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting 2019 Altia’s Shareholders' Nomination Board has submitted its proposals to the Annual General Meeting, which is planned to be held on 15 May 2019. Altia’s Board of Directors will summon the Annual General Meeting later. Proposal on the number of members and composition of the Board of Directors: The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors would be seven (7).

Record allocation of higher vocational training for AcadeMedia

AcadeMedia’s Higher Vocational Training business has been awarded a record number of training programs for the fall of 2019. In total 71 planned training programs have been awarded, which is an increase of 29 compared to last year. This was made clear yesterday following an announcement from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education. The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Training aims to increase the number of students with 45 per cent – from around 30 000 to 44 000 by the year of 2022. This year’s round of awards has prioritized three areas; civil and

New Hardox 500 Tuf wear plate in high gear for Bauma 2019

Hardox® 500 Tuf, SSAB’s latest hard and tough wear steel, is making a pit stop at Bauma Munich on its successful journey around the world in a variety of applications.Following its pre-launch at Conexpo 2017 in Las Vegas, manufacturers and other visitors were quick to understand where, how and why Hardox® 500 Tuf could make their products more competitive. “We had great expectations of Hardox 500 Tuf. It combined the hardness of Hardox 500 with the toughness of our worldwide bestseller Hardox 450. Now it’s been thoroughly tested for more than a year by customers in different parts of the

Wärtsilä's Board of Directors decides on a new share-based incentive scheme

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release, 30.1.2019 at 9:00 am EETWärtsilä's Board of Directors decides on a new share-based incentive schemeWärtsilä’s long-term incentive scheme 2019 comprises 6,542,000 incentive rights. The reward is paid in shares. The reward is based on the share price development during a three-year period, with a starting share price of EUR 16.76. The reward cannot exceed EUR 6.56 per incentive right and it takes into account 100% of dividends paid out during the performance period and reinvested in the Company’s shares. The 2019 scheme will be due for payment

Neste to publish its 2018 results on 6 February 2019

Neste Corporation Press Release 30 January 2019 at 9 am. (EET) Neste will publish its fourth quarter and full year 2018 results on Wednesday, 6 February 2019 at approximately 9 am. (EET). The release will be available on the Neste website  immediately after publishing. A conference call in English for investors and analysts will be held on 6 February 2019, at 3 pm. Finland / 1 pm. London / 8 am. New York. The call-in numbers are as follows: Finland: +358 (0) 9 4245 0806, rest of Europe: +44 (0) 844 571 8892, US: +1 631 510 7495, using

New forecast: Global economy on shaky ground

“The economic cycle and geopolitics are interacting in an unfortunate way, leading to the global economy increasingly cooling, including the Swedish economy”, writes Handelsbanken in its new macroeconomic forecast. According to the bank’s forecast, the Riksbank will only manage to raise the repo rate once more in this cycle, during autumn, before leaner times arrive in earnest. “Interest rates will remain low for quite a while yet,” says Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist, Christina Nyman.Growth in Sweden is faltering, but the good times are not over yet. Employment is rising and many

Year-end report 2018

FULL YEAR 2018(compared with 2017) · Net sales increased 13% to SEK 18,755m (16,664). Sales grew in all segments. · EBITDA increased 44% to SEK 5,252m (3,648). The improvement in EBITDA was mainly related to higher prices. · EBITDA margin increased to 28.0% (21.9). · Operating cash flow increased to SEK 2,751m (2,273). · During the year the expansion of the Östrand pulp mill was completed. The investment of almost SEK 8 billion, which doubles production capacity, has been financed from operating cash flow. · Earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.21 (2.67).

Q4 incl. Full Year Report 2018

2018 was a pivotal year for Orexo Q4 2018 highlights · Total net revenues of SEK 227.1 million (191.0), up 18.9 percent from Q4 previous year · Zubsolv® US net revenue of SEK 166.7 million (126.5), up 31.8 percent in SEK and 21.3 percent in local currency compared to the same period last year · EBITDA of SEK 42.8 million (35.3), EBITDA excluding IP litigation costs of SEK 69.2 million (43.1) · US EBIT of SEK 62.0 million (19.8) · Cash flow from operating activities of SEK 71.7 million (-23.0), building a cash balance of SEK 589.8 million (327.9) · Earnings per share,

Tero Hemmilä takes over as HKScan Corporation’s CEO on 4 February 2019

HKScan Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 30 January 2019 at 9.00 EETAs informed by HKScan in its stock exchange release published on 28 November 2018, Tero Hemmilä, M.Sc. (agr. econ.), has been appointed as the Group’s new CEO. He will assume his new position on Monday, 4 February 2019. Reijo Kiskola, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will continue to serve as the acting CEO until then. HKScan Corporation  Reijo KiskolaChairman of the Board of Directors  For more information, please contact the HKScan Media Service Desk, tel. +358 10 570 5700 or by e-mail to communications@

New Hardox 500 Tuf wear steel helps heavy-duty bucket manufacturer Winkelbauer get tough on wear

Upgrading to this material allows Winkelbauer’s customers to load more and extend the service life of their equipment.Winkelbauer GmbH in Austria is a leading supplier of heavy-duty buckets and other construction equipment for the European market. The company is an early adopter of SSAB’s new wear-resistant steel grade Hardox® 500 Tuf. Upgrading to this material allows Winkelbauer’s customers to load more and extend the service life of their equipment. Hardox® 500 Tuf is an abrasion-resistant (AR) steel that makes the perfect fit for the high-performance buckets manufactured by

Loomis Full-Year Report January – December 2018

October – December 2018Revenue for the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 4,956 million (4,358). Organic growth was 3 percent (2) and real growth was 8 percent (3). Loomis operating income (EBITA)1) amounted to SEK 593 million (544) and the operating margin was 12.0 percent (12.5). Income before taxes amounted to SEK 515 million (496) and income after taxes was SEK 387 million (436). Earnings per share before and after dilution amounted to SEK 5.14 (5.79). Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 856 million (482), equivalent to 144 percent (89) of operating income (

Greater reliance on electricity combined with more frequent extreme weather poses risk to society

Society is becoming increasingly technologically advanced and reliant on electricity. The trend is making us more vulnerable in extreme weather conditions, which the UN climate panel, IPCC, says may be more common in future as a consequence of climate change.Powerful storms are the most likely cause of both relatively prolonged and geographically widespread disruption in the electricity supply. There are, of course, backup systems in place for essential functions in society, but these can also be affected in the event of prolonged disruption. One recent example is Storm Alfrida, which

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Notice to convene the Annual General Meeting of Wärtsilä Corporation

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release, 30 January 2019 at 8.45 am EETNotice to convene the Annual General Meeting of Wärtsilä CorporationNotice is given to the shareholders of Wärtsilä Corporation to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 7 March 2019 at 3.00 pm at the Wing of the Helsinki Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki, Finland. The reception of persons who have registered for the meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will commence at 1.30 pm. A. Matters on the agenda of the general meeting At the general meeting, the following matters will be

Vattenfall and Cementa take the next step towards a climate neutral cement

Vattenfall and Cementa are proceeding with the work of reducing Sweden's carbon dioxide emissions by five per cent by 2030. The results from the pilot study in the CemZero project show that the technical prerequisites exist for electrified cement production. The study gives the green light to investigating how a pilot plant can be built.The climate challenge has proven to be even more urgent; not least after the IPCC's report, which clearly indicates the need for a transition within industry in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The objective for CemZero is electrified cement

Finland is aiming for pole position in the development of autonomous systems

Press release 30 January 2019 The global market for autonomous systems is growing quickly: an estimated EUR 76 billion will be spent on robotics by 2025. To keep pace with this development, Finland is launching RAAS, a new innovation ecosystem for autonomous systems. The aim is for RAAS to grow into one of the world’s leading development environments. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland has given a government grant for the full launch of the innovation ecosystem. Autonomous systems are revolutionising transport and logistics, and will make them even more

Wärtsilä's Financial Statements Bulletin January-December 2018

Wärtsilä Corporation FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BULLETIN 30 January 2019 at 8.30 a.m. local timeWÄRTSILÄ’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BULLETIN JANUARY-DECEMBER 2018 GROWTH IN ORDER INTAKE AND NET SALES This release is a summary of Wärtsilä’s financial statements bulletin 2018. The complete report is attached to this release as a pdf-file. It is also available at http://www.wartsilareports.com/en-US/2018/q4/frontpage/ and on the company website at www.wartsila.com. FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS - Order intake increased 24% to EUR 1,874 million (1,514)- Net sales increased 6% to EUR 1,532

Wärtsilä to enhance competitiveness by aligning operations globally

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release, 30 January 2019 at 8:25 a.m. EETWärtsilä to enhance competitiveness by aligning operations globally Wärtsilä Corporation will today initiate a formal process to realign its operations and resources to secure future profitability and competitiveness. The Group-wide program emphasises sustainable savings and actions that increase customer value in an effective way. The planned actions include an increased focus on targeted sales activities, developing the agreements-based and “as-a-service” business, reviewing the cost structure, as well as

Powerbox’s S-CAP BOOST selected by the electronics Industry as one of the most significant products of the year!

Powerbox , one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, proudly announces that its new S-CAP BOOST platform has been selected by EDN magazine as one of the most significant products of the year.AspenCore’s EDN announces the 2018 EDN Hot 100 celebrating the electronics industry's most significant products of the year based on innovation, usefulness, and popularity. Readers and editors of EDN, an electronics community for engineers by engineers, have selected the Hot

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