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Metsä Fibre receives EcoVadis Gold rating for corporate environmental and social responsibility

Metsä Fibre press release 12.9.2019Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded a gold medal in recognition of CSR achievement. EcoVadis Gold rating was given to Metsä Fibre for the work company has done related to environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. In the overall score, Metsä Fibre is in the top 3% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard industry. “At Metsä Fibre, responsibility and sustainability are an integral part of everything we do, and strategically a key area for us. One concrete example of our

The Nordic gas filling station network continues to grow – a new station for heavy-duty vehicles opens in Jönköping, Sweden

Heavy road transport across the EU is increasing. At the same time, emissions need to be cut fast. The energy company Gasum is investing strongly into the expansion and development of the Nordic gas infrastructure and offering cleaner fuel solutions for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). Today Gasum inaugurated its fourth gas filling station in Sweden. The new station is located in Torsvik, just south of Jönköping, and it offers liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) for HDVs.In early 2019, the European Union presented new emission reduction standards for HDVs. According to the new

Obducat receives order for an EITRE ® 6 NIL-system from a University in China

OBDUCAT AB (publ) subsidiary Obducat Technologies AB, a leading supplier of system solutions for lithography processing, has received an order from a University in China, for the supply of a EITRE 6 system. The order value amounts to approx. 2 million SEK. The EITRE 6 system will be installed in the cleanroom facilities of the University. The system will be used in building up a university-level micro-nano fabrication and testing platform and perform state-of- the-art research on semiconductor materials and devices, optoelectronic materials and devices, MEMS technologies, and IC chip

YIT buys a plot in Gdańsk, expanding its operations in Poland to a new city

YIT CORPORATION Press release, September 12, 2019, at 12:55 p.m.YIT has bought an approximately 1.55-hectare plot near the historical centre of Gdańsk, Poland, next to the European Solidarity Centre. YIT is planning a nearly 40,000 m² mixed-use project for the plot, comprising business premises and apartments for sale and to let. The project will be executed in several stages. The total sales value of the project is in excess of EUR 100 million. YIT started its operations in Poland in 2015. Until now the company has operated only in Warsaw. “Gdańsk is an important new initiative

SAS to launch new direct route to Seville from Stockholm Arlanda

On February 29, 2020, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will start flying non-stop once a week to Seville from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. It will be SAS’s sixth destination in the popular country of Spain, to which more than 2.2 million passengers fly each year from Stockholm Arlanda. SAS is the only airline that offers non-stop service on this route. SAS’s new seasonal route to the new destination Seville will start up just in time for spring and the busy season. The city’s popular Easter celebrations are the best known and have the most visitors in all of Spain, while in April the Seville

Join the global movement for sustainable lifestyles

UN Environment, UnSchool and thousands of individuals are amplifying calls to action for sustainable lifestyles globally, through the digital challenge “15 Ways in 15 Days.” The challenge outlines everyday lifestyle swaps that individuals can make to support the growing shift toward global sustainable living.Press release 12 September 2019 UN Environment , a partner in The Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme  (co-led by Stockholm Environment

Metsä Tissue plans to invest in increasing fresh fibre-based tissue paper production in Sweden

Metsä Tissue press release 12 September 2019Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has applied for a new environmental permit in Mariestad, Sweden, as part of its Future Mill programme. In the first phase, the plan includes a new tissue paper machine, an automated warehouse and an office building in the Mariestad mill. The possible investments in first phase are estimated to amount to approximately EUR 230 million. In April 2019, Metsä Tissue published its new strategy, which includes the Future Mill programme. The programme aims to increase the long-term industrial efficiency and

Metsä Tissue plans to invest in increasing fresh fibre-based tissue paper production in Sweden

Metsä Group press release 12 September 2019Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has applied for a new environmental permit in Mariestad, Sweden, as part of its Future Mill programme. In the first phase, the plan includes a new tissue paper machine, an automated warehouse and an office building in the Mariestad mill. The possible investments in first phase are estimated to amount to approximately EUR 230 million. In April 2019, Metsä Tissue published its new strategy, which includes the Future Mill programme. The programme aims to increase the long-term industrial efficiency and

SKF automatic lubrication proving popular in supply ship applications

Automatic lubrication boosts safety and prolongs the service life of marine wire rope.Gothenburg, Sweden, 12 September, 2019: The harsh environments experienced by supply ships and their limited down-time between jobs means that maintenance of standard components, such as wire rope, is both essential and challenging. The SKF automatic lubrication solution for wire rope is proving popular with Thor Ltd, a leading operator of support vessels for the oil, gas and pipelaying sector, where it is being used across their global fleet, as it promotes safety as well as profitability. The loads

YIT and Odyssey Hotel Group sign a pre-agreement on the Wasa Station project in Finland

YIT Corporation Press Release September 12, at 11:00 a.m.YIT and Odyssey Hotel Group, a Dutch hotel chain, have signed a pre-agreement on August 23, 2019, on the rental of premises in the planned Wasa Station block in Vaasa, Finland, for hotel use. The agreement concerns 198 hotel rooms on floors 0–12 of the tower, including restaurant and service facilities and covering approximately 7,000 square metres. The hotel chain has numerous hotels and brands in Europe. The brand of the future hotel in Wasa Station will be confirmed and published later. “We are happy that we now can move forward

UROS signs significant IoT contract in Russia

· Contract value €150 million · Rollout starts during Q4/201912[th] September 2019 – Oulu. UROS has signed new contracts with its main distribution partners in Russia regarding sales of Smart Water Cycle technology and delivery of associated services. The value of the transaction is approximately €150 million and the rollout of the sales will happen in several phases, with the first deliveries and installations taking place in Tatarstan during Q4/2019.   At first stage, this project was approved by the Minister of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mr. Shadrikov with the presence

Sandvik AB – Nomination Committee for the 2020 Annual General Meeting

In 2012 Sandvik AB’s Annual General Meeting adopted an instruction regarding the appointment of the Nomination Committee, applicable until the General Meeting resolves otherwise. Pursuant to this instruction the company shall have a Nomination Committee comprising one representative for each of the four principal shareholders in terms of votes, based on information from Euroclear Sweden AB on the last banking day in August, as well as the Chairman of the Board (convenor). The Nomination Committee has now been appointed and comprises the following members: ·  Fredrik Lundberg, AB

Valmet to supply a board machine to JK Paper Limited in India

Valmet Oyj’s press release on September 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet will supply a board machine with an extensive automation and Industrial Internet package for JK Paper Limited’s Fort Songadh Mill in India. By investing in the latest coated board technology, JK Paper targets to increase its market share on a growing Indian market and to serve the market with more local supply. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for the end of 2020. The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the third quarter 2019. The value of the order is not disclosed. “To increase our

NetEnt brings double the joy with the release of Twin Happiness

Delivering classic excitement with an Asian twist, NetEnt’s proven linked reels feature comes to life again in Twin Happiness. Promising to be a hit with players, the release of Twin Happiness adds a touch of Asia to a classic NetEnt slot. Every single spin of the 5-reel, 3-row slot sees at least two of the reels synchronized and linked together. During the spin, the reels can expand to become triplet, quadruplet or even quintuplet reels on 243 ways pay configuration.   Twin Happiness also includes Wild symbols, which appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substitute for all

Jonathan Forster appointed to Board of Directors

Zound Industries welcomes a new member to the Board of Directors. Jonathan Forster was appointed at the annual general meeting on 23rd May, 2019 and brings with him considerable expertise in managing fast-growing technology companies.Back in 2007, Jonathan joined Spotify amongst the first handful of employees following eight years at ValueClick (now Conversant). He held several prominent positions at the music streaming pioneer and was heavily involved in the internationalization of the business. Experience that he now brings to the table at Zound. “It’s a great honour for me to join the

New knowledge in Executive MBA theses

The 21-month Executive MBA program at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg concludes with a thesis in which newly-acquired knowledge is applied to practical challenges that participants are faced with in their professional life. The theses reflect the participants' diverse industries and experiences and provide valuable new knowledge.The Executive MBA program is divided into four terms focused on From strategy to action, Managing functions, Navigating in a changing world, Renewing business and Thesis work. The fourth and final term incorporates an academic thesis

RLS Global signs agreement with OneMed AB

OneMed is one of the Nordic Countries largest distributors within medical technology providing services, support systems and products to the healthcare sector. RLS Global AB has signed a cooperation agreement with OneMed AB who will act as a distributor for ChloraSolv to address the municipalities and county councils with whom they have agreements with for the Nordic countries.RLS's sales organization, together with OneMed, will start to build up a structured training program with the aim of giving as many patients as possible access to ChloraSolv. In parallel, RLS continues its evaluation

Super-efficient Wasaline ferry to get Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum navigation system

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 12 September 2019 at 10 am EESTThe new Wasaline RoPax ferry, currently under construction at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) yard in Finland, will be fitted with the technology group Wärtsilä’s Nacos Platinum navigation and communication system. This latest order, placed with Wärtsilä in August, is in addition to the comprehensive package of Wärtsilä products, systems, and integrated solutions ordered earlier . These solutions include Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines, hybrid propulsion and power

Update on the ongoing clinical trials

NextCell Pharma AB (NextCell) is today providing a status update regarding its two ongoing clinical trials, presented at the Nordic Life Science days in Malmö. All patients in ProTrans-1 were treated by June 2019 and 8 out of 9 patients in the dose escalation part have already left the trial after 12 months follow-up. The ProTrans-Repeat has included 5 out of 18 patients.NextCell is conducting two parallel clinical trials with the drug candidate ProTrans, with the aim to treat type-1 diabetes. A single dose of ProTrans is given and the patients own ability to produce insulin is compared

Advenica receives order worth MSEK 5.7 from Finnish customer

Advenica, a leading European provider of cybersecurity solutions, has received a new order for high assurance cybersecurity solutions from a customer working closely with the Finnish National security.With digitalisation more devices are connected to the Internet – convenient, but this also increases the possible attack routes into the IT structure. Going without digital communication is hardly an option, and the only way to avoid falling victim to these attacks is to work with cybersecurity in a consistent and structured way. This is why multiple Finnish customers within the public sector

Contracts for two vessels in Brazil

Petrobras has declared their options to extend the contracts for the two AHTS´s Far Scout and Far Santana with 1 year. Both contracts are then firm to 3Q 2020 and the vessels shall support Petrobras operations in Brazilian waters. Skudeneshavn, September 12th, 2019 ContactsLars Peder Solstad CEO, at +47 91 31 85 85Anders Hall Jomaas CFO, at +47 40 04 29 18 Solstad Offshore ASAwww.solstad.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements according to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act section § 5-12.

WAR - the most anticipated Bollywood movie of the year filmed in Finnish Lapland

Lapland sets the stage for the stunning action sequences of War. The biggest action-entertainer of the year is produced by Yash Raj Films, Bollywood’s largest film production and distribution company. Directed by Siddharth Anand, War is an action spectacle that releases on October 2nd worldwide and stars two of the biggest action superstars of India, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. Bollywood beauty Vaani Kapoor is paired opposite Hrithik and plays the leading lady. The film features a breath-taking and risky car chase sequence filmed in Rovaniemi, Finland.Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff

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