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Silvestica Green Forest Finland acquires 6,877 ha forestry land from UPM

(UPM, Helsinki, 5 July 2017 at 14:00 EET) - UPM has signed a contract to sell forest estates to Silvestica Green Forest Finland Oy. The contract covers 6,877 hectares of forestry land located in Kajaani, Sonkajärvi and Sotkamo in Finland. In addition, the parties have signed a separate long-term wood purchase and forest management agreement. Silvestica Green Forest Finland Oy is committed to certify the estates according to FSC[®] and to join the UPM managed FSC group certificate (FSC C 109750). For the time being the estates are PEFC[TM] certified. The parties have agreed not to disclose

Indutrade acquires Wennerström Ljuskontroll AB

Indutrade today signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Wennerström Ljuskontroll AB, Sweden, (www.wlk.eu), with annual sales of approximately SEK 110 million. WLK is a technology sales company specialising in lighting components and light control. The offering includes lighting controls, LED lightsources & drivers, and components for lighting luminaires. Customers consist of lighting luminaire manufacturers, electrical wholesalers, electrical contractors, and property owners.  Possession takes place today and the company will be part of Indutrade’s Industrial Components

Information on Intrum Justitia’s interim report January-June 2017

Intrum Justitia hereby announce the following related to its Q2-2017 interim report: · The report will be published on July 25 at 7 AM CET, one week later than previously planned. The delayed reporting is a result of the merger with Lindorff occuring very late in June, requiring a slightly extended financial reporting process. Dial--in details for the audiocast will be provided on July 14. · As a consequence of the merger occuring close to June 30, the reported profit and loss will consist of Intrum Justita’s financials without contributions from Lindorff units. In order to provide

Successful completion of Phase I and initiation of Phase IIa clinical trial of a universal malaria vaccine produced in ExpreS2

Horsholm, Denmark, July 5, 2017 – Today, ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB announces that the Jenner Institute of the University of Oxford, a licensee of the fully owned subsidiary ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS (“ExpreS2ion”), initiates recruiting for a Phase IIa clinical trial following a successful Phase I safety study of its new blood stage malaria vaccine. The Phase IIa trial will assess safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of the blood-stage malaria vaccine, which is produced in ExpreS2ion’s proprietary platform, Expres2. Malaria is causing more than 400,000 deaths annually, and the vaccine

TalkPool wins Maintenance contract in the Netherlands

Wednesday, July 5th2017 TalkPool has signed a new contract with Cellnex (an international tower company) for Preventive Maintenance of 720 radio sites in the Netherlands. The contract has been signed by Camouflage BV, the local subsidiary of TalkPool in the Netherlands.The contract execution has started last week. The contract period is 3.5 years, and has a total estimated value of Euro 1.5 m€. This contract is the first of its kind for TalkPool in the Netherlands, and will create various opportunities for additional maintenance contracts in the country. “This new contract is a

UPDATE REGARDING FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Reference is made to the previous announcement dated 4 April 2017 made by EMAS Offshore Limited ("EOL" or the "Company") regarding the revised financial calendar. Due to the current and continuing financial challenges experienced by EOL, the Company will not be able to release the Q3 FY2017 Report on 7 July 2017 as previously announced. It is furthermore uncertain when and to which extent the Company will be able to release the relevant and future financial statements. Further updates will be provided as and when they arise. Consequently, the revised tentative Financial Calendar

Decisions taken by Avanza's Extraordinary General Meeting

The Extraordinary General Meeting, chaired by Sven Hagströmer, was held today in Stockholm. Issue of warrants for incentive programme The Meeting authorised a new incentive programme which approves the issue of a maximum of total 450,000 warrants. The incentive programme expires in August 2020. Every warrant shall grant entitlement to subscribe for one new ordinary share. If all warrants are exercised it will result in a dilution effect of one and a half (1.5) per cent. “This information is such that Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) is obliged to disclose pursuant to the EU Market

Jesper Hansson new Head of Monetary Policy Department

The Executive Board of the Riksbank has appointed Jesper Hansson as new Head of the Monetary Policy Department. Jesper Hansson is currently Director-General and Head of the Economic Affairs Department at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. He will take up the position no later than 1 January 2018.“Jesper Hansson is a highly competent economist with long and broad experience of advanced forecasting and research work. I and my colleagues on the Executive Board are very pleased that Jesper Hansson will lead and develop the future work done in the Monetary Policy Department,” says Riksbank

Premium recipe to improve product mix

SSAB aims to strengthen its position in its home markets – the Nordics and the North America. It goes hand in hand with the other strategic goal, which is to improve our product mix. But what does it actually mean, when we say we will gradually improve our product mix? SSAB is already a highly-specialized global steel company, but we are still continuing our journey toward even more specialization. Also in the future, part of the offering will certainly consist of standard steels, but we are developing more and more special and premium products where we can deliver added customer

ABB motor sets world record in energy efficiency – saves half a million dollars

Zurich, Switzerland, July 5, 2017 - Pioneering technology leader ABB achieves almost 100% energy efficiency with synchronous motor.Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 percent greater than the 98.8 percent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement could save approximately $500,000 in electrical energy costs over the course of a 20-year lifetime for each motor. “With electricity costs being, by far, the largest component in the total cost

Change in Alma Media Group Executive Team

Alma Media Corporation     Stock Exchange Release     5 July 2017 at 12:00 CHANGE IN ALMA MEDIA GROUP EXECUTIVE TEAM Mr. Rauno Heinonen, Alma Media’s SVP Corporate Communications, IR and CSR, will pursue his career in the service of another company from September 2017 on. Mr. Heinonen has been working in Alma Media as SVP, Communications and as secretary to the Group Executive Team since 2007. The process to recruit his successor has been initiated. ”I want to thank Rauno Heinonen for his significant input in developing and leading Alma’s corporate communications during the last

Invitation to presentation of ÅFs report for the second quarter 2017

ÅF invites analysts and investors to an online presentation of the interim report for January - June, 2017, on July 13 at 2.00 pm with Jonas Gustavsson, CEO and Stefan Johansson, CFO.The presentation will be in English. Participate in the webcast on http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/nij9nnzb The presentation can also be found at www.afconsult.com/en/investor-relations/financial-reports You can also participate by telephone: Sverige: +46(0)8 5065 3936 USA:     +1 646 254 3365 UK:       +44(0)20 3427 1918 Confirmation code 7074733 ÅF's interim report for the second quarter

CHANGES IN THE CURREN TEKES LOAN AND DEVELOPMENT LOAN OFFER

Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, have decided to extend the grace period of the current loan of 514 000 EUR (4 972 KSEK) to Sotkamo Silver Oy. The first amortisation is to be done in June 2019 instead of June 2017. Tekes has also changed the terms of the development loan offer of 9.4 MEUR (91 MSEK) that was earlier granted to the Company’s fully owned subsidiary Sotkamo Silver Oy. According to the new terms, the project financing of the Silver Mine shall be secured before December 31st, 2017. The terms have also been amended and the external project financing needed is

The spin in graphene can be switched off

By combining graphene with another two-dimensional material, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have created a prototype of a transistor-like device for future computers, based on what is known as spintronics. Spin as the information carrier can result in electronics that are significantly faster and more energy efficient. It can also lead to more versatile components capable of both data calculation and storage. The discovery is published in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Just over two years ago, the same research group at Chalmers University of Technology

Nordic Nanovector ASA: Mandatory notification of trade - primary insider

On 5 July 2017, Dr. Lisa Rojkjaer, MD, the CMO of Nordic Nanovector ASA, purchased 2,000 shares in the company at an average share price of NOK 68.50 per share. Following this transaction, Lisa Rojkjaer owns 4,186 shares in the Company and holds 375,000 options. This information is subject to duty of disclosure pursuant to Section 4-2 and Section 5-2 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. About Nordic NanovectorNordic Nanovector is committed to develop and deliver innovative therapies to patients to address major unmet medical needs and advance cancer care. The company aspires to

Financial Ethics Examined by New Research Group

A new international research group studying moral and political issues related to the financial system will be coordinated from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. The recent economic crises and dissatisfaction with how actors in the financial markets view their social responsibility led to the formation of the group, says research director Joakim Sandberg.‘The financial crisis a few years back can partly be attributed to the selfishness and lack of social responsibility observed in the financial markets. Maybe the market actors thought the ethics issue was someone else’s job, but the

HERE invests the chemical industry - with multi-billion Euro investments

Saxony-Anhalt is the home of the chemicals and plastics industry in eastern Germany. This year, the companies that are located here have big plans: the further development of existing structures and facilities and research into new areas of business are expected to provide a further boost to their turnover. Saxony-Anhalt isn’t just the home of the Reformation – it is also the home of the chemicals industry in eastern Germany. The chemicals industry now accounts for one third of the total economic output in the new federal states of Germany and for almost 20 percent of all

PBS planning for proton systems from Mitsubishi Electric now live in RayStation

With the release of a new service pack, RaySearch’s innovative radiation therapy treatment planning system, RayStation® 6, now supports pencil beam scanning (PBS) planning for proton therapy systems from Mitsubishi Electric. The service pack also includes several minor functionality improvements. All existing proton PBS functionality in RayStation can now be utilized for Mitsubishi Electric PBS machines. It is now possible, for example, to select the meterset rate to be used for each beam. Spot sorting and filtering is available during optimization, taking Mitsubishi Electric machine-

NASA orders on-board computers and software for real-time data, connection management and e-ticketing from IVU

Component for a state-wide solution in the entire public transport serviceBerlin, 5 July 2017 – Real-time data, connection management and e-ticketing for all of Saxony-Anhalt – NASA GmbH (“Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt”) is working on this scenario of the future. One important component is the recently concluded contract between NASA and IVU. The company ordered an integrated solution comprising a background system, on-board computers, and ticketing software for its state-wide system from Berlin-based IVU Traffic Technologies for multiple transport operators.NASA’s order covers 570

EQT VII to acquire leading mobile filtration technology provider Desotec from AAC

· EQT VII to acquire Belgium based Desotec, a European market leader in mobile industrial filtration technology, from AAC Capital Partners · Desotec has pioneered the market for mobile activated carbon filters and has achieved strong top-line growth over the past decade · EQT VII to support Desotec on its continued growth and transformation journey by investing in the commercial organization and supporting further international expansion The EQT VII fund (“EQT VII”) has entered into an agreement to acquire Desotec (or “the company”) from Private Equity firm AAC Capital Partners

Media and analyst conference call in conjunction with the release of Investor AB’s Interim Report January-June 2017

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:00 CET, President and CEO Johan Forssell and CFO Helena Saxon will present the Interim Report for January-June 2017. The conference call will be in English and webcast live through www.investorab.com. For phone access, please call +44 203 364 5374, +1 855 753 2230 or +46 8 505 564 74. The presentation material will be published on our website after the conference call, where you can also view and listen to the conference call afterwards on-demand. The Interim Report is expected to be released around 08:15 CET the same day.

AAK reports important achievements within sustainability

AAK has today released its Sustainability Report for 2016/2017. The report outlines AAK’s sustainability strategy, objectives, activities, and achievements within the five focus areas of the company’s model for sustainable growth – Our Customers, Our Suppliers, Our Planet, Our People, and Our Neighbours. “The company’s overall resource efficiency has improved significantly for a number of years and 2016 was no exception”, says Anne Mette Olesen, AAK’s Chief Marketing Officer responsible for CSR. “Energy consumption, calculated per produced unit, decreased by 6.1 percent despite a

W.B. Chambers selects IFS Applications 9 to support rapid growth in UK soft fruit sector

End-to-end software solution streamlines business processes across entire supply chain IFS , the global enterprise applications company, announces that W.B. Chambers , the grower, importer and packer of quality fruits, has chosen IFS Applications™ 9  to automate and monitor processes and support rapid growth across the business.W.B. Chambers is one of the largest growers and packers of quality soft fruit in the UK. Operating over 125 hectares of innovative fruit production in

LINK Mobility and PostNord Strålfors have signed a letter of intent regarding cooperation on new communications services

LINK Mobility and PostNord Strålfors have collaborated during a decade regarding communication and mobile services and are now launching a collaboration within the RCS, Multi-channel and AI/BOT communications areas.The cooperation will begin in the autumn of 2017 and be made with the ambition to sign a final agreement by December 31st. The plan is that the services will be delivered to PostNord Stålfors in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland during the first half of 2018. – We look forward to offering, together with LINK Mobility, the Nordic market the latest mobile communications

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