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Kesko’s comparable sales grew in December

Kesko Group's sales totalled €850.0 million in December 2017, an increase of 0.7% in comparable terms. Reported total sales decreased by 7.5%. ”Kesko’s comparable sales grew in December thanks to good sales development in the grocery trade, affected by our active measures to redesign the stores and their selections. I am particularly pleased with the successful Christmas sales of K-Citymarkets and the good performance of new stores in the Greater Helsinki region. In the building and technical trade, sales weakened because the month had two less delivery days than the year before,” says

LFV: record number of aircraft movements in 2017

Never before have there been as many flights through Swedish airspace as in 2017. LFV’s statistics for last year show a five per cent increase in traffic compared with 2016, up to 762,000 aircraft movements.“Sweden’s economy is strong, and this is reflected in aviation, especially internationally. Sweden is also becoming increasingly attractive as a tourist destination,” says LFV’s Director General Ann Persson Grivas.  September saw the most intensive traffic of the year with over 70,000 movements, while January had the lowest number of movements at some 55,000. This means that 2017

LFV now has remote air traffic control for Sundsvall Timrå Airport

At the end of December, Sundsvall Timrå Airport in northern Sweden became the country’s second airport to have remote air traffic control. At 07.00 on 20 December, the tower was closed down and the air traffic control service was transferred to LFV’s control centre.The distance from the tower to the control centre is not very great, only about 100 metres, but nevertheless it is a paradigm and technological shift that the tower is now closed. It has been in use since the airport opened for civil aviation in 1944.  “It is extremely gratifying that we now have a second airport with the

Invitation to presentation of HEXPOL's year-end report 2017 on February 2

HEXPOL will release the Year-end report for 2017 on Friday February 2 at 08:00 CET. The report will be presented by HEXPOL’s President and CEO Mikael Fryklund and CFO Karin Gunnarsson on February 2 at 10:00 CET. The presentation will be held at the office of SEB, Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8, Stockholm, Sweden. Please register to ir@hexpol.com. The report will also be presented at a telephone conference on February 2 at 15:00 CET. Please call +46 (0)8-213 091 (international call/ from mobile phone) or 020-213 091 (national call, Sweden) and enter meeting code 917 840 to participate in the

CropTailor cracks the oat genetic code

The Swedish biotech company CropTailor is the first in the world to map the DNA of oats. This research will contribute to healthier and more sustainable oat varieties. Lantmännen, world leader within oats research, is majority owner of CropTailor.CropTailor, together with the Swedish research consortium ScanOats, has succeeded in sequencing the comprehensive and complex oat genome. This will allow plant breeders to develop new healthier oat varieties, for example oat with higher levels of the dietary fiber betaglucan or higher protein content. In addition, new oat varieties that are more

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NEW BUSINESS AREA PRESIDENT RECRUITED TO SEMCON

Daniel Rundgren has been appointed as the new Business Area President for Semcon’s largest business area, Engineering Services, and will join the Group management.Daniel Rundgren possesses extensive experience of strategic business development and operational, customer-centric sales (not least digital offerings), as well as a major focus on organization and leadership. Daniel is joining us from the IT company EVRY and will start as Business Area President no later than August. “I feel very inspired. Semcon is an exciting company at the cutting-edge of many fields. I look forward to being

QuantiServ introduces robotised laser technology that drastically increases the lifespan of 2-stroke engine pistons

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade Press Release, 15 January 2018 at 11.45 a.m. EETWärtsilä Services’ Business Line QuantiServ, which offers specialised maintenance and repair services for marine and energy customers that operate equipment by multiple brands, is introducing a new robotised laser cladding technology, revolutionising the reconditioning of large bore pistons in 2-stroke engines. The new reconditioning process minimises welding, causes less thermal shock to the base material, and replaces the old chromium layer’s galvanic application. Doubling the lifespan of pistons “In

Konecranes publishes its 2017 Financial Statement Release on February 8, 2018

KONECRANES PLC  PRESS RELEASE  January 15, 2018 at 11.45  EETKonecranes publishes its 2017 Financial Statement Release on February 8, 2018Konecranes will publish its 2017 Financial Statement Release on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Finnish time. The report will be available on the company’s website at www.konecranes.com after publishing.Press conferenceAn analyst and press conference will be held at restaurant Savoy’s Salikabinetti (address Eteläesplanadi 14) at 11:00 a.m. Finnish time. The Financial Statement will be presented by Konecranes’ President and CEO Panu Routila

EVRY and Gassco enter into IT agreement

EVRY and Gassco have entered into a strategic framework agreement with estimated total contract value, including option periods, of approximately NOK 300 million. The agreement is for an initial three-year period, with options to extend for a further 2+2 years. The agreement provides for EVRY to deliver a broad range of IT services that will help Gassco to maximise value creation from the natural gas resources on the Norwegian continental shelf.Gassco operates the integrated transport system for supplying gas from the Norwegian continental shelf to European countries, and its

Cxense ASA - Voting disclosure

This notice is issued by Cxense ASA ("Cxense") on behalf of persons with disclosure obligation. Lars Thoresen, chairman of the board of directors of Cxense ASA, who shall also open the extraordinary general meeting on 18 January 2018, had until this evening received powers of attorney to represent and vote for a total of 1,503,776 shares at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting on 18 January 2018, corresponding to 16.79% of the share capital and the voting rights of the company. The powers of attorney are only valid at the extraordinary general meeting. Lars Thoresen owns or

Getinge announces date of 2017 Year End Report and Conference Call

Getinge will issue its Year End Report for 2017 on Monday January 29 at 8:00 CET, followed by a conference call at 10:00 CET, hosted by Mattias Perjos, President & CEO, and Lars Sandström, CFO.Fund managers, analysts and the media are invited to participate in the conference call. Please see dial in details below to join the conference: Sweden:         +46 (0)8 5033 6574               UK:                +44 (0)330 336 9105US:                +1 323-794-2093Code:             9815129 During the telephone conference a presentation will be held. To access the presentation through

Valmet's new moisturizer for self-adhesive laminators corrects all kinds of curl and cross-direction moisture profiles

Valmet Oyj's trade press release on January 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet has introduced a new compact moisturizer, Valmet IQ Converting Moisturizer, for self-adhesive laminating lines. This application-matched solution corrects all kinds of curl and cross-direction moisture profiles and complements Valmet's quality management system offering for self-adhesive laminators. "With IQ Converting Moisturizer, self-adhesive label manufacturers can control curl much faster and more accurately compared with conventional steam or spray systems. Its remoistening capacity is up to five times

Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ):  S&P BB rating gives potential to significantly reduce funding costs

S&P Global Ratings has announced today that Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) ("Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget" or "the Company"), parent company of SBB i Norden AB (publ), has been assigned a BB rating with stable outlook. This is the Company’s second public rating from a leading credit rating agency and is a two step improvement over the first rating the company received in November 2017. "A strong rating from S&P creates great potential to significantly reduce funding costs and subsequently increase earnings per share." says Ilija Batljan, Founder and CEO of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget

MMT appoints new CEO

Mr Peter Forhaug has been appointed by MMT board as acting CEO from 1 of January 2018 while the recruitment of a new permanent CEO is on-going. Peter has a background in finance and has acted as a senior advisor to the board of MMT and is representing MMT at the board of the SMaRC research project. Johan Berg, Deputy Chariman of the Board, comments on the accession of a new CEO: “I would like to thank Mr Stefan Eliasson for his contribution to build the foundation that has enabled MMT to double the turnover and place MMT in the forefront of the Oil & Gas inspection market.

Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ):  S&P BB rating gives potential to significantly reduce funding costs

S&P Global Ratings has announced today that Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) ("SBB" or "the Company") has been assigned a BB rating with stable outlook. This is SBB’s second public rating from a leading credit rating agency and is a two step improvement over the first rating the company received in November 2017. "A strong rating from S&P creates great potential to significantly reduce funding costs and subsequently increase earnings per share." says Ilija Batljan, Founder and CEO of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden. The rating highlights SBB’s high-quality and low-risk

BIMobject AB: BIMobject releases BIM content creation manuals

Today, BIMobject releases two guides, BIMobject® Content Style Guides, for digital building product creation to encourage standardised, high-quality BIM content in the industry. Forming the first two parts in a series, the guides describe ideal content creation for the BIM software Autodesk Revit, as well as for the company's world-leading platform for digital building products, the BIMobject® Cloud. The platform is also where the guides are available for download by registered users.   The purpose of the BIMobject® Content Style Guides is to provide a practical, implementable process

New parking facility close to terminal at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

Stockholm Arlanda Airport has increased the number of parking spaces located close to Terminal 5. There are now more than 18,000 parking spaces at Stockholm Arlanda. A total of 620 brand-new parking spaces adjacent to Terminal 5 opened up today at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in order to meet the growing demand for parking close to the terminals. The car park is named P 57 and is located just in front of Terminal 5, with only a 4-minute walk to the terminal. Given this location, close to the terminal, the car park will be attractive to both business and leisure travellers. It will be

Frame agreement and contract award with Statoil for survey and light construction work

Statoil has renewed and expanded MMT’s frame agreement. The successful co-operation between Reach Subsea and MMT Sweden has resulted in a new frame agreement covering both survey and light construction for the next three years. The frame agreement is call-off based, which means that Statoil can award contracts for survey and light construction projects in the North Sea on an as needed basis. As part of the frame agreement, MMT Sweden has in co-operation with Reach Subsea been awarded a contract with Statoil for survey and light construction work offshore Norway. The value of the

Aker ASA: Fixed income investor meetings and potential new bond issue

Aker ASA has engaged Arctic Securities, Nordea and SEB to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings in the Nordic region, commencing on Tuesday 16 January 2018.Following the investor meetings, a NOK denominated senior unsecured bond issue with five year tenor may follow, subject to inter alia market conditions. The proceeds from the potential bond issue will be used for general corporate purposes. For further information, please contact:Per Kristian Reppe, Head of Investor RelationsPhone:  +47 23 14 00 67Mobile: +47 900 33 203 This information is subject to disclosure

Peab builds elementary school in Karleby, Finland

Peab has been commissioned to build an elementary school in Karleby, Finland. The customer is Karleby municipality.The contract is worth EUR 11 million. Construction will commence in March 2018 and the project is expected to be completed at the end of 2019.The project will be order registered in the first quarter of 2018.For further information, please contact:Mika Katajisto, CEO Peab Oy, cell: +358 40 570 1025 Kajsa Jacobsson, Press Officer Peab, cell: +46 725 33 34 84

Bayn Europe is setting up a subsidiary in China for sugar reduction

Bayn Europe AB has signed a joint venture agreement with real estate development company HuaHe International Asset Management Ltd. to introduce sugar reduction to the China market.Both partners agreed on a cooperation model and mutual commitments for the set up of joint venture. Bayn will hold 65% of equity and HuaHe will hold 35%. Further to rolling up a sugar reduced concept store under Bayn Europe’s trademark takk!, Bayn China have ongoing discussions regarding a sugar reduced industry park with Chinese government stakeholders. “Sugar reduction means a system change and the food chain

New CEO for Precise Biometrics appointed

The Board of Directors in Precise Biometrics has today appointed Stefan K Persson to new CEO. Stefan K Persson is today Executive Vice President BO Home within the Bang Olufsen Group. Stefan will assume his new position at the latest on August 1, 2018 and until then will Göran Thuresson, CFO, be acting CEO and Torgny Hellström Executive Chairman. Current CEO Håkan Persson resigns with immediate effect.”With Stefan’s strong business background and proven leadership skills, the Board of Directors has found a very suitable leader for the next phase in the company’s development. Precise

A new way of building

YIT CORPORATION News, January 15, 2018 10:00The Naantali NA4 CHP power plant was constructed with co-operative innovation. The multi-fuel power plant NA4 CHP in Naantali is the first industrial project to apply the alliance model in its construction work. When the power plant was opened at the beginning of December, the parties of the alliance had good reason to be satisfied. All the objectives of the construction project were fulfilled: it was finished in schedule, the costs remained under the estimate and the results were of excellent quality. Occupational safety was also at a very

EuroPride 2018 calls attention to transgender rights

This summer EuroPride 2018 will be held in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Ahead of the festival, EuroPride is launching ”The Voice of Change”: a voice recording of a transgender person, Alex, while undergoing his gender transition from female to male, with an important message about transgender rights. In over 60 countries in the world it is currently illegal to change your gender identity. In preparation for EuroPride 2018 in Stockholm and Gothenburg, EuroPride wanted to highlight what they’re really fighting for: the human right to be who you really are. To bring attention to

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