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EUROPE'S BREWERS IN FINLAND: BEER SERVES EUROPE WELL. LET'S TREAT IT FAIRLY.

Representatives of the brewing sector from across Europe are in Helsinki today for the General Assembly of The Brewers of Europe. Top of the agenda: how to sustain the boom of recent years so beer can continue to serve Europe well.Beer is a vital European business, generating 2.3 million jobs from grain to glass, €50 billion in value-added and contributing €42 billion to government revenues. It is also a growth business as appreciation for beer is on the increase within the EU and beyond. More than 3,000 new breweries have been established in Europe so far this decade. In particular, the

Visit Arctic Europe produced 130 000 new overnights in winter 2016-2017

The Visit Arctic Europe project’s co-operation with 12 European tour operators has resulted in 21 000 new guests for Arctic travel destinations over the past winter season. This adds up to more than 130 000 new overnight stays in local holiday destinations.The project was initiated in August 2015 as a combined effort of three Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden and Finland, with the aim of increasing cross-border travel in the Arctic Lapland and thus increasing the length of visits. Cross-border packages allow travelers to combine travel destinations in different countries, such as the

Scania engines reach new standards in fuel efficiency with latest generation of Euro 6 V8s

Scania is introducing a new generation of Euro 6 V8 engines that represent a new standard in fuel consumption. The engines, which are available at 520, 580 and 650 horsepower, can reduce fuel consumption by 7 to 10 percent for customers with vehicles that have higher combined truck and trailer weights, higher average speeds, or both. The new engine generation is Scania’s response to the growing trend in the transport industry towards heavier, longer trucks, and marks a new highpoint in the company’s engine building.The new 520, 580 and 650 engines join the 730 horsepower engine in providing

Atlas Copco to acquire Swedish mining intelligence business

Stockholm, Sweden, June 8, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire part of Mobilaris MCE AB, a Sweden-based company that provides advanced software that optimizes underground mining operations.Atlas Copco will acquire 34% of Mobilaris MCE, based in Luleå, Sweden, a business that currently is part of Mobilaris AB. Mobilaris MCE’s software solutions offer situational awareness of the mines, real-time positioning and detailed status information on vehicles, equipment and personnel, presented in a sophisticated 3D user interface. The

Vattenfall strengthens efficiency through partnering with Accenture and Capgemini

Today, Vattenfall enters into strategic partnerships with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Capgemini (EURONEXT: CAP). The purpose is to get access to modern, automated and digitalized administrative systems and tools.As a result, a number of processes will be outsourced. A total of 500 employees and consultants in Germany, Sweden and Netherlands may be affected.To remain competitive in a rapidly changing market, Vattenfall has optimized and downsized the business significantly over the past few years. Effective tools and modern ways of working are a logical next step in the process. The two new

NetEnt games live in Serbia

NetEnt, leading provider of digital casino solutions, continues to grow on regulated markets globally and has now launched its award-winning games on the regulated market in Serbia.Following successful technical integrations, NetEnt has now launched a selection of its its games with Mozzart, the leading gaming operator in Serbia. ”We keep delivering on our global growth strategy by strengthening our position on regulated markets and we are very pleased that our popular games are now also available for players in Serbia”, says Enrico Bradamante, Chief of European Market Operations and MD

Paxman AB (publ) confirms its first installations in the US

Paxman can today confirm the first installations in the US of its advanced scalp cooling technology to prevent alopecia in breast cancer patients. Following FDA clearance in April, five medical centers in Denver, Colorado, will give women the choice to retain a degree of control during their chemotherapy treatment to keep their hair. Two further sites across the state will install Paxman Scalp Cooling Systems next month.Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (RMCC) is Colorado’s largest and most comprehensive provider of cancer care and the first to provide Paxman scalp cooling since its launch in

Tidigare avtalsförhandlingar gällande IMAX VR Centers avslutade

STOCKHOLM (8:e juni, 2017) Starbreeze och IMAX har idag avslutat avtalsförhandlingarna gällande det fortsatta samarbetet kring IMAX VR Centers. Den tidigare intentionen om att tillsammans starta ett samriskbolag för helhetskonceptet har ersatts med licensavtal för innehåll till centren med sedvanliga villkor för intäktsdelning. Vidare tar StarVR Inc. – Starbreeze och Acers samriskbolag för försäljning, marknadsföring och support av StarVR Virtual Reality (VR) headset – över enskilda avtal med IMAX gällande försäljning och support av hårdvara. IMAX ersätter Starbreeze för alla direkta

ChromoGenics has appointed Mats Wahl as Production Development Manager

ChromoGenics AB (publ)) sees growing demand for ConverLight™ dynamic glass for solar control and increases production volumes. Mats Wahl has been appointed Production Development Manager. Mats adds extensive technical industrial expertise to ChromoGenics.Mats has had technical operational roles in which he successfully developed and implemented cost-effective production processes as well as introduced lean concepts to ensure efficient and quality-assured production. Mats comes from Munters Europe AB, Uppsala, where he worked as Production Manager. "We are very pleased to have Mats with

Kindred commissions research into responsible gambling practices

Kindred Group plc has commissioned two of the world’s leading researchers in the area of responsible gambling to carry out research on gambling practices using anonymized customer data from Kindred Group. The research will run for three years.One of the world’s leading gambling operators, Kindred Group (previously Unibet Group), has commissioned research aimed at providing insight into player profiles, the player’s journey with Kindred, and the efficacy of responsible gambling practices currently used by Kindred. The project will be led by Dr Michael Auer (Director at Neccton) and Dr Mark

Scania introduces new engines, cabs and services

· First G20 sleeper cab for long-distance trucks · New-generation inline 9-litre engines · Scania’s services are the key to customer profitability Scania is continuing with the major roll-out it began last year, with more and more services and products going into production and being launched to customers. The order books are now open on a new generation of Scania’s robust, five-cylinder engines, as well as the first variants of the new G cab. A number of services and performance enhancements are also being introduced, with most sharing a focus on improving productivity and total

Nordic survey on inhabitants’ view of urban development:

Housing shortage concerns city dwellers more than crimeThe housing shortage is the issue that concerns Stockholmers the most – more than increases in crime and greater segregation – despite the current high rate of construction. At the same time, it is clear that the majority of Nordic residents are unhappy with developments in society, pointing to such factors as higher living costs, greater uncertainty and a growing social divide. These are the results of a new study conducted by market research firm United Minds, on behalf of NCC, in which 4,000 residents of Stockholm, Copenhagen,

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Wilson Therapeutics presents Phase 2 data for WTX101 at MDS meeting

Wilson Therapeutics AB (publ), announced today a poster presentation at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Vancouver, BC, 4-8 June, 2017. The presentation highlighted results from the recently completed Phase 2 trial of WTX101 (bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate), an investigational first-in-class copper-protein binding agent with a unique mechanism of action for the treatment of patients with Wilson Disease. The poster was presented by Danny Bega, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University. WTX101-201 was a 24-week open-label

Use of cloud services on record levels - but only 1 in 7 organisations is cloud mature

Cloud services are rapidly finding their way into Nordic enterprises and public sector organisations. Still however, only one in seven, or 14 percent of organisations can be considered as cloud mature. This is revealed in this year’s Cloud Maturity Index, a survey conducted by research company Radar on behalf of Tieto and VMware. Compared to 2015, the average levels of cloud maturity in Sweden, Finland and Norway have increased notably, in all industries. Strategic cloud maturity has grown on average by 33 percent in the past two years. Finnish and Swedish organizations still display a

Finavia recruits 200 test passengers to assess the new Helsinki Airport terminal facilities – A role play inspired event at the airport

A new era of travel will soon be here when Finavia opens the new magnificent south wing of Helsinki Airport during summer 2017. Before the opening, Finavia will invite 200 volunteers to the airport to test that the south wing operations work as they should.Finavia has an ongoing development programme at Helsinki Airport, worth of almost one billion euros, which will expand the airport and increase its capacity. With the development programme, Finavia is prepared to serve 20 million passengers at Helsinki Airport per year in 2020. The first part of the new extension, the south wing, is

Systemair AB Year-end report 2016/17 - One year in the right direction

Press Release, 8 June 2017 Systemair ABs (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SYSR) Year-end report 2016/17 is published at 08:00 CET on June 8, 2017.  Fourth quarter, February 2017 - April 2017 · Net sales increased by 14.9 percent to SEK 1,733 million (1,509). · Organic growth was 6.8 percent (4.0). · Operating profit (EBIT) totalled SEK 48 million (62). Operating profit adjusted for effects of restructuring programme totalled SEK 67 million. · The operating margin was 2.8 percent (4.1). · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 29 million (28). · Earnings per share

Enersize signs new installation agreement within Chinese chemical sector

Translation of latest news in English: Enersize has agreed on a new agreement covering the installation of their system for measurements and efficiency analysis of energy usage in industrial compressed air systems in Tongkun Group Zhejiang Hengsheng Chemical Fiber plant. The total compressed air capacity in the factory is over 8 MW and the potential annual savings are estimated to approximately 5 million kWh. Enersize´s part of the yearly savings during the lifetime of the project will be agreed with the customer in the second project phase when the savings potential has been measured and

Cleantech Invest portfolio company Enersize signs new installation agreement within Chinese chemical sector

Enersize has agreed on a new agreement covering the installation of their system for measurements and efficiency analysis of energy usage in industrial compressed air systems in Tongkun Group Zhejiang Hengsheng Chemical Fiber plant. The total compressed air capacity in the factory is over 8 MW and the potential annual savings are estimated to approximately 5 million kWh. Enersize´s part of the yearly savings during the lifetime of the project will be agreed with the customer in the second project phase when the savings potential has been measured and identified through Enersize system

Men slower than they think

Male long distance runners overestimate their own abilities – they’re not as fast as they think they are. Mitesh Kataria, Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg (and himself a recreational runner) has investigated long distance races and has identified clear differences between women and men.Earlier research has already shown that people tend to overestimate their abilities, and that men do so to a larger extent than their female counterparts. What makes this study unique is the wealth of feedback that is readily available for

Clas Ohlson year-end report 2016/17

Fourth quarter · Sales increased by 5% to 1,575 MSEK (1,504), 2% in local currencies · Operating profit amounted to 17 MSEK (loss: 126 MSEK, operating loss of 19 MSEK excludingnon-recurring items*) · Result after tax totalled 20 MSEK (loss: 107 MSEK, operating loss of 17 MSEK excludingnon-recurring items*) · Earnings per share amounted to 0.31 SEK (loss: 1.70 SEK, loss per share of 0.27 SEK excluding non-recurring items*) · The store portfolio was expanded by 3 stores (net)Financial year · Sales increased by 5% to 7,990 MSEK (7,602), 4% in local currencies ·

Clas Ohlson adopts new sustainability goals

Clas Ohlson’s two most important sustainability goals are that the company, with its broad product range, should influence consumers to make more sustainable choices and also to reduce the relative CO2 emissions from transportation of goods. By the end of the 2016/17 financial year, the targets set for 2020 have already been achieved, and the company is now increasing its ambition level even further.When it comes to the assortment, Clas Ohlson's goal was that the share of products for a more sustainable lifestyle would amount to at least 12 per cent of total sales by 2020, but after already

Insurers Commend Governor Abbott for Signing Texting While Driving Ban in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas-Joe Woods, vice president, state government relations for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), today issued the following statement commending Governor Abbott for signing House Bill 62, and thanking Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Rep. Tom Craddick for their years of work on this legislation which prohibits the use of texting while driving in Texas. “Insurers believe this bill will save lives on Texas roads. By making texting while driving a primary offense, law enforcement can pull over drivers who are seen using their devices while driving. This law

Cognosec AB (publ) Publication of Annual Accounts for 2016.

Cognosec AB, Nasdaq COGS, today publishes its Annual Report for 2016, after approval from the Board of Directors. The Annual Report contains an unqualified audit report and is presented in IFRS accounting standard. There are differences between the Annual Report 2016 and the Twelve Month Interim Report 2016 as consequence of the conversion from K3 accounting standard to IFRS. The report is enclosed to this press message and also available for download on the Company's website www.cognosec.se. Certified Adviser Mangold Fondkommission AB is the Company’s Certified Adviser.

Scania wins prestigious award for its connected vehicle solutions

Scania has been named OEM of the Year 2017 at the TU-Automotive awards in Detroit; the most influential awards in the connected car industry.The judges selected Scania based on Scania’s impressive culture and attitude towards opening up gated walls within the industry. The judges appreciated the innovative way of thinking Scania shows. They also highlighted Scania’s interesting usage for telematics through multi ecosystem. “Scania has a strong commitment to developing and commercialising innovative connected solutions. We were the first in our industry to embed connectivity as a standard

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