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Basware expands cooperation with major hotel chain in Sweden by providing purchase to pay services

Basware Corporation, stock exchange release, January 12, 2017 at 13:00Basware expands cooperation with major hotel chain in Sweden by providing purchase to pay servicesBasware has expanded its cooperation with a major hotel chain in Sweden and signed an agreement on the delivery of purchase to pay services. With the new agreement, the customer will be using the services on Basware's flexible cloud-based Alusta platform and expands the use into new countries. The value of the agreement is EUR 1.4 million over four years."We are very pleased to expand our cooperation with this

Peikko Designer® has now over 20,000 registered users worldwide

Peikko Group offers a wide range of free design tools that help optimize structural solutions in a reliable and fast way. In December 2016 Peikko’s own design software Peikko Designer® reached a significant milestone; the software has now over 20,000 registered users worldwide. Peikko Designer® is free for registered users. The 3D design software has been developed since 2009 and it is the single largest R&D investment of Peikko. Currently Peikko Designer® has modules for designing column connections, punching reinforcement and anchoring plates. It helps designers select the

Fazer celebrates independent Finland’s 100 th anniversary

Fazer, an official Finland 100 partner, has seen the entire journey of the independent Finland. The founder of the company Karl Fazer was a patriot who wanted to offer Finns delicacies they had never seen before. Finns love Fazer’s products and brands, some of which have become symbols of Finland abroad. During Finland’s 100th anniversary, Fazer will take part in events in Finland and abroad, introduce special products and offer people opportunities to enjoy eating together.Fazer will offer taste sensations to Finns and the friends of Finland all over the world during the centenary of

Fazer achieves its goal – 100% of our cocoa comes from responsible sources

Sustainable cocoa production is vital for the future of manufacturing chocolate. This is why Fazer has engaged in long-term work to improve both the availability of our most important raw material and the livelihood of cocoa farmers. In 2017, we will achieve our goal, and all of the cocoa we use will be traceable. In addition to direct farmer programmes, Fazer buys cocoa certified by UTZ, the Rainforest Alliance and the Fairtrade Cocoa Program.Fazer’s cocoa sourcing programme has progressed according to our goals. In 2016, about 85 per cent of all the cocoa we used met the criteria for

Kiilto adhesive eliminates chemical detriments

Suspected exposure to isocyanate started the development of a new glue solution for the bathroom element production of Parmarine Oy.A few more tiles for the base and everything is ready. Tiler Ilona Salama spreads new Kiiltoflex FP 1000 glue on the wall of a bathroom element of 6 m[2]. It has been ordered for an apartment block being constructed at Lahti, Finland. “This is a quick and ready-made glue. You can start seaming almost immediately,” says Salama. There is also another reason for her satisfaction. Although Kiilto’s earlier 2-component polyurethane glue has excellent qualities

Bringing new product development ideas from a training trip

Kiilto trains its staff to be able to provide its customers with modern adhesive products that meet their needs. In the spring of 2016, Kiilto experts completed the European Adhesive Specialist qualification at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.“The three-week training was a good recap of things I already new and, at the same time, an excellent opportunity to focus on practical phenomena related to gluing, from the customer’s perspective as well,” says head of product development Soilikki Kotanen. Better service and better products for customers To Kiilto, the customer is everything.

Finnair adds capacity to popular European destinations for 2017, extends Reykjavik as a year-round route

In line with its growth strategy, Finnair has today announced that it will be adding capacity on several popular European short-haul routes for the upcoming year. Due to the popular demand of the new Reykjavik route which begins on April 11, Finnair is adding a fifth weekly frequency on Wednesdays between May 31 and August 11. Finnair’s route to Reykjavik will also become a year-round destination with three weekly frequencies during the winter season. These services are complemented by flights operated by Icelandair where Finnair has a code-share. Finnair will also increase capacity

Konecranes publishes its 2016 Financial Statement Release on February 8, 2017

Konecranes will publish its 2016 Financial Statement Release on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 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 HTC Keilaniemi (note new location, address Keilaranta 15 B, Espoo) at 11.00 a.m. Finnish time. The financial result for 2016 will be presented by Konecranes’ President and CEO Panu Routila and CFO Teo Ottola.Joining via webcastA live webcast of the conference will begin at 11.00 a.m. at www.konecranes.com. An

CLX Communications AB (publ): changes in the nomination committee

Stockholm, Sweden - CLX Communications AB (publ) - XSTO:CLX In accordance with the resolution of the 2015 annual general meeting, a nomination committee shall be appointed comprising representatives of the four largest shareholders as of 31 March 2016, in addition to the chairman of the board. After 31 March, 2016 Swedbank Robur is one of the four largest shareholders in CLX Communications AB (publ) (CLX) and has thus replaced Första AP-fonden. In accordance with the instructions for the nomination committee, Första AP-Fonden has offered Swedbank Robur to appoint a representative to

Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 20 December 2016

At the monetary policy meeting on 20 December, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the first six months of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 15 billion. In addition, reinvestments of maturities and coupon payments on the government bond portfolio will amount to around SEK 30 billion during 2017. The repo rate is retained at −0.50 per cent and there is still a greater probability that the rate will be cut than that it will be raised in the near term. Increases in the repo rate are not expected to begin until the

Getinge Group announces date of 2016 Q4 report and conference call

Getinge will issue its Q4 report for 2016 on Thursday January 26th at 13:00 CET, followed by a conference call at 15:00 CET, hosted by Joacim Lindoff, Acting President & CEO, and Reinhard Mayer, CFO. We invite fund managers, analysts and the media to participate in the conference call. Please see details below to join the conference: Swedish dial in number: +46 (0)8 5033 6574UK dial in number: +44 (0)330 336 9412US dial in number: +1 719-325-2202Participant passcode: 5823854 Agenda14:45 Call in to the conference15:00 Review of the Q3 report15:30 Q&A16:00 End of

ÅF acquires Quality Engineering Group

For further information: Mats Körner, Business Area Manager Technical Center +46 10 505 09 59Marta Tiberg, Head of Communication and Brand +46 73 072 70 48 ÅF has acquired QE Quality Engineering Group AB. The acquisition is part of ÅF's strategy to offer a complete range of quality assurance services for industry clients in Scandinavia. QE, founded in 2010, provides services within project quality management with focus on the energy, life science and process industry markets. The QE specialist competence in quality assurance is valuable in ÅF's project assignments which

Fourth quarter 2016 production

Aker BP ASA («AKERBP») produced 126.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalents per day («mboepd») in the fourth quarter 2016.Production per field for Q4 2016 was (previous quarter in brackets): Alvheim (incl. Boa), 65.00 % and operator: 53.7 mboepd (41.0 mboepd)Bøyla, 65.00 % and operator: 6.5 mboepd (6.2 mboepd)Hod, 37.50 % and operator: 0.6 mboepd (0.6 mboepd)Ivar Aasen, 34.78 % and operator: 0.8 mboepd (n/a)Skarv, 23.40% and operator: 30.0 mboepd (23.9 mboepd)Tambar / Tambar East, 55.00 / 46.20 % and operator: 2.1 mboepd (2.4 mboepd)Ula, 80.00 % and operator: 5.1 mboepd (7.0

New share capital registered

Tranche two of the Private Placement in Nordic Mining is now completed and the new shares will be listed on Oslo Axess.Reference is made to stock exchange notices of 16 and 20 December 2016 regarding tranche one of the Private Placement, and stock exchange notice of 10 January 2017 regarding the general meeting's approval of tranche two of the Private Placement. The second tranche of the Private Placement consisting of 2,241,334 new shares was done at a subscription price of NOK 3.10 per share. The par value of the issued shares is NOK 0.60. Nordic Mining's share capital was increased by

Appeal on the Siri Insurance Claims

Oslo, 12 January, 2017: Norwegian Energy Company ASA (“Noreco”) announces that the Supreme Court in Copenhagen has received an appeal from the counterparty in relation to the SIRI Insurance Claims court case. Chairman of Noreco, Riulf Rustad, says he is surprised that they are appealing this strong ruling given unanimously by the seven judges in the specialized Maritime and Commercial High Court. Mr. Rustad further commented that he is confident in the case and its established strong merits from the court ruling. To the awarded sum excluding interest (approximately USD 344 million) 8 %

Senzime reports completion of trial

Uppsala, January 12, 2017.  Senzime AB (publ) reports completion of the initial volunteer study performed at the Mayo Clinic in the USA. The study evaluated the ease of use, required set-up time, and volunteer comfort during testing using Senzime’s patient neuromonitoring system, the TetraGraph.Senzime, in collaboration with the principal investigator Dr. J. Ross Renew, a recognized researcher in the area of neuromuscular pharmacology and physiology at Mayo Clinic’s Florida USA location in Jacksonville carried out a validation study in volunteers to evaluate TetraGraph’s ease of use,

Towaga, the latest game from a Swiss startup that aims to challenge the little Italian plumber

*Japanese and Korean press releases are available as PDF downloads Available to download from January 11th 2017 on the App Store and Google Play at a cost of 3 CHF (No adverts or in-app purchasing), Towaga, the new, 100% Swiss-made game by Sunnyside games with backing from Switzerland’s crowdfunding community, has ambitions on a grand scale, aiming for a million downloads in short order, despite an ultra-competitive market. Sunnyside Games is pinning its hopes on a custom-developed light rendering engine, a soundtrack that adapts to the player’s actions, and the studio’s previous successes

Prominent US hospital selects Sectra as its breast imaging vendor

Linköping, Sweden and Shelton, CT – January 12, 2017 – International medical imaging IT company Sectra  (STO: SECT B) announces that the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, has entered into a multi-year agreement to utilize Sectra PACS for all their breast imaging workflow. This solution was purchased to provide the breast radiologists a comprehensive means to support the full patient pathway from screening to diagnostic exams, with the end goal of improving cancer detection and care.Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic

Thomas Axelsson winner of the Arthur D. Little Nordic Life Science Award 2016

Vitrolife’s CEO, Thomas Axelsson, has been named as the winner of the Arthur D. Little Nordic Life Science Award for 2016. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm on January 26, 2017.– I am very pleased and honored to have been chosen as the winner of this prize. It is a prize that has been awarded to many successful people in Life Science over the years, says Thomas Axelsson. Since Thomas Axelsson took up his position in 2011, Vitrolife has broadened its product portfolio both through its own product development and through acquisitions. The Vitrolife Group has

Tele2 IoT launches innovation competition

IoT, Internet of Things, has already changed the way the society works as well as how businesses run their operations. However, we are still far from utilizing all of the great possibilities IoT enables. Tele2 IoT is therefore launching a competition where it lets companies test and experiment with its new LPWA network to come up with new ideas and innovations.In May 2016, Tele2 IoT announced that it was going to construct a new IoT network covering the Greater Gothenburg area in collaboration with Talkpool AB. It is an LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) network, in this case built on the LoRa

Atlas Copco plans to divest its road construction equipment business

Stockholm, Sweden, January 12, 2017: The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB has decided to divest the Road Construction Equipment division.The reason for the planned divestment is that the division does not have the economies of scale to become number one or two in this market segment. With the divestment, Atlas Copco aims to find a better owner for the business. Indicative valuations of the business show a need for an impairment charge of approximately BSEK 2 (BEUR 0.2), primarily related to intangible assets. The impairment charge will be included already in the Group’s 2016 accounts.

Skanska builds athletic center in Massachusetts, USA, for USD 53M, about SEK 450M

Skanska has signed a contract with Deerfield Academy to provide preconstruction and construction services to build a new athletic center in Massachusetts, USA. The contract is worth USD 53M, about SEK 450M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the fourth quarter 2016.Skanska will replace Deerfield Academy’s current ice rink with a new 12,000 square meter, state-of-the-art structure and will renovate the existing facility’s locker rooms, wrestling room, and circulation spaces. Skanska will perform substantial site work and landscaping around the new

KONE publishes January 1-December 31, 2016 Financial Statement Bulletin on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. EET and Financial Statements 2016 at 12:45 p.m. EET

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 12, 2017 at 9.30 a.m. EETKONE publishes January 1-December 31, 2016 Financial Statement Bulletin on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. EET and Financial Statements 2016 at 12:45 p.m. EET Financial Statement Bulletin and Financial Statements KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for the January 1-December 31, 2016 accounting period on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. EET. The report will be available on www.kone.com after publishing. The Financial Statements for 2016 will be published on the

Aqeri signs partnership with Advantech

Aqeri, leading Swedish supplier of computers and communications equipment for harsh environments and industrial 24/7 operation, has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Advantech Europe B.V. The agreement means that Aqeri will market and deliver IT and OT products and solutions from Advantech, focusing on Smart Factory and Industry 4.0, to Swedish industrial companies.”We are very pleased to have signed an agreement with the market leader in industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Customer demands for long-term use of our products over the years, has given us strong customer

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