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Governing sustainability targets at Södra

By 2030, Södra will be completely free of fossil fuels, members’ forests will continue to grow at the same rate as in recent decades and there will be zero tolerance for workplace injuries. These sustainability targets will now acquire the same status as the Group’s financial targets, Södra’s Board recently announced.In addition to the three Group-wide targets, there are also 12 specific sustainability targets for various parts of the operations. “As a Group operating in the green sector, it is important for us to be a sustainability leader. Our operations can offer so many social

Atlas Copco appoints Sofia Svingby Vice President Corporate Responsibility

Stockholm, Sweden, September 7, 2016: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has appointed Sofia Svingby as Vice President Corporate Responsibility for Atlas Copco, starting November 1, 2016.The Atlas Copco Group has own operations in 92 countries and customers in more than 180. To achieve its mission of delivering sustainable profitable growth at all times doing business in a responsible and ethical way is deeply integrated in all steps of the value chain. Products and service are developed to increase customers’ productivity and the company strives to make

Collector invests in Glamma and Credit Kudos – strengthening its position as a digital innovator

Gothenburg, Sweden – Collector AB ( publ.) (NASDAQ Stockholm: COLL). Collector is investing in Glamma and Credit Kudos through Collector Ventures KB and is strengthening its position as a digital innovator.Collector is currently collaborating with a number of FinTech companies. To facilitate a continued high level of innovation, Collector is investing, alongside NFT, in several companies with a financial and digital focus. Glamma.se is an online marketplace thatmediates beauty treatments on behalf of the salons that perform the treatments. In addition to flexibility in offering bookable

Report from Sectra’s Annual General Meeting 2016 and timetable for redemption program to transfer SEK 4.50 per share to shareholders

Linköping, Sweden, September 7, 2016 – The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders in Sectra AB (STO: SECT B) was held on September 6, 2016. In accordance with a motion from the Board of Directors, the AGM resolved to transfer SEK 4.50 per share to shareholders through a redemption procedure. The resolution entails that approximately SEK 169.6 million will be distributed to shareholders.The redemption procedure is automatic, meaning that no action is required from the shareholders. It will be possible to trade in Series B redemption shares (ISIN SECT IL B: SE0004296663) on Nasdaq

NCC to construct major office building at Arlanda

NCC has been commissioned by Swedavia to construct Sky City Office One, a 20,000-square-meter, eight-story office building directly adjacent to Terminals 4 and 5 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The order is worth an estimated SEK 460 million.“The investment in office space that we are now making will strengthen the potential to develop Stockholm Arlanda Airport. We will be able to offer partners of the airport the possibility to expand their operations while also creating highly attractive establishment opportunities adjacent to one of Europe’s foremost growth regions,” says Karl Wistrand,

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SciBase strengthens its management team with Marko Päivärinne

In June SciBase took over production of single-use electrodes from Ginolis, and as a result the company has chosen to strengthen its management team with Marko Päivärinne. Päivärinne is the company’s Production and Logistics Manager and has worked at SciBase since August 2015.Aside from the fact that SciBase will have full control over production and thereby better conditions for making it more cost-efficient in the future, the integration of electrode manufacturing means that product development will be easier. Marko Päivärinne will be a part of the management team to help bring additional

Nomination Committee for the AGM 2017

The 2017 Annual General Meeting of Swedbank AB will be held in Stockholm, Thursday 30 March 2017. The following persons are the members of the Nomination Committee: Jens Henriksson, appointed by the owner-group Folksam, Chair of the Nomination Committee; Lennart Haglund, appointed by the owner-group Föreningen Sparbanksintressenter, Vice Chair of the Nomination Committee;  Ramsay Brufer, appointed by Alecta; Johan Sidenmark , appointed by AMF; Peter Karlström, appointed by the owner-group Sparbanksstiftelserna; Lars Idermark, Chair of the Board of Directors of Swedbank AB.The Nomination

Stora Enso Oyj – Managers’ Transactions

Person subject to the notification requirement Name:                                 Jorma Eloranta Position:                            Member of the Board Issuer:                                Stora Enso Oyj LEI:                                     7437000ZP669LKUTZ738 Notification type:              INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number:          7437000ZP669LKUTZ738_20160906171353_6 ____________________________________________ Transaction date:             2016-09-06 Venue:                               XOFF Instrument type:               SHARE ISIN:

Evezary - Korea’s largest home textiles manufacturer forms alliance with Polygiene

Polygiene announced a new partnership with Evezary, the Republic of Korea’s leading bedding and home textiles manufacturer, distributor and retailer. The alliance with Evezary Co., Ltd. gives Polygiene a strong foothold in the bedding and home textiles segment in South Korea. Polygiene Odor Control Technology debutes in products by Around Home, one of Evezary’s brands, with retail stores and online sale worldwide.Initially, the collaboration focuses on introducing Polygiene Odor Control Technology to Evezary’s complete range of Around Home bedding products – from bed sheets and quilts to

GARO invests in its Polish factory to increase production capacity

GARO has decided to invest MSEK 18.5 in its Polish factory to increase the production capacity. The extension of the plant is expected to be finalised by September 2017 and will lead to more than a doubling of the production area. The factory in Poland and the Swedish production plant, located in Gnosjö, supplies the GARO Group with electrical distribution products and EV-chargers. Stefan Jonsson, CEO of GARO comments: “We started production in Poland in 1997 and are very pleased with how operations have developed. We are now taking a further step and will invest to increase production

Time Out for a stronger safety culture

Worksite accidents at NCC have more than halved in five years.  Numerous initiatives have contributed to the positive trend, including such preventive measures as Time Out. Today, the importance of safety will be discussed during Awareness Day at all NCC worksites.“We have a vision of zero accidents in the workplace and we want everyone to arrive home from work safe and sound. Time Out is an approach that helps us to reduce the number of accidents at our worksites; to speak up, act, take the necessary measures and secure hazardous and unsafe work situations,” says Peter Wågström, President

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Serneke expands its operations in the Stockholm region

As a part of the planned expansion, Serneke is now moving its Stockholm office out from Gustavsberg to the north side of Kungsholmen and Franzéngatan 1B in Stockholm inner city.Serneke established construction and project development operations in Stockholm in fall 2014.  During summer 2016, Serneke Civil Engineering also hired a construction manager in the region as an initial step to establish the divisions operations in the capital. The move to central Stockholm is one way to maintain access in the company while increasing availability.“At the new office, we are gathering our

Clas Ohlson three-month report 2016/17

First quarter · Sales amounted to 1,763 MSEK (1,770), up 2% in local currencies · Operating profit amounted to 75 MSEK (106) · Profit after tax amounted to 58 MSEK (81) · Earnings per share amounted to 0.91 SEK (1.27) · Cash flow from operating activities amounted to 16 MSEK (170) · The store portfolio was expanded by 8 new stores (net) and Clas Ohlson opened its first store in the German market · The Annual Report and Sustainability Report for 2015/16 were published · As previously announced, the Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of 5.75 SEK per share (5.

Pihlajalinna Plc: Changes in Pihlajalinna's Management Team and Management Team structure

Pihlajalinna Plc     Stock Exchange Release     7 September 2016 at 8.00 a.m. Changes in Pihlajalinna's Management Team and Management Team structure Pihlajalinna Plc changes its Management Team structure. Simultaneously, some Management Team members' roles change. Juha Rautio has been appointed Deputy CEO. The group forms an Extended Management Team to support the Management Team. Beginning on 7 September 2016, the Group's Management Team will include:CEO Aarne Aktan, Private Clinics and Specialised Care segmentExecutive Vice President and Head of Group Projects Juha Rautio

A new way of taming ions can improve future health care

A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology has discovered a completely new way of using lasers to accelerate ion beams. In time, the new technique could possibly give more people access to advanced cancer treatment. The results were recently published in the high impact journal Physical Review Letters.Advanced ion technology may in some cases be used to treat otherwise inoperable tumors, such as brain tumors. The treatment involves a concentrated beam of ions that knock out the cancer cells, without damaging the healthy surrounding tissue. This is accomplished by the use

ÅF wins major order from Region Gävleborg

ÅF has been contracted to deliver technical consultancy services to modernize the general hospitals in Gävle and Hudiksvall, Sweden.  ÅF will develop the preliminary design for electrical systems, telecommunications, heating, air conditioning, sanitation, geophysical services, water and sewage, control systems, acoustics, construction, environmental coordination and fire protection. Healthcare is developing quickly, and there is a growing need to modernize the two general hospitals in the Gävleborg region. Therefore, regional authorities plan major investment at Gävle and Hudiksvall

ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO SALE OF SHARES IN PV KEEZ

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of EMAS Offshore Limited (the “Company”) refers to the announcement released by Ezra Holdings Limited, which owns a 75.5% equity stake in the Company, on 7 September 2016. Please refer to the following link to the announcement: http://infopub.sgx.com/Apps?A=COW_CorpAnnouncement_Content&B=AnnouncementToday&F=KUYM5SSOS33EDI03&H=0d18404529ad19ca5de582f86fbddff67786eb0805806ba0cb3932542feff834  By Order of the Board Shannon Ong Company Secretary 07 September 2016

Stop the Asian Live Food Markets in California

18 Years of Dying and Dead Turtles and Frogs Is EnoughWe have spent years trying to get the California Fish & Wildlife to stop importing non-native turtles and frogs into California for the Asian live food markets around the state, to no avail. Every time we were close, Asian politicians would storm the governor’s office or just go after the Fish & Wildlife commissioners who would get cold feet. They claim it is a matter of tradition. So was binding feet and shark fin soup, both outlawed here. Here’s a summary written by my colleague at Action for Animals – Eric Mills. He, Madeline

GE Aviation publishes offer document for its recommended public cash offer to the shareholders of Arcam

Stockholm, September 6, 2016. GE Sweden Holdings AB (“GE”), a Swedish company within the GE Aviation operating unit and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Company[1], has today published the offer document for the recommended public cash offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all ordinary shares[2] in Arcam Aktiebolag (publ) ("Arcam"), which was announced today.The offer document regarding the Offer (the “Offer Document”) has today been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The Offer Document and the acceptance form are available on GE’s website (www.

Iveco at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016 in Hanover: official premiere of New Stralis TCO2 Champion

World premiere: a new long-haul futuristic concept truck breaking new frontiers for totally sustainable transport New Daily Euro 6 and New Daily Hi-Matic Euro 6 open a new world of connectivity New Eurocargo, “International Truck of the Year 2016”, in new full air suspended and CNG versions Iveco will host a press conference on its stand, A01 in Hall 16, on September 21, at 9.15 am.Iveco is to participate at the 66th IAA Commercial Vehicles show, the most important international event in the commercial vehicle industry, which will be held in Hanover from September 22 to 29, 2016.

Falken driver James Deane crowned triple European champion

Falken Motorsports drifter James Deane has secured his third consecutive Drift Allstars European title following a competitive season finale at the Máriapócs Circuit in Hungary on 26-27 August 2016. Competing in his Falken-shod Nissan S14 against a host of top international drivers, Deane claimed first place during qualifying on the fast and flowing Máriapócs Circuit. High ambient temperatures and a challenging layout made competition tough, but Irishman Deane progressed to the finals to contest against former British champion Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni. Both drivers’ precision behind the

Newsletter – CEO Update – August 2016 – Josab International AB

In my last newsletter I promised to publish a Newsletter during August, but due to the quarterly report end of August we were forced to postpone my CEO Update. I will, with regular intervals, share information and news regarding ongoing projects and activities within the JOSAB Group. In this Newsletter I will mainly focus on ongoing investments, projects and activities within the company. However, I would like to be clear that no information can or will be given in newsletters or press releases of an order or acquisition until they have been signed.Ongoing projects As previously

FISKARS CORPORATION: ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES 06.09.2016

Fiskars Corporation NOTIFICATION     06.09.2016 at 18:30   FISKARS CORPORATION: ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES 06.09.2016     Date 06.09.2016  Exchange transaction Buy  Share class FIS1V  Amount       750  Average price/share 17,4906 EURHighest price/share 17.50 EURLowest price/share 17.47 EURTotal price 13,117.95 EUR          The shares held by Fiskars Corporation on 06.09.2016:     FIS1V  101,975

Keep on moving with Toshiba TEC’s B-FP3D range of printers

Toshiba TEC, the leading printing solutions provider, has announced the latest additions to its mobile printing range with the first of a new generation. The B-FP3D is a compact and rugged portable three-inch printer with full colour LCD display. The most advanced product set of its kind on the market, it frees up workforces across a wide range of vertical sectors, allowing them to carry out their activities faster and smarter. Designed for ease of use, the B-FP3D series represents cutting edge printing on the move. Whether for mobile point of sale, queue busting, issuing tickets or

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