Monday, 27 August 2012 08:12
Alexis Fries will take up his position as President and CEO of Pöyry
Alexis Fries, who was appointed as President and CEO of Pöyry PLC on 13 June 2012, will take up his position on 1 September 2012. The new compositions of Pöyry's Board Committees, as announced on 21 June 2012, will come…
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Friday, 24 August 2012 07:35
Stora Enso and Neste Oil to end their biodiesel project
Stora Enso and Neste Oil have decided not to progress with their plans to build a biodiesel plant, for which the two companies had applied for funding under the EU’s NER 300 program. The European Commission recently published a review…
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Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:03
PEFC Supports Six New Projects Advancing Responsible Forestry
As part its assistance to projects and activities intended to promote sustainable forest management, mainstream forest certification, improve market conditions for certified products, and advance knowledge and collaboration, PEFC is has selected six projects to benefit from its Collaboration Fund…
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Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:29
BASF expands center of competence for adhesive coatings
BASF expanded its coating center recently by adding a tailor-made and flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility. The new coater facilitates the development of adhesive systems for flexible packaging, labels, tapes and functional film coatings. It increases the capacity for…
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:17
SCA participates in Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015
About 80 percent of SCA’s consumers globally are women. This strong reason is behind SCA’s decision to sign an all-female crew for one of the sporting world’s most challenging events. SCA is participating with a boat in the next…
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:02
Outotec's expert appointed professor in systems engineering of materials science at Aalto University
Outotec's expert in recycling and sustainable technologies, professor, Dr Markus Reuter has been appointed Adjunct Professor at Aalto University, School of Chemical Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering as of August 1, 2012. The professorship focuses on systems…
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Monday, 20 August 2012 08:24
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes target commercial bio-based acrylic acid process
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have signed an agreement to develop technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. Presently, acrylic acid is produced by the oxidation of propylene derived from the refining of crude oil. BASF – The…
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 22:43
Gardner Denver Announces European Restructuring Initiative
Gardner Denver has announced a restructuring initiative to optimize its global manufacturing footprint, reduce costs and expand margins. These initiatives, which focus primarily on its European Industrial Products Group, will consolidate manufacturing facilities and reduce associated staffing levels to increase operational…
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:54
Endress+Hauser strengthens Supervisory Board
Endress+Hauser strengthens the Group’s Supervisory Board. The company’s long-serving CFO Fernando Fuenzalida (69) joins the body from 1 August 2012. The Supervisory Board is expanding from six to seven members. This ensures that Mr Fuenzalida will continue to incorporate…
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 08:50
UPM finalises the sale of its closed Albbruck paper mill to the German Karl Group
UPM has completed the sale of its closed Papierfabrik Albbruck GmbH to the German Karl Group. UPM permanently ceased graphic paper production at the mill situated in Baden-Württemberg, Germany in January 2012. The Karl Group, experienced in developing industrial sites,…
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Tuesday, 07 August 2012 13:03
Ahlstrom's new filtration materials investment in Turin plant completed
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, has completed an investment on additional capacity in filtration material at its site in Turin, Italy. The company has started to ramp up its new saturator line, which is expected to be commercial…
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Monday, 06 August 2012 10:04
Kemira to start co-determination negotiations in Finland
Kemira announced on July 26, 2012 that it will start a global restructuring program "Fit for Growth" to improve the company's profitability, internal efficiency and to accelerate growth in the emerging markets. Kemira also announced that the implementation of the…
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Friday, 03 August 2012 13:00
Fisher International Expands Its Footprint in Europe
Fisher International, leading consultants to the pulp and paper industry worldwide, has named Szymon Siuda as Senior Consultant, Europe Office. The appointment reflects an increase in demand for the firm’s products and services among European paper industry suppliers and producers.…
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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 14:15
Alfa Laval acquires leading wastewater treatment company
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has acquired Ashbrook Simon-Hartley, a leading provider of belt filter presses, which is a complement and alternative to Alfa Laval’s decanter range in the dewatering…
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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 13:15
Vacon to start repurchases of own shares
The Board of Directors of Vacon Plc has decided to utilize the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting held on 27 March 2012 to repurchase the company's shares. The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 60,000 corresponding…
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