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Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic") (Pink Sheets: DYAI), a leading-edge biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of specialty enzyme products and solutions for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced financial results for the quarter…
Input costs have continued to rise further in the last months as a result of pulp, chemicals and oil prices all going up substantially, with the weaker Euro exacerbating the effect. This is hitting both manufacturing and distribution costs and…
First-Quarter HighlightsNet income per share was $0.14 in the first quarter of 2010, including restructuring charges of $0.07 per share.Net loss per share was $0.63 in the first quarter of 2009, including restructuring charges of $0.51, and a gain of…
Södra today announces an increase of USD 20 per tonne for softwood pulps in Europe. New price valid from June 1st is thus USD 980 per tonne. "Pulp market remains solid. With strong demand and low stocks", says Ulf Edman,…
Stora Enso has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a EUR 165 million loan to be used for research and development. The loan agreement is part of the commitment by EIB to lend altogether EUR 230…
Decisions made at the meeting Dividend The meeting decided, in accordance with the Board's proposal, that SEK 0.50 per share should be distributed to the shareholders and that the record date for the dividend should be 7 May 2010. The…
Further unilateral EU constraints and costs will threaten EU economy The European Commission is discussing internally proposals by „Climate Action‟ Directorate to move the unilateral EU emission reduction target further down to -30%. The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries calls…
Metso’s President and CEO Jorma Eloranta comments: “In the first quarter most of our markets and customer industries continued to recover. It seems that the recovery is gaining momentum, and is today broader based than during the past six months.…
Result for the first quarter of 2010Sales EUR 602 million (Q1/2009: 623)Operating result excluding non-recurring items EUR 39 million (-65). Operating result including non-recurring items EUR 49 million (-118).Result before taxes excluding non-recurring items EUR 15 million (-62). Result before…
Friday, 30 April 2010 09:17

BASF: Strong start to 2010

BASF’s business continued to develop favorably in the first quarter of 2010. In conjunction with the recovery of the economy and some restocking of inventories by customers, demand has risen strongly in almost all divisions. At the same time, some…
CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q1 2010: “With an operating profit of SEK 234 million for the first quarter of 2010 we now have two consecutive quarters behind us when we have achieved our target of an…
January-March 2010 compared with the same period in 2009• Net sales amounted to SEK 2 190 million (1 900).• Profit for the period amounted to SEK 156 million (-39).• Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.52 (-0.53).• Operating profit amounted…
 KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS), a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard, will release its 2010 first quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, after the market closes. The Company will host a…
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 09:15

DS Smith PLC Pre-close trading update

DS Smith Plc, the international packaging manufacturer and office products wholesaler, today issues the following trading update ahead of its full-year results announcement for the year to 30 April 2010.DS Smith GroupThe Group’s trading performance in the second half of…
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 09:09

UPM's operating profit sales increase by 10%

(UPM, Helsinki, 28 April 2010 at 09:40) – Interim Report for January–March 2010:• Operating profit excluding special items was EUR 116 million (loss of EUR 78 million)• Operating cash flow was EUR 209 million (EUR 274 million)• Positive development in…