Ian Melin-Jones

Ian Melin-Jones

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:00

Mohawk Acquires LabPrints

Mohawk has acquired LabPrints, a leader in workflow integration for professional photographers and photo labs. While continuing to develop its existing customer base, LabPrints joins Mohawk's growing list of marketing partners developing products and solutions for the converging worlds of print, photography, and graphic design.

LabPrints is a highly regarded solutions provider to photo labs and professional photographers, offering an integrated toolset that links labs and photographers with lab orders through online storefronts and the fulfillment of printed products. Best known for its design and workflow tools, thousands of professional photographers depend on LabPrints to simplify their workflow and increase their sales.

"Since our founding in 2002, LabPrints has been dedicated to creating innovative workflow solutions to help photographers and their labs focus on shooting and selling their prints," says LabPrints CEO, Bill Gamble. "As our photo lab partners embrace digital printing presses, they find that integrating LabPrints software allows them to seamlessly offer a much broader range of products and services. Mohawk is a powerful player in digital printing. Aligning with Mohawk will expand our opportunity space and allow us greater scope for future innovation."

Mohawk's best-selling i-Tone® papers for the HP Indigo are the first choice for creators, publishers, digital printers, and other producers of photo specialties. With the addition of LabPrints, Mohawk is poised to expand its product and service offering to this rapidly growing market.

Flow International Corporation the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, will exhibit its innovative new Mach Series line of waterjets at WESTEC 2010, March 23 – 25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Flow's Mach Series offers the widest range of waterjet machine capabilities and price in the industry. The series consists of three distinct product lines: the Mach 4, featuring the most capabilities and latest waterjet technology; Mach 3, the world's most popular waterjet; and Mach 2, Flow's economical system.

The Mach Series features bevel and 3D Dynamic Waterjet® cutting advancements, ultrahigh-pressures rated up to 94,000 psi, new long-life intensifier and direct drive pumps, the latest software specifically designed for waterjets, and many other features.

WESTEC attendees will learn first-hand how these machines can deliver maximum versatility to manufacturers and:

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Experience live demonstrations of the exclusive Dynamic Waterjet XD cutting high-quality 2D and 3D parts on Flow's Mach 4 machine
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Learn more about the benefits of the Mach 3 waterjet, the most customizable waterjet configuration featuring Dynamic Waterjet technology
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View the Mach 2, which comes standard with state-of-the-art features at a highly affordable price
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Consult Flow's applications specialists to answer questions about how Flow's waterjet technology can address specific applications and manufacturing challenges.

About Flow International
Flow International Corporation is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology for cutting and cleaning. Flow provides state-of-the-art ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) technology to numerous industries including automotive, aerospace, job shop, surface preparation, food and dozens more. For more information, visit www.flowcorp.com.

In just over 4 weeks 3 more mills join the Enessco family. All 3 brown grade mills see better production, less deposition on the machine and less stickies ....

For more info go to www.enessco.com

The Oil Skimmers Model 6V oil recovery system removes animal, vegetable and petroleum-based oils, fats, greases, and oily wastes that float on the surface of water. The unit removes as much as 100 gallons of waste oil per hour and decants it into a drum -- so efficiently that the recovered waste oil is virtually water-free. The Oil Skimmers Model 6V system is the dependable, cost-effective and uncomplicated solution for removing oily wastes from process and environmental applications.

model_6v1Many Paper Mills often have a problem with leaking seals on the bearings that are on the dryers. This is a pressurized lube system that is used to assure that the bearings are properly lubricated. If a leak occurs, it is impractical, and would be very expensive, to shut the mill down. Therefore they keep running until a scheduled maintenance shutdown, when the leaks can be repaired. During the waiting period, lube oil leaks and runs onto the floor and into the U trenches. By recovering the oil from these trenches before the water hits the water treatment area, the oil can be reclaimed and possibly be used as fuel for the boilers. Recovering the oil will also save on the water treatment costs.

How The Model 6V Works
Oil Skimmers, Inc. Model 6V oil recovery system removes waste oil by means of a specially formulated collector tube. Oil adheres to the outside of the closed-loop tube as it is slowly drawn across the surface of the water and into the oil skimmer.
The tube snakes over and around floating debris, adjusting automatically to changing water levels. The tube is drawn up into the oil skimmer and through scrapers that remove the oil. Then the tube returns to the water surface to collect more oil. The recovered oil flows into a collection container. The Model 6V system removes as much as 100 gallons of waste oil per hour; the recovered oil is virtually water-free.

The length of the collector tube is customized to meet individual specifications. Experienced representatives are available to survey customers' oil removal needs.

Engineered For Headache-Free Operation
The external parts of the Oil Skimmers Model 6V unit - the drive wheel, scrapers, and pressure blocks -- are made of high abrasion-resistant ceramic. Gearings are engineered to require minimal power and maintenance. Its thoughtful design and durable construction ensure the Model 6V system an operational life span of 15-20 years. Many units have been in service for more than 25 years and are still going strong.

The Oil Skimmers Model 6V oil recovery system has been designed to operate continually and unattended as it removes animal, vegetable and petroleum-based oils, fats and greases that float on the surface of water.
Mounting Equipment Options Increase Versatility

Prefabricated mounting packages further extend the Model 6V system's flexibility. These packages simplify placement of the system on pits, sumps, ponds, and open or closed tanks, thus eliminating costly operation.

The Model 6V system also can be outfitted with insulation and heating packages for cold weather operation.

Oil Skimmers, Inc. has thousands of its Model 6V systems and other oil recovery units in operation throughout the world, in a large number of industries. These include all types of food, oil, and chemical processors; steel and aluminum mills; the glass and metal container industries; nuclear, fossil, and hydro power generating plants; metal machining; and the rail and trucking service industries.

Model 6-V

Features/Benefits

• Closed loop collector tube floats on water surface
• "Collector Tube" performance is unaffected by any floating debris
• Tube easily floats up or down to changing water level.
• Gyrating action of "Collector Tube" breaks up oil crusts.
• Virtually maintenance free operation
• Unique anti-clogging design
• Cast metal housing and structural members
• High performance, quite-running motor
• Can operate unattended 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
• Up to 20 year operating life

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The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Pöyry PLC has on 11 March 2010 made the following decisions:

The AGM adopted Pöyry PLC's financial statements and the consolidated statements and granted the members of the Board of Directors, the company's President and CEO, and the Deputy to the President and CEO discharge from liability for the financial period 1 January to 31 December 2009.

The AGM resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.10 be distributed per outstanding share for the financial year 2009. The record date for distribution of dividend is 16 March 2010 and the payment date is 23 March 2010.

The AGM resolved that the Board of Directors consist of seven (7) ordinary members. The AGM elected the following members to the Board of Directors: Henrik Ehrnrooth, Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Georg Ehrnrooth, Alexis Fries, Heikki Lehtonen, Michael Obermayer and Karen de Segundo.

The AGM resolved that the annual fees of the members of the Board of Directors be EUR 40 000 for a member, EUR 50 000 for the Vice Chairman and EUR 60 000 for the Chairman of the Board, and that the annual fee of the members of the committees of the Board of Directors be EUR 15 000. In addition, the AGM authorised the Board of Directors to decide about an additional fee of not more than EUR 15 000 per annum for each of the foreign residents of the Board of Directors and an additional fee of not more than EUR 5 000 per annum for each of the foreign residents of the committees. The authorisation shall be in force until the next AGM.

In its assembly meeting immediately following the AGM, the Board of Directors elected Henrik Ehrnrooth as Chairman and Heikki Lehtonen as Vice Chairman. Heikki Lehtonen, Alexis Fries and Georg Ehrnrooth were elected members of the Audit Committee. Henrik Ehrnrooth, Heikki Lehtonen, Karen de Segundo and Pekka Ala-Pietilä were elected members of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. In accordance with the authorisation by the AGM the Board resolved to pay an additional fee of EUR 15 000 per annum to the foreign residents of the Board of Directors and an additional fee of EUR 5 000 per annum to the foreign residents of the committees.

KPMG Oy Ab, Authorised Public Accountants, continues as Pöyry PLC's auditors based on the resolution made in the AGM on 6 March 2002. Sixten Nyman, Authorised Public Accountant, continues as responsible auditor.

Resolution to amend the Articles of Association

The AGM resolved to amend Section 8 of the Articles of Association concerning the notice to general meetings so that notice shall be delivered to shareholders at the earliest three months and at the latest 21 days prior to the general meeting by publishing the notice on the company's web site and, if so decided by the Board of Directors, in one newspaper with a wide circulation determined by the Board of Directors. The notice shall nonetheless be delivered to shareholders at the latest nine (9) days prior to the record date of the general meeting.

Authorisation to acquire the company's own shares

The AGM authorised the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition of the company's own shares with distributable funds on the terms given below. The acquisition of shares reduces the company's distributable unrestricted shareholders' equity.

The company's own shares can be acquired in order to strengthen the company's capital structure, to be used as payment in corporate acquisitions or when the company acquires assets related to its business and as part of the company's incentive programmes in a manner and to the extent decided by the Board of Directors, and to be transferred for other purposes or to be cancelled. A maximum of 5 800 000 shares can be acquired. The company's own shares can be acquired in accordance with the decision of the Board of Directors either through public trading or by public offer at their market price at the time of purchase.

The authorisation shall be in force 18 months from the decision of this AGM. The authorisation granted by the previous AGM regarding acquisition of the company's own shares expired simultaneously.

Authorisation to decide on making a donation to the Aalto University

The AGM authorised the Board of Directors to decide on making a donation of a maximum of EUR 300 000 to the Aalto University on terms and conditions to be determined separately by the Board of Directors.

PÖYRY PLC

Additional information by:

Anne Viitala, Executive Vice President, Legal and Commercial, Pöyry PLC
tel. +358 10 33 22811, +358 40 511 6151

Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced sustainability. We offer our clients integrated management consulting, total solutions for complex projects and efficient, best-in-class design and supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry, urban & mobility and water & environment. Pöyry has 7000 experts operating in about 50 countries, locally and globally. Pöyry's net sales in 2009 were EUR 674 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).

Catalyst Paper on the 9th March announced that it resubmitted a proposal to the union that could allow for the restart of the Elk Falls paper mill at a labour cost, all in, of approximately $40 per hour. This reflects current market realities and includes changes to wages and benefits similar to those already implemented with management and staff employees. The company also indicated that, to date, 63 per cent of eligible hourly workers at the Elk Falls operation have elected the severance option arising from indefinite curtailment of the mill since February 2009.

catalyst logo"With a competitive cost structure, there could be a future for Elk Falls mill and to that end we presented employees with a proposal that could lead to the restart of two specialty paper machines at the mill," said Richard Garneau, president and chief executive officer. "Nonetheless, we also recognize that electing to take severance is a personal choice.

"We hope the remaining employees want and will be given the chance to return to work and to continue to live in the community. We appreciate the Campbell River Mayor has shown strong commitment to preserving jobs through an agreement in principle that would address Class 4 property tax sustainability. And, while there are no guarantees that we will be able to overcome fibre supply shortages or acquire the customer orders necessary to restart, we know the outcome for this mill and community if nothing is done," he added.

Hourly employees at Elk Falls are represented by Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) locals 630 and 1123. Approximately 225 hourly workers have taken this option with an average severance payout of $57,000 per employee.

Catalyst Paper manufactures diverse specialty printing papers, newsprint and pulp. Its customers include retailers, publishers and commercial printers in North America, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and Europe. With six mills located in British Columbia and Arizona, Catalyst has a combined annual production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. The company is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada and its common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CTL. Catalyst is listed on the Jantzi Social Index® and is also ranked by Corporate Knights as one of the 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:30

Metso’s Annual Report 2009 published

Metso Corporation's year 2009 Annual Report, Sustainability report, complete Annual Accounts of the parent company and group (including Board of Director's Report) and Auditor's Report have been published today in Finnish and English.

PDF documents of the Metso reports and other related material are available at www.metso.com/reports. The printed reports can be ordered from the same web address.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information, please contact:
Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253

Attachments:

Annual accounts 2009, pdf

Annual report 2009, pdf

Sustainability report 2009, pdf

Auditors Report 2009, pdf

mreal_negative 100 x 50M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 10 March 2010 at 9.30

M-real Corporation, a part of Metsäliitto Group, reverses earlier made IT cost provisions and books a positive non-recurring item of EUR 12 million in its 1Q 2010 operating result. In segment reporting EUR 9 million is included in Other operations and EUR 3 million in discontinued operations.

The reversal of the provisions relates to the new IT service contract with Tieto Corporation published on 3 December 2009 as well as to the renewed IT-contract with IBM signed today.

As earlier announced, the annual cost savings resulting from changes in IT services are expected to amount to approximately EUR 30 million.

M-REAL CORPORATION

Further information:
Matti Mörsky, CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4913

Metso's decision announced on February 8, 2010 to repurchase a maximum number of 300,000 Company's own shares has been fully executed. The share repurchases relate to the Company's incentive programs announced earlier (Metso Share Ownership Plans 2009-12) to be used as potential reward payments in accordance with the Plan criteria.

Own shares were purchased with the Company's distributable funds thus reducing the Company's distributable non-restricted equity. Shares were purchased at market price in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki Exchange. The average purchase price per share was 23.47 euro and the total amount 7,040,303.60 euro. At the moment, Metso Parent Company holds 709,617 its own shares.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:
Pekka Hölttä, Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3195

Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253

Kemira Oyj and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) will establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland. The total cost of the research, which will be performed at the center, is estimated at 120 M€, including external funding. The investments will be allocated into 4 years, resulting further investment activities in projects for piloting and proof on concept purposes. The center will employ 200 persons annually.

The current Finnish competence of the water sector is being gathered into one center. The goal is to develop unique water knowledge to Finland and to create new business opportunities for companies in the environmental technology sector. The research center supports Kemira's strategic target to become a leading water chemistry company and to promote profitable growth by generating new business in the already strong field of water knowledge. Kemira will arrange a press conference today, March 9 at 10.15 (Helsinki time), including presentations by Harri Kerminen, Kemira's President and CEO, along with Paula Lehtomäki, Minister of the Environment, Johan Grön, Kemira EVP of R&D and Technology, and Erkki KM Leppävuori, President and CEO of VTT.

The main partners of the Center of Water Efficiency Excellence are Kemira and VTT. "The aim is to develop new technology, which helps to enhance the water usage and recycling, and to create more sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for the water intensive industry. When choosing the research sectors, one of the main selection criteria has been the growth of the global markets. Some examples of the research sectors are the cost-efficient cultivation of sea water into drinkable water, the utilization of bio mass resulting from the waste water treatment in production processes of energy and bio energy, and the decomposition of products", says Johan Grön.

"Already today, Kemira is one of the leading water chemistry companies globally. We have operations in 40 countries, an experience of decades in water technology, and a wide competence for different needs in water management. For Kemira, this is a strategic project, in which we are looking for growth based on new products and customer relations. The lack of water and the problems caused by it is a sizable challenge globally for industries and megacities. The regions suffering from water scarcity are usually those where the industrial and population growth is the most rapid. This is why the water-intensive industry is constantly looking for solutions to improve their water efficiency. Normally, the water availability is not a problem in Finland but we have competencies to solve the challenges caused by water scarcity. For Kemira and other environmental technology companies, this provides growth opportunities", says Harri Kerminen.

''VTT has the know how and the structure that can combine different fields of technologies and expertise that meet well with the qualifications in developing new and open-minded environment and water technology. I believe that those products that are being developed in a center based on top expertise and know how meet high market demands and possess growing international potential. I also hope that this will open up a new commercialization of technology opportunity where top end technology can be exploited in water purification, recycling, monitoring and treatment of process waters'', says VTT's President & CEO Erkki KM Leppävuori. According to Veli-Pekka Saarnivaara, CEO, Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation), "Tekes wants to be actively involved in this project and in constructing a strong basis for competence in Finland, and in new business activities in order to solve a growing global problem".

Press Conference
March 9, 2010 at 10.15 (EET), at Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Mannerheimintie 3 B, 5th floor (Helsinki, Finland). The conference is in Finnish. The material is available in Finnish and English on the Kemira web site. Further information: Anna-Kaisa Säkkinen, phone +358 50 387 6293.

Kemira Oyj
Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications

Further information:

Kemira Oyj
Johan Grön, EVP, R&D and Technology,
Phone +358 10 862 1058
Leena Lie, VP of Communications
Phone +358 40 7457943

VTT
Kari Larjava, Vice President
Phone +358 40 500 9673

Kemira is a global 2.5 billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and quantity management that improves customers' energy, water, and raw material efficiency. Kemira's vision is to be a leading water chemistry company. Its paints and coatings business, Tikkurila, aims to be the market leader in decorative paints and selected wood and metal coatings in chosen markets.

www.kemira.com
www.waterfootprintkemira.com

VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland, is the biggest multi-technological applied research organisation in Northern Europe. VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services for domestic and international customers, companies, and the public sector. The personnel count of VTT is 2,900.

www.vtt.fi

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