Monday, 17 September 2012 09:45
Billerud's Resolutions adopted at the Extraordinary General Meeting
Approval of the acquisition of Korsnäs Aktiebolag - As previously announced, Billerud AB (publ) ("Billerud") has on 19 June 2012 entered into an agreement with Investment AB Kinnevik ("Kinnevik") to acquire all shares in Korsnäs AB ("Korsnäs"). The acquisition of…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 15:30
The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation has signed two demerger plans
The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Corporation have on September 11, 2012 signed two demerger plans, according to which all the assets and liabilities contained in the Ahlstrom Group that belong to the Ahlstrom Group's Label and…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 12:30
SCA in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
SCA has once again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index, which is one the world’s most prestigious sustainability indexes. “We are pleased that our sustainability work is being recognized in this way. We are proud to have…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 11:30
AkzoNobel tops global sustainability ranking
AkzoNobel has cemented its position as a global sustainability leader after being ranked in first place in the Chemicals supersector on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI) Published today, the latest listing reveals that AkzoNobel achieved a total…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 10:30
BASF again included in three renowned indices
BASF was again included in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World). The company has been recognized for its sustainability engagement in areas such as climate strategy, risk and crisis management as well as human capital development. The DJSI…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 09:14
UPM recognised as Supersector Leader
UPM’s Biofore vision and consistent work on corporate responsibility has gained recognition: UPM has been listed as the only forestry and paper company worldwide in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. The company has been selected both as a Supersector Leader…
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:24
Emerson and Spectro Incorporated form exclusive alliance to expand oil analysis offerings
Alliance provides oil analysis solutions that will help users prevent costly machine repairs. Emerson Process Management and Spectro Incorporated announce an exclusive alliance to combine technical innovation and expertise to deliver expanded best-in-class oil analysis solutions. By integrating Emerson’s industry-leading…
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 13:00
Tieto helps Billerud to integrate former UPM paper machines
Billerud, Swedish manufacturer of strong primary fibre-based packaging material, recently acquired two paper machines in Finland from UPM. Tieto helps Billerud to dismount the production systems from UPM and later integrate them into Billerud with Tieto Integrated Paper Solution TIPS.…
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 11:00
Negotiation Partners Settle for Reconciliation of Interests
In conclusion of their discussions about the restructuring measures at Voith Paper, the chief negotiators of Voith Paper and the relevant Workers' Council Committees have settled for a reconciliation of interests on September 11, 2012.In May 2012, Voith Paper had…
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 10:21
UPM taking frontrunner steps with global EMAS registration
All of UPM’s European pulp and paper mills are now certified in accordance with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), a voluntary environmental management system. In addition, the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay is the first non-European mill…
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 09:35
Cham Paper Group Holding AG: Further progress in the restructuring
The Cham Paper Group's transformation process is progressing more rapidly than expected. As the Group announced today, by April 2013 it will be ready to commence production of speciality papers for the tobacco industry, which are currently produced in Cham,…
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 09:31
Metsä Board organizes a Capital Market's Day on 19 September 2012 in London
Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, organizes a Capital Market’s Day on September 19, 2012 in London, UK. The event is organized on invitational basis for analysts. The focus of the day will be on Metsä Board’s growth potential in…
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 09:28
Change in Metsä Board’s Corporate Management Team
Mika Paljakka (43), who has held the Corporate Management Team position of SVP, Human Resources of Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has been appointed Sales Director, Cartonboards, USA. Paljakka will be located in the Metsä Board’s US sales office…
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 17:55
Ahlstrom to increase filtration material capacity in Turin, Italy
Ahlstrom, a high performance materials company, will invest into additional capacity in filtration materials at its site in Turin, Italy. The investment will be operational by the third quarter of 2013 and will consist of an upgrade to a paper…
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 15:36
No paper without skilled, healthy and safe people
CEPI and industriAllEurope launched a good practice report on health and safety in the European paper industry at a conference in Germany. CEPI – the Confederation of European Paper Industries – and industriAllEurope – the European Trade Union Federation –…
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