Wednesday, 24 March 2010 08:12

Welcome to International ICSTI Conference June 10-11, 2010!

ICSTI ’s (International Council for Scientific and Technical Information) Annual Conference will take place in Finland for the first time next June. Canada hosted the 2009 conference, Korea the 2008 conference, and the next host in 2011 will be China.…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 15:00

Stora Enso named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2010

Stora Enso has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for 2010. The Group is recognised for its commitment to ethical leadership, compliance practices and corporate social responsibility. Out of a record number…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 14:00

Decisions of UPM-kymmene corporation's annual general meeting 2010

At the Annual General Meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation, held on 22 March 2010, the accounts of the company for the year 2009 were approved and the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO were discharged from…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 13:00

Hannapak launches manroland 700 with inline foiler

Hannapak showed its new manroland 700 with inline foiler at an industry event this week, which attracted both sheetfed and web offset commercial printers to the Richmond factory. The new press is the first of its kind in the country,…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 12:00

Björn Wahlroos to continue as Chairman of UPM Board of Directors

At the organisation meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation's Board of Directors, Mr Björn Wahlroos was re-elected as Chairman, and Mr Berndt Brunow was re-elected as Deputy Chairman. In addition, the Board of Directors appointed from among its members an Audit Committee…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 10:45

Stora Enso's proposed fund distribution and its tax treatment

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 March 2010 at 7.00 GMT Stora Enso's Board of Directors will, as announced on 4 February 2010, propose to the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 31 March 2010…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:15

Beckhoff's Versatile Control Panels

Beckhoff PC Control for applications with stringent requirements to comply with hygiene and cleanroom regulations. Versatile Control Panels and Panel PCs made with stainless steelWith the new Control Panel and Panel PC series made of high-quality stainless steel, Beckhoff introduces…
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 08:02

UPM's President and CEO Jussi Pesonen comments: Demand Recovering

UPM's President and CEO Jussi Pesonen stated today in the company's Annual General Meeting that demand is recovering in UPM's main markets and signs of increased investment activity are emerging. "Chemical pulp market and prices have been stronger than anticipated.…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 14:00

VP communication Tom Bratlie leaves Norske Skog

Tom Bratlie, vice president in charge of corporate communications, has decided to leave Norske Skog. He takes on a similar position with the Norway-based oil and gas company DNO International.- Tom Bratlie has done a very good job as head…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 13:00

PEFC Assesses Revised Luxembourg and Slovak Forest Certification Scheme and Invites Comments

PEFC Luxembourg and the Slovak Forest Certification Association have revised their forest certification schemes in line with PEFC's requirements of five-yearly revisions of national systems and submitted their application for re-assessment by PEFC. As part of the process, PEFC seeks…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 12:00

MultiFlex V3 - successful start-up after press section rebuild

After installation of a long nip style press in the board machine at Porstendorf, Germany, MultiFlex V3 press felts from Voith Paper were installed for start-up. The decision was thus made to introduce a clothing supplier not previously active in…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 11:00

Södra's PulpLabs - Site of the Day

Södra’s PulpLabs website, which presents selected research projects in a public and creative manner, received the prestigious Site of the Day award on 14 March. The award was made by inspirational internet portal FWA – Favourite Website Awards – which…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 10:00

Stevedors' strike ended - takes weeks to normalize all operations

Stevedores' strike at Finnish ports ended on Friday 19 March.Strike, which lasted 16 days, affected to Stora Enso’s Finnish mills by closing 6 paper machines and 2 sheeting plants. Almost all closed production has now started again but it will…
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Monday, 22 March 2010 08:58

Weyerhaeuser Company Named Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens

Corporate Responsibility Magazine (formerly CRO Magazine) named Weyerhaeuser Company to its annual list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens. Weyerhaeuser was ranked No. 67 overall.“Weyerhaeuser is committed to responsibly meeting the needs of its multiple stakeholders—including investors, customers, employees and the…
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Friday, 19 March 2010 10:00

M-real increases carbonless paper prices

Due to the significantly rising raw material costs during the last months, particularly pulp and logistic costs, M-real Zanders increases prices for carbonless papers for deliveries from 19 April 2010 up to 10 per cent.For any further questions:Heikki Husso, Senior…
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