(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 7-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and Maxima LT, UAB sign ten-year EUR 52 million loan agreement to finance Maxima’s investments in its retail network renewal in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Lithuanian retail company will upgrade 31 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, News, Retail
Tagged cooling systems, energy efficiency, energy efficient buildings, energy-saving lighting, Estonia, food retailer, Henrik Normann, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, MAXIMA GRUPĖ, NIB, refrigeration technology, solar panels, store refurbishment programme, Vitalij Rakovski
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 18-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The quick service restaurant industry can now make a use of a new fiber-based solution that will help them meet the demanding sustainability needs of the food market. It is Ahlstrom-Munksjö‘s newly launched … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News
Tagged Addie Teeters, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, compostability, eco-friendly food packaging papers, fast food industry, food market, greaseproof technologies, papers, paraffin wax free food packaging papers, paraffin wax free papers, paraffin-free, ParaFree™ Papers, ParaFree™ Wax Alternative Papers, recyclability, resistance to oils and condiments, restaurants, Robyn Buss, specialty paper, sustainability, trulyNatural, water repellency, wax alternative technologies, wax papers
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 15-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä again selected by Damen Shipyards Group to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD). The dredger is being built for Hanson Aggregates. The order was signed with … Read the full press release
Joint development project by Wärtsilä, Oshima & DNV GL comes up with Bulk Carrier design meeting the IMO 2030 environmental targets (PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The next-generation 62,000 dwt Ultramax Bulk Carrier design that meets the International … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Finland, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 31DF dual-fuel main engine, CO2, controllable pitch propeller, DNV GL, EEDI, efficiency, Eiichi Hiraga, energy storage, GHG reduction targets, greenhouse gas, IMO 2030 environmental targets, LNG bunkering infrastructure, LNG tank, lowering operating costs, marine market, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, optimised propulsion, Oshima Shipbuilding, power take out, ships, solar panels, Stein Thorsager, Trond Hodne, Ultramax Bulk Carrier, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 1-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — McDonald’s customers in Finland can now have the option to use Valio Oddlygood® oat drink in their drip coffee. Oddlygood® oat drinks are now available nationwide at all McDonald’s restaurants in Finland. Mats … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Food & Beverage, News
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 18-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Longstanding partner and Bangladesh’s largest independent power producer (IPP) Summit Group has signed 2 (two) seven-year Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Wärtsilä. The current major agreements are indeed the biggest ever … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged Ace Alliance Power Ltd, Bangladesh, condition-based maintenance, cost optimisation, Dhaka, Eng Mozammel Hossain, Faisal Khan, Gazipur, grid, Henri van Boxtel, independent power producer, Kodda, Lifecycle solution agreements, maintenance management and operational advisory agreements, power generation, power plants, reliable generation, Summit Gazipur II Power Ltd, Summit Group, Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä Bangladesh
An Innovative Road Safety Initiative To Rely On Live Vehicle Data (PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 5-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU Data Task Force (DTF) and TomTom (TOM2), active in location technology services, will work together on a proof of concept to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, European Union, Finland, Germany, Internet & Online, Netherlands, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged BMW AG; Ford Smart Mobility Ltd; Mercedes Benz; Volvo Cars, decentralised data collaboration architecture, drivers, EU Data Task Force, HERE Europe B.V., infrastructure data, Ralf-Peter Schäfer, road safety, road safety in Europe, safer roads, safety data, slippery roads, TomTom, TomTom Traffic B.V., vehicle data, vehicle-generated data
(PRESS RELEASE) VANTAA, 28-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Metsä Fibre awards pre-engineering assignment to ÅF Pöyry for new bioproduct mill, Kemi. The ongoing pre-engineering project target is to create conditions for building a bioproduct mill with an annual production capacity of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Investment, News
Tagged ÅF Pöyry, bioproduct mill, engineering, Finland, investments, Ismo Nousiainen, Kemi, Metsä Fibre, Nicholas Oksanen, Rauma, sawmill
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 15-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Bus operator Savonlinja is partnering with Neste to introduce lower-emission traveling solution to its customers. Starting from mid-May 2019, the bus service will include a Green Travel surcharge on the normal bus ticket … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged bus, Bus passengers, bus ride, diesel, diesel engines, environmentally friendly transport, fossil diesel, green transportation, Green Travel, greenhouse gas emissions, Harri Leskinen, Kaisa Lipponen, Linjalla, lower-emission traveling, Neste, Neste MY Renewable Diesel, public transportation, renewable diesel, renewable fuel, Savonlinja, Tuomas Kulola
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 15-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — CapMan Nordic Real Estate II fund acquires an office and retail property located at Pohjoisesplanadi 21, Helsinki. The Cavonius building is already the fund’s third acquisition to its City Pearls portfolio investing in … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Retail
Tagged CapMan, Cavonius building, City Pearls portfolio, Helsinki, investment, Juhani Erke, office, real estate, Sampsa Apajalahti
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 13-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä wins contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV) for a Chinese owner. This is the first fleet of LNG fuelled PSVs for China. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CHINA, Henrik Wilhelms, LNG, LNG fuel, Marit Holmlund-Sund, Mr Liu Hui, PSVs, shipping, ships, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 8-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel has won an award for its contribution in reducing black carbon emissions. The competition has five categories, and Neste won in the category for solutions reducing black carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Arctic warming, Awards, black carbon, black carbon emissions, Black coal, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, Lars Peter Lindfors, Neste, Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel, renewable jet fuel, the Bioenergy Association of Finland, the Central Association of Chimney Sweeps, the Finnish Environment Institute, the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Milk’s carbon footprint could be reduced by up to 50 percent Potential reduction of the usage of fossil fuels as well as methane emissions (PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Food producer Valio and energy company Gasum have just … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged atmospheric carbon dioxide, biogas, biogas from manure, biogas plant, carbon footprint, clean water, climate challenge, cow manure, dairy farms, energy from farm manure, farm manure, fertiliser, fossil fuels, Gasum, greenhouse emissions, Juha Nousiainen, liquid manure, Matti Oksanen, methane emissions, milk, milk’s carbon footprint, nitrogen, Nivala, Ostrobothnia, phosphorus, recycled fertiliser, renewable fuels, Valio
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä acquires UK based Ships Electronic Services Ltd (“SES”), a company specializing in navigation and communication electronics, installation, maintenance and repair services, mainly for commercial and leisure vessels. The acquisition strengthens Wärtsilä’s service … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB signs 25-year loan facility of SEK 140 million (EUR 13.2 million) to finance the construction of a new primary school building and a sports facility in Glänninge with property developer Kommunfastigheter i … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Education, Financial, Finland, News, Sports, Sweden
Tagged construction, Henrik Normann, Kommunfastigheter, Laholm, NIB, school, sports facility
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 25-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö makes possible for the food industry to provide consumers an alternative to single-use plastic straws with the launch of its new fiber-based solution for drinking paper straws, CelluStraw™. Ahlstrom-Munksjö provides solutions that … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Brian Oost, CelluStraw, fiber, paper straws, plastic straws, Robyn Buss
(PRESS RELEASE) MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Politics, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adecco Group, and adaptability, Asia-Pacific, attracting talent, Australia, Boston, BRICS, Bruno Lanvin, CHINA, competitiveness, Copenhagen, digitisation, diversity, entrepreneurial talent, entrepreneurs, Felipe Monteiro, GCTCI, gender equality, Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019, globalisation, GTCI, GTCI 2019, GTCI 2020, GTCI report, Helsinki, Hong Kong, HR, Ian Lee, INDIA, INNOVATION, INSEAD, Japan, knowledge economy, Malaysia, Melbourne, mobility, New York, New Zealand, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, retaining talent, Seoul, Singapore, skilled professionals, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, talent, Tata Communications, The Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index, Tokyo, Vienna, Vinod Kumar, Washington DC, Zurich
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä announces the first order for its newly introduced Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets. Four Wärtsilä WXJ1200 waterjets will power A new 100 metres long, wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged catamaran, ferry, Lars Anderson, Tim Burnell, Wärtsilä, waterjets
(PRESS RELEASE) VALENCIA, 18-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler to supply 60 new diesel-electric locomotives to Finland’s VR Group. The new locomotives will improve the operational efficiency in marshaling yards, freight terminals and on nonelectrified lines which make up 45 percent … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, News, Spain, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Iñigo Parra, locomotives, rail, Rolf Jansson, Stadler, VR Group
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 17-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB President & CEO Henrik Normann spoke at the Norden Association’s (Föreningen Nordens) 100th anniversary seminar on Monday, 15 April, in Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building. The seminar, titled “Nordic responsibility for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Financial, Finland, Investment, News
Tagged Henrik Normann, investments, loan assessment, NIB, Norden Association, Nordic, seminar, sustainability
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