HELSINKI, 24-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö will arrange a news conference in English to the media, analysts and investors on the acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions today on July 24, 2018 at 14:30 EEST (13:30 CEST). The combined news conference, call … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Media
Tagged acquisition, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Conference, Expera, Expera Specialty Solutions, Helsinki, News, webcast
HELSINKI, 23-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage at its mill in Maxau, Germany. The investment cost is approximately EUR 25 million and implementation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged carbon neutral, Germany, Kati ter Horst, Maxau, paper mill, steam turbine
HELSINKI, 20-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö reinforces its market position and modernizes its production platform in the Beverage & Casing business by purchasing a secondhand Voith paper making line, to be dismantled and transferred to the Chirnside manufacturing site in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Beverage & Casing business, paper making line, tea and coffee filter, Voith
ESPOO, 18-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The aim of the development project is to proceed to industrial … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 17-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and Transocean will optimise the maintenance of all Wärtsilä thrusters installed within the Transocean fleet, while seeking to significantly reduce dry-docking costs by extending the service intervals of the thrusters. The agreement aims to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged dry-docking, fleet, Kourtney Dever, thruster maintenance, thrusters, Transocean, Wärtsilä
The ANDRITZ pulp drying plant installed at UPM’s Kymi mill in Kouvola, Finland, achieved a new record production capacity of 2,452 tons per day on May 31, 2018. GRAZ, 09-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In terms of specific drying capacity, this … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged ANDRITZ pulp drying plant, drying, drying_machine, Finland, Kouvola, Kymi mill, pine_pulp, pulp, UPM
HELSINKI, 06-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — YIT has signed an alliance contract for the renovation of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki. The current phase of the project consists of making a project plan. The project customer is the University … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, Finland
Tagged Jussi Niiranen, renovation, Timo Jeskanen, University of Helsinki, YIT
HELSINKI, 05-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Parliamentary Supervisory Council has appointed Tuomas Välimäki, DSc (Econ.), as member of the Board of the Bank of Finland. The appointment is for a five-year term and commences on 12 July 2018. In addition to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland
Tagged appointment, Bank of Finland, Tuomas Välimäki
HELSINKI, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Javier Cavada Camino, President of Energy Solutions, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management will leave Wärtsilä to become President & CEO of the London-based energy storage company Highview Power on 30 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management
Seoul, South Korea and Helsinki, Finland, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä and Hyundai Motor Group have signed a technology and commercial partnership designed to utilize second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries towards the growing energy storage market. The … Read the full press release
ESPOO, 20-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum is participating in the Helsinki Electric Airplane Association’s project that is testing an electrically-powered airplane. The first serial produced electric airplane purchased in Finland, the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, is scheduled to take its maiden flight … Read the full press release
HEKLSINKI, 19-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) to supply two Kalmar rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes with remote control and extensive customisation. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec, Cees van Pelt, cranes, Ilkka Annala, Kalmar, RMG, Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals, RST
HELSINKI, 18-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A consortium formed by YIT and Are and Länsimetro Oy have signed an agreement on the construction of the Soukka station on the West Metro line in Espoo, Finland. The value of the contract is … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Are, construction, Espoo, Finland, Länsimetro, metro line, Soukka metro station, YIT
The Liiteri container offers residents high-quality home supplies and electric and cleaning tools for rentas an alternative to owning them. HELSINKI, 18-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — YIT has decided to promote the living comfort of the Kivistö area in Vantaa by … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged cleaning tools, electric tools, home supplies, Kivistö, Liiteri, Vantaa, YIT
VANTAA, 13-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mari Puoskari, President of Pöyry Environment, has left Pöyry and is moving to new challenges outside the company. She joined Pöyry in February 2017. “I want to thank Mari for her active and energetic take on … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged appointment, Environment, Kaisa Vähänen, leadership, Management, Mari Puoskari, Markku Oksanen, Pöyry Environment
Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an international competitive process, ContourGlobal has awarded Pöyry and Ekonerg, its Joint Venture Partner for this assignment, with an owner’s engineer services assignment for the Kosova e Re 500 MW coal-fired power plant project. Kosovo’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged coal, ContourGlobal, Ekonerg, engineer services, Kosova, Kosovo, Michael Gruenenfelder, power, power plant, power_plant, Pöyry
Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — INTER RAO Export LLC, a leading Russian energy company acting as an EPCM Contractor in a number of large international projects, has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for technical audit services provision for the project of … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged Audit, construction, Cuba, Ilkka Heikkilä, INTER RAO Export LLC, power, power units, power_plant, Pöyry
HELSINKI, 04-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a Wilhelmsen group company, have signed a 5-year agreement covering the maintenance of exhaust gas cleaning systems installed in three vessels managed by Wilhelmsen Ship Management. The … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 04-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT Credit, through its Mid-Market investment strategy, is pleased to announce that it has provided the financing to support Keensight Capital and ERES’ (the “Shareholders”) investment in Biovian (or the “Company”), a leading European player in … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, biopharmaceuticals, Biovian, EQT Credit, ERES, financing, investment, Keensight Capital, Paul Johnson
Päivi Myllärinen, Valio’s principal scientist and Doctor of Food Sciences, has received a significant innovation award for women from the Finnish Parliament. Myllärinen received the award for her pioneering research and development of dairy technology. By combining nature’s own biological … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Finland, Food & Beverage, Science, Technology
Tagged Award, dairy, dairy technology, dairy_technology, development, Finnish Parliament, INNOVATION, Päivi Myllärinen, Paula Risikko, RESEARCH, scientist, Valio
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