(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a SEK 700 million loan agreement with Hemsö Fastighets AB to finance several projects in Sweden and Finland, including the refurbishment of educational buildings in Helsinki and Turku and the construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, AP3, Borlänge, educational buildings, energy efficiency, EUR 61 million, Finland, Helsinki, Hemsö, Hemsö Fastighets AB, Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, Lemminkäisenkatu, loan agreement, Miljöbyggnad Gold, NIB, Nils Styf, Nordic Investment Bank, partnership, Patienten life science center, police headquarters, public sector infrastructure, real estate, Refurbishment, SEK 700 million, Siltavuorenpenger, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainable projects, Sweden, Swedish Police Authority, Turku, Turku International School, Turku University of Applied Sciences, University of Helsinki, Vallila elementary school, Visual Arts School of Helsinki
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso and ECOR Global have partnered to create a revolutionary product that combines sustainability and safety by using NeoLigno, a bio-based, formaldehyde-free binder. This new innovation replaces traditional fossil-based binders, offering a fully recyclable and bio-based board … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged bio-based binder, biochemicals, climate goals, ECOR Global, environmental performance, exhibition materials, Flooring, formaldehyde-free, fossil-based binders, furniture, green materials, health, INNOVATION, lignin applications, NeoLigno, partnership, recyclable, Roberto Reyes, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Stora Enso, sustainability, sustainable materials, Tuomo Heikkinen
(IN BRIEF) Telia Company has appointed Bjørn Ivar Moen as Senior Vice President and Head of Telia Norway, effective January 2026. Moen, with 25 years of experience in telecommunications, including his recent tenure as CEO of Telenor Sweden, will join … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged acting Head of Telia Norway, Allente, appointment, Bjørn Ivar Moen, CEO, Group Executive Management, leadership, nationwide 5G coverage, Patrik Hofbauer, Senior Vice President, Stein-Erik Vellan, telecommunications, Telenor, Telenor Norway, Telenor Sweden, Telia Company, Telia Norway, Viaplay Group
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has secured a $450 million contract with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to rebuild the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge in Columbia, North Carolina. The new bridge, featuring a fixed-span, high-rise design, will be built north of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged bridge design, Columbia, construction, fixed-span, high-rise, Lindsay C. Warren Bridge, marine traffic, navigation channel clearance, North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Transportation, partnership, project timeline, Rebuild Project, safety railings, SEK 4.9 billion, Skanska, sustainability, US order bookings, USD 450 million, vehicular traffic
(IN BRIEF) HMB, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a SEK 138 million contract by Eskilstuna Kommunfastigheter AB to build a new care home complex in Eskilstuna. The Gillet 1 project will feature a four-story building with 72 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AF Gruppen, Bård Frydenlund, care homes, construction, Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna Kommunfastigheter AB, HMB, partnership, residential building, studio apartments, sustainability, turnkey contract
(IN BRIEF) Moeve, in partnership with Bio-Oils Energy and supported by Alfa Laval technology, is advancing a €1.2 billion SAF production project in Spain. The new facility in Huelva, set to produce 500,000 tonnes of SAF and renewable diesel annually, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged advanced feedstocks, Alfa Laval, Apical Group, Aviation Decarbonization, aviation fuel, Bio-Oils Energy, biofuel production, Biofuels Plant, CEPSA, CO2 reduction, fats and oils waste, feedstock flexibility, Green Energy, Huelva, IEA, Moeve, net-zero emissions, Palos de la Frontera, partnership, Positive Motion strategy, Pre-treatment equipment, renewable diesel, renewable electricity, renewable fuels, SAF, second-generation biofuels, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable production, sustainable transport, waste oils, water reclamation
(IN BRIEF) EQT Real Estate has acquired a high-quality logistics portfolio of 12 fully-let properties in Milan and Verona for approximately EUR 230 million. The 265,000-square-meter portfolio is strategically located near key motorways, providing prime access to major distribution hubs. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Sweden
Tagged 000 square meters, 265, A1, A22, A4, acquisition, EQT Exeter Logistics Value Fund IV, EQT Real Estate, EUR 230 million, European logistics, Grade A technical specifications, Greater Milan area, high-quality logistics assets, Italian logistics market, John Toukatly, Kryalos SGR, Kryalos SGR S.p.A, logistics facilities, logistics properties, Milan, modern logistics users, motorways, Paolo Bottelli, real estate market, rental growth, supply-constrained markets, value creation, Verona
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has commissioned an advanced teXline bast fiber line at Ekolution’s new facility in Malmö, Sweden, designed to boost production of environmentally friendly hemp fibers and nonwoven felts. The equipment will process industrial hemp through decortication and refining, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Acoustics, Andritz, automotive, bio-based, carbon-negative, CEO, circular technologies, construction, Ekolution, energy-efficient, Environmental Product Declaration, Francis-Elias Junker, furniture, green transition, hemp decortication, hemp fiber insulation, hemp fibers, hemp products, industrial hemp, logistics center, Malmö, natural fibers, neXline airlay line, nonwoven felts, Nonwovens & Textile division, packaging, pulp and paper, Refining, Remi Loren, renewable resources, Stockholm, sustainable, sustainable building materials, Sweden, teXline bast fiber line, textiles
(IN BRIEF) SSAB has appointed Helena Norrman as its new EVP and Head of Group Communications, a role created within the Group Executive Committee. With her extensive background in communications, Norrman will play a key role in supporting SSAB’s transformation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, communications leadership, corporate relations, Ericsson, EVP, executive appointment, fossil-free steel, Group Communications, Helena Norrman, INNOVATION, Investor Relations, Kekst CNC, leadership, marketing, Public Affairs, SSAB, SSAB transformation, Steel Industry, strategic communication, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Iceland’s state-owned energy company, Landsvirkjun, has partnered with AFRY to develop the country’s first utility-scale wind farm at Búrfell. With a capacity of 120 MW from 28 turbines, the project will utilize the existing hydropower infrastructure to minimize … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Balance of Plant, Búrfell wind farm, construction, Enercon, energy capacity, energy system, energy transition, geothermal energy, hydropower, Iceland, Landsvirkjun, Nordic Region, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, technical advisory services., turbine supplier, utility-scale wind power, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has been awarded a significant design contract by MVM NUKA for the reconstruction of control circuits at Hungary’s MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant as part of its lifetime extension programme. The project involves the design of nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, asset lifetime extension, carbon emissions, clean energy, control circuits, electrical systems, energy infrastructure, Energy Reliability, energy transition, Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, Hungary, instrumentation and control, International Atomic Energy Agency, lifetime extension, modernization, MVM NUKA, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear energy, Paks NPP, partnership, power plant design, reactor, sustainability, turbine islands
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a SEK 2.6 billion loan to the City of Malmö to finance the construction of over 1,500 energy-efficient apartments. This loan furthers the city’s commitment to sustainability and meets EU climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged City of Malmö, Claes Ramel, climate goals, Copenhagen, EIB, energy efficient housing, energy performance standards, environmental standards, EU climate targets, European Investment Bank, green funding, Marie Thelander Dellhag, MKB Fastighets AB, Öresund Bridge, partnership, SEK 2.6 billion loan, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable urbanization, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has introduced Extend™, a pioneering technology that revolutionizes dairy processing by reducing water, chemical, and energy consumption during pasteurization. The system, which can be easily installed on existing heat exchangers, reduces bacterial buildup, extends the cleaning … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, Anna Andrys, bacteria buildup, biofilm, chemical use, CIP, cleaning chemicals, cleaning in place, climate change, compliance, dairy industry, dairy processing, efficient energy use, energy consumption, energy savings, environmental goals, environmental impact, Extend™, global trade, heat exchangers, heat exchangers compatibility, pasteurization, profitability, resource consumption, Scandinavia, Strategic Project Manager, sustainability, technical specifications, uptime, water consumption, water savings, water scarcity
(IN BRIEF) Anders Svensson has been appointed as Hexagon’s new President and CEO, set to take office by July 2025. He will succeed Norbert Hanke, who will continue as interim President and CEO until then. Svensson brings a wealth of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI applications, Anders Svensson, appointment, autonomy, Board of Directors, CEO, Chairman, chemical engineering, company culture, customer-centricity, Digital Twins, GROWTH, Hexagon, Hexagon’s market positions, INNOVATION, interim President, Konecranes, leadership, leadership experience, Master's Degree, material handling solutions, Nasdaq Helsinki, Norbert Hanke, Ola Rollén, President, profitability, robotics, Sandvik, Swedish citizen
(IN BRIEF) CapMan Real Estate has acquired a brownfield logistics development project near Gothenburg, Sweden, set to replace outdated industrial buildings with a modern EU Taxonomy-aligned logistics facility. The new 43,000 m2 facility will feature multiple tenant spaces and aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BREEAM-SE, brownfield logistics development, CapMan Nordic Real Estate III, CapMan Real Estate, CapMan Real Estate Sweden, Energy Performance Certificate, EU taxonomy, Gothenburg, Highway 40, Logistic Triangle, logistics, logistics space, Mannheimer Swartling, Marcus Lotzman, Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe AB, modern logistics facility, Mölnlycke, Nordic capitals, Nordic office, partnership, residential assets, sustainability, Sweden, Swedish logistics market, value-add fund, waste recycling
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has entered into a major framework agreement with Statkraft, Norway’s largest renewable energy producer, to provide consultancy services in areas such as hydropower, electrical power, and resilience to natural hazards. The three-year agreement, which begins in January … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Business Area President, civil engineering, construction, consultancy services, electrical power, energy supply security, environmental studies, expert areas, extension option, Framework Agreement, geoscience, green energy transition, hydropower, hydropower projects, impact assessments, January 2025, long-term partner, Norway, partnership, power production, Rasmus Nord, renewable energy, resilience to natural hazards, Statkraft, sustainability, Sweco, technical planning, three-year agreement
(IN BRIEF) Suomen Voima has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft, effective from January 2025. The deal, totaling 100 GWh annually, will be supplied by Statkraft’s Nedre Bjurfors hydropower plant and Björkhöjden wind farm in Sweden’s SE2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 100 GWh, 15-year power purchase agreement, 3.2 MW, 400 GWh, annual volume, Björkhöjden wind farm, Capacity, CEO, Energy Portfolio, geographical reach, gross head, H, hydropower, installed capacity, January 2025, Ketil Hovland, Nedre Bjurfors hydropower plant, Nordic energy sectors, partnership, Pekka Saijonmaa, PPA, regional diversification, renewable energy production, renewable energy sources, SE2 bidding area, Senior Originator, Siemens turbines, Statkraft, Statkraft AS, Suomen Voima, sustainability, turbines, wind farm
(IN BRIEF) airBaltic has partnered with AFRY to implement the AMOS (Aircraft Maintenance and Operational Support) system, aiming to enhance maintenance operations and support the airline’s growth. The 18-month project will streamline processes such as scheduling, inventory management, and real-time … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, airBaltic, Aircraft Maintenance and Operational Support, Aleksandrs Vorobjovs, AMOS, aviation industry, Business Unit Manager Asset Management System, digital transformation, efficiency, GROWTH, Head of Maintenance Workflow Digitalisation, integration, inventory management, Kim Hansen, maintenance operations, operational control, partnership, real-time data handling, scheduling, sustainabiity
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has been awarded a EUR 40M contract by The Railway of the Slovak Republic for the modernization of Levice and Veľké Kozmálovce railway stations in southern Slovakia. The project includes the construction of new tracks, installation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Slovakia, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 12 months, barrier-free platforms, catenary lines, construction period, crossroads, EUR 40M, Europe, integrated control center, January 2025, Levice, modernization, new tracks, order bookings, partnership, passenger accessibility, Railway of the Slovak Republic, railway stations, remote traffic management, SEK 460M, Skanska, Skanska project, southern Slovakia, station security systems, sustainability, switches, traffic safety, train speed, Veľké Kozmálovce
(IN BRIEF) Telia has earned a spot in the top 1% of over 130,000 global companies assessed by EcoVadis for its sustainability efforts, receiving the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the third consecutive year. The company improved its score to 87/100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anna Augustson, Annual Report 2024, Awards, corruption risk assessments, Digital Inclusion, EcoVadis, EcoVadis Platinum Medal, fossil-free sources, global companies, Global Reporting Initiative, Information Security, International Labour Organization, ISO 26000, leadership, Mobile devices, net-zero emissions, Platinum medal, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainability performance, sustainability ratings, sustainability strategy, sustainable procurement, Telia, top 1%, UN Global Compact, whistleblower mechanisms
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