Dyr arbetskraft billig i Sverige

M-real's divestment of Hallein pulp mill closed

Sept 2, 2011 M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, has on 1 September closed the transaction to divest the entire share capital in M-reals german mill Hallein to the Schweighofer Group.

Metso signs supplier agreement for biomass refineries with Inbicon

Sept 2, 2011 Metso has signed an agreement with Inbicon of Denmark for the supply of technology capable of converting biomass into second generation fuel ethanol. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed.

UPM RFID achieves widespread NFC tag availability in Korean market

Sept 2, 2011 UPM RFID, NFC tag manufacturer, has entered cooperation with RFID Systems in an agreement to supply NFC tags exclusively from UPM RFID. The tags are available through RFID Systems’ online NFC Store.

SCA tittar på bakteriedödande cellulosa

Dödsolycka kan vara arbetsmiljöbrott

Två personer misstänks för vållande till annans död till följd av en olycka hos Arcelor Mittal år 2009, då en arbetare klämdes ihjäl.

Billig arbetskraft i Sverige

De högutbildade i Sverige kostar mindre att anställa än i andra länder, konstaterar amerikanska dokument läckta via Wikileaks.

1 200 bort från skogsbolag

Finska UPM-Kymmene ska dra ner på verksamheten och 1 200 anställda mister sina jobb i Frankrike, Tyskland och Finland.

Olycksdrabbat vid Sandvik

En man fastnade med en hand i ett roterande rör och en kvinna skadade benet när en pall välte på tisdagen vid företaget Sandvik i Sandviken.

SCA investerar i mjukpapper och förbättrat tidningspapper

Södra samordnar produktivitet, inköp och logistik

SCA köper hygienföretag i Brasilien

Åskan blev dyr för SCA

”Köpläge för trä- och pappersskallar”

Tydlig inbromsning i industrikonjunkturen

IP, P&G and Stora Enso top new PPI-list

Sept 1, 2011 In PPI's Top 100 list for 2010, published by RISI, International Paper (IP) once again heads (for fiscal year 2010, based on pulp, paper, converting and merchanting operations), outpacing its closest competitor, Procter & Gamble (P&G), by an almost two-to-one margin. Stora Enso moved up to third from fifth.

Metso sharpens its business portfolio: targeting continued profitable growth and stronger global market position

Sept 1, 2011 Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors has decided to modify the company’s business structure in order to more effectively reach the company’s future business targets.

Pöyry awarded contracts for the Suzano greenfield pulp mill project in Brazil

Sept 1, 2011 Pöyry's Industry Business Group has been awarded services contract by Suzano Papel e Celulose for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Balance of Plant (BOP), and the Owners' Engineering services during the project implementation. The parties have agreed that the value of the assignment is not disclosed.

SCA acquires hygiene products company in Brazil

Sept 1, 2011 SCA is acquiring the Brazilian hygiene products company Pro Descart. Consideration for the deal amounts to 450 million SEK on a debt-free basis. The company has annual sales of 360 million.

SCA to invest in tissue and improved newsprint

Sept 1, 2011 SCA will invest 460 million SEK in a tissue machine upgrade in the US. A decision has also been made to rebuild a paper machine in Ortviken for the manufacture of improved newsprint, an investment totalling 350 million.

Södra to coordinate productivity, purchasing and logistics

Sept 1, 2011 Södra is creating a new unit for the group functions of purchasing, productivity and logistics. A new Södra-wide logistics function, Södra Logistics, is being formed with a view to guaranteeing added value from logistics across the entire Södra group.

Man avled i olycka på pappersbruk

En man avled i en arbetsplatsolycka på Munksjö Paper i Billingsfors. Mannen föll ner i en djup silo med starkt frätande ämne.

Oljekonflikt hotar fred i Södra Sudan

Konflikt om resurser och land hotar freden i Södra Sudan, rapporterade amerikanska ambassaden i Khartoum år 2008.

Miljonsatsning i Hagfors

40 miljoner kronor ska satsas i Uddeholms järnverk i Hagfors. Under tisdagen beslutade företagets styrelse att pengarna ska användas för att ytterligare utöka företagets kapacitet.