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HERE to lead vehicle hazard warning pilot in Finland

The project is the first to implement system in accordance with EU ITS directive Berlin, Germany – HERE, a leader in mapping, navigation and location services, has been selected by Finnish traffic agencies to lead a pilot project to enable vehicles to communicate safety hazards to others on the road. The pilot, which will start …

Jorg Erlemeier appointed Integration Planning Head

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced the appointment of Jorg Erlemeier as the Integration Planning Head for the integration of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent to follow the proposed combination of the two companies. Erlemeier will establish an Integration Steering Board that will provide the structure, processes and working team needed to set up the required plans …

Scandinavian national jewellery associations unite to form Nordic Jewellery Federation in CIBJO

Scandinavian national jewellery associations unite to form Nordic Jewellery Federation in CIBJO    Representatives of the founding member organisations of the Nordic Jewellery Federation at the inaugural meeting in Stockholm (from left): Trine Thorning, Denmark; Björn Carlsson, Sweden; Henrik Kihlman, Finland; Annie Bengtson, Sweden; Linda Klein, Sweden; Jens R. Møller, Denmark, Ingebjørg Alfsén, Norway; CIBJO …

OUTOKUMPU TO INVEST IN UTILIZING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IN FINLAND

Outokumpu invests approximately 30 million euro into using liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Tornio mill instead of propane. The vast majority of the investment, phased over 2015–2018, is used to make the required equipment modifications at the Tornio mill. The transfer to LNG is made possible by the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) …

Outotec’s sustainability report chosen as the best in Finland by investors

Outotec received for the third consecutive year Readers’ Choice award, this year by Investors, in the competition evaluating 138 corporate responsibility reports of Finnish companies. Outotec’s sustainability report 2013 was amongst the top 10 reports in the competition. The way how companies report the impacts of their responsibility from both resource efficiency and economic point …

Outotec and WWF in partnership to promote green economy in Finland

Outotec and WWF Finland have agreed on a partnership, which focuses on promoting green economy and sustainable use of natural resources. This co-operation concerns especially Finland, but Outotec has a goal to address the same issues globally and thanks to technology innovations sustainability has been at the core of Outotec’s business for decades. “Outotec wants …

Outokumpu’s new steel grade saves lives in mine rescue chambers

HEAT-IT Oy from Rovaniemi, Finland has selected Outokumpu’s new high-chromium ferritic stainless steel Outokumpu 4622 as the material for their RESPETRA rescue chamber. The RESPETRA rescue chamber is a stainless steel cabin used in underground mines. It provides shield and protection for miners for example in case of fire for as long as for four …

Goa Tourism witnesses most successful edition of Goa International Travel Mart (GITM)

~The event recorded over 1,200 footfalls across two days. 100 international buyers from 28 countries and 250 hosted buyers from India were present at the event ~Around 8,000 appointments were successfully conducted for the travel-trade ~ Awards were conferred by Goa Tourism for the Best Designed Stalls. Winners included Maharashtra Tourism and Karnataka Tourism among …

Nokia Announces Product Advisory for AC-300 Charger for the Lumia 2520 tablet in select European countries

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced a product advisory for the European and UK variant of the AC-300 charger, which is used exclusively with the Lumia 2520 tablet. Consumers in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and UK are strongly advised to suspend use of the charger until further notice. Also, consumers who purchased the …

Outotec completes employee cooperation negotiations in Finland

The employee cooperation negotiations concerning Outotec’s operations in Finland have been completed. The negotiations began on October 21, 2013. As a result, Outotec will reduce in total 101 jobs in Finland, of which approximately half through redundancies and the other half through retirements and discontinuing temporary employments. The estimated need for redundancies in Finland at …