The leading forest-industry event PulPaper will, in its conference programme, highlight key talking points in the industry right now. Featuring top Finnish and international speakers, the event will cover topics such as the environment and sustainability, energy efficiency, and safety in the industry. PulPaper will be held at Messukeskus in Helsinki from 27 to 29 April 2021.

UPM celebrated today the official start of the construction of the state-of-the-art biochemicals facility in Leuna, Germany. The biorefinery investment of EUR 550 million is a major milestone in UPM’s strategic transformation.

KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, will deliver 72 elevators and escalators for Contract E3 of the MRT Orange Line (East Section) project in the Bangkok metro in Thailand.

Siemens Gamesa 5.X hits 1 GW of firm orders globally in record time of 18 months since its launch. Company to supply 60 units of its SG 5.8-170 turbine to a consortium made up of Prime Capital and renewables developer Enlight Energy. The wind turbines will be covered by a 15-year service agreement. Project booked in FY21 is largest ever for Siemens Gamesa in the Nordics and consolidates the partnership with Prime Capital, with close to 1 GW of orders in the region.

/ins    Efficient powertrain solutions for commercial vehicles - Stuttgart, Germany – Climate action for road transport calls for a broad technology offensive. Commercial vehicles in particular have a wide variety of requirements when it comes to powertrain solutions, as the CO₂ emissions differ greatly depending on driving profile, payload, and driving distance. While light vehicles tend to drive shorter distances, for example on downtown delivery routes, heavy-duty trucks transport goods and merchandise over long distances. To meet EU requirements, CO₂ emissions need to be cut dramatically in both light commercial vehicles and heavy trucks by 2030. Bosch hopes to play a role in realizing climate-neutral transportation for all vehicle classes. To this end, the company is developing a range of efficient powertrains – from combustion engines and battery-electric models to fuel cells.

/ins   OBERKOCHEN, GERMANY, and REDMOND, WASH., October 7, 2020 Today, ZEISS Group and Microsoft Corp. announced a multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate ZEISS' transformation into a digital services provider that is embracing a cloud-first approach. By standardizing its equipment and processes on Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platform, ZEISS will be able to provide its customers with enhanced digital experiences, address changing market needs more quickly and increase its productivity.

/ins   Metsä Board Corporation press release 06.10.2020 Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has recently won a prestigious Ozzie Award for its stakeholder communications magazine spring 2020 issue. The award was given for design excellence in the category of cover design 2020, B2B, under 25,000 circulation. Metsä Board’s customer magazine is produced by Hube Helsinki Oy

/ins   Gothenburg, October 6, 2020:  I-Tech AB’s barnacle repelling biotechnology for marine coatings, Selektope® has been selected to protect the hull of  Global Mercy,  the newest   hospital ship being built for Mercy Ships, from barnacle fouling while docked for long periods of time at ports located in biofouling red zones off the coast of sub-Saharan Africa.

/ins   The Metsä Pavilion is Business Finland’s project with Metsä Group as the main partner. The elegant pavilion highlights innovative architecture based on industrially manufactured wooden elements. The pavilion was built fast and is now ready to host events organised by Business Finland and Finnish businesses. During the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Metsä Pavilion will serve as a home base for the Finnish national teams. Using Metsä Wood’s Kerto LVL as the main material made the construction fast, light and green.

/ins  BillerudKorsnäs joins forces with Syntegon Technology to launch Recyclable Flow Wrap, a paper based packaging solution that enables a shift from conventional plastic to renewable and recyclable materials.