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Helsinki Chemicals Forum puts sustainability and consumer concerns on the agenda
September 25, 2008 |
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Helsinki Chemicals Forum has announced the programme for its first event, which will take place from May 27th–29th 2009 at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre. This multi-stakeholder forum will deal with four themes: competitiveness and innovation, chemical industry regulation, safety and sustainability and chemistry and consumer relations.
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REACHLaw Ltd extends its REACH services to Gulf Region
September 19, 2008 |
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REACHLaw Ltd, a leading international Helsinki-based REACH services company, extends its services to the Gulf Region by establishing a partnership with DUCOM DMCC of Dubai.
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The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries proposes a new model for the Nordic electricity market: PRICE OF ELECTRICITY WOULD FALL UP TO 22%
September 17, 2008 |
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The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries proposes a new operating model for the Nordic electricity market, reducing electricity prices by up to 22%. In the new model, the markets for electric energy and emission allowances would be separated.
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SOK to open third Prisma in St. Petersburg in the spring
September 16, 2008 |
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SOK will open a new Prisma Superstore in St. Petersburg in the spring of 2009. The approximately 4,000 square metre Prisma Superstore will be located in a new shopping and office centre, Karelia.
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Spinverse makes share donation to the Millennium Technology Prize |
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The board of Spinverse has decided to make a donation in the form of company shares to the Millennium Technology Prize. The board members of Spinverse, a company which specialises in the commercialisation of emerging technologies, include Matti Packalén, Lars Gädda, Matti Kleimola, and Yrjö Neuvo, former CTO of Nokia Corporation.
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The S Group’s sales show good growth; earnings lower than a year ago
August 21, 2008 |
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The S Group’s retail sales grew by 13 per cent in January–June, but higher capital expenditures on business locations, coupled with smaller capital gains on disposals than a year ago, led to a decline in the S Group’s earnings year-on-year. Profit before extraordinary items in January–June was EUR 122 million, compared with EUR 162.9 million a year earlier.
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2008 MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE AWARDED TO PROFESSOR ROBERT LANGER FOR INTELLIGENT DRUG DELIVERY |
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The 2008 Millennium Technology Prize was presented to Professor Robert Langer today in Helsinki for developing innovative biomaterials for controlled drug release. The world’s largest technology prize is awarded by Technology Academy Finland for a technological innovation that significantly improves quality of human life and promotes sustainable development. President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen handed Professor Langer the prize of EUR 800,000 and ”Peak”, the prize trophy, at the Grand Award Ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.
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The first Sokos Hotel opens in St Petersburg
June 11, 2008 |
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Sokos Hotel Olympic Garden in St Petersburg opened for business on Monday, 9 June 2008. Situated on a prime site near the city centre, the hotel offers a good price-quality ratio for business and leisure travellers.
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Millennium Technology Prize laureates meet in Helsinki |
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Representing the four groundbreaking innovations shortlisted for the world’s biggest technology award, the six Laureates for the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize are meeting each other for the first time today at a Millennium Technology Week press conference in Helsinki City Hall. The winner of the prize will be announced at a ceremony in Helsinki on 11 June.
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The Chemical Industry Innovation Award given to St1 Biofuels Oy
Chemistry creates solutions for energy, health and materials challenges
May 27, 2008 |
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The decentralised ethanol manufacturing solution by St1 Biofuels Oy has been granted the 10th consecutive chemical industry Innovation Award. Moreover, two innovations received an honorary mention.
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Helsinki Chemicals Forum joins chemical industry influencers
May 22, 2008 |
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Helsinki Chemicals Forum, an annual event established to address international influencers of the chemical industry, will take place in Helsinki, Finland. The Forum will assemble physically every year but will also provide an ongoing ground for discussion and contribute to chemical industry’s research and future globally.
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SOK to open second Prisma in St Petersburg in the autumn
May 22, 2008 |
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SOK will open a second Prisma in St. Petersburg in the autumn of 2008. The approximately 8,500 square metre Prisma hypermarkets will be located in a new shopping centre. The total area of the centre is 18,200 square metres, and it will include over 30 speciality stores, a fitness centre, restaurants and other entertainment services.
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Second Prisma hypermarket in Lithuania
May 22, 2008 |
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SOK to open a second Prisma hypermarket in Vilnius, Lithuania. The unit, located in Olinda shopping centre, will open in spring 2010.
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Helsinki International Congress on Chemical Safety gathers 500 participants from all over the world to address REACH implementation
May 20, 2008 |
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European Chemicals Agency stresses the importance of pre-registration starting on
1 June
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HICCS 2008 - Invitation to press conference
May 14, 2008 |
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We at the HELSINKI REACH CENTRE (HRC) have the pleasure to invite you to the press conference organised in the context of our first annual Helsinki International Congress on Chemical Safety – HICCS2008, which is taking place on the 20th – 22nd May 2008 in the Helsinki Fair Centre.
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HICCS 2008 - Helsinki International Congress on Chemical Safety is approaching
May 7, 2008 |
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The first annual HICCS congress, organised by HELSINKI REACH CENTRE, will be held in the Helsinki Fair Centre on 20th-22nd May 2008.
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Energy and materials efficiency take priority in chemical industry’s investment in environment, health and safety in 2007
April 29, 2008 |
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Capital spending on environment, health and safety by the chemical industry in environmental, health and safety (EHS) work reached a record high of EUR 124 million in 2007. A quarter of this was targeted at improving energy efficiency and a fifth at waste management i.e. improving materials efficiency.
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Outlook deteriorates in the Finnish chemical industry
April 23, 2008 |
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So far, chemical industry companies in Finland have managed to escape the consequences of the US economic recession. There are no clear signs of slower growth in the Finnish chemical industry. Still, the expectations of the chemical industry companies are falling.
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National Plan for implementing on-line health care services
April 11, 2008 |
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The new report on SAINI on-line health care services for citizens creates a framework for supporting the public in their independent promotion of their own health as well as flexible electronic transactions within the health care service system.
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Biotech and IT innovations compete for 2008 Millennium Technology Prize |
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The finalists for the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize have been announced by the Technology Academy Finland.
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WHEN: 8 April 2008 at 1.45 p.m. GMT
WHERE: www.millenniumprize.fi
The 2008 Millennium Technology Prize Finalists will be announced on 8 April 2008.
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SOK is taking the Prisma chain to St Petersburg. The first unit, located in the shopping centre of Hotel Moskva, will open its doors in summer 2008.
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Over the next few years, the S Group will improve its consumer goods offerings. Arto Hiltunen, SOK’s Chief Executive, says that the Group’s shared goal is to achieve clear cut growth in sales of consumer goods by 2015.
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The S Group racked up good performance in 2007. The Group’s retail sales rose to EUR 10.5 billion, up 7.9 per cent on the figure a year earlier.
The S Group posted aggregate profit before extraordinary items of EUR 317 million (2006: € 336 million).
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December 12, 2007
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The Living Lab Innovations – Successful User Cases
seminar provided an understanding of living lab in the
Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the form of presentations
and on site visits. The seminar also announced the establishment
of a European Network of Living Labs office (ENoLL)
in Helsinki.
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The REACH Regulation requires communication by companies
in the chemicals industry along the entire production
chain. REACHWAY™ Dialog offers the means whereby
the process of evaluating chemicals can be dealt with
as little market disturbance as possible.
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A total of 99 individuals have been nominated for the
2008 Millennium Technology Prize, with candidates being
proposed by 88 organisations in 27 countries. The world's
biggest technology award will be presented by Tarja
Halonen, President of Finland, in June 2008.
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Climate change and rising energy and raw material prices
are rapidly leading to a wider use of cleantech applications.
This significant change has stirred a great
deal of interest among investors in clean-tech and the
new opportunities it provides. Sitra has set as its
target to create a €100-160 million fund investing
in Nordic cleantech enterprises.
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The S Group, which operates in Finland, Russia, Estonia
and Latvia, is establishing a bank. The S Bank is to
open for business on 15 October. The supermarket bank
is part of the S Group’s extensive range of services,
which is transforming building societies into banking
operations.
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SOK's new Corporate Management Team began their work
on August. At the same time new Chief Executive Arto
Hiltunen (49) took up his duties after Professor Kari
Neilimo retired 31st of July 2007.
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In January-June, the S Group's retail sales grew by
9 per cent compared with the corresponding period a
year before. Sales by the grocery trade rose by 8.8
per cent. In the same period, the S Group posted aggregate
profit before extra-ordinary items of EUR 162 million.
The cooperative enterprises gained 55,500 new customer-owners
in the first part of the year.
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Nominations for candidates for the next Millennium
Technology Prize are now being accepted. The world’s
largest technology prize is awarded for an innovation
which improves the quality of human life and encourages
sustainable development. A new element in the 2008 award
will be publicity for a selection of the technological
innovations that are improving quality of life and have
been nominated for the prize. Both the names of the
Finalists and their inventions will be announced before
the Winner is declared.
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Capital spending on environment, health and safety
by the Finnish chemical industry reached record figures
in 2006. The sector invested a total of some EUR 86
million in improvement of environment, health and safety
issues, an amount equal to more than 14 per cent of
fixed investment by the sector and a rise of more than
one fifth compared with 2005.
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Production in the Finnish chemical industry increased
in 2006 by almost 4%. Still, the differences between
sub-sectors were remarkable. In global economy year
2006 seems to remain the peak year of the recent business
cycle. So far the change downward is expected to be
a minor one, claims The Economic Outlook of the Finnish
chemical industry.
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The Rocca al Mare Prisma in Tallinn will expand and
move into new premises in 2008.
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The Board of the Millennium Technology Foundation has
appointed five new members to the eight-person International
Selection Committee for the one million euro Millennium
Technology Prize. Every second year, the prize is awarded
to a technological innovation that has the potential
for a positive impact on quality of life while also
supporting sustainable development.
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