Biohit launches Acetium to prevent exposure to carcinogenic acetaldehyde

Biotechnology company Biohit Oyj in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki has developed a product, which helps to prevent the exposure of the gastrointestinal tract to carcinogenic acetaldehyde. The over-the-counter Acetium capsules are intended to be launched in Finnish pharmacies this spring. According to Biohit the... Read more

Four Finnish companies qualify among world’s most promising start-ups

Four Finnish companies have qualified among the finalists of the Red Herring Global 100 Awards. The Jury of the American business competition chooses 100 most promising and innovative technology companies from all over the world. The Finnish finalists are the date protection and control company Envault Corporation; Canatu Ltd, producer of... Read more

Soy plant to bring new jobs to Uusikaupunki

One of the world's most technologically advanced soy processing plants will be built in Uusikaupunki, reports the daily Turun Sanomat. The factory which will be built over the next year and a half will bring more than 100 jobs to Uusikaupunki. The final location of the plant is still to be determined, but Orivo industrial area is a strong... Read more

Metso delivers biomass power plant to Belgium

Metso will deliver a biomass power plant for combined heat and power production to the municipality of Ham in the Belgian province of Limburg. The order was received from 4HamCogen S.A., a subsidiary of 4Energy Invest S.A. The power plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture MW Power. Metso is a 60 per cent shareholder in the... Read more

UPM invests on materials recovery facility at Shotton paper mill

UPM will invest approximately 17 million pounds in a materials recovery facility at its UPM Shotton paper mill in North Wales. Construction of the facility will commence immediately and will be completed by January 2011. The materials recovery facility has been designed to allow UPM Shotton to sort dry recyclables such as plastic bottles,... Read more

Basware delivers Invoice Automation Solutions to the US

Basware, the global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, has signed two software contracts in the United States. One of the solutions, which will be delivered to the health care sector, automatizes the handling of paper invoices. Thus, in electronic format, the number of sent invoices can be increased. - Basware solutions are... Read more

KONE strong in China – both underground and up in the clouds

The Chinese trust the transit expertise of the Finnish engineering and service company KONE both underground and in high rise buildings. The company began the new year successfully by winning major orders for Beijing Subway and Leatop Plaza, a skyscraper under construction in Guangzhou. KONE will deliver 140 escalators and 32 elevators for... Read more

Mother Nature Network promotes Finnish cleantech companies as the promise for 2010

The widely popular environmental website, Mother Nature Network, promotes the Finnish cleantech sector as the international promise of 2010. Karl Burkart, a green technology specialist writing on the website lists eleven Finnish environmental sector businesses which show promising development for the future.   The blogger, who visited Finland... Read more

KONE wins an elevator order for Abu Dhabi

KONE will deliver 41 elevators and four escalators for Gate Towers skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Three of the towers have 65 storeys and one 22 storeys. The Gate Towers are part of the Gate District in SHAMS Abu Dhabi development and sit at the entrance of Al Reem Island. The Gate Towers will have a stunning presence on the... Read more