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Health Technologies

  • ”Wood cast” in demand

    Onbone Oy’s new fracture treatment method made of woodchips and biodegradable polymer is the first ecological alternative on the market. The non-toxic product concept, which...

  • Better births

    – How to make childbirth easier for both, the mother and the midwife?, ponders Eija Pessinen, a woman with a long career as a midwife. The search for an answer to this...

  • Specialization in joint replacements is worthwhile

    Joint replacement hospital Coxa Oy brings top class surgical expertise to the public sector services. This operating model has proven to be lucrative, in addition to which it...

  • Biodegradable materials continue growing

    Professor Pertti Törmälä has impressive 30-year experience on research and development on biodegradable materials in medical science. “Competition is tough and only products...

  • Virus therapy destroys cancer cells

    Oncolytic viruses are developing into a new and effective means of treating cancer. Al-ready 200 late-stage cancer patients at the Helsinki based Docrates Clinic have been...

Headlines

Green stamp saves nature

Thursday, 06 May, 2010
Finnish national mail enterprise Itella has launched an environmental 'Posti Vihreä' stamp as part of its Green Program. Deliveries with the stamp are carbon-neutral since the carbon emissions resulting from the mail delivery will be compensated by participation in climate projects. The stamp carries an extra fee of 5 cents, which will be... Read more

Lemminkäinen continues its Norwegian conquest by acquiring tunnel excavation company Risa Rock AS

Thursday, 06 May, 2010
Finnish specialist in construction, Lemminkäinen has acquired over 90 percent majority interest of Norwegian tunnel excavation company Risa Rock AS, a subsidiary of Risa Group. The acquisition consolidates Lemminkäinen's position in Norway. The company's latest acquisition in Norway took place in April, when it bought majority interest of... Read more

Wärtsilä delivers power modules for FPSO vessel in Brazil

Thursday, 06 May, 2010
Finnish leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets, Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The contract includes three power modules, their start-up and operational... Read more

TimberHeart builds a timber apartment building in the Pyrenees

Wednesday, 05 May, 2010
Lahti-based specialist in pillar and beam timber building, TimberHeart Ltd has received a major order from France. The company will deliver a 1900 square metre TimberFrame apartment building to the Pyrenees. Once completed, the building will feature 21 holiday apartments. TimberHeart takes care of the structural design of the house’s timber... Read more

Outotec acquires Swedish sulfuric acid specialist Edmeston

Wednesday, 05 May, 2010
Outotec has acquired all shares in Edmeston AB, a Swedish company specializing in sulfuric acid production equipment and systems. The transaction is subject to completion of confirmatory due diligence, and it is expected to be closed in May. Edmeston AB is based in Gothenburg. The company is specialized in the engineering and supply of process... Read more

Greenvironment raises growth capital on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Tuesday, 04 May, 2010
Finnish Greenvironment, a specialist in bioenergy and decentralized energy applications, strengthens its funding base by enlisting on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. – The decentralized electricity and heat market is growing rapidly in Central Europe. The listing provides us a funding channel with which we will be able to expand our business and... Read more

Metso supplies containerboard making technology to Australia

Tuesday, 04 May, 2010
Metso has received an add-on order for containerboard making technology from Amcor Packaging Pty Ltd as part of its new machine project for a containerboard line at Botany Mill in Sydney, Australia. The add-on order covers all main process equipment and control systems for the mill. The order includes also control valves and instrumentation as... Read more

Neste Jacobs and Eesti Energia modernize Estonia’s shale oil condensation

Tuesday, 04 May, 2010
Subsidiary of Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste Oil, Neste Jacobs will act as an engineering partner for a new shale oil condensation unit in Estonia. Neste Jacobs and Eesti Energia Õlitööstus signed the engineering and construction management contract on April 28th 2010.   The shale oil condensation unit purifies and fractions... Read more

Peikko starts production in Canada

Monday, 03 May, 2010
Peikko Group’s subsidiary established in 2007, Peikko Canada Inc. will start small-scale production in Quebec City, Canada. The production will begin in 2010 and it will focus on precast connections. The subsidiary was initially established to sell and market Peikko Group’s products in North America.   The concrete connections will be sold... Read more

Outotec and Alunorte awarded for energy efficiency

Monday, 03 May, 2010
A user of Outotec calcination technology in alumina production, Brazilian Alunorte S.A. has been awarded for energy efficiency during this year's global industrial technology exhibition at the Hannover Messe, Germany. – We are extremely happy for Alunorte, with whom we have built a very long and satisfying relationship over many years of... Read more


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