Monday, 15 July 2019 18:18
Wuudis Solutions secured second prize in EU Big Data solution competition
Opening up research and Innovation results for the benefit of society is essential to acknowledge EU tax payers´ money. With this objective, Wuudis Solutions in collaboration with Finnish Forest Centre and other DataBio partners disseminated high-impact results achieved in EU…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 17:29
SCA publishes map of nature conservation areas
SCA has published on its website a digital map of the company’s forests voluntarily set-aside for nature conservation. This is forests that SCA has voluntarily exempted from forest management due to its high conservation values. The areas include forests that…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 17:05
John Deere to invest in customer service centers in Scotland, Sweden and Finland
The new customer service centers supporting John Deere’s forest machinery business will open in 2020 in Perth, Scotland; Ockelbo, Sweden; and Laukaa, Finland. The investments will improve the geographical scope of our customer service and the efficiency of customer service.…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 17:01
SCA acquires another 10,000 hectares of forest land in Latvia
SCA has signed an agreement to acquire Sundin Mezs SIA from the unlisted Swedish company Livland Skog AB. Sundin Mezs SIA owns forest and land assets in Latvia. The purchase price is approximately SEK 260 million (€24.2m) on a debt-free…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 09:59
BillerudKorsnäs sells a majority stake in Bergvik Skog Öst
BillerudKorsnäs has just entered into an agreement for the sale of a majority stake in Bergvik Skog Öst to the pension company AMF. BillerudKorsnäs sells 89.9% of Bergvik Skog Öst AB for a price corresponding to an enterprise value of…
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Monday, 03 June 2019 08:28
SCA acquires 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia
SCA has acquired Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in Estonia, totalling approximately 10,000 hectares. The purchase price is SEK 420 million (€39m) on a debt-free basis. Forestum has an Estonian subsidiary which owns…
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Monday, 06 May 2019 09:59
Benefitting from sustainable financing
What are green bonds and why is Stora Enso integrating its sustainability agenda into funding and financial services? We asked Pasi Kyckling, our SVP, Group Treasurer for his views on sustainable finance and Stora Enso’s approach to the world of…
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Friday, 03 May 2019 10:37
This year’s planting season underway at SCA 43 million seedlings to be planted
The planting season is now beginning in Northern Sweden and 43 million seedlings are to be planted by SCA in its own forests and on the land of private forest owners. The seedlings are from the Bogrundet nursery, the largest…
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Friday, 03 May 2019 10:32
Final rally: Plastic Free Day - will you get involved?
RWM will be practising what we preach on the 8th of May, by taking part in Plastic Free Day. We have initiated an office challenge to go 'plastic free' for 24 hours and document our efforts, in a bid to…
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Monday, 08 April 2019 20:35
SCA acquires 10 000 hectares of forest land in Latvia
SCA has acquired Latvian Forest Company’s forest and land assets in Latvia, in total 10 000 hectares. The price is SEK 260 million (€ 26,2 million). Latvian Forest Company owns and runs a number of forest holdings in Latvia. The assets…
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Monday, 08 April 2019 20:05
Grow to Sweden program: Houston Analytics bringing intelligence to Sweden!
Houston Analytics has been appointed by the Finnish “Grow to Sweden program” as one of a handful companies to receive support for expanding their successful business in Sweden. The program aims to help Finnish companies with leading solutions in their…
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Wednesday, 03 April 2019 08:02
Spacebel Joining Hands with Wuudis Solution Oy to Spread Forestry Services in Europe and Beyond
The decision of both companies to tighten their cooperation will be a win-win for both sides and for the entire forestry community: Wuudis solutions will offer their solutions through the EO Regions! marketplace while Spacebel will bring their EO services…
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Friday, 08 March 2019 08:35
High scores for Södra’s nature conservation
The positive results for Södra’s consideration follow-ups have continued, according to the company’s Green Balance Sheet report. Both regeneration harvests and thinning operations have maintained continued high levels despite a year of extraordinary weather conditions. At the same time, the…
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Thursday, 07 March 2019 07:13
Gunilla Saltin leaving Södra
Gunilla Saltin, President of Södra Cell, is leaving Södra for a new role as Technical Director at the packaging and paper company Mondi, based in Vienna. Gunilla Saltin“I would like to thank Gunilla for all of her years at Södra…
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Thursday, 07 February 2019 08:54
SCA wants to acquire forest land in Latvia
SCA and Latvian Forest Company have signed a letter of intent for SCA to acquire 10 000 hectares of forest land in Latvia. Latvian Forest Company owns and runs a number of forest farms in Latvia. The purchase-sum would amount to…
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