Metso will start personnel negotiations regarding employee reductions in Finnish units serving the paper industry.
Metso has concluded the employee negotiations initiated on November 28, 2008 regarding temporary lay-offs and a reduction of personnel at their Fiber business line unit in Pori, Finland.
Stora Enso has appointed Lauri Peltola (45) as the new Head of Corporate Communications. He succeeds Kari Vainio, who retired at the end of 2008.
· Strong revenue growth of +5.6% at identical exchange rates including the 53rd week in the U.S. · Revenues in upper-end of guidance range of +3.0% to +4.5% with +3.9% revenue growth at identical exchange rates excluding 53rd week and acquisitions · Comparable store sales growth of +2.5% in the U.S. and +2.2% in Belgium · Confirmation of 2008 guidance of flat to 3% operating profit growth at identical exchange rates (excl. charges for Sweetbay impairment and store closings, and the four-store German divestiture)
Madico Graphic Films, one of the industrys foremost suppliers of specialist pressure sensitive coated film products for durable label applications and screen/digital solutions, has appointed Karl Cooper as Marketing and Design Manager. The role will see Karl further develop the companys marketing communications programme.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital document imaging and office solutions, today announced that the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) awarded Canon U.S.A. a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract under the consolidated schedule.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced its intent to acquire the strategic messaging service assets of Outblaze, Ltd., a privately held provider of online messaging and collaboration services, based in Hong Kong.
