DuPont has named BC Chong as vice president and general manager – DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings, succeeding Marty M. McQuade who plans to retire later this year following 31 years of service.
In a speech today before the deans of leading university forestry resource programs, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Moore called for dialogue involving “the broad forest community” to ensure sustainable forests are fully considered in any climate change negotiations. Moore spoke to a regional meeting of the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP) in St. Louis.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that is a winner of the third annual Pinnacle Award, presented by the Premier healthcare alliance’s Purchasing Partners unit. This is the second consecutive year Ricoh received this honor.
UPM’s operative profitability for 2008 is expected to be weaker than that of last year due to higher than estimated costs of wood fibre sourcing and the weakening result for the sawn timber business. A
Stora Ensos operating profit excluding non-recurring items for the second quarter of 2008 is expected to be about half the EUR 223 million achieved in the same period of 2007.
Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today that it has obtained clearance from the European Commission with respect to its outstanding offer for Corporate Express N.V. The Commission’s decision to not oppose the transaction constitutes the final regulatory clearance requirement for the offer and satisfies the regulatory condition provided in Staples Acquisition B.V.’s Offer Memorandum published on May 19, 2008, as amended. Staples previously announced that it had also received regulatory clearance in the United States and Canada.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced that John Burris, senior vice president of sales and services for Citrix, will join Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE), a leader in enterprise threat management solutions, as chief executive officer.
