Metso and STFI-Packforsk AB have signed a purchase agreement regarding the shares of Lignoboost AB, a Swedish research company. The transaction includes all the intellectual property rights as well as the LignoBoost brand and its related know-how.
From July 1, 2008, Peter Tix (46) is taking over as Head of the new Consumables division at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg).
Alex has been at sea for two weeks now and all things are going well. Speaking to him on his satellite phone earlier, he said: “I’m making the most of light winds at the moment. I’m holding my own in about 8 knots of wind and am sailing with the code sail. We’re doing a good speed and and haven’t really been at a disadvantage with the genoa.”
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A group headed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), ROHM CO., LTD., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., today jointly established Lumiotec Inc. to assess the business viability of organic electroluminescence (OEL) panels for lighting applications. The joint venture plans to sell sample panels from the spring of 2009. A full-scale system for the commercial production and marketing of the panels will be set up once business viability of the panels is confirmed.
RBP Chemical Technology has named Prashant R. Soni as Sales and Service Manager–Printing at RBP Technology (India) Pvt., Ltd., the companys chemical blending facility near Mumbai. Soni is responsible for sales and service related activities of printing industry products throughout India, and for relationships with distributors and OEMs.
Kodaks Graphic Communications Group (GCG) has appointed Erwin Busselot to the position of Marketing Director, Digital Printing Solutions (DPS) for the EAMER region (Europe, Africa & Middle East), based at La Hulpe, Brussels.
