Industrials and Utilities News

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- With the acquisition of the Italian tissue company CartoInvest, currently Europe's fourth largest consumer tissue producer SCA secures its leading...

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq:NEWP) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Micro Robotics Systems, Inc. (MRSI), a privately held manufacturer...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo (Nasdaq:VOLVY): Volvo Buses Germany has received an order for 37 city buses from Berlin's local bus operator, Berliner Verkehrsgesellschaft...

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- SKF has signed a letter of intent with NSK to acquire 75 percent of the shares in NSK Aerospace Europe Ltd. at Stonehouse, UK. NSK Aerospace designs,...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sandvik has reached an agreement with the principal owner of Walter AG regarding completion of the acquisition. This means that Sandvik will own...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- A review is under way of Sandvik Steel's Wire Division. The Division's profitability is clearly unsatisfactory, due in part to the fact that the...

As previously announced, Hydro has entered into an agreement to purchase all the outstanding shares of VAW aluminium AG. The consideration, calculated as of 1 January, 2002, for all outstanding shares...

Oslo, 18 februar 2002: Pro forma information for Hydro/VAW: Som tidligere meldt har Hydro inngått avtale om kjøp av VAW. Avtalt kjøpesum for aksjer, beregnet per 1. Januar 2002, utgjør 1.888...

NACKA STRAND, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hexagon: Fourth Quarter 2001 -- The Group net sales increased by 32 %, to 1 869 MSEK. -- Earnings after financial items, adjusted for...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- On February 18, 2002, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Adera AB (publ) resolved to approve the sale of all the shares in the subsidiary Blanking i...