FINLAND – Stora Enso is partnering with the Finnish pension insurance company Varma in the construction of a new head office in the center of Helsinki, Finland.

POLAND – Every year about 500 products are submitted to the competition of the international trade fair organizer MTP-Group from Poland to receive an MTP Gold Medal (Zloty Medal).

GERMANY – Surteco Group SE, holding company for leading brands in decorative surface technology, succeeded in increasing adjusted sales and earnings in the third quarter.

USA – Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Wilsonart Asia business to Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd., a major manufacturer in Asia of chemicals and building materials, and the Development Bank of Japan Inc., a co-investor in the transaction.

GERMANY – On the 100th anniversary of Jowat, the adhesives specialist from Detmold, Germany is presenting itself with the statement “Our word is our bond”.

JAPAN / GERMANY – The agreement between Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Toppan) and Wrede Industrieholding GmbH & Co. KG (Wrede) to acquire 100% of  Interprint GmbH (Interprint) has been approved by the relevant antitrust authorities without conditions.

SPAIN – Indaux products are now available on Amazon. This is the brand’s first contact with ecommerce and is a strategic step to bridging the gap with the end consumer.

UNITED KINGDOM – Furniture hardware manufacturer, Salice, achieved a second FIRA Gold Certification, this time for their Silentia+ soft-close hinges. This new certification is in addition to the one held for their Salice series 200 hinges, which was attained in 1990.

GERMANY – In addition to the central warehouse in Nagold, the hardware specialist opened a new distribution center in Lehrte, near Hannover.

INDIA – Greenlam Industries Ltd, one of the largest global manufacturers of High Pressure Laminates (HPL), recently announced a capacity expansion at its Nalagarh, India plant.

U.S. – Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces has completed the acquisition announced in August of Technistone, a.s. headquartered in the Czech Republic.

GERMANY – On October 1st Wolfgang Moyses took over as Chairman of the Management Board of Surteco Group SE.