Rauma, Finland News

The environmental impact assessment for a possible second generation biofuel refinery has been concluded in Rauma and Kuusankoski, Finland.

The Finnish media has given an erroneous image of the Finnish forest industry, says Jussi Pesonen , CEO of the pulp and paper company UPM.

SOME 2,000 white-collar employees at some of Finland's biggest companies, including Nokia, began a week-long strike on Tuesday after wage talks broke down, unions said.

STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs has signed a contract for construction of a Polar Supply and Research Vessel.

South Africa has ordered a euro116 million multipurpose icebreaker from STX Finland, the Finnish shipbuilder said Tuesday.

South Africa has signed a R1,3-billion contract with a Finnish shipbuilder for a polar vessel to replace the 31-year-old SA Agulhas, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Tuesday.

According to a report by the news service of the Finnish Broadcasting Company , the STX Europe Rauma Shipyard has won a contract worth approximately EUR 160 million to build an Arctic/Antarctic research vessel for the South African Ministry of the Environment.

As they put the finishing touches on the Oasis of the Seas, some Finnish shipyard workers are too concerned about their futures to savour completing the largest cruise ship ever built.

Finland's Christian Democrats on Friday called for the government to quickly provide a new report on Afghanistan.

July 10, 2009 - Metsa-Botnia's pulp mill in Rauma, Finland is shutting down for one month, effective today, according to a news report on EUWID.

Millville, June 12, 2009: Current Atlantic Championship Markus Niemela produced a significant wet session qualifying result for tomorrow's Mazda Formula X Atlantic feature event.