Strategic acquisition expands product portfolio for metal alloys business for aerospace, automotive and medical industries

3M has reached a collaborative agreement to resolve ongoing litigation and negotiations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) near 3M's Decatur, Ala. facility with parties including The City of Decatur and Morgan County, the plaintiffs in St. John, and the Tennessee Riverkeeper organization.

UPM has sold the Kaipola mill site in Jämsä, Finland, to Kaipola Green Port Oy. Kaipola Green Port is a real estate development company owned by Finnish private citizens.

UPM has signed an agreement to sell its Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill site to a consortium of two partners Samfi and Paprec France SAS. The transaction is subject to customary approvals.
The sale of Chapelle Darblay is an asset sale, and no personnel will be transferred. UPM has permanently ceased production and agreed a social plan for its employees at its Chapelle newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France in June 2020.

2BM, a United VARs member in Denmark, has acquired Vision Management, an SAP-solution architect agency that specialises in solutions for the public sector. This means that 2BM is now a full-service provider of a complete SAP portfolio for the private and public sectors.

Ceremonial opening of the extension building at the 3M plant in Hilden, Germany.
Around 80 million euros have been invested in recent years in the construction of a new factory hall and two new, state-of-the-art production lines for graphic films at the 3M plant in Hilden. On 14 October, the extension of the largest European production facility of the multi-technology company was ceremonially inaugurated together with customers from the region.

According to the European Commission it has today announced inspections in locations at several member states at the premises of companies active in the wood pulp sector.

Atex announces new organisation structure to meet a rapidly changing digital publishing scenario

The media industry is evolving rapidly, and the news publishing world is adapting to a digital-only business. Print is still an important revenue source but is also the primary cost base.

3D printers powered by Xaar 3D’s SAF technology provide faster, more versatile, and economical alternatives to traditional manufacturing methods

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of US-based CNC Software Inc., a leading provider of CAD/CAM software solutions for manufacturing industries and the company behind Mastercam, the most widely used Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) brand in the industry.

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisiton of US based DWFritz Automation, a leading global provider of precision metrology, inspection- and assembly solutions for advanced manufacturing.

Sandvik has acquired the Swiss based company Accuratech Group, a niched medical wire forming and component manufacturer. The product offering includes ultra-fine wires and micro-tubes, semi-finished wire components, electroplating and other products and services mainly used for the medical industry. The company will be reported in Kanthal, a division in Sandvik Materials Technology.