Iceland is the latest country to adopt Stora Enso´s Performa Natura CTMP board for packaging chocolate. The use of the board by confectioner Nói Síríus of Iceland means that it is now used by all leading Nordic chocolate manufacturers. This breakthrough comes at a time when Stora Enso is planning to introduce a new member of the Performa family. During summer this year Performa Cream will be launched.

The debate on the mobile Internet focuses far too much on technology and bandwidth. So thinks Pär Ström, mobile Internet strategy adviser, who is one of Sweden's ten most popular speakers, according to Veckans Affärer (Weekly Business), the respected Swedish business magazine.

The large group of non-computer literate users who will want to surf the Internet via Interactive TV (ITV) shall need user-friendly tools. An interface adapted to meet the needs of ordinary people is on the way.

Competitively priced, high quality, videoconferencing facilities are now available via a PC or notebook computer. VistaCom 2.1 is a software based product that allows video calls to be made over the growing ISDN telecommunications network at low cost.

Press conference in the Press room atStockholmsmässan 6 June, 10.30 a.m.

At the international vehicle safety conference ESV in Amsterdam on June 4-7, automotive safety specialist Autoliv launches a new system to protect pedestrians when struck by cars. The new system could significantly reduce the risk for serious and fatal head injuries.

A packaging solution based on Stora Enso's Performa CTMP board developed for a Swedish cake manufacturer has won the internationally recognised Worldstar packaging award. The simple, yet practical design has met hygiene requirements and minimised packaging material costs.

From now on, non-smokers will be able to have unrestricted communication with their smoking colleagues without being exposed to passive smoking or odour problems. So says the manufacturer of a special smoking station, Smoke Free Systems AB, which already has its first 1 000 units in use in Swedish work places. Up to six people are able to smoke at the same time without their fumes spreading or polluting the indoor environment. All it takes is an electrical socket, two square metres of floor space and normal general ventilation to eliminate tobacco smoke and its odours in the work environment.

Airtable is the name of an air cleaner in the form of a table, that will improve the hotel room environment for both guests and staff. It does this by removing approximately 90% of tobacco smoke and particles from the room through a specially-designed filter. Apart from leading to increased room occupancy, the manufacturer claims that satisfied guests will spread goodwill, whilst room cleaning time is reduced.