Press releases 2010

December 20, 2010 Long-term safety work awarded with Chemical Industry Safety Prize Borealis Polymers Oy, Dynea Chemicals Oy’s Hamina and Joroinen plants, and Eka Polymer Latex Oy have all been awarded the Chemical Industry Safety Prize for 2010. The companies were recognised for their long-term, extremely productive work to improve safety. The safety prize is awarded to companies committed to environmental, health and safety programme Responsible Care.

December 2, 2010 SOK opens a Prisma store in Kaunas

November 3, 2010 SOK opens a Prisma store in Tartu

October 28, 2010 S Group’s retail sales grew by five per cent in January–September

October 6, 2010 PRESS RELEASE: SOK opens Prisma hypermarket in Narva – the largest store in the East-Viru county Today, SOK’s subsidiary AS Prisma Peremarket opens its first store outside of Tallinn. The new store has more than 9 000 sq. metres of retail area, making it the largest hypermarket in the East-Viru county and also the store with the best selection. According to Janne Lihavainen, the Managing Director of AS Prisma Peremarket, Prisma’s competitive advantages in Narva are its prime location, good prices and wide selection. The new hypermarket has created more than 100 new jobs. The new shopping centre in Narva is owned by Vicus Limited, a development and investment company based in Finland.

June 9, 2010 PROFESSOR GRÄTZEL WINS THE 2010 MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY GRAND PRIZE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

May 21, 2010 HCF Called for Regulatory Convergen The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum 20-21 May 2010

Helsinki, 21 May 2010 – The two-day, second global Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) turned out to be a great success, gathering about 240 key stakeholders from about 30 countries to debate and seek solutions to a range of questions related to chemicals.

May 19, 2010 The Forum is Ready for High-level Actors to Tackle Chemical Safety The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum 20-21 May 2010

Helsinki, 19 May 2010 – The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) is about to start on 20 May, lasting for two days. The high-level platform is gathering approximately 200 participants from 30 countries.

May 5, 2010 SOK to open third Prisma hypermarket in Riga For the media on 5 May 2010 at 12.00

April 27, 2010 Surface hygiene test wins the Chemical Industry Innovation Award Surface hygiene is a major food safety and healthcare challenge across the world. Orion Diag-nostica Oy and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a chemical test card for surface hygiene monitoring. A wide range of applications is envisioned for the innovation.

April 26, 2010 Occupational safety in chemical industry companies improved significantly The activities taken in chemical industry companies to improve occupational safety and the competencies of employees are bearing fruit. In the evaluation of environmental impacts, companies have increasingly focused on the management of the entire product chain. In this work the different footprints are an important tool. The annual report of the Responsible Care programme is now available at www.chemind.fi.

April 14, 2010 Laureates named for 2010 Millennium Technology Prize Three scientists have been shortlisted for the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize, the world’s largest award for technological innovation. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland on 9 June 2010

April 12, 2010 Chemicals in the Spotlight of International Policy Agenda The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum – 20-21 May 2010

Helsinki, 12 April 2010 – The final programme of the Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) - to be held in Helsinki in May - has now been published. The programme features an impressive variety of high-level speakers and panelists representing key stakeholders from around the world, who have an impact on the overall policy environment related to chemicals.

March 26, 2010 Managing Director Kuisma Niemelä to become Chief Executive Officer of SOK SOK’s Supervisory Board has earlier today appointed Kuisma Niemelä, Managing Director of Keskimaa Osk, to assume leadership of SOK. Mr Niemelä will begin his work as the chief executive officer on 1 April 2010.

February 18, 2010 S Group’s profit remained at previous year’s level

January 14, 2010 Finding Solutions via Green Chemistry Helsinki, 14 January 2010 – The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) will be held in Helsinki this May. This Forum provides a high-level platform to discuss cutting-edge questions on the importance of chemical substances in our modern world and on the regulation of their use. This year’s event will build on the success of the first Forum held in May 2009.

January 5, 2010 The finalists of the world wide music contest have now been established The message from a girl suffering from cancer is touching