Berlin – October 30, 2026 -- Digital procurement provider FACTUREE has raised its headcount from 53 in 2025 to 62 so far in 2026 and scored an employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) of +42.4, as it was named one of Berlin's best employers for 2026.

The award comes from a study by the daily Tagesspiegel and the Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut Schad. It assessed working-time models, health protection, additional benefits, equal opportunity and development options.

Munich – October 30, 2026 -- ClimatePartner has subjected its label for printers, "Print Product with Financial Climate Contribution", to independent third-party review since May 2026, in response to stricter EU rules on sustainability claims that have applied since 27 September 2026.

HELSINKI – October 30, 2026 -- Stora Enso's Board of Directors has approved a demerger plan to spin off its Swedish forest assets business into Bergslagets Skogar AB, with completion planned for 31 March 2027. The five largest shareholders by votes, holding about 28.6% of shares and 69.9% of votes, have irrevocably committed to vote in favour, subject to customary conditions.

HELSINKI – October 30, 2026 -- Stora Enso lifted third-quarter adjusted EBIT by 28% to EUR 161 million (126), lifting the adjusted EBIT margin to 7.2% (5.5%), as the board approved a Demerger Plan to spin off its Swedish forest assets business into a new listed company.

Organic sales rose 2% on higher board deliveries and containerboard prices. Reported sales fell 2% to EUR 2,240 million (2,283) because of divestments. Higher board volumes, lower variable costs and the ramp-up of the new consumer board line at Oulu drove the earnings gain.

LUND, Sweden – October 30, 2026 -- Alfa Laval has refinanced its Revolving Credit Facility with a new EUR 1 billion facility carrying an initial maturity of five years.

Facility includes EUR 200 million accordion and two-year extension options

The agreement adds an accordion feature of up to EUR 200 million. Extension options of up to two years can lengthen the initial five-year tenor.

TORONTO – October 30, 2026 -- NEO Battery Materials (TSXV: NBM) reported second-quarter revenue of $203,566 against a gross loss of $807,492 for the period ended August 31, 2026, as the drone and defense battery maker builds out a South Korean cell plant ahead of expected higher-volume orders. All figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted.

Memphis – October 30, 2026 -- MSM Solutions has launched PortalTrack Print Quality Inspection, a software platform that checks every label at the moment of print and has already run on 40,000 labels a day in the company's own service bureau.

Tsaghkadzor – October 30, 2026 -- Armenia's mining exports could reach approximately $3 billion in 2027, driven by the development of the Amulsar mine and rising copper and molybdenum prices, according to Vardan Jhanian, President of the Mining and Metallurgy Association of Armenia and First Deputy CEO of Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC).

New York – October 30, 2026 -- Daikin U.S. Corporation expects its North American data center cooling business to exceed approximately $3.3 billion by FY2030 and plans to raise production capacity to 2.5 times 2024 levels, according to its annual U.S. Business and Innovation Report.

DETROIT – October 29, 2026 -- Speyside Equity Advisers has completed its acquisition of The TAPCO Tube Company, a Midwest manufacturer of steel tubing and building products that operates under the Tapco Tube and Akron Building Products brands. The announcement did not include financial terms.