Seeing the wood for the trees

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Finland's largest company was created in 1996 with the merger of forestry groups Kymmene and Repola. The new entity, UPM-Kymmene, accounts for 17% of Finland's total exports and is a leading producer of magazine papers, newsprint and packaging materials. Following the merger, UPM-Kymmene concentrated on consolidating its operations and decided to focus on paper and pulp production, while divesting non-core activities. The company's executive vice president Martin Granholm is unworried about developments in new media technology and believes that magazines and newspapers will continue to flourish.

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Paper & Allied Products, Paper Manufacturing, Paper industry, Forest products industry, UPM-Kymmene Corp.

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The sweet smell of success: Armour Trust has made the transition from a company with a core confectionery business to one expanding in pot pourri and fragrances

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Armour Trust is a major manufacturer and supplier of car air fresheners and it recently won an export order from Germany. The company's three major trading divisions are automotive, chemicals and confectionery. Its main activity focused on confectionery when it was first established, and the sector accounted for 63% of its operating profits in 1992. Its first acquisition was in 1985 of Polco which held the agency for a car air freshener. The company is looking into developing more leisure based products.

Polishes and sanitation goods, Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing, Room Deodorants, Market share, Air fresheners, Armour Trust PLC

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Select Appointments: employing growth plan

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Select Appointments is a UK recruitment agency which made eught acquisitions worth 29 million pounds sterlin in 1994. The company also returned to profitability in 1994, having been affected by the early 1990s recession. The company is expanding both internationally and outside its traditional sector of clerical and secretarial staff. Shortages of skilled workers are likely in UK manufacturing industry, and companies often prefer to take on temporary workers as they come out of recession.

Employment Placement Agencies, Employment Agencies, Employment services, Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC

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