Lassila & Tikanoja and Finnish Road Enterprise establish joint venture in environmental technology - Arrangement approved by the FCA

Lassila & Tikanoja and Finnish Road Enterprise establish joint venture in environmental technology - Arrangement approved by the FCA 

 

08.07.2004, 14:47

Lassila & Tikanoja and Finnish Road Enterprise have agreed on a joint venture called Salvor Oy specialising in treatment services of industrial by-products, soil remediation and construction of landfill barrier systems. Each party owns 50% of the shares of Salvor. The Finnish Competition Authority has approved the arrangement. The company has started its operations.

Salvor has signed agreements on acquisition of the soil remediation and groundwater protection business operations of Lohja Rudus Ympäristöteknologia Oy Ab and the business operations of the Environmental Services Unit of Finnish Road Enterprise.

The operations of Salvor will cover whole Finland. Estimated net sales for the first operative year are EUR 8 to 9 million. In the future, Salvor will expand its operations to the Baltic region

For addition information please turn to:
Jukka Saarenpää, Managing Director of Salvor Oy, phone +358 20 444 4262
Jari Sarjo, President and CEO of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, 
phone +358 500 405 465 or +358 10 636 111
Heikki Koivisto, CEO of Finnish Road Enterprise, phone +358 20 444 2002