New facility in Malmö, Sweden strengthens support for healthcare customers in Scandinavia and Europe with specialized material solutions.
ROMEOVILLE, IL / ACCESSWIRE / February 5, 2024 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, announces the opening of a new warehouse in Malmö, Sweden, marking a significant step in its global expansion strategy. The modern facility will support existing customers with an emphasis on serving the growing production demands of medical device and equipment production in Europe.
Formerra Global Distribution Network Formerra’s facilities network has expanded to include a new warehouse in Malmö, Sweden that will serve medical device OEMs and suppliers in Europe and Nordic countries.
The new Nordic hub underscores Formerra’s commitment to providing tailored solutions to customers where needed in support of meeting the stringent requirements of the healthcare industry. By pairing an expansive portfolio of products from leading suppliers with its expertise in REACH certification and US-manufactured medical-grade materials, Formerra is uniquely positioned to help customers navigate the complexities of healthcare regulations, ensuring rapid compliance and market entry.
"With this new facility, Formerra is expanding geographically and, at the same time, intensifying our focus on the healthcare sector, where precision, reliability, and rapid innovation are paramount," explains Cathy Dodd, Chief Executive Officer at Formerra. "Our Malmö warehouse provides Nordic and European customers with a gateway to advanced material solutions, designed to meet the rigorous demands of their medical applications."
This network expansion further represents Formerra’s deep understanding of the healthcare industry’s challenges, ranging from the growing government regulations to global trade requirements. Housing a comprehensive range of materials capable of supporting these demanding requirements, the new facility positions Formerra as a vital partner in the development and production of medical devices and equipment.
The Malmö facility is strategically located to ensure efficient distribution across Europe. Likewise, the new warehouse will complement Formerra’s existing presence and warehouses in Ireland and the UK, the result of its acquisition of distributor Total Polymer Solutions (TPS) in April 2023. TPS has officially been renamed Formerra, a significant milestone in integrating this important acquisition and expanding the Formerra brand and presence into Europe.
Formerra’s vision extends beyond healthcare. The Malmö location sits amid regional hubs for growth industries such as telecommunications, electronics, powersports, and utility vehicles, industries Formerra currently serves.
Formerra will be exhibiting at MD&M West in Anaheim, California this week in Booth 610.
About Formerra
Formerra is a preeminent distributor of engineered materials, connecting the world’s leading polymer producers with thousands of OEMs and brand owners across healthcare, consumer, industrial, and mobility markets. Powered by technical and commercial expertise, it brings a distinctive combination of portfolio depth, supply chain strength, industry knowledge, service, leading e-commerce capabilities, and ingenuity. The experienced Formerra team helps customers across multiple industries to design, select, process, and develop products in new and better ways – driving improved performance, productivity, reliability, and sustainability. To learn more, visit www.formerra.com.
Hanoi: The Van Gogh Immersive 720 space in Ho Chi Minh City has freshly opened its signature Van Gogh Art Lighting Experience – an interactive art exhibition designed to engage all senses.
The exhibition, meticulously designed under the copyright of the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands and with consultation from renowned museums worldwide, offers not only an artistic experience but also unique souvenir items and luxurious European-Asian cuisine for participants.
Spanning over 390 square metres, the Van Gogh Immersive 720 boasts a 720-degree visual display, vividly bringing the painter’s masterpieces to life from every angle within its unique cylindrical space.
Incorporating advanced technologies such as 3D Mapping, Cylinder LED 360, Laser Mapping, and Art Lighting Programming and anticipated as the perfect upgrade to sustain the allure of the exhibition, the space is poised to remain a must-visit destination for both domestic and international tourists, contributing positively to the promotion of the sou
thern metropolis’ culture, tourism, and economic growth.
Since its public debut in December 2023, the Van Gogh Art Lighting Experience has welcomed over 75,000 visitors, particularly during weekends./.
Suvarnabhumi Airport, AOT is preparing to receive tourists during Chinese New Year. The number of people using Suvarnabhumi Airport has doubled from last year’s Chinese New Year, supporting Self Check-in Kiosks 6 hours in advance, eliminating the need to wait for a long time.
Mr. Keerati Kitmanawat, President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited or AOT, revealed that the travel atmosphere at Suvarnabhumi Airport This year’s Chinese New Year festival is starting to get bustling. There were twice as many passengers coming to use the service than in the same period last year, or 206%, showing that various government measures, including opening the country Free visas between China, India, Kazakhstan bring tourism back to life. In addition to last year’s Chinese New Year China has not yet fully opened up the country. which when the country started opening up in the middle of last year China is also paying more attention to Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
In addition, earlier this year, AOT launched
a Self Check-in Kiosk and an automatic baggage loading system (Self Bag drop) to help reduce waiting time in lines. You can check in up to 6 hours in advance. Check-in takes no more than 5 minutes if you don’t have to wait in line. It’s different from checking in at the counter 3 hours in advance and may have to wait in line for 30-40 minutes. Recently, 24 airlines have joined the service, providing service at 200 points throughout the airport. and will increase to 300 points if we receive feedback from additional airports to use them. Currently, the proportion of passengers using such machines is 17%, which AOT has set a target of 50%.
AOT is ready to respond to the government’s policy of being an aviation hub. After the aviation market became more active To compete with Singapore and Hong Kong To attract airlines Turn to use Thai airport services
Mr. Keerati also mentioned the opening of the SAT-1 building, which will be fully operational in September 2023, that there will be more tourists interested, fro
m the previous 20 flights per day. At present, this has increased to 50 flights and is expected to increase to 400 flights by the middle of this year. Currently, there are 18 airlines using the service at SAT-1. They can add 28 parking spots from the original 51 or increase. 60%, which AOT’s goal is to cancel the use of gate buses on international flights.
Chumphon, The owner of the Chumphon cockfighting arena mysteriously disappeared. GPS picked up a signal of a car driving at an unusual speed in the central region. Destination on the Thonburi side The police rushed to follow but there was still no sign. Revealing the root cause may be from an affair-financial problem.
Mr. Samran, 74 years old, a resident of Sawi District, Chumphon Province, brought a photo of a white Fortuner car belonging to Mr. Khanop, 56 years old, or Maas, who is his younger brother. He mysteriously disappeared from his home on February 1, 2024 and revealed it to the media. Worried that something bad will happen to my younger brother. The image is from a highway police camera that saw Mr. Khanob’s car. While in the area Khok Krabue Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Sakhon Province, on February 2, 2024, around noon.
Mr. Samran gave information that his younger brother had opened a cockfighting arena for more than 5 years, named ‘Swee Stadium Cockfighting Stadium,’ located on Asia Road
41, Sawi Subdistrict. His younger brother had two wives, the first of whom was married but did not. Marriage registration and have no children together They have lived together for 8-9 years at a house in Khao Khai Subdistrict, Sawi District, while the second person lives in Lang Suan District. The two have been together for almost 1 year.
Mr. Samran said His younger brother disappeared from his house on February 1st at around 8 p.m. He traveled to report the matter at Nasak Police Station on February 2nd and then gave it to the company. Car dealers check the GPS position in the car. It was found that on the same day at around 2:00 p.m., GPS detected the movement of a car parked in a parking lot in the Thonburi area of ??Bangkok.
Mr. Samran continued: He had police from Sawi Police Station follow the said car. By coordinating with the local police But it appeared that when the police arrived, his brother’s car had disappeared. After that, they could not contact him again, presumably the GPS had been removed
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Mr. Samran said The younger brothers don’t meet often. Because his younger brother will be busy with the cockfighting arena business and will travel to play chicken in different places. in the area of ??Chumphon province In my free time I do gardening. He last spoke on the phone last month. Therefore, he appealed to the police to hurry and track him down. Because his younger brother had never behaved like this before. If going to Bangkok I never go alone, at least I go with two people. Moreover, the GPS signal tracks the movement of the car. It is faster than normal driving and rarely stops anywhere.
Mr. Samran further revealed that he later found out from the first wife he lived with that there were family problems regarding money. We met and asked for money. When he didn’t give it, he became angry. And most recently, before disappearing, he asked his wife for 100,000 baht, while during the time that his younger brother disappeared Lived with his second wife at home in Lang Suan district. and know that b
efore that A creditor came to demand money from his second wife who had lent him money and a violent argument ensued that he had to go to the police station. Now he is very fascinated by his younger brother’s disappearance. It may be related to money and affairs. In the past, he had warned his younger brother about a woman not to interfere. Because the behavior is not trustworthy .
Bangkok, In just a few days it will be the Chinese New Year festival. What is the shopping atmosphere like in the Yaowarat area these days? Follow the report.
Buriram, A mother complains that her daughter was kicked 3 times in the neck by a male student in Grade 4 until she was swollen, bruised, and vomited nonstop. She had to be taken to the hospital twice because she was angry that she refused to share snacks with her.
Mrs. Uengkham, 38 years old, a resident of Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Buriram Province, a parent of a female grade 4 student at a school in Chaloem Phra Kiat District Ask for justice After her daughter was kicked 3 times in the neck by a male student in the same class, she had swelling and bruising in her throat, chest pain, and vomiting. She had to be hospitalized 2 times, but she still hasn’t recovered. Symptoms must be monitored and treated continuously. As for the school, the parents of both sides should go and mediate among themselves. The parents of the male student who caused the incident offered to give compensation of 2,000 baht and said that if they wanted more compensation, Then go report or sue. which their own side reported to Chalo
em Phrakiat Police Station, but is afraid that he will not receive justice.
The injured girl said Before class ended, the male student’s friend walked up and asked for something to eat, but he didn’t give it to him, so the friend was dissatisfied. Used his foot to kick his own neck once, so he pushed him back. until his shirt pocket was torn The friend then kicked his neck two more times. The friend who saw the incident ran and told the teacher. Then the teacher called a friend to ask what had happened. Then he went home and told his mother. Now I have pain in my neck and have to wear a neck splint all the time, tightness in my chest and vomiting.
Mrs. Uengkham, the mother, said that on Friday, February 2, 2024, during the school break, her 10-year-old daughter walked home crying. He asked what had happened, and his daughter said that she had been kicked in the neck by a male student in the same class at 4:30 p.m. during class. The daughter sat eating snacks in a Grade 4 classroom. A friend in the class cam
e and asked for snacks to eat, but the daughter wouldn’t give it to her, so the friend kicked her. Then the daughter pushed her back. His pocket was torn. He then kicked him in the neck two more times, a total of three times. He took his child to the doctor on Friday. and stayed in the hospital for 1 night, then the child came back on Saturday. There is vomiting and chest pain. He rushed to take his child to the doctor again, but Chaloem Phrakiat Hospital referred him to Nang Rong Hospital and stayed at Nang Rong Hospital for 1 night for a brain scan. Now I have to use a neck brace. At the same time, the child had vomiting and a sore throat all the time. The parents of the opposing party had never visited the hospital, but came to mediate and said they would only pay 2,000 baht in compensation. They refused to accept it because they did not know what side effects the child would have, so they had the father report it. If he doesn’t take care of you, then it will be dealt with according to the law.
Later, the
reporter went to the house of the male opponent and found Mr. M, aged 66 years. The eye of the child who committed the crime said that Mr. A’s grandson came and said that he had actually kicked his friend’s neck. Because friends won’t share snacks. But the friend pushed it back until the shirt pocket was torn, and the grandchild got angry and kicked him again. I admit that my grandchild really did it. try to heal him But he didn’t accept it and didn’t know what to do. Because the grandchild is still young But if he reports the matter, then the process must be allowed.
Meanwhile, the school director did not allow any information or recordings in the school, saying only that it was a matter for both parents to discuss and mediate among themselves.
Trang, Farmers in Trang Province are delighted to grow non-toxic vegetables to sell at good prices throughout the year. They are rushing to prepare vegetables in anticipation of receiving money for the Chinese New Year festival.
Nam Na Cafe, Village No. 1, Nai Kuan Subdistrict, Yan Ta Khao District, Trang Province, is a mixed agricultural plot, cafe and restaurant on an area of ??9 rai. Mr. Luechai Rongdet is the owner and has relatives helping to plant it. Many customers come to buy. and pre-order Because of confidence in safety Using many planting methods both planted in the ground in general Planted in the ground with a mosquito net. Open-air carriage Lifting litter and mosquito netting Or planted in a greenhouse, planted in a pot, planted in an open black bag. Hydroponic planting plot Planting single plant beds and planting vegetables raised in the ground in a mixed way Many vegetables are now sprouting and growing in time for harvest during the Chinese New Year, such as Chinese cabbage, bok choy, kale,
cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers, yardlong beans, bananas, lemons, papaya, sapodilla, guava, as well as salad vegetables such as green oak, red oak, and cabbage. etc.
The person taking care of the vegetable plot said that the land in this area was originally rice field. Later, rubber was planted. But prices are low and it is a flood-prone area. Therefore, the land was revived. Make a ditch to store water. Then grow mixed crops according to the principles of sufficiency economy. To be a learning space for people in the community I started doing the mix about a year and a half ago. The first time was not successful. Because of the acidic soil Therefore improved by using manure. microbial fertilizer After about 6 months, the second planting began. It appears that the yield has improved by approximately 60%. When planted from the 3rd round until now, the yield is 100% even though it is a chemical-free vegetable. But they sell at the same price as the market, such as cabbage 50 baht per hea
d, kale 60-80 baht per kg., cucumbers 20 baht per kg., Cantonese 40 baht per kg., Chinese cabbage 40 baht per kg., etc.
This year, vegetables sell at good prices throughout the year. Because in the past it rained all the time, vegetables that were planted without planning were all damaged. but own plans Therefore it has good results all year long. Especially during festivals and Chinese New Year, they sell especially well.
