Daily Archives: 29, July 2013

Ukrainian agribusiness company CJSC Ecoprod takes seven-year EBRD loan to develop 1.5MW biogas plant

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ukraine’s Donbass mining region, which started developing in the late 19th century and became the industrial heart of the Soviet Union, is famous for its ruthless managers running gigantic plants and more recently the entire country. So it … Read the full press release

EIB financed €225m out of the total €598m cost for construction and in-orbit validation of Alphasat, the world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s largest and most sophisticated commercial satellite was launched successfully from the European Space port in Kourou, French Guiana on 25 July. Called Alphasat, it will provide advanced voice and data communications for customers across Europe, … Read the full press release

HM Treasury announced Her Majesty The Queen agreed on the appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of Bank of England for Financial Stability

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — HM Treasury has today announced that Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England with responsibility for … Read the full press release

Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker named Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s M-RCBG in Cambridge and Harvard Business School’s Finance Unit in Boston

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School and the Bank of England are today announcing that Paul Tucker, currently Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, … Read the full press release

Unicaja colabora con el Aula del Mar en el VI Laboratorio Marino Itinerante, que se ha celebrado en Nerja, en la playa de Burriana

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Esta iniciativa consiste en la instalación de una carpa-laboratorio en la que se da a conocer el medio marino para ayudar a su conservación a través de divertidas experiencias, dirigidas a todos los públicos, y especialmente a … Read the full press release

Unicaja colabora un año más con la Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía en la jornada anual de anillamiento de flamencos, que el próximo 10 de Agosto realizará en la Laguna de Fuente de Piedra

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La Reserva Natural de Fuente de Piedra (Málaga), reconocida recientemente por el Consejo de Gobierno como Zona de Especial Conservación (ZEC), acogerá el próximo 10 de Agosto la jornada anual de anillamiento de flamencos que organiza la … Read the full press release

Eurobank Ergasias S.A. signed with Hellenic Financial Stability Fund to acquire 100% of the shares and voting rights of New TT Hellenic Postbank and S.A. New Proton Bank S.A.

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (“Eurobank”) signed today two binding agreements with the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (“HFSF”) to acquire 100% of the shares and voting rights of New TT Hellenic Postbank S.A. (“HPB”) and New Proton Bank S.A. (“Proton”). … Read the full press release

US Federal Circuit Court invalidated patents asserted against Sandoz by Teva Pharmaceuticals in litigation over generic version of Copaxone

Princeton, New Jersey, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz announced today that the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated several patents asserted against the company by Teva Pharmaceuticals in litigation concerning a generic version of Copaxone® – one of the leading … Read the full press release

Spanish energy company Enagás reported €202M net profit H1 2013

Net profit increased 5% like for like compared to the first half of 2012 Madrid, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Enagás reported net profit of €202Mn in the first half of 2013. This is figure is 5% higher than the profit reported in the … Read the full press release

El Ministro de Industria, Energía y Turismo visita el Centro Principal de Control de Enagás

El Presidente de la Compañía, Antonio Llardén, ha explicado al Ministro cómo desde esta instalación se coordina en tiempo real el funcionamiento del Sistema Gasista español Madrid,  29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — El Ministro de Industria, Energía y Turismo, José Manuel Soria, … Read the full press release

Trinity College Dublin based nanoscience institute CRANN announced it developed new method of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen

Method could lead to inexpensive production of hydrogen, the future clean energy source 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at CRANN, Ireland’s leading Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), have developed a new method of splitting … Read the full press release

Skanska AB released H1 2013 results

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Six Month Report, January-June 2013 Highlights: Revenue increased by 4 percent; adjusted for currency effects, revenue increased by 8 percent and amounted to SEK 62.7 billion (60.6). Order bookings in Construction operations amounted to SEK 60.3 billion … Read the full press release

Skanska launched Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program for Skanska series B shares in the US

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In order to make the Skanska share more readily available to American investors Skanska has launched a Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program for Skanska series B shares in the US. J.P. Morgan is appointed as … Read the full press release

Egmont Kids Media released new iPad app for its popular Monster High comics

The popular Monster High universe comes alive in a new app from Egmont Kids Media where the reader makes the stories unfold with sound effects and lively animations. 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In Monster High, the new app from Egmont Kids … Read the full press release

Technicolor released Q2 and H1 2013 unaudited results

Paris (France), 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) met yesterday to review the Group’s results for the first half of 2013 (unaudited). H1 2013 highlights Revenue growth at constant scope and currency: up 3.1% at €1.6 billion, … Read the full press release

Technicolor acquired patents and patent applications from Sony Corporation covering broad range of technologies for smartphones and tablets

Paris (France), 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announced the signature of an intellectual property collaboration agreement with Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), which strengthens its strategic patent licensing initiative in the field of smartphones. Technicolor has acquired select patents … Read the full press release

National Bank of Greece released domestic private sector bank credits June 2013 figures

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The annual growth rate of total credit extended to the domestic private sector stood at -4.1% in June 2013, from -3.7% in the previous month. The net flow of total credit to the domestic private sector was … Read the full press release

National Bank of Greece announced Probank license revoked and bank’s assets and liabilities transferred

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Probank, a small bank with a market share in the range of 1 per cent in terms of assets, has informed the Bank of Greece that it has not managed to raise the funds required for its … Read the full press release

The BKW Group released its 2012 Sustainability Report

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The BKW Group (BKW) drove forward its commitment to sustainability in the 2012 financial year.The company consistently honours its responsibility in the three areas of ecology, economy and society.Further developments in the interests of sustainability generate business … Read the full press release

Kuwait Air Force students completed 6-month training course at the Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility of Selex ES

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Members of the Kuwait Air Force have just completed a six month training course at the Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility of Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company. The course transferred the essential knowledge and skills that … Read the full press release

University of St Andrews marine biologists demonstrate wild bottlenose dolphins can respond to individual names

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have shown that bottlenose dolphins can use copying of signature whistles as a way of addressing or labelling animals on an individual basis. The research was carried out by marine … Read the full press release

Red Eléctrica de España announced 3 osprey chicks born in artificial nest installed on high-voltage electricity tower near El Rocinejo reservoir

With these three new chicks, 14 Osprey (Sea Hawk) specimens have been born in Andalusia this year. This consolidates the success of the Osprey reintroduction programme, began in 2003, with a stable population that now exceeds twenty specimens. The nest … Read the full press release

Red Eléctrica de España led project Perfila to define electricity demand behaviour patterns for households and small businesses

The project that will culminate in 2015, will define household and small consumer demand patterns through hourly electricity metering.  The data collected by the smart meters in this Perfila Project will allow greater precision for the purchase of electricity in … Read the full press release

Rexel released Q2 and H1 2013 unaudited results

REPORTED SALES IN THE SECOND QUARTER BROADLY STABLE YEAR-ON-YEAR RESILIENT PROFITABILITY AND SOLID CASH FLOW FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK UPDATED DUE TO CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITIONS IN EUROPE AND IN THE PACIFIC Paris, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —REPORTED SALES OF €3.3BN IN THE SECOND QUARTER  … Read the full press release

Clientii RCS & RDS pot plati facturile si prin terminalele PayPoint, in peste 7300 magazine din Romania

Din aceasta luna, clientii RCS & RDS pot plati facturile pentru serviciile Digi si prin sistemele de plata PayPoint, in peste 7.300 magazine din tara in care PayPoint Romania are instalate terminale. 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Din aceasta luna, clientii … Read the full press release

University of Nottingham’s breakthrough discovery to enable crops to take nitrogen from the air instead of from expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world’s crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers. Nitrogen fixation, the process by which … Read the full press release

Icelandair Group to publish its Q2 2013 results on Wednesday 31 July 2013

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Icelandair Group will publish its results for the second quarter of 2013 on Wednesday 31 July 2013. An open presentation will be held Thursday 1 August 2013 at Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura. The presentation will start at … Read the full press release

Merck Serono provides strong support for the Fertility Innovation (GFI) fund focused on fertility research projects

Investment reflects company’s ongoing commitment to innovation in fertility research  Globally, seven projects receive funding from this grant cycle Darmstadt, Germany / London, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck, announced its strong support of the Grant for … Read the full press release