Daily Archives: 6, August 2013

Škoda Transportation signed EUR 110M contract with Deutsche Bahn to delivery six modern train sets to operate on Nurnberg – Ingolstadt – Munich railway track

Plzeň, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representatives of the Škoda Transportation company and the German operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) signed a contract for the delivery of six modern train sets, amounting to 110 million euro. The vehicles will be operating in Bavaria on the … Read the full press release

Spanish Arburg subsidiary held two open house events in Alicante and Barcelona to present the latest injection moulding solutions

 Open house events in Alicante and Barcelona  Around 90 customers find out about automation and production efficiency  Measurable increases in efficiency  Lossburg, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first half of 2013, the Spanish Arburg subsidiary held two open house events … Read the full press release

Endesa received CSR distinction Award for its corporate social responsibility plan dealing with human resources

Madrid, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Awarded Endesa’s Senda Plan dealing with corporate social responsibility in human resources secures • The plan achieved a “CSR Distinction” in the 2013 Cegos Awards, organised in partnership with Equipos&Talento, which reward best practices in human resource … Read the full press release

Nokia Siemens Networks successfully demonstrated use cases covering Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and other IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based services in the Telco Cloud

Successfully completes rigorous checks of LTE voice services using a virtualized Telco Cloud core network 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Extremely comprehensive testing of mobile voice core services running in the Telco Cloud shows that Nokia Siemens Networks cloud technology is on … Read the full press release

Swedish Karolinska Institutet researchers identified new stabilizing agent of atherosclerotic plaques

06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a new stabilizing agent of atherosclerotic plaques. These findings have been published in Science Translational Medicine, and show how the immune system can improve the condition in blood vessels … Read the full press release

Belgacom Group released its Q2-2013 financial results, on track to meet full-year guidance

Belgacom on track to meet its full-year guidance Positive trend change in mobile confirmed with strong postpaid customer growth Convergence strategy clear differentiator in challenging market 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Operational results: further growth of customer base for TV, Internet, mobile … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to donate Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to the New England Aquarium

Gift represents 100 percent of Aquarium’s estimated energy use BOSTON, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — For the fifth consecutive year, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, one of the largest retail electricity providers to commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in the country, announced … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent wholly-owned subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc intends to offer $500M Senior Notes due on January 1, 2020 to qualified institutional buyers in the United States

Paris, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announces today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., intends to offer $500 million Senior Notes due on January 1, 2020 (the “Notes”) in an offering to qualified institutional buyers … Read the full press release

Seadrill Limited ordered two high specification jack-up drilling rigs from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co, China

Hamilton, Bermuda, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill” or “the Company”) has entered into new contracts for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China.  The newbuild rigs … Read the full press release

Pierre Barnabé appointed Bull Group Chief Operating Officer

Paris, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Pierre BARNABÉ, 42, has been appointed as Chief operating officer at Bull Group. Since August 2011, Pierre Barnabé was Executive Vice President of the SFR Business Team. He began his career with Thales in capital venture activities. … Read the full press release

U.S. FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee recommends approval of Sanofi’s Nasacort AQ Nasal Spray for over-the-counter use in the U.S.

Treats Seasonal and Year-round Nasal Allergy Symptoms in Adults and Children  Paris, France, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee (NDAC) voted 10 to … Read the full press release

Sanofi vaccines division Sanofi Pasteur initiated Cdiffense Phase III Study of investigational vaccine for prevention of primary symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

Cdiffense trial to evaluate vaccine against a leading cause of life-threatening, healthcare-associated infections worldwide Lyon, France, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today the initiation of its Phase III clinical program … Read the full press release

CEPSA reported clean CCS net income of €199.9 million in H1-2013, down 20% YoY

Madrid, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Domestic Business Activities and a Drop in Crude Oil Sales Hinder the Group’s Earnings. Earnings from international business operations account for 63% of the Group’s Net Income Weak consumer demand, tight marketing margins and a challenging environment … Read the full press release

CEPSA announced it now controls 42% in MEDGAZ S.A., the operator of Algerian-European gas pipeline via Spain

Exercising its right of first refusal, CEPSA has acquired part of GdF Suez´s shareholdings in the MEDGAZ consortium CEPSA will maintain a 20% share of the deepwater pipeline’s transport capacity Madrid, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As provided in the Bylaws of MEDGAZ … Read the full press release

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd to report Q2-2013 earnings on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, following the close of NYSE trading

ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced that it will report earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2013 on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, following the close of trading on the NYSE. The company … Read the full press release

University of Bristol’s Dr Orly Razgour and Bat Conservation Trust say the grey long-eared bat should be afforded ‘UK Priority Species’ status as only 1,000 of them remain in the UK

06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The grey long-eared bat should be afforded ‘UK Priority Species’ status, according to Dr Orly Razgour of the University of Bristol and colleagues in their newly published conservation management plan for the species. The plan, entitled Conserving grey … Read the full press release

Reinhard Recycling AG’s new Fuso Canter 7C18 truck is 7.5-tonner with crane and skip loader, and 3650kg payload

7.5-tonner with multi-blade grab and roll-off skip Payload still 3650 kg with superstructure 17-man operation in Bigenthal (Emmental), Switzerland Stuttgart/Bigenthal (CH), 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A 7.5-tonner with a crane and skip loader, and a payload of 3650 kg – this … Read the full press release

Luxair management reached agreement with OGBL, LCGB and NGL-SNEP unions

06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, July 25th 2013, the 3 contracting unions, OGBL, LCGB and NGL-SNEP, have met with Luxair management in order to continue negotiations of the collective work agreement. After four hours of negotiations, the following agreements have been … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz delivered 811,227 vehicles in H1 2013, 8.1% sales growth, starts H2-2013 with best-ever July

Stuttgart, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz reported its best-ever July results and started the second half of the year successfully by selling 116,790 units and generating growth of 20.0%. It has delivered 811,227 vehicles to customers since the beginning of the … Read the full press release

K+S Aktiengesellschaft official statement on Russian Uralkali’s comments and exit from the sales organisation BPC

Kassel, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A competitor of our Potash and Magnesium Products business unit – Russian Uralkali – has today announced its exit from the sales organisation BPC which it jointly operates with the Belarusian Belaruskali. The company wants to market its products … Read the full press release