Daily Archives: 8, August 2013

Barco commissioned survey finds North American business leaders still rely on paper for engagement and collaboration during meetings

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Sixty-eight percent of respondents lack the technology to easily project and share content with colleagues Duluth, GA, 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Although there is widespread availability and a growing dependence on certain technologies like mobile devices in the corporate environment, business … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Internet & Online, Management, Technology

Tagged Alison Maxson, Barco, Barco North America, business leaders, collaboration, executives, Li Shen, Lynn Ryon, meetings, North American business leaders, Obstacles to Effective Business Meetings, paper presentations, Patrick Lee, reliance on paper, survey

Ahlstrom reports slight increase in net sales and profitability in its January-June 2013 interim report

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE August 7, 2013 at 09.00 a.m. 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — This is a summary of Ahlstrom’s January-June 2013 interim report. The complete January-June 2013 interim report with tables is attached to this release and available at www.ahlstrom.com … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment

Tagged Ahlstrom, Ahlstrom Captimax(TM), Alvar Aallon katu 3 C, Earnings per share, fuel filter material, Jan Lång, January-June 2013 interim report, net sales, profitability, Seppo Parvi

High performance fiber-based materials company Ahlstrom to initiate rightsizing program to reach annual cost savings of EUR 35M

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE August 7, 2013 at 8.30 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, will initiate a rightsizing program aiming to reach annual cost savings of EUR 35 million by the end of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial

Tagged Ahlstrom, annual cost savings, High performance fiber-based materials, Jan Lång, Liisa Nyyssönen, Munksjö, rightsizing program

Banque centrale du Luxembourg Publication Du Cahier D’études N°83: News Shocks, Real Exchange Rates And International Co-Movements

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La théorie du cycle économique réel (en anglais “real business cycle” ou RBC) prend ses origines dans les travaux de Kydland et Prescott (1982); deux chercheurs qui ont gagné le prix Nobel d’économie en 2004. Ces … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Government, Luxembourg

Tagged Banque centrale du Luxembourg, Kydland et Prescott, real business cycle

Orco Property Group’s largest shareholders executed reserved capital increase

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Paris, 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 26 July 2013, the largest shareholders of Orco Property Group (“OPG”), Gamala Limited, Kingstown Capital Management, LP, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund II L.P. and Stationway Properties Limited, executed subscription agreements to subscribe for 6,666,667 new OPG shares at a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Real Estate

Tagged Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund II LP, Gamala Limited, Jean-François Ott, Kingstown Capital Management LP, NYSE Euronext Paris, OPG, Orco, Orco CEO & President Jean-François Ott, Orco Property Group, Prague Stock Exchange, reserved capital increase, Stationway Properties Limited, Warsaw Stock Exchange

Alinso Group applauds energy company Lufkin Industries, Inc. of Texas for opening its new plant in Ploiesti West Park, Romania

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lufkin Industries, one of Ploiesti West Park’s first customers, is opening today its new plant in Ploiesti West Park. In 2010 Lufkin acquired 33 ha of land within Ploiesti West Park to set-up one of their largest … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Real Estate, Romania

Tagged Alinso Group, Alinso Group CEO Ivan Lokere, energy company Lufkin Industries Inc, Ivan Lokere, Lufkin Industries Inc, Lufkin plant, Ploiesti West Park, Prahova County, Romania, Texas

Brighton and Sussex Medical School study finds liver-disease patients who stop drinking are almost three times likely to survive after they leave hospital

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Liver-disease patients are dying because of poor alcohol relapse rates after they leave hospital, according to a Brighton and Sussex Medical School study published today (Wednesday 24 July 2013). Patients who do manage to stop drinking, however, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom

Tagged Brighton, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, BSMS, BSUH, Dr Jonathan Potts, Dr Sumita Verma, high alcohol relapse rate, high rate of alcohol relapse, liver-disease patients, medical study, poor survival, stop drinking, Sussex

Essilor International to acquire 51% stake in Florida based photochromic lenses leader Transitions Optical owned by PPG

Posted on 8, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Charenton-le-Pont, France, 08-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Essilor International announces the signature of an agreement to acquire the 51% stake in Transitions Optical owned by PPG. Transitions Optical is a leading provider of photochromic lenses to optical manufacturers worldwide. Following the transaction, Essilor … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech

Tagged 51% stake, acquire, acquisition, and Crizal®, Charenton-le-Pont, Essilor, Essilor International, eye correction, Florida, Hubert Sagnières, ophthalmic lens manufacturers, photochromic lenses, photochromics, Pinellas Park, PPG, sun lenses, Transitions Optical, variable-tint plastic lenses, Varilux®