(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has finalized an agreement to sell its Stenay plant in France to Accursia Capital, a move that aligns with Accursia Capital’s long-term investment strategy to bolster the plant’s position in the paper-based packaging market. The divestment, supported … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Accursia Capital, acquisition, Ahlstrom, France, Mark Ushpol, Martin Scheiblegger, partnership, Stenay plant
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone’s 5G technology is being harnessed to enhance the fan experience and improve the performance of the Irish Rugby team. The 5G Stadium App, developed by Immersiv and using Vodafone’s 5G network, offers augmented reality, live performance tracking, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Management, Media, News, Sports, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G Stadium App, 5G technology, France, Immersiv, Irish Rugby Team, partnership, sport, Vinny Hammond, vodafone, World Cup
(IN BRIEF) Security researchers at ESET have discovered an ongoing phishing campaign that targets users of the Zimbra Collaboration software platform. This campaign, active since April 2023, aims to collect user credentials by sending emails with phishing pages in attached … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Credentials, Ecuador, ESET, France, Italy, Phishing Campaign, Poland, the Netherlands, UKRAINE, Viktor Šperka, Zimbra Collaboration Users
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading aluminum company, is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) to upgrade its aluminum extrusion plant in Lucé, France. The investment aims to improve the plant’s equipment, buildings, and infrastructure, enhancing its potential to become … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Logicor, a leading logistics real estate company in Europe, has acquired an urban logistics development in the west of Paris from Scannell Properties. The undisclosed deal involves a forward funded speculative development of a modern warehouse spanning approximately … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, France, Hugues Desbarrieres, Laurent Dubos, Logicor, Paris, warehouse
(IN BRIEF) Evonik’s Health Care production site in Ham, France, has achieved carbon neutrality by reducing its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to zero. This milestone aligns with Evonik Health Care’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral in Scope 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged biogas, carbon neutrality, ENGIE, Evonik, France, green electricity, Health Care Site, sustainable, Thomas Riermeier
(IN BRIEF) RWE, a prominent renewable energy developer, has achieved triple success in an onshore wind auction in France. The Commission de regulation de l’énergie (CRE) has awarded RWE three onshore wind projects, totaling 43.5 megawatts (MW) of capacity. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged France, French Onshore Wind Auction, RWE
(IN BRIEF) Logicor, a prominent logistics real estate company in Europe, has leased approximately 40,000 sqm of space to a leading European provider of toys and children’s entertainment at Logicor Houplines Logistics Park in France. The site will undergo redevelopment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged France, Laurent Dubos, Logicor, Logicor Houplines Logistics Park
(IN BRIEF) VINCI, in collaboration with VINCI Energies, VINCI Construction, and Hitachi Energy, has been awarded a contract by Electricity Interconnection France-Spain (INELFE) to construct two ground stations for an electrical interconnection project between France and Spain. The stations will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain
Tagged Electrical energy, electrical interconnection, electricity grids, Electricity Interconnection France-Spain, energy exchange, France, Hitachi Energy, HVDC, INELFE, Red Eléctrica, RTE, Spain, VINCI, VINCI Construction, VINCI Energies
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ, the international technology group, has installed a new spunlace pilot line at its center of competence in Montbonnot, France. The pilot line enables customers and partners to conduct trials for producing nonwovens using recycled and/or natural fibers … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, cotton, fibers, flax, France, hemp, Montbonnot, natural fibers, nonwoven industry, nonwovens, recycled, spunlace, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Mayor of Nice and SUEZ present Haliotis 2, France’s largest wastewater recovery and treatment complex, which will eliminate microplastics and generate renewable energy while recycling 5 million cubic meters of water per year. The plant will exceed … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration in research and innovation. The agreement aims to enhance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, France, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Amsterdam, autonomy, CEA, EU, France, INNOVATION, Mme Sylvie Retailleau, Mr Robbert Dijkgraaf, Mr. François Jacq, Mr. Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, Netherlands, partnership, RESEARCH, Technological Capacity, TNO
(IN BRIEF) Thales, along with 10 other companies and organisations, is leading the creation of a single national cyber intelligence database in France, called SCRED, to provide a shared picture of the threat landscape and increase cyber resilience. SCRED will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The technology group, ANDRITZ, has received an order from Gascogne Papier in France to supply a PrimeLine MG paper production line for its mill located in Mimizan, France. The new paper machine will be the widest MG paper … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Austria, Dominique Coutière, France, Gascogne Papier, Gerald Steiner, Mimizan, Mimizan mill, PrimeLine MG paper
(IN BRIEF) Banijay, a content powerhouse, has announced the appointment of Frédéric Balmary to the newly devised role of Chief Business Officer. Balmary, who previously served as Chief of Staff, will now focus on more business-oriented strategic positions as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Management, Media, News
Tagged appointment, Banijay, Chief Business Officer, Christian Wikander, France, Frederic Balmary, leadership, Marco Bassetti
(IN BRIEF) Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Antin Infrastructure Partners have formed a joint venture with Michelin to create the world’s first large-scale tire recycling group. The joint venture will use Enviro’s patented technology for extracting carbon black and pyrolysis oil … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Orano Med, a subsidiary of Orano specialized in nuclear medicine, was awarded the Biotech Prize at the “Trophées de la HealthTech” event. The company is developing a new generation of targeted therapies for cancer using the unique properties … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Archie Benn and Isaac Tredant, two friends who have never ridden a tandem before, will pedal a tandem bicycle 2,000 miles from Bristol to Istanbul to raise money for the Bristol homeless shelter Julian Trust. The best mates … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Management, Media, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Archie Benn, Bristanbul, Bristol, Bulgaria, charity, CROATIA, France, Isaac Tredant, İstanbul, Julian Trust, Luxembourg, Professor Nicholas Roberts, Rob O'Sullivan, Slovenia, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Vivendi has built a virtual “clubhouse” in the metaverse of The Sandbox, and is inviting players to explore the group’s core businesses through a scavenger hunt-style immersive experience. The experience requires players to find seven components that represent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged "French Weeks" event, Félicité Herzog, France, Havas Play, partnership, Sébastien Borget, Stéphane Guerry, The Sandbox, Vivendi
(IN BRIEF) INSEAD, The Business School for the World, has announced a 10-year long campus re-imagination masterplan, aimed at reimagining its Europe Campus in France. The plan will cover twenty buildings and incorporates fresh thinking to all the core elements … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Michelin has unveiled a new Front Head Module to complement its AirProne air cushion kit for patients in intensive care. The new air cushion is designed to facilitate the positioning of patients with short necks and/or suffering from … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BMO and BNP Paribas have announced a long-term commercial agreement and leasing services partnership to enhance coverage and access to global networks for commercial banking clients. As part of this collaboration, both banks will continue to provide and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, International Trade, Management, News
Tagged BMO, BNP Paribas, Caroline Pez-Lefevre, Dan Marszalek, France, international services, partnership
(IN BRIEF) Bentley’s Blower Continuation Series to debut with Car Zero racing at events in 2023. Car Zero, the first car of the Blower Continuation Series, will race at various events in the UK, France, and Belgium in 2023. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Management, Media, News, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Belgium, Bentley, Bentley Blower, Car Zero, France, Le Mans track, Paul Williams, UK
(IN BRIEF) The EU-funded DataTools4Heart project is launching the first platform to consolidate real-world cardiology data from millions of people across multiple European countries. The initiative, which will be coordinated by the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine lab at the University … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain, MATEIS and LAMCOS laboratories have partnered to establish a five-year off-site laboratory called MATILDE, which aims to control damage to inorganic materials in different environments. MATILDE will develop innovative strategies for identifying damage and designing materials and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Hardy, Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1, CNRS, France, French laboratories, INSA Lyon Foundation, Jean-Luc Moullet, LAMCOS, Marie-Christine Baietto, MATEIS, material damage control lab, MATILDE, partnership, Saint-Gobain
(IN BRIEF) Accenture has announced plans to acquire Optimind, a Paris-based consulting firm that specializes in offering advisory services and solutions for the insurance and banking industries. Optimind provides consulting services to help its clients overcome major challenges in areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, Christophe Eberle, finance, France, Khalid Lahraoui, Olivier Girard, Optimind, risk management
(IN BRIEF) Thales, a French multinational company, has won a contract to produce electronic travel and identity documents for Finland, including passports, identity cards, residence cards, and resident permit cards. The new Finnish electronic travel and identity documents are set … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Arkema has announced its plans to enhance its corporate social responsibility (CSR) brand in China, under a new theme – “Green Life for a Sustainable Future”. The company aims to broaden stakeholders’ outreach and promote local CSR efforts. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Chemicals, Education, Environment, France, Management, News
Tagged "ChemArt Green Innovation Class", Arkema, CHINA, France, Julie Zhang, Luxi, Ms. Alan Tan, sustainability, Tan Hua, Yunnan
(IN BRIEF) Atos has been recognized for the fourth year in a row on the CDP’s Supplier Engagement Rating Leaderboard for its work to engage suppliers in reducing emissions and jointly tackling climate change. Only the top 8% of companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, France, Management, News
Tagged Atos, Award, climate change, decarbonization, EcoVadis, France, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Vivendi has partnered with Plastic Odyssey to fight plastic pollution in the oceans. The Plastic Odyssey ship will sail along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Oceans for three years, promoting local waste treatment initiatives, developing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, France, Management, Media, News
Tagged Canal+, CanalOlympia, Caroline Le Masne de Chermont, climate change, Environment, France, Gameloft, Havas, Media, National Geographic France, ocean plastic pollution, partnership, Plastic Odyssey, Prisma Media, Vivendi, Yannick Bolloré
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has agreed to acquire Provention Bio, a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and intercepting immune-mediated diseases, for $2.9 billion. The acquisition includes Provention Bio’s first-in-class therapy for type 1 diabetes, TZIELD, which was approved in the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Finnish specialty paper maker Ahlstrom is considering the possibility of divesting its Stenay plant in France, which produces one-side coated specialty papers for specific uses in the packaging sector. The plant has an annual capacity of around 55,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahlstrom, divestment, France, Mark Ushpol, packaging, specialty papers, Stenay plant
(IN BRIEF) The Board of Directors for a French banking company has proposed four appointments for director positions. Slawomir Krupa is proposed to be appointed as Director and will become Chief Executive Officer after his election. Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier and Ulrika … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has announced its partnership with rugby legend, Jonny Wilkinson, as the company’s global rugby ambassador. The announcement comes as Capgemini is gearing up to become the Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup France 2023 and World Rugby’s … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 10-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS, the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole and Santander, and BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP), European Union’s leading bank, have announced the creation of a new company called Uptevia, a specialist provider … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Management, News
Tagged BNP Paribas, bonds, CACEIS, competition and regulatory authorities, corporate clients, divisions, draft agreement, employee shareholding plans, equally owned, Europe, expertise, financial operations, fixed income products, France, issuer service divisions, issuer services, joint venture, leading specialist provider, negotiable debt securities, robust and agile architecture model, Securities Services business, shareholder recordkeeping, Uptevia, warrants
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Casino Group (EPA: CO), a French retail company, has announced that it will be reorganizing its food retailing activities in France. As part of this process, the group has created a joint holding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, France, Management, News, Retail
Tagged Casino Group, Christopher WELTON, corporate structure, Distribution Casino France, employee representative bodies, food retailing, France, Guichard-Perrachon, joint holding company, Karine Allouis, Laurent Poinsot, legal reorganization, mass-market retail, Monoprix, Stéphanie Abadie
(PRESS RELEASE) HANOVER, 28-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental (ETR: CON), a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company, has announced it advertised, for a second time in a row, its agricultural tires with a huge inflatable agricultural tire during thsi year’s … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HANOVER, 28-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental (ETR : CON), une multinationale allemande de fabrication de pièces automobiles, a annoncé avoir annoncé, pour la deuxième fois consécutive, sa pneus agricoles avec un énorme pneu agricole gonflable lors du Tour … Read the full press release
This infrastructure, weighing some 3,400 tonnes, will be the energy heart of the 500 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, Iberdrola’s first in France and the second in operation in the country. The substation will collect the electricity produced by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain
Tagged Baltic Eagle offshore wind farms, Emmanuel Rollin, EQUANS, France, GE Renewable Energy Grid Solutions, Iberdrola, Navantia, Navantia-Windar, offshore, Offshore wind, onshore wind farm, Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in Brittany, Vineyard Wind 1, Wikinger, wind turbines, Windar
Cette infrastructure, d’un poids d’environ 3 400 tonnes, sera le cœur énergétique du parc éolien offshore de Saint-Brieuc de 500 MW, le premier d’Iberdrola en France et le deuxième en exploitation dans le pays. La sous-station collectera l’électricité produite par … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain
Tagged Baltic Eagle offshore wind farms, Emmanuel Rollin, EQUANS, France, GE Renewable Energy Grid Solutions, Iberdrola, Navantia, Navantia-Windar, offshore, Offshore wind, onshore wind farm, Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in Brittany, Vineyard Wind 1, Wikinger, wind turbines, Windar
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