Daily Archives: 17, July 2013

Support granted by Latvia to Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank found in line with EU state aid rules

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has found support granted by Latvia for the transformation of the Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (MLB) to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the sale of MLB’s commercial assets … Read the full press release

Outotec extended its scope in comminution solutions

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Outotec has extended its scope in comminution solutions and now offers an even larger portfolio including high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR). HPGR technology can be applied to various minerals processing applications where project feasibility demands lower energy … Read the full press release

Outotec OYJ announced it will publish its Interim Report January-June 2013 on on Wednesday, July 31, 2013

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Outotec’s Interim Report January-June 2013 will be published on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 9.00 am Finnish time. A briefing hosted by President and CEO Pertti Korhonen will be held on the same day in Helsinki, … Read the full press release

World’s largest aluminium producer RUSAL to install modern electrolyte processing equipment at BEMO smelter

Tayozhny, Krasnoyarsk region, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUALR/RUALRS), the world’s largest aluminium producer, informs that the installation of modern electrolyte processing equipment, produced by Outotec, is currently underway at the BEMO smelter. The … Read the full press release

UniCredit announced it has won five prestigious awards attributed by Euromoney at official ceremony in London

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UniCredit has won five prestigious awards attributed by Euromoney, one of the leading international business magazine worldwide. The 2013 Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence were announced last night during an official ceremony in London. UniCredit was named: -Best Bank in … Read the full press release

EC to investigate public cable infrastructures transfer to French private telecom Numéricâble

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether the transfer of public cable infrastructure between 2003 and 2006 by several French municipalities to the French Telecom operator Numéricâble was in line with EU state … Read the full press release

UniCredit announced Standard & Poor’s has aligned UniCredit SpA’s ratings with that of the sovereign Italy

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Rating Agency Standard & Poor’s has today aligned UniCredit SpA’s ratings with that of the recently downgraded sovereign Italy (‘BBB’ long- and ‘A2’ short-term Issuer Default Rating). It is capped at the sovereign level due to … Read the full press release

UniCredit SpA announced Moody’s affirmed its debt and deposit ratings

Milan,  17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The rating agency Moody’s affirmed UniCredit SpA’s Baa2 long-term debt and deposit ratings and its Prime-2 short term ratings. At the same time, Moody’s lowered the “baseline credit assessment” to baa3 from baa2, which resulted in a … Read the full press release

CJSC Transmashholding’s Metrowagonmash to supply 40 Cars to Kiev Metro Operator

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Metrowagonmash (MWM, a part of CJSC Transmashholding) has signed a contract with Kiev metro operator for supply of 40 cars of 81-717.5М/714.5М model 8 five-car trains will be shipped to the customer by the end of this … Read the full press release

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, (CAF) landed €380M contract to supply 35 8-car units to São Paulo railway transit company CPTM

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Compañía Paulista de Trenes Metropolitanos (CPTM), the railway transit company of the São Paulo State has awarded CAF a contract for the supply of 35 8-car units (280 cars), for an amount close to €380 M … Read the full press release

Grupa Azoty S.A. announced it appointed two new Vice-Presidents

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 4th July 2013 the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. appointed Messrs Marek Kapłucha and Marian Rybak to be Vice-Presidents of the Management Board. The decision is an element of implementing the consolidation agreement concluded between … Read the full press release

Pirelli to hold Board of Directors meeting over H1-2013 results on August 5th, 2013

2013-2017 INDUSTRIAL PLAN TO BE PRESENTED ON 6 NOVEMBER IN LONDON 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pirelli’s Board of Directors will meet to review results for the six months ended June 30th, 2013, on August 5th, 2013, and no longer on July … Read the full press release

Pirelli to test the new specification of P Zero tyre at Silverstone 2013 young driver test

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The teams will take to the track at Silverstone for three days from Wednesday to Friday this week for the official young driver test. This is an opportunity to run young drivers, develop cars for the … Read the full press release

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers appointed to manage new €350M pan- European investment mandate by the Établissement Retraite Additionnelle de la Fonction Publique (ERAFP)

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, with over €45 billion¹ of assets under management as of March 2013, today announces that it has been appointed to manage … Read the full press release

Nieuwe Colruyt Erquelinnes winkel opent aan de Route de Mons

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Op woensdag 10 juli 2013 opent de gloednieuwe Colruyt Erquelinnes de deuren aan de Route de Mons. De nieuwe winkel heeft een verkoopoppervlakte van zo’n 1.200 m² en telt 42 medewerkers. Hij is een derde groter dan … Read the full press release

Africa’s largest gas power plant Wärtsilä-powered Sasol Gas Engine Power Plant started operations

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The largest power plant running exclusively on gas engines on the African continent, and the first of its kind ever in the Republic of South Africa, is to be inaugurated today. The complete turnkey project package at … Read the full press release

Marine industry leader Wärtsilä Corporation received order for seven Wärtsilä X62 2-stroke low speed engines

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received its first two orders, a total of seven engines, for the Wärtsilä X62 2-stroke low speed engine. The Wärtsilä X62 is a midsize engine tailor made for … Read the full press release

Orkla ASA to report Q2-2013 results on Thursday, 18 July 2013

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Orkla will report second quarter 2013 results on Thursday, 18 July 2013 at 7.00 a.m. CET. The quarterly report and the presentation material will be available at this time at  www.orkla.com. A presentation of the quarter results will … Read the full press release

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie criticizes EP proposal to introduce women’s quota for SMEs

“Out of touch, bureaucratic and harmful for medium-sized businesses”. The BDI criticizes the proposal by the European Parliament to introduce a women’s quota for small and medium-sized businesses. 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Holger Lösch, a member of the BDI General Directorate, … Read the full press release

High-quality cocoa and chocolate producer Barry Callebaut opened its first Cocoa Center of Excellence in Côte d’Ivoire

Center in Pacobo, Côte d’Ivoire, to offer advanced farmer training programs starting July 2013  Integrated “showcase farm” designed to demonstrate optimal farm management practices including advanced techniques to increase cocoa crop yields and quality Training curriculum includes focus on intercropping … Read the full press release