Daily Archives: 27, August 2013

Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with Andriy Klyuyev over Ukraine’s road to signing the Association Agreement

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, met today with Andriy Klyuyev, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, appointed by the President of Ukraine to ensure coordination of activities of the central executive authorities … Read the full press release →

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Stefan Romedahl appointed General Manager of Boliden Tara Mines

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Stefan Romedahl has been appointed General Manager of Boliden Tara Mines, taking up his position on September 1, 2013. Stefan has around 20 years’ experience of the rock and mining industry. His most recent position was as Project … Read the full press release →

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ANDRITZ Group to deliver two tissue machines with steel Yankees for the production of high-quality facial and toilet paper to Zhejiang Jingxing Paper, China

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Zhejiang Jingxing Paper, China, to supply two tissue machines with steel Yankees to its location in Pinghu city, Zhejiang Province, for the production of high-quality facial and toilet paper. … Read the full press release →

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Outokumpu to provide stainless steel for the façade of China’s highest skyscraper Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Outokumpu has won a bid to provide stainless steel for the façade on Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China. The skyscraper’s façade will be the largest stainless steel façade in the world. This contract demonstrates Outokumpu’s vast … Read the full press release →

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Aurubis Group reports for significant earnings decline in first nine months of fiscal year 2012/13 due to lower metal prices

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Hamburg, 27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Aurubis Group generated operating earnings before taxes (EBT) of € 133 million in the first nine months of the current fiscal year and was thus not able to follow up on its very good prior-year earnings … Read the full press release →

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CEZ Group announced H1 2013 financial results, net income up 5.3% YoY

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EBITDA rose by CZK 0.9 bn (1.9%) year on year to CZK 49.2 bn. Net Income grew by 5.3% y-o-y to CZK 28.6 bn. The CEZ Group has not changed its expected results for the entire year; EBITDA … Read the full press release →

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ANDRITZ group to supply new sludge dewatering line for thickening and dewatering of fibrous sludges for Stora Enso’s board mill Skoghall, Sweden

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso to supply a new sludge dewatering line for thickening and dewatering of fibrous sludges for the board mill Skoghall, Sweden. With a capacity of up to 750,000 … Read the full press release →

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BAWAG P.S.K. – Verbesserte Ergebnisentwicklung im 1. Halbjahr 2013

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Weitere Investitionen in die Kerngeschäftsbereiche Neuausrichtung der Bilanz Beschleunigung des Effizienz- und Produktivitätssteigerungsprogramms Starke Kapital- und Liquiditätsbasis bei konservativem Risikoprofil Verbesserung der CET I-Quote1) auf 12,3% (+4,5%-Punkte in den letzten 18 Monaten) Reduktion der Risikokosten um 17,7% Steigerung des Periodenüberschusses (vor Steuern, … Read the full press release →

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The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) appoint Garry Jones as Chief Executive of the LME to succeed Martin Abbott

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and The London Metal Exchange (LME), part of the HKEx Group, are pleased to announce the appointment of Garry Jones as the Chief Executive of the LME to succeed Martin Abbott, … Read the full press release →

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EBRD approved its 2013-2016 strategy for Mongolia looking to increase investments in non-natural resource sectors

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The Bank will focus on sustainable mining but also support development of infrastructure, financial institutions and SMEs. 27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), having approved its 2013-2016 strategy for operations in Mongolia, is aiming to diversify … Read the full press release →

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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Taizhou China Medical City to open leading veterinary manufacturing plant in Jiangsu Province, China

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Ground-breaking ceremony for leading veterinary manufacturing plant in Taizhou/China Investment of 58 million Euro 200 job opportunities expected Taizhou, Jiangsu, China, and Ingelheim, Germany, 27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, the research driven pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, in partnership with Taizhou China Medical … Read the full press release →

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Günther Oettinger, Victor Ponta, Iurie Leancă jointly inaugurated the launch of Romanian-Moldavian gas pipeline works

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger, Prime-Minister of Romania Victor Ponta and the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Moldova Iurie Leancă, will today jointly inaugurate the launch of the works for the realisation of the gas interconnector between Ungheni … Read the full press release →

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Azerbaijan based microfinance institution TBC Kredit received $3.5M loan from EBRD and TaiwanICDF

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US$ 3.5 million loan to microfinance institution TBC Kredit 27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending US$ 2.5 million to TBC Kredit LLC for on-lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Azerbaijan. A … Read the full press release →

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EC endorses Italian control measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in Emilia-Romagna poultry farms

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A decision confirming the risk areas set up by the Italian authorities in relation to the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry farms located in Emilia-Romagna was today adopted by the Commission. At the extraordinary meeting … Read the full press release →

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Professor Paulus Kirchhof at ESC Congress 2013: Personalised management to close mortality gap for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The fourth AFNET/EHRA consensus conference was convened to discuss how to identify the underlying main pathophysiologies of AF in individual patients so that more targeted therapies could be developed to close the mortality gap. Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Tuesday 27 … Read the full press release →

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University of Glasgow’s Professor Andy Furlong: Europe’s youth unemployment may not be temporary

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s young people are facing a bleak future with a fragmented and precarious labour market that is only just beginning to be appreciated in the West, according to a paper to be presented this Thursday to the European … Read the full press release →

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950 treatment naïve genotype-1b patients enrolled for two of Boehringer Ingelheim pivotal Phase III interferon-free hepatitis C clinical trials

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Over 950 patients have now been successfully enrolled in the pivotal Phase III HCVerso™1 and 2 trials The Phase III study programme includes treatment naïve patients, including those ineligible for interferon and patients with liver cirrhosis The milestone coincides with … Read the full press release →

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MYTILINEOS Group posts consolidated €731M turnover in 1H2013, up 2.3% YoY

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27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Continued resilience in particularly adverse domestic and global economic conditions 1H2013 Highlights: Net debt down €170 million in 1H2013, dropping from €725 million to €555 million due to stronger positive cash flows and to the reduction in the amount … Read the full press release →

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