Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fraunhofer and Continental build the first ever system to extract vast dandelion rubber quantities for making tires

Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to industrial manufacturing is proving to be a tough step. Working jointly with industry and science, the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME … Read the full press release

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its 6th Follow-up Report on the Mutual Evaluation of the Russian Federation

Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the FATF recognised that the Russian Federation had made significant progress in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2008 mutual evaluation report and could be removed from the regular follow-up process. The decision by the … Read the full press release

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its 2nd Follow-up Report on the Mutual Evaluation of New Zealand

Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New Zealand was placed in the regular follow-up process as a result of non-compliant (NC) and partially compliant (PC) ratings for certain core and key Recommendations in its mutual evaluation report of October 2009. The October 2013 … Read the full press release

Neste Oil Corporation’s Q3 2013 results will be released on Thursday, 24 October 2013

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil will publish its third quarter 2013 results on Thursday, 24 October 2013 at approximately 9 a.m. (EET). The release will be available on the Neste Oil website immediately after publishing. A press conference in … Read the full press release

NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency projects Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr

Helsinki, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr have signed loan agreements with NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency measures. The agreements were signed today at the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and … Read the full press release

Sony’s Cyber-shot™ RX10 camera offers DSLR-style creative power without the need to carry interchangeable lenses

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mm (35mm equiv.) zoom lens with bright F2.8 maximum aperture at all focal lengths Superb quality images with rich detail from 20.2 megapixel 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS sensor New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new … Read the full press release

Neste Oil’s premium-quality diesel fuel Neste Pro Diesel first to comply with the WWFC 5 specification

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Pro Diesel, a premium-quality diesel fuel developed and produced by Neste Oil in Finland, is the first anywhere to comply with the WWFC 5 specification drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) … Read the full press release

Sony’s new α7 camera delivers all the advantages of 35mm full frame image sensor and lens interchangeability in truly compact body

35mm Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with 24.3 effective megapixels New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new area-specific noise reduction for improved image quality Enhanced Fast Hybrid AF combines speedy phase detection AF with highly accurate contrast … Read the full press release

World’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera* unveiled – Sony α7R

α7 series cameras from Sony are world’s first mirrorless cameras with 35mm full-frame sensor[i] Newly developed Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with ‘gapless on chip’ lens design offering 36.4 effective megapixels and no optical low-pass filter New BIONZ X™ processor with … Read the full press release

Neste Oil ranked 18th in Biofuels Digest’s ‘The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2013-14’

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Biofuels Digest, one of the leading online news publications covering the bioenergy field, published its list of ‘The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2013-14’ this October and ranked Neste Oil 18th. This was an improvement … Read the full press release

First full-frame E-mount lenses from Sony

Light, compact premium E-mount lenses; mount adaptors compatible with full-frame α7 and α7R; new A-mount G Lens SEL35F28Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA SEL55F18Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA SEL2470Z: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* … Read the full press release

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) to launch export credits for SME environmentally-friendly projects in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) will begin offering export credits for small-scale projects with environmental benefits in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus. The export credits are intended for Nordic companies export deliveries valued at EUR 0.5-5 million. Nordic export credit … Read the full press release

Finnvera launched EUR 230 million floating rate note maturing in August 2018

Finland, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnvera launched on 8 October 2013 a SEK 2 billion (approx. EUR 230 million) floating rate note maturing in August 2018. The note was issued under the company’s EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. Finnvera’s EMTN programme … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies AG presented new transistors for use in UHF TV broadcast transmitters

Nuremberg, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (October 10, 2013) at the European Microwave Week tradeshow, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduced 50V LDMOS transistors designed for use in UHF TV broadcast transmitters, including one device providing the highest peak … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies introduced the smallest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module in the world

Volume production will start in early 2014 Nuremberg, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (October 8, 2013), at the European Microwave Week tradeshow, Infineon Technologies introduced the latest generation of its pico GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) modules for smartphones. BGM1143N9 … Read the full press release

The international media company Bertelsmann overhauled its corporate web site with focus on social media integration

Focus on topicality, strategy and social media Gütersloh, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cleanly structured, up-to-date and optimized for mobile use: The international media company Bertelsmann has given its corporate website a complete overhaul, and in doing so has created a new … Read the full press release

Penguin Random House’s publishers half of all 2013 National Book Awards finalists

New York, United States, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — After its success with the Nobel Prize in Literature and Man Booker Prize, the Penguin Random House publishing group has good chances of winning another major literary prize. Its publishers have ten nominations competing … Read the full press release

Cassidian to update the Beijing Government Shared TETRA Network

Cassidian will provide two DXT3 TETRA switches and over 100 TETRA base stations Secure radio communications, extensive coverage and excellent reliability now for up to 110,000 users from different government agencies Beijing, China, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cassidian has been awarded a … Read the full press release

Ukrainian Smart-Holding and SCM form 25%/75% agricultural partnership with their new company HarvEast

Kiev, Ukraine, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of improvement in the corporate governance system, Smart-Holding and SCM have completed the legal process of the share allocation in the shareholder capital of HarvEast Company. In accordance with the previously signed agreements, all … Read the full press release

Major Belgian bus operators rely on Voith’s DIWA.6 Transmissions for less fuel consumption and lower operating costs

Less Fuel Consumption, Lower Operating Costs Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium, bus and coach manufacturers are presenting their new Euro 6-vehicles from 18 October 2013. Two major Belgian bus operators have already decided in favor of … Read the full press release