Daily Archives: 10, March 2015

Alstom to supply and build the first lignite-fired power plant in Asia operating with ultra-supercritical conditions

Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom, in consortium with Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant. The total amount of the … Read the full press release

Alstom received final contractual authorization to proceed on engineering and manufacturing of the Deepwater’s Block Island Wind Farm project

Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom announced it has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from developers of the Deepwater Wind project, which will feature five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW offshore wind turbines and is poised to become America’s first … Read the full press release

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts an der Universität Konstanz

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts KONSTANZ, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vom 18. bis 20. März untersucht der Workshop „Stress und Unbehagen“ an der Universität Konstanz, wie sich das Streben nach Glück und Erfolg … Read the full press release

PGNiG SA and GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. announced that Gazprom confirmed its gas supplies to Poland would be delivered in volumes requested

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (PGNiG SA) and Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. announce that on March 6th 2015 Gazprom confirmed that gas supplies to Poland from across its eastern border would be delivered in volumes requested. WARSAW, 10-3-2015 … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel and Givaudan won The 2015 Future Ingredients Showcase Award at the annual Global Food Technology & Innovation Summit for their low sodium mineral salt product OneGrain

A low sodium mineral salt product jointly developed by AkzoNobel and flavor experts Givaudan recently won a leading industry innovation award at the annual Global Food Technology & Innovation Summit in London. AMSTERDAM, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2015 Future … Read the full press release

L’Oréal accelerates its expansion into French-speaking West Africa with CFAO partnership for the production and distribution in Ivory Coast

CLICHY, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal and CFAO announced today the signing of a protocol agreement covering the production and distribution of cosmetic products in Ivory Coast. L’Oréal, the worldwide leader in cosmetics present in over 130 countries, will draw … Read the full press release

L’Oréal recognized as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company® for the 6th time by the Ethisphere Institute for its commitment to leading ethical business standards

Clichy, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal announced today that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company®. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes organizations that have had a material impact on the … Read the full press release

AGRANA concluded its processing of sugar beet from the 2014/15 harvest at its sugar mills in Leopoldsdorf and Tulln its longest ever campaigns in Austria

2014/15 campaign extends for a total of 177 days Sugar production volume amounts to around one million tonnes (of which 0.5 million tonnes in Austria) VIENNA, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the weekend AGRANA successfully concluded its processing of sugar … Read the full press release

University of Freiburg’s Dr. Nils Wiedeman receives EUR 2 million in funding from ERC for in-depth research on mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell

Biochemist Nils Wiedemann receives two million euros in funding from European Research Council FREIBURG, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Understanding metabolic diseases of the muscles and nerves: Dr. Nils Wiedemann, group leader at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the … Read the full press release

50 company CEOs opened trading in London to celebrate London Stock Exchange’s launch of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2015

Second edition of landmark report launched; backed by the three major UK political parties Identifies fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in UK Publication examines opportunities and challenges facing SMEs 50 company CEOs open trading in … Read the full press release

Scandinavian scientists explain how blood group O protects against malaria

It has long been known that people with blood type O are protected from dying of severe malaria. In a study published in Nature Medicine, a team of Scandinavian scientists explains the mechanisms behind the protection that blood type O … Read the full press release