Daily Archives: 6, May 2015

Lafarge published its fifteenth annual sustainability report; update on the progress towards the company’s Sustainability Ambitions 2020 program

PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change. The report covers Lafarge’s social, economic and environmental … Read the full press release

Final approval for Lafarge and Holcim proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United States and Canada

Paris and Zurich, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received final approval for their proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United States and Canada. All competition approvals necessary for closing the transaction have now been obtained … Read the full press release

Anja Krusel appointed Vice President Group Controlling at Borealis effective 1 May 2015

VIENNA, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the appointment of Anja Krusel as Vice President Group Controlling effective 1 May 2015. Anja Krusel succeeds Executive … Read the full press release

Audi Electronics Venture GmbH acquired strategic stake in global forerunner in M2M technology Cubic Telecom

Audi has acquired a stake in Cubic Telecom, a global forerunner in Machine-to-Machine technology Peter Steiner, Head of Audi Electronics Venture GmbH: “A strong partner for the development of connected infotainment solutions” Barry Napier, Chief Executive Office of Cubic Telecom: … Read the full press release

Audi presents pioneering drive technologies at the 36th Vienna Motor Symposium, May 7 and 8, 2015

Three Audi presentations on innovations in drive technology Focus on e-tron drive and world premiere of the new 2.0 TFSI Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg: “Excellent forum for Audi” Ingolstadt/Vienna, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi is presenting pioneering drive technologies at the … Read the full press release

Two awards from ContiTech and Stihl demonstrate Sapa’s focus on exceeding customer expectations through quality, value creation and supply performance

Two global leaders in their respective fields have named Sapa as one of their 2014 suppliers of the year. OSLO, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ContiTech Vibration Control has honored Sapa’s aluminium extrusion plant in Slovakia, and Stihl has presented its … Read the full press release

KfW Entrepreneurs’ Award 2015 opens up with prizes totalling EUR 30,000

Apply now! Prizes awarded to 16 regional winners and one na-tional winner Award ceremony and selection of winner by audience on 8 October 2015 in Berlin Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The application period has started for this … Read the full press release

KfW Research: very marginal growth in German corporate investments expected in 2015

KfW Research foresees only a slight rise of 0.9% for 2015 compared with the previous year Increasing dynamism over the coming year thanks to growing capacity utilisation in the economy Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — After a very … Read the full press release

Safran and European Trade Union IndustriAll signed 3-year, Europe-wide agreement to develop employee skills and careers

PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran and the European Trade Union IndustriAll* signed a three-year, Europe-wide agreement in late March concerning the development of employee skills and careers. The agreement applies to all employees at Safran companies within the scope … Read the full press release

Safran launched new corporate 50 million euros venture capital firm to invest in innovative startups

PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran has launched Safran Corporate Ventures, a new corporate venture capital (CVC) company that will invest in innovative startups. With initial investment capital of about 50 million euros for a period of three years, this … Read the full press release