Daily Archives: 18, April 2016

Coal criterion: Norges Bank to exclude 52 companies from the Government Pension Fund Global

OSLO, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank has decided to exclude 52 companies from the Government Pension Fund Global after an assessment of companies and the new product-based coal criterion in the guidelines. Norges Bank has decided to exclude 52 companies … Read the full press release

Norsk Hydro ASA wins a tax appeal

Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA has won a tax appeal, which means that the company will receive a tax reimbursement and interest of a total of around NOK 700 million. OSLO, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2008 Norsk Hydro ASA … Read the full press release

Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) advised GT Gettaxi Limited and GT Gettaxi (UK) Limited on their offer for the entire issued share capital of Mountview House Group Limited

LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has advised GT Gettaxi Limited and GT Gettaxi (UK) Limited, which trade under the Gett brand, on their recommended offer for the entire issued share capital of Mountview House … Read the full press release

ESA: Media invited to follow the launch of the 2nd satellite of the Sentinel-1 mission from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 April

PARIS, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The second satellite of the Sentinel-1 mission – Sentinel-1B – is set for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 April at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST). Media representatives are invited to follow the launch online … Read the full press release

Continental to present an innovative emissions control solution for downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at 37th Vienna Motor Symposium

New Real Driving Emissions (RDE) legislation will strictly regulate NOx emissions under all driving conditions, requiring high catalyst efficiency across a wide engine operating range Substantial reductions in nitrogen oxide emissions are also required by the US SULEV 30 emissions … Read the full press release

Alfa Laval to present wide variety of technologies for industrial water and waste treatment at IFAT 2016 in Munich

LUND, Sweden, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At the IFAT exhibition in Munich, Germany, from May 30 to June 3, Alfa Laval presents a complete spectrum of technologies and services that help process industries reduce their environmental footprint from water and waste … Read the full press release

Kudelski Group’s Conax to introduce its new Contego as a Service cloud-based content protection service at NAB Show 2016, April 18th – 20th, Las Vegas

Contego as a Service, a modular cloud content protection solution supporting DVB, IPTV and OTT as well as all major DRM technologies essential in a modern pay-TV operation. A new joint E2E multiscreen solution with middleware partner Mirada: Conax’ flexible … Read the full press release

Interoute wins Best Cloud Service Provider at the UK Cloud Awards against Amazon Web Services, Claranet, iCloudHosting and Microsoft

Interoute received the award after being shortlisted alongside AWS, Claranet, iCloudHosting and Microsoft. LONDON, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Interoute, owner operator of a global cloud services platform and one of Europe’s largest networks, has today announced that it has been named … Read the full press release

VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Orascom Construction and Arabco Contractors won the Phase 3 contract for Line 3 of the Cairo metro

The Egyptian authorities demonstrate renewed confidence over a period of 35 years. A €1.1 billion contract. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The joint venture led by VINCI Construction Grands Projets, alongside Bouygues Construction’s subsidiary Bouygues Travaux Publics and their Egyptian … Read the full press release