Daily Archives: 3, November 2017

Rabobank’s risk-weighted assets reduced by EUR 1 billion

Transaction contributes to further optimisation of balance sheet Utrecht, Netherlands, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank has transferred part of the risk on its commercial credit portfolio involving loans to business customers in Europe and North America amounting to EUR 3 … Read the full press release

Alstom will supply three more Coradia Nordic trains to Östgötatrafiken in Sweden

Saint-Ouen, France, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom will supply three more Coradia Nordic trains to Östgötatrafiken in addition to their current fleet of 15. The new trains will be delivered in spring 2019. The trains will be built in Alstom’s site … Read the full press release

PGNiG SA continues its gas price dispute against PAO Gazprom and OOO Gazprom Export in the Stockholm Arbitration Court

WARSAW, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG SA continues its gas price review proceeding against PAO Gazprom and OOO Gazprom Export in the Stockholm Arbitration Court, for gas delivered, since November 1, 2014, under the long-term gas supply contract of September … Read the full press release

APM Terminals Vado, Italy set to become the new southern gateway to Central Europe

Designed for customers needing southern Europe gateway to improve supply chains; gain access to major liner networks using deep-water ports. The HAGUE, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — APM Terminals Vado, Italy Managing Director Paolo Cornetto addressed the 5th MedPorts 2017 conference in … Read the full press release

Carbeat by AkzoNobel, an industry first digital solution for automotive body repair shops

AMSTERDAM, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Customers at automotive body repair shops can now save time and money thanks to an industry first digital solution introduced by AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business. Offering simpler workflows and easier access to information, Carbeat™provides significant benefits … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel expands its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China

AMSTERDAM, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel has completed the €4.8 million expansion project at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, significantly increasing the company’s regional product portfolio and reconfirming its commitment to the Asian market. Being able to supply … Read the full press release

Self-powered wireless Easyfit LED controls from EnOcean included in the DLC Qualified Product List (QPL)

This recognition by DLC is further confirmation of the cutting edge, highly efficient capabilities of self-powered wireless Easyfit controls. Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A., 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Self-powered, wireless Easyfit LED controls from EnOcean, world leader in energy harvesting wireless technology, … Read the full press release

Max Planck Institute: Lightwave controlled nanoscale electron acceleration sets the pace

Extremely short electron bunches are key to many new applications including ultrafast electron microscopy and table-top free-electron lasers. MÜNCHEN, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of physicists from Rostock University, the Max Born Institute in Berlin, the Ludwig-Maxmilians-Universität Munich, and the … Read the full press release

University of Sussex-led study on the ways horses perceive human body language

BRIGHTON, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Horses can tell the difference between dominant and submissive body postures in humans, even when the humans are not familiar to them, according to a new University of Sussex-led study. The findings enhance our understanding of … Read the full press release

Conference debating misogyny and gender hate online at University of Sussex

BRIGHTON, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Experts are gathering at the University of Sussex this week for a two-day conference debating misogyny and gender hate online. María Rún Bjarnadóttir, Doctoral Researcher in Law at the University of Sussex, says: “Misogynistic speech is not a … Read the full press release