Monthly Archives: April 2019

Digi Communications N.V.’s general Shareholders’ meeting resolutions from 30 Apr 2019 approving, amongst others, the 2018 Annual Accounts and the availability of the adopted Annual Financial Report for the year ended Dec 31, 2018

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that today, Tuesday, 30 April 2019, at 12:00 p.m. CEST, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Amsterdam – Schiphol (municipality of Haarlemmermeer), Planeetbaan … Read the full press release

Oliver Hoffmann and Julius Seebach to take over the management of Audi Sport GmbH

(PRESS RELEASE) INGOLSTADT/NECKARSULM, 30-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi Sport GmbH’s Current Managing Director Michael-Julius Renz is to retire. Oliver Hoffmann (42) and Julius Seebach (35) appointed to take over the management of Audi Sport GmbH on May 1, 2019. Oliver … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca will use BenevolentAI’s advanced AI to dive into its disease area expertise and massive datasets to gain insights into the complex disease biology

AstraZeneca / BenevolentAI artificial intelligence collaboration will accelerate drug discovery Potential new drugs discovery in the area of chronic kidney disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE / LONDON, 30-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — New partnership, announced today, by AstraZeneca … Read the full press release

Notification shares buy-back: DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market the transactions occurred under DIGI symbol, 22 – 26 April 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the ASF Regulation no. 5/2018 and art. 2 of the Commission Delegated Report (UE) 1052/2016, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market (Bucharest Stock Exchange “BVB”, Romanian Financial Supervisory … Read the full press release

Natixis to issue green structured note in Groupe Gan Vie life insurance policies aimed at supporting the fight against climate change

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Natixis and Groupama Group‘s subsidiary Groupama Gan Vie will launch the first green structured note aimed at supporting the energy transition. The innovative unit-linked insurance product will be issued by Natixis (Issuer: Natixis … Read the full press release

NIB to finance the construction of new energy-efficient school and sports facility in Laholm, Sweden

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB signs 25-year loan facility of SEK 140 million (EUR 13.2 million) to finance the construction of a new primary school building and a sports facility in Glänninge with property developer Kommunfastigheter i … Read the full press release

VINCI Construction Grands Projets led consortium wins €200 million worth contract for a wastewater treatment plant in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Construction Grands Projets (50% share and lead contractor) and Acciona Agua S.A. (50%) consortium won contract for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of phase 1 for the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe wastewater … Read the full press release

The Portuguese painter Santiago Ribeiro exhibits in the International Exhibition “Visionary Art Trip” in Serbia

(PRESS RELEASE) BELGRADE, 29-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — This is the second time that the artist presents his work in the city of Belgrade in Serbia having been the first in the year 2012. The show, which will take place in the … Read the full press release

Eni and SONATRACH renew gas supply contract and the transportation arrangements

(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 26-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rachid Hachichi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Algerian state company SONATRACH and Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Eni confirm their willingness to come soon to the renewal of the gas … Read the full press release

The first Orange Digital Centre for Africa and the Middle East opens in Tunisia

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 26-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The first Orange Digital Centre for Africa and the Middle East opened in Tunisia. Launched in Tunis, “Orange Digital Centre” is a place built around a completely new concept and entirely dedicated to … Read the full press release

Glencore will cooperate with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission on their investigation

(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 26-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore has announced it has been notified by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) about an investigation they are going to carry out in regard to possible violation of certain provisions … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom-Munksjö tackles emerging initiatives to phase out single-use plastic straws

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 25-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom-Munksjö makes possible for the food industry to provide consumers an alternative to single-use plastic straws with the launch of its new fiber-based solution for drinking paper straws, CelluStraw™. Ahlstrom-Munksjö provides solutions that … Read the full press release

Rhônexpress U-X 2019 startup challenge winners: Atlantide, Fly me to the Food, Flyerz 

(PRESS RELEASE) LYON, 25-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rhônexpress has just announced the 3 winners of its U-X 2019 startup challenge. The first prize has gone to the Atlantide, which is an urban exploration game that relies on geolocation systems. The … Read the full press release

Leadership changes at Aviva plc

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has announced that Aviva’s Group Chief Risk Officer Angela Darlington will assume the interim CEO position of UK Insurance as Andy Briggs has decided to step down as CEO UK Insurance and … Read the full press release

GTT to design tanks of Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier for Japanese ship-owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — GTT selected to deliver tank design of a Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) for the Japanese ship-owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The order was made by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The LNGC … Read the full press release

CERN community marks Serbia’s accession as its 23rd Member State

(PRESS RELEASE) MEYRIN, 24-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — As CERN’s 23rd Member State, The Serbian flag was raised ( 23rd of April)  at a ceremony on the Esplanade des Particules. The ceremony was attended by Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of … Read the full press release

Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2019: Switzerland remains #1; Singapore leads Asia-Pacific; Europe dominates the top 10; China leader among BRICS nations

(PRESS RELEASE) MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä’s newly launched WXJ series of modular waterjets received its first order within same month of its release

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä announces the first order for its newly introduced Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets. Four Wärtsilä WXJ1200 waterjets will power A new 100 metres long, wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the … Read the full press release

Casino Group reinforces partnership with Amazon

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Casino Group strengthens its partnership with Amazon to deliver more convenience and services to its customers in France. Following the success of Monoprix commercial partnership with Amazon, which involves bringing sourced items from … Read the full press release

Notification shares buy-back: DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market the transactions which occurred under the DIGI symbol between 15 April 2019 – 19 April 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 22-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the ASF Regulation no. 5/2018 and art. 2 of the Commission Delegated Report (UE) 1052/2016, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market (Bucharest Stock Exchange “BVB”, Romanian Financial … Read the full press release

Saudi Aramco takes over Shell’s stake in SASREF refinery in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, The Netherlands / DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, 22-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced that its Shell Saudi Arabia Refining Limited’s 50% holdings of the SASREF refining joint venture in Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom … Read the full press release

Unilever to acquire premium U.S.-based wellbeing business in VMS category

(PRESS RELEASE) Englewood Cliffs, N.J., USA, 19-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever to acquire a premium U.S.-based wellbeing business in the vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) category, OLLY Nutrition. OLLY Nutrition, established as a B Corp, was co-founded by Eric Ryan … Read the full press release

XPAND Code was successfully scanned from 200 meters/700 feet at Olympics stadium

Multi-barcode reader that can read QR/XPAND/EAN Codes available on the App Store (PRESS RELEASE) TOKYO, JAPAN 19-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — XPAND K.K., which provides “XPAND.CODES”, the barcode solution for signs, has announced the launch of XPAND.CODES Reader App for iOS … Read the full press release

Unilever named the most effective marketer by Effie for the sixth time

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever named the most effective marketer globally for the third year in a row in the 2019 Effie Index. The Effie Index is one of the most prestigious global marketing effectiveness rankings, from … Read the full press release

Stadler to supply 60 new locomotives to Finland’s VR Group

(PRESS RELEASE) VALENCIA, 18-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Stadler to supply 60 new diesel-electric locomotives to Finland’s VR Group. The new locomotives will improve the operational efficiency in marshaling yards, freight terminals and on nonelectrified lines which make up 45 percent … Read the full press release

Wasser eingießen, Warten und Einschalten

Ein Vorbrühen oder eine spezielle Vorgehensweise sind nicht notwendig HARIO stellt einen Kaffeetropfer mit einem neuen Konzept vor [Eintauchtropfer SWITCH] (PRESS RELEASE) TOKYO, JAPAN, 18-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Frühjahr 2019 hat HARIO einen neuen Kaffeetropfer, den SWITCH, eingeführtIn. Die … Read the full press release

UKFast pledges additional £3 million to its BASEfund contributing further to people’s safety and security online

The Cybersecurity Fund of UKFast tops £20m The fund provides up to £10,000 funding towards improving cybersecurity By year end UKFast is set to have given away a total of £20 million to protect its clients (PRESS RELEASE) MANCHESTER, 17-Apr-2019 … Read the full press release

Henrik Normann presented NIB at the Norden Association’s 100th anniversary seminar

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 17-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB President & CEO Henrik Normann spoke at the Norden Association’s (Föreningen Nordens) 100th anniversary seminar on Monday, 15 April, in Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building. The seminar, titled “Nordic responsibility for the … Read the full press release

Milestone: 10 million flying hours in nearly 5 million flights for the ultra-reliable long distance business aircraft engine – the Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 17-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has just announced its Tay 611-8 engine has recently reached to 10 million flying hours milestone in after having had nearly 5 million flights. The engine was originally launched in 1987 and … Read the full press release

ENGIE backs French Ministry of Sports’ Performance Pact for the second time

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 16-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE has just committed to support eight top athletes along the road that will hopefully lead them to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ENGIE’s CEO Isabelle Kocher has signed a new Performance Pact on … Read the full press release

Vattenfall teams up with Siemens Gamesa for the latest generation of offshore wind power turbines in the North Sea

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The newest available offshore wind power turbine (10 MW) in the North Sea will be deployed by Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa. Together, both companies plan to install 76 powerful turbines in the Hollandse … Read the full press release

Jaguar Land Rover prepares tomorrow’s engineers for the self-driving future through its Land Rover 4×4 in Schools programme

(PRESS RELEASE) WHITLEY, 16-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jaguar Land Rover is looking to inspire the next generation of software coders and talents with its Land Rover 4×4 In Schools programme. Land Rover 4×4 in Schools programme gives tomorrow’s engineers the chance … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V.: Reporting of legal documents concluded by the company in March 2019 in accordance with article 82 of Law no. 24/2017 and FSA Regulation no. 5/2018 published

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi” or the “Company”) announces that on April 15, 2019, the Report regarding legal documents concluded by DIGI Communications N.V. in March 2019 or in other period but effective … Read the full press release

Notification shares buy-back: DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market the transactions which occurred under the DIGI symbol between 8 and 12 April 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the ASF Regulation no. 5/2018 and art. 2 of the Commission Delegated Report (UE) 1052/2016, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market (Bucharest Stock Exchange “BVB”, Romanian Financial … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank to use its Hong Kong branch to offer cross border Renminbi (RMB) spot and FX derivatives via its global branch network

Deutsche Bank to support the continued internationalisation of the RMB Major step for the RMB in becoming a global trade currency (PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN / SINGAPORE, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank, following an approval given to the … Read the full press release

Coface acquires market leader in credit insurance in Slovenia

(PRESS RELEASE) Bois-Colombes, France, 15-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Coface supports its strategy of profitable growth in Central & Eastern Europe region with the acquisition of SID – PKZ, the market leader in credit insurance in Slovenia with a high market … Read the full press release

Bosch Engineering opens new acoustics test center in Abstatt to improve NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) in vehicles

(PRESS RELEASE) ABSTATT, 12-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Bosch Engineering has announced it is setting up a new acoustics test center in Abstatt, a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, aimed at improving NVH (noise, vibration, … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines to power Air Premia’s 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Korean airline Air Premia to power 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The Trent 1000 TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New Technology), the latest version of the Trent 1000 will … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank Research on India’s general elections: the rupee, foreign investors, equities

(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 12-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank Research has observed a statistical trend during the general elections in India that almost all the time plays out in a similar manner. According to the bank’s researchers, India’s … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce announces blisk production milestone in its Oberursel factory

(PRESS RELEASE) OBERURSEL, Germany, 12-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce Oberursel factory reaches another milestone as it shipped out its 10,000th blisk. Blisks (blade integrated disks) comprised of both rotor disk and blades are highly complex components. Oberursel is the Centre … Read the full press release