Monthly Archives: March 2023

Charging Solutions Provider EVBox Receives Gold Medal Rating on EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment

(IN BRIEF) EVBox, a provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles, has received a gold medal rating from EcoVadis for its sustainability efforts. The rating is based on an evaluation of the company’s policies, actions, and results in the areas … Read the full press release

Neue Studie bietet eine neue Perspektive auf die Sommerzeit und den Energieverbrauch von Gebäuden

(IN KÜRZE) Forscher der Empa haben in einer Studie untersucht, wie sich die Sommerzeit auf den Heiz- und Kühlenergiebedarf von Bürogebäuden auswirkt. Die Studie legt nahe, dass die Zeitumstellung zu Energieeinsparungen in Büros führen könnte, da die Mitarbeiter am Nachmittag … Read the full press release

New Study Offers Fresh Perspective on Daylight-Saving Time and Building Energy Consumption

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at Empa have conducted a study analyzing the impact of daylight-saving time on heating and cooling energy requirements for office buildings. The study suggests that the time change could lead to energy savings in offices due to … Read the full press release

CAF wins €100m contract to supply 31 trams to Budapest and 6 trams to Seville

(IN BRIEF) CAF Group has secured two new orders worth over €100 million for its Urbos platform trams. The first order is for 31 units to be supplied to Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) in Budapest. The second order is for … Read the full press release

Retail Week Awards 2023 : Gérant de coopérative parmi les finalistes dans la catégorie “Store Hero”

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Roan Irving, le gérant du magasin Co-op’s McDonald Road à Édimbourg, a été nommé finaliste dans la catégorie “Store Hero” des Retail Week Awards 2023. Roan, qui travaille chez Co-op depuis 15 ans, est connu pour ses … Read the full press release

Pirelli’s latest P ZERO Race TLR tyre offers low rolling resistance and high puncture resistance

(IN BRIEF) Italian tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, has launched its new P ZERO Race TLR, a tubeless version of its clincher tyre for road bikes, which has been redesigned using new technologies and is produced at its Milan-Bollate plant. The P … Read the full press release

Retail Week Awards 2023: Co-op manager among finalists in “Store Hero” category

(IN BRIEF) Roan Irving, the store manager at Co-op’s McDonald Road in Edinburgh, has been named a finalist in the “Store Hero” category of the Retail Week Awards 2023. Roan, who has been with Co-op for 15 years, is known … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain partners with French laboratories to create off-site material damage control lab

(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain, MATEIS and LAMCOS laboratories have partnered to establish a five-year off-site laboratory called MATILDE, which aims to control damage to inorganic materials in different environments. MATILDE will develop innovative strategies for identifying damage and designing materials and … Read the full press release

21 mars 2023 : Outokumpu Oyj a racheté 323 564 actions propres dans le cadre de son programme de rachat d’actions

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HELSINKI, 21-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), premier producteur d’acier inoxydable en Europe, a annoncé le rachat de 323 564 actions propres dans le cadre de son programme de rachat d’actions. Les transactions (ISIN FI0009002422), réalisées … Read the full press release

21 Mar 2023: Outokumpu Oyj repurchased 323,564 own shares as part of its share buyback program

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 21-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe, has announced the repurchase of 323,564 own shares as part of its share buyback program. The transactions (ISIN FI0009002422), carried out on … Read the full press release

Finnvera implements updated process for assessing environmental and social risks in export financing

(IN BRIEF) Finnvera improves risk management with environmental and social risk screening of export financing applications. In 2022, the export credit guarantee provider received 371 applications, one-third of which were screened by the environmental and social risk management team after … Read the full press release

Bertelsmann expands Supervisory Board with BMG executive Nitsa Kalispera

(IN BRIEF) Nitsa Kalispera, Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain in the BMG division, has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann. The appointment adds to the representation of employee interests on the board, and Kalispera’s extensive professional … Read the full press release

Werner Rainer, CEO of XSpline comments on the first patient enrolling in the International Clinical Trial for the company’s Non-Invasive Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Werner Rainer, CEO of XSpline comments on the first patient enrolling in the International Clinical Trial for the company's Non-Invasive Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(IN BRIEF) I am excited to share that XSpline SPA and Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen Hospital have enrolled the first patient in the CRT-DRIVE clinical trial. Our cloud-based XSpline Cloud technology offers non-invasive cardiac panoramic mapping to select individual CRT treatment … Read the full press release

Paper Supplier Voith Targets 90% Recycling Rate by 2030 with Innovative Pulping Technology

(IN BRIEF) Voith, the full-line supplier, is supporting a 90% paper recycling rate by 2030 as part of its “Papermaking for Life” program, through developing new fiber streams and an optimized recycling process. The firm is also creating new, innovative … Read the full press release

Finnair partners with Neste to reduce carbon emissions from flights departing Helsinki Airport

(IN BRIEF) Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport. The fuel volume purchased is Finnair’s single largest batch of sustainable aviation fuel to … Read the full press release

SGL Carbon Trainee Named National Best in Outstanding Performance

(IN BRIEF) SGL Carbon trainee Janine Nanette Kretzschmar has been awarded the national best honor by IHK, recognizing her outstanding performance during her vocational training as a process mechanic in fiber composite technology. Her fascination for carbon as a material … Read the full press release

EnBW and DLR’s research project on drone operations in offshore wind farms funded by German Federal Ministry

(IN BRIEF) EnBW is presenting its research project on the use of transport drones in the maintenance of offshore wind farms and calling on drone manufacturers and service providers to enter the “Offshore Drone Challenge” at Amsterdam Drone Week 2023. … Read the full press release

EnBW opens solar park with battery storage system in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(IN BRIEF) EnBW has opened an open-field solar park with a connected battery storage system in Brandscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to help achieve the country’s aim of renewable energy sources supplying 80% of the country’s electricity needs by 2030. The solar … Read the full press release

ProCredit Holding welcomes EBRD as new core shareholder following share purchase agreements

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed two share purchase agreements with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to become a core shareholder of ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ProCredit Holding), replacing the IFC. Under … Read the full press release

HPE to leverage OpsRamp’s AIOps technology for hybrid digital operations management

(IN BRIEF) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its acquisition of OpsRamp, an IT operations management (ITOM) company that monitors and manages IT infrastructure, cloud resources, and applications for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including hyperscalers. The ITOM market is estimated … Read the full press release