
(IN BRIEF) Continental is boosting the share of renewable and recycled materials in its tires from 26 percent in 2024 to over 40 percent by 2030. The company now uses silica made from rice husk ash instead of quartz to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Continental is boosting the share of renewable and recycled materials in its tires from 26 percent in 2024 to over 40 percent by 2030. The company now uses silica made from rice husk ash instead of quartz to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged bio-based carbon black, circular economy, Continental, end-of-life tire recycling, grip performance, Jorge Almeida, mass balance approach, pyrolysis oil, Pyrum Innovations, recycled materials, renewable materials, rice husk ash silica, rolling resistance, sustainability, Sustainability Innovation, tire production, ‘tall oil’
IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup have signed a Frame Contract for Ariane 6’s operational phase, ensuring GKN will supply LH₂ and LOX turbines for both Vulcain 2.1 and Vinci engines, plus the Vulcain 2.1 nozzle extension. Produced in Sweden … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ariane 6, ArianeGroup, ESA programme, Frame Contract, GKN Aerospace, Guiana Space Centre, independent access to space, industrial ramp-up, LH₂ turbines, LOX turbines, nozzle extension, operational phase, partnership, Stefan Oscarsson, Stéphane Nogatchewsky, Trollhättan Sweden, Vinci engine, Vulcain 2.1 engine
(IN BRIEF) The CVC Foundation has awarded strategic grants to Resurgo Trust, AllChild, and Greenhouse Sports, reinforcing its commitment to community-led, scalable solutions in education and employability. Resurgo will grow its SPEAR programme for NEET youth, AllChild will expand its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit, Technology
Tagged AllChild, Coach-Mentor, community-led initiatives, CVC Foundation, Education, Greenhouse Sports, Impact Programme, Kate Butchart, Link Workers, NEET, partnerships, Resurgo Trust, scalable impact, social-emotional support, SPEAR programme, UK Charities, youth employability
(IN BRIEF) Empa has introduced a novel 4D X-ray diagnostic that combines synchronized biplanar X-ray videos with CT-derived 3D bone models to quantify shoulder joint motion with 0.1–0.5 mm precision. This approach uncovers instabilities invisible to static imaging or skin-marker … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 4D X-ray analysis, Ameet Aiyangar, Biomechanics, biplanar radiography, clinical innovation, CT, CT 3D models, dynamic diagnosis, Empa, Inselspital Bern, joint instability, motion capture, MRI, musculoskeletal modeling, radiation-free diagnostics, Schulterinstabilität, shoulder kinematics, sitem-insel, sub-millimeter precision
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has extended a €150 million loan to Alfasigma to fund its R&D efforts from 2025 to 2027, targeting new drugs in gastroenterology, hepatology, vascular medicine, rheumatology, and rare diseases. The financing, endorsed by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Alfasigma, biopharmaceutical innovation, EIB, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank, gastroenterology, Gelsomina Vigliotti, hepatology, job creation, partnership, patient-centred therapies, R&D financing, rare diseases, rheumatology, specialty care, Tatiana Simonelli, Vascular Medicine
(IN BRIEF) Morrisons has launched Club 60, an exclusive café offer for customers aged 60 and over, across its 344 in-store cafés. Club 60 members can enjoy a Small Breakfast with a refillable hot drink for £6 or an Afternoon … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable dining, Afternoon Meal Deal, Chris Strong, Club 60, community hubs, financial support, fish & chips, Heinz Baked Beanz, Morrisons, Morrisons Cafés, over-60s, Small Breakfast, UK supermarkets
(IN BRIEF) PwC’s latest Protecting People & Prosperity report finds that 32 percent of semiconductor output will rely on copper sources exposed to severe drought by 2035, rising to 58 percent by 2050 without emissions cuts. As semiconductors underpin digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, chip manufacturing, circular economy, climate adaptation, climate disruption, copper supply, desalination, drought risk, ESG, Glenn Burm, global trade, Lynne Baber, material innovation, Protecting People & Prosperity, PwC, renewable energy, Semiconductor industry, supplier diversification, supply chain resilience, sustainability, water recycling
(IN BRIEF) Zalando and ZEOS have launched an AR app that transports users through every phase of Zalando’s fulfilment process—from receiving and stowing to picking, sorting, packing, and handling returns. Powered by ZalOS software, AI routing, and TORU robots, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI routing, AR tour, augmented reality, bag sorter, cardboard recycling, dynamic storage, ergonomic workstations, fashion logistics, fulfilment centre, logistics, Machine Learning, packaging optimization, pick tower, returns refurbishment, sustainability, TORU robot, Zalando, ZalOS, ZEOS
IN BRIEF) Citycon Oyj has named Henna Tuominen as its new Director, Corporate Communications. Reporting to CEO Oleg Zaslavsky from Espoo, she will lead all facets of communications, brand management, and media relations. Tuominen brings over 20 years of experience … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Retail, Technology
Tagged Aktia, appointment, Baltics, brand management, Caruna, Citycon Oyj, Corporate Communications, ESG, Henna Tuominen, Media Relations, Nordics, Oleg Zaslavsky, organizational transformation, stakeholder engagement, Stockmann, strategy renewal, sustainable urban development, University of Oulu
(IN BRIEF) Diergaarde Blijdorp’s Oceanium has opened “Living with Wind Parks,” an interactive exhibit developed with Ecowende to demonstrate how offshore wind infrastructure can support North Sea ecosystems. Featuring aquaria that simulate turbine bases as artificial reefs and tree-reef nurseries … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial reefs, bird and bat protection, conservation education, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Ecowende, habitat restoration, IJmuiden, interactive radar game, Kids Panel, Living with Wind Parks, marine biodiversity, North Sea, Oceanium, offshore wind energy, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable North Sea, tree reefs
(IN BRIEF) Telenor has agreed to purchase GlobalConnect’s Norwegian consumer fibre business for NOK 6.0 billion, adding about 140,000 subscribers and boosting its market share from 22 percent to 29 percent. The acquisition will extend Telenor’s network reach, offer GlobalConnect’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, consumer business, digital security, entertainment services, fibre broadband, GlobalConnect, home networks, integration capex, Martin Lippert, NKOM, Norwegian Competition Authority, partnership, synergies, telecom market expansion, Telenor ASA
(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has been awarded £1.46 million by UKRI to lead SCHOUSE, a collaboration with the University of Cambridge and local partners. The project will explore why social-housing residents in Liverpool have poorer diets—examining income, employment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Alchemic Kitchen, Alexandra Rose Charity, Charlotte Hardman, dietary inequality, epidemiology, Feeding Liverpool, food vouchers, health economics, Health Equalities Group, health geography, interactive food-access mapping, Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, mobile greengrocer, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, Nutrition, Onward Homes, partnership, public health, Rachel Loopstra, Riverside Group, SCHOUSE, social housing, Supporting Communities in social Housing and Optimising Urban food System interventions for Equity, Torus Foundation, UKRI, University of Cambridge, University of Liverpool