(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has completed a key milestone in Fortum’s €100 million modernization of its Częstochowa CHP plant in Poland as part of the company’s move away from fossil fuels. Under a contract awarded in 2024, Bilfinger is providing full … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Travel
Tagged Bilfinger, biomass transition, CHP plant modernization, Coal Phase-Out, Częstochowa Poland, decarbonization, energy infrastructure upgrade, engineering procurement management, EPCM services, Fortum, Fortum reaches key milestone in Częstochowa CHP modernization as Bilfinger delivers EPCm services, heat supply, industrial energy projects, maintenance solution, Power-to-Heat boiler, process industry, renewable heat, sustainability, Wojciech Fluder, €100 million investment
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has announced the winners of the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, celebrating research-driven partnerships delivering benefits across the UK economy, public health, climate and innovation sectors. Projects recognised range from hydrogen economy development and large-scale … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged academic-industry partnerships, Commercialisation, Connecting Capability Fund, cybersecurity collaboration, Entropyst, EPSRC, HyDEX hydrogen, INNOVATION, KE culture, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025, mathematical sciences KE hub, National Trust, NERC, NW CyberCom, public benefit and environmental progress, Queen Mary University of London, Research England, research partnerships, SHARE Collaborative mpox, Strategic Priorities Fund, UK innovation ecosystem, UK research partnerships recognised for turning innovation into economic growth, UKRI, University of Exeter, University of Strathclyde, University of the Arts London
(IN BRIEF) Covestro and Allmed have entered a partnership to explore whether used artificial kidney filters can be recycled into new polycarbonate-based plastic materials. The feasibility study assesses technical recovery processes, regulatory considerations and potential economic viability. Working with additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahmed Sorour, Allmed, blood purification, circular economy healthcare, Covestro, dialysis devices, feasibility study, healthcare plastics, kidney filters, Kimal, Lily Wang, material circularity, Matt Press, medical recycling, medical waste, Partnership aims to recover polycarbonate from kidney filters and create new pathways for circular healthcare materials, polycarbonate recovery, recycling trials, sustainability, UK hospital trust
(IN BRIEF) Nine renewable-energy companies have jointly financed the protection and restoration of 108 hectares of Finnish nature across Simo, Pudasjärvi and Puolanka to celebrate Finland’s 108th Independence Day. The Nature Gift to Finland initiative builds on earlier biodiversity research … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 108 hectares, ABO Energy, Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund, biodiversity, climate emissions, ecological restoration, Endangered Species, Eolus, Finnish nature, forest conservation, Fortum, Helen, Hiilipörssi, Ilmatar, Luonnonperintösäätiö, Myrsky Energia, Nature Gift to Finland, Nature Gift to Finland project safeguards peatlands and forests through multi-company biodiversity partnership, nature-positive business models, Neoen, One Planet Oy, peatland restoration, Pudasjärvi, Puolanka, Renewables Finland, Sari Multala, Simo, Taaleri Energia
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has received a new order from the Bundeswehr for additional 120 mm tank ammunition under the extended July 2023 framework agreement. The call-off, valued in the several hundred million euro range, includes both combat and training rounds … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 120 mm tank ammunition, ammunition replenishment, Bundeswehr, defence procurement, framework contract July 2023, German Armed Forces, hundreds of millions euros order, Leopard 2, NATO defence industry, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall strengthens ammunition supply role with Bundeswehr as new tank ammo order confirmed, security readiness Germany, smoothbore gun, training and combat cartridges, €4 billion agreement
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has released two Environmental Product Declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and PROTECTOSIL® CIT through the IBU, providing life-cycle-based environmental data for building protection materials. The EPDs align with EU regulatory trends, anticipating requirements under the Construction Products Regulation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Architecture, building protection, construction sustainability, corrosion protection, environmental product declarations, EPDs, European Construction Products Regulation, Evonik, Evonik releases life-cycle declarations for PROTECTOSIL® BHN and CIT to support green building decisions, green building, IBU, life cycle assessment LCA, material selection, Nico Freudl, PROTECTOSIL BHN, PROTECTOSIL CIT, reinforced concrete, silane impregnation, Smart Effects, Susanne Martens-Kruck, Susanne Pellengahr, sustainability reporting, transparency
(IN BRIEF) China is steadily building a “Pax Sinica” in the Indo-Pacific through its aggressive maritime expansion, economic leverage, and coercive actions — especially toward Taiwan — while the world remains fixated on the Taiwan Strait. Yet India is emerging … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Politics
Tagged Beijing, CHINA, Dimitra Staikou, Europe, geopolitical balance, INDIA, Indo-Pacific, maritime expansion, Maritime Security, multipolar order, naval strategy, Pax Sinica, Quad, rules-based navigation, semiconductor supply chains, Taiwan, United States, Yellow Sea
(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace Norway will expand its additive manufacturing capabilities at its Kongsberg engines centre through a strategic partnership with Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology. Norwegian Catapult and SIVA will co-invest NOK 12 million (almost £1 million), supporting Norway’s ambition … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, aerospace engines, aerospace technology, Co-investment boosts GKN Aerospace’s Kongsberg engines centre as additive manufacturing hub, Engine Components, GKN Aerospace, global additive strategy, industrial innovation Norway, Kongsberg Technology Cluster, metals additive, NOK 12 million investment, Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology, Ole B. Hoen, Sébastien Aknouche, SIVA, sustainability, Sweden expansion, USA expansion
(IN BRIEF) Ageas will acquire the remaining 25% shareholding of AG Insurance from BNP Paribas Fortis for EUR 1.9 billion, becoming full owner of Belgium’s largest insurer. The move supports Ageas’s Elevate27 strategy, raises financial targets, and is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, AG Insurance, Ageas, Ageas moves to full ownership of AG Insurance in EUR 1.9 billion deal while renewing strategic partnership with BNP Paribas, asset management collaboration, bancassurance partnership, Belgium insurance market, BNP Paribas Cardif, BNP Paribas Fortis, BNP Paribas SA, Elevate27 strategy, equity placement, esure acquisition, EUR 1.9 billion transaction, free cash flow targets, full ownership, Hans De Cuyper, insurance industry Europe, insurance market Belgium, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, regulatory approval 2026, ROIC 15-16%, shareholder remuneration
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University has renewed its three-year partnership with SIS Pitches, continuing the collaboration around elite sports surfaces, performance environments and joint innovation. SIS Pitches remains official stadium pitch partner of Loughborough Sport and sponsor of both the men’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, News, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Development, elite sport facilities, Grounds Management Forum, hybrid pitches, Joe Shaw, Loughborough Lightning Rugby, Loughborough Sport, Loughborough University, National League rugby union, partnership renewal, Rich Ellis, rugby sponsorship, SIS Pitches, SIS Pitches and Loughborough University extend collaboration with focus on elite sport surfaces and global development, sports innovation, sports surfaces, sports technology, sustainability in sport, United States expansion
(IN BRIEF) Empa researcher Robert Zboray has been appointed titular professor at the University of Bern, effective December 1, 2025. Zboray lectures in biomedical engineering and advanced X-ray imaging and leads a research group at Empa’s Center for X-ray Analysis. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3D tumor imaging, advanced X-ray imaging, AI diagnostics, biomedical engineering, Center for X-ray Analysis, Empa, Empa Imaging and Image Analysis Platform, multi-energy X-ray technology, multimodal imaging, pathology innovation, personalized medicine, Robert Zboray, thyroid cancer, titular professor, Titular professorship awarded to Empa scientist Robert Zboray as research in multimodal X-ray imaging advances, University of Bern
(IN BRIEF) NWO and GroenvermogenNL are granting €19.3 million to the HyFINE consortium to develop greener, hydrogen-driven production methods for specialty and fine chemicals, helping reduce reliance on fossil feedstocks and lowering waste and energy use. Including co-funding and in-kind … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged circular production, climate-neutral production, consortium, Dutch chemical industry, Dutch green chemistry push strengthened as €24.2 million HyFINE initiative accelerates fossil-free chemical synthesis, Electrochemistry, Evgeny Pidko, Fernanda Neira D’Angelo, fine chemicals, Green Chemistry, GroenvermogenNL, hydrogen, HyFINE, industry partners, innovation Netherlands, National Growth Fund, NWO, photo redox catalysis, renewable electrons, research institutes, specialty chemicals, sustainable synthesis, TNO, TU Delft, universities, €19.3 million funding, €24.2 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Valio has invested in Sweden-based Melt&Marble, a cellular agriculture company developing customizable fat ingredients using precision fermentation. The startup raised over EUR 7 million from Valio and other private and institutional investors to scale manufacturing and move toward … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged alternative fats, Anastasia Krivoruchko, Beiersdorf, Business Finland, Catalyze Capital, cellular agriculture, Chalmers Ventures, European Innovation Council EIC Fund, fermentation-based ingredients, Food 2.0 project, food innovation, food system future, funding round, Harri Kallioinen, Industrifonden, Melt&Marble, novel food authorization EFSA, palm oil alternatives, plant-based products, Precision Fermentation, Susanna Kallio, sustainable fats, Valio, Valio invests in Melt&Marble to scale precision-fermented fats for next-generation food development
(IN BRIEF) Metso has signed an agreement with Greta Energy Limited to supply a traveling grate pelletizing plant for Chandrapur, Maharashtra, marking its second Compact-sized Pellet Plant order in India after a similar award announced in late 2025. The order … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 1.2 MTPA plant, 3-meter indurating machine, automation instrumentation control systems, Chandrapur Maharashtra, Compact-sized Pellet Plant, engineering and proprietary equipment, Ferrous business divestment, Greta Energy Limited, India China pellet projects, Matthias Gabriel, Metso, New Chandrapur pellet plant order strengthens Metso’s footprint in India’s growing pelletizing technology sector, Nitesh Chaudhari, pellet plant contract, pellet technology project, steel industry India, steelmaking technology, traveling grate pelletizing plant
(IN BRIEF) SGS has acquired the Australian Superintendence Company (ASC), a well-established agricultural quality assurance firm founded in 1969. The acquisition brings 40 specialized professionals into SGS and aligns with the company’s “Strategy 27 – Accelerating growth, building trust,” reinforcing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged acquisition, agricultural quality assurance, ASC, Australian Superintendence Company, export agriculture, FOSFA, Gafta, grains, inspection services, ISO, laboratory services, legumes, oilseed, pulses, SGS, SGS expands laboratory and inspection expertise by welcoming Australian Superintendence Company into the Group, Strategy 27 Accelerating growth building trust, testing and certification
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