Monthly Archives: June 2026

JUWI Advances Major Wind and Solar Projects in Germany, Greece, South Africa and Senegal

(IN BRIEF) JUWI is currently installing around one gigawatt of wind and solar capacity across projects in Germany, Greece, South Africa and Senegal. The portfolio includes approximately 1.3 million solar modules across 12 photovoltaic projects and 46 wind turbines at … Read the full press release

Roche Reports Positive SatraGO Findings as FDA Reviews Enspryng for Thyroid Eye Disease

(IN BRIEF) The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted and granted Priority Review to Roche’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Enspryng, or satralizumab, in thyroid eye disease. The application is supported by data from the Phase 3 SatraGO-1 and … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric El Paso and Beijing Sites Join World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Network

(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has received two new World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Network designations for its manufacturing sites in El Paso and Beijing. The El Paso facility was recognised for customer-centric Engineer-to-Order operations, raising on-time delivery from 61% to … Read the full press release

UniCredit Foundation Backs Nine Initiatives to Prevent Educational Disengagement Across Europe

(IN BRIEF) UniCredit Foundation has awarded approximately €4.2 million to nine non-profit programmes designed to tackle educational poverty and improve learning opportunities for vulnerable young people across Europe. Selected through the second edition of its Edu-Fund Platform, the projects will … Read the full press release

Neste Prepares Major Porvoo Turnaround to Support Refinery Safety and Availability

(IN BRIEF) Neste will carry out an approximately nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery between August and October 2026, with total project costs estimated at more than €400 million. The shutdown will cover statutory inspections, routine maintenance and asset-improvement … Read the full press release

Nemetschek Arabia and KEO Group Form Strategic Alliance for Data-Led Facilities Management

(IN BRIEF) Nemetschek Arabia and KEO Group have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to promote digital facilities management across the Gulf region. The partnership combines Nemetschek Arabia’s digital technology capabilities with KEO Group’s facilities management consultancy, operational advisory and FM … Read the full press release

New CTPark Pécs Project Supports Industrial Growth and Sustainable Infrastructure

(IN BRIEF) CTP has launched development of CTPark Pécs, a new industrial-logistics location in Southern Hungary that expands the company’s domestic portfolio into a new market. The first phase will include a built-to-suit facility designed around the requirements of a … Read the full press release

Es’hailSat Awards Thales Alenia Space Contract for New Geostationary Broadband Satellite

(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni, a new software-defined telecommunications satellite for geostationary orbit. The satellite will provide high-speed broadband services across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the … Read the full press release

Danske Bank Extends AWS Partnership to Deliver More Resilient Digital Banking Services

(IN BRIEF) Danske Bank has extended its agreement with Amazon Web Services to accelerate the delivery of AI-enabled banking services, strengthen its cloud and data foundations and improve technology productivity across the organisation. The collaboration supports the bank’s Forward ’28 … Read the full press release

Stora Enso Advances Low-Emission Construction Logistics With Electric Sylva CLT Deliveries

(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso and ByggPartner have begun fully electric truck deliveries of Sylva cross-laminated timber elements for a new three-storey headquarters in Borlänge, Sweden. The project is described as Stora Enso’s first global initiative using exclusively electric transport for … Read the full press release

Skanska Sustainability Strategy Earns Place in TIME and Statista Global Company Ranking

(IN BRIEF) Skanska has been included in TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2026 ranking, developed with Statista. The assessment reviewed more than 5,800 companies worldwide using environmental and social performance measures, transparency, external ratings and sustainability commitments. Skanska said the … Read the full press release

Second ArcelorMittal Buyback Tranche Begins Following Completion of Initial €49.32-Per-Share Repurchases

(IN BRIEF) ArcelorMittal has completed the first tranche of its 2025–2030 share buyback programme, repurchasing 10 million shares at an average price of €49.32 each. The company has now started a second tranche for up to a further 10 million … Read the full press release

Accenture Barometer Finds Europe Closing AI Readiness Gap While Smaller Companies Fall Further Behind

(IN BRIEF) European companies improved their artificial intelligence readiness faster than North American peers during the past six months, according to Accenture’s inaugural AI Progress Barometer. However, North American companies remain ahead overall, and the data points to a growing … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom Supports Sustainable Automotive Filtration With European Production Expansion

(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has expanded production of its lignin-containing Ahlstrom ECO filtration media to its Turin facility in Italy, following the product’s initial development and manufacture in Brazil. The media is designed for automotive engine-air, oil and fuel filtration applications … Read the full press release

Former Pandora Executive Raul Duque Ruiz to Lead VELUX Marketing and Category Management

(IN BRIEF) The VELUX Group has appointed Raul Duque Ruiz as Executive Vice President of Marketing & Category Management, effective 1 September 2026. He will join the company’s Executive Group Management and lead a newly combined area intended to bring … Read the full press release

Sanofi’s Nexviazyme Meets Primary and Secondary Endpoints in Baby-COMET Study of Infantile-Onset Pompe Disease

(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has reported that Nexviazyme met its primary and all secondary endpoints in the Baby-COMET Phase 3 study in treatment-naïve infants with infantile-onset Pompe disease. The primary endpoint assessed the proportion of participants aged six months or younger … Read the full press release

UEA Study Links Everyday Weather Changes to Shifts in Unscheduled Mental Health Care Demand

(IN BRIEF) New research led by the University of East Anglia suggests that ordinary daily weather conditions, not only extreme events, are associated with changes in unscheduled mental health-related healthcare demand across England. Drawing on more than 4.6 million contacts … Read the full press release

TPV Displays Polska Deploys 22 KUKA Mobile Robots to Automate Factory Logistics

(IN BRIEF) TPV Displays Polska has deployed 22 KUKA autonomous mobile robots at its Gorzów Wielkopolski television manufacturing site to automate the movement of TV panels and components between the warehouse and 10 assembly lines. The system replaces manual electric-cart … Read the full press release

Lloyds Barometer Reveals Sharp Confidence Divide Between Domestic and International Businesses

(IN BRIEF) UK business confidence fell three points to 44% in June, according to the Lloyds Business Barometer, as economic optimism declined to 31% and trading expectations eased to 56%. Domestic businesses reported a particularly sharp deterioration, with economic optimism … Read the full press release

Denmark-Germany Fehmarnbelt Link Moves Forward With New Tunnel Section in Place

(IN BRIEF) The second 73,500-tonne concrete element for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel has been installed and connected on the seabed off Lolland, Denmark. The operation brings the total installed tunnel length to more than 500 metres of the planned 18-kilometre Denmark-Germany … Read the full press release