(IN BRIEF) WINTIPAK AG has selected HEIDELBERG’s Boardmaster inline flexo printing press to expand production capacity and improve efficiency at its German facility in Halle. The Swiss-based producer of aseptic packaging materials for liquid food applications said the investment is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aseptic packaging, Boardmaster, cardboard packaging, carton board, Dr David Schmedding, flexographic printing, folding cartons, Germany, Halle, Heidelberg, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, inline flexo printing, Intellimatch, liquid food packaging, Markku Vauhkonen, packaging machinery, Packaging Production, paper packaging, printing press, production capacity, production efficiency, startup waste reduction, Sustainable packaging, Switzerland, WINTIPAK, WINTIPAK Advances Sustainable Packaging Production With New Boardmaster Investment, WINTIPAK AG, WINTIPAK Selects HEIDELBERG Boardmaster for German Aseptic Packaging Expansion, WINTIPAK Targets Faster Job Changes and Reduced Board Waste With Boardmaster Technology
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has marked 25 years on the Vienna Stock Exchange, highlighting the role its 2001 initial public offering played in the company’s expansion from an Austrian machinery business into an international technology group active in more than 80 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, Andritz, ANDRITZ Credits Vienna Listing With Supporting Global Technology Group Expansion, ANDRITZ Highlights Acquisitions and Innovation Strategy at 25-Year Listing Milestone, ANDRITZ Reflects on 25 Years of Growth Since 2001 Vienna IPO, ANDRITZ Reports Sevenfold Workforce Growth Since Stock Market Debut, Austria, Austrian industry, capital markets, circular economy, customer service, decarbonisation, digitalisation, dividends, EBITA, electrification, Environment & Energy, global technology group, Graz, hydropower, industrial technology, initial public offering, IPO, Joachim Schönbeck, listed company, metals, pulp & paper, renewable energy, shareholder return, Vienna Stock Exchange, Wiener Börse, Wolfgang Leitner
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Defence and Space has signed an initial European Space Agency contract to design and build Aeolus-2, a next-generation satellite mission intended to deliver global wind data for weather forecasting and atmospheric research. The mission follows the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aeolus, Aeolus-2, Aeolus-2 Contract Advances Europe’s Space-Based Weather Forecasting Capability, aerosol measurement, Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, atmospheric circulation, Atmospheric observation, climate research, Doppler wind lidar, Earth observation, ECMWF, ECSAT, ESA, ESA Authorises Aeolus-2 Programme to Build on First Wind Lidar Satellite Mission, ESA Awards Airbus Initial Aeolus-2 Satellite Design and Build Contract, EUMETSAT, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, European Space Agency, global wind data, Harwell, Kata Escott, Liz Lloyd, meteorology, numerical weather prediction, satellite technology, Simonetta Cheli, space science, UK Met Office, UK Space Minister, ultraviolet lasers, United Kingdom, weather forecasting, wind sensing satellite
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank and the trade unions ver.di, DBV, komba and DPVKOM have agreed a new 28-month collective bargaining package for Postbank employees, combining staged pay increases with extended employment and location protections. The agreement runs from 1 April … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Law, Management
Tagged Apprentice Support and Extended Job Protection, apprentices, apprenticeship pay, banking sector, branch agreements, collective agreement, collective bargaining agreement, DBV, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Extends Postbank Employee Protections Through End of 2028, Dominik Hennen, DPVKOM, employee pay, employee relations, Germany, Kirsten Oppenländer, komba, New Postbank Agreement Includes Pay Rises, permanent employment, Personal Banking Germany, Postbank, Postbank Collective Bargaining Package Sets Out Pay Increases Until July 2028, private client business, protection against dismissal, Salary Increase, trade unions, ver.di, workforce transformation
(IN BRIEF) The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Eni have established RH3OVA, a UK-incorporated joint venture that will provide specialist consultancy and operational services to the global fusion-energy sector. The venture will focus on fuel-cycle technologies, a critical area … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged deuterium, digital process models, Energy Innovation, engineering services, Eni, feasibility studies, fusion energy, fusion fuel cycle, fusion industrialisation, fusion power plants, fusion technology, H3AT Tritium Loop Facility, industrial capability, Italy, JET, Joint European Torus, Lorenzo Fiorillo, New RH3OVA Venture Targets Key Fuel Cycle Challenges in Commercial Fusion Energy, nuclear fusion, operational services, Oxford, RH3OVA, RH3OVA to Deliver Specialist Support for Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Projects, San Donato Milanese, Stephen Wheeler, tritium, tritium management, UK Fusion Strategy, UKAEA, UKAEA and Eni Form RH3OVA Joint Venture for Fusion Fuel Cycle Services, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €20 million to SP Growth Fund Ky, a new Finnish private credit fund intended to provide growth financing to small and medium-sized companies and small mid-caps facing more limited access to conventional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, alternative lending, business loans, EIF, EIF Helps Expand Private Credit Options for Finnish SMEs and Small Mid-Caps, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Finland, Finnish growth companies, Finnish private credit market, Finnish SMEs, growth financing, Helsinki, innovation financing, institutional investors, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Matias Itkonen, New Finnish Private Credit Fund Targets Growth Businesses Seeking €500000 to €2 Million Loans, Oulu, private credit, private investors, small Mid-Caps, SME financing, SP Growth Fund, SP Growth Fund Ky, SP Growth Fund Reaches €34 Million First Close With €20 Million EIF Commitment, SP Growth Partners, technology-driven companies, €20 million commitment, €34 million first close, €50 million fund target
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall has started offshore construction of the Nordlicht wind cluster in the German North Sea with the installation of the first monopile for the 980 MW Nordlicht I project on 1 July 2026. Located around 85 kilometres north … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 1.61 GW, 6 TWh, 630 MW, 980 MW, Aalborg, Borkum, CSWind, Cyril Moss, DEME, EEW Special Pipe Constructions, energy security, energy transition, First Monopile Marks Start of Offshore Works at Nordlicht I Wind Farm, fossil-free electricity, German North Sea, Germany, Low-Emission Steel, monopile installation, Nordlicht, Nordlicht I, Nordlicht II, Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster Reaches Major Construction Milestone, offshore construction, offshore energy, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, renewable energy, Rostock, transition pieces, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Installs First Nordlicht I Monopile in German North Sea, Vattenfall Starts Foundation Installation for 1.61 GW Nordlicht Wind Cluster, wind turbine foundations
(IN BRIEF) E.ON and Tank & Rast have been awarded one of five lots in Germany’s nationwide Deutschlandnetz tender to build and operate electric truck charging infrastructure along major motorway corridors. The project will deliver 195 charging points across 24 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 150 kW charging, 400 kW charging, battery-electric trucks, CCS charging, charging infrastructure, Deutschlandnetz, Deutschlandnetz Award Supports Large-Scale Megawatt Charging Rollout for Long-Haul Freight, E.ON, E.ON and Tank & Rast Plan 24-Site Electric Truck Charging Network Along German Motorways, E.ON and Tank & Rast Target 2027 Launch for New Electric Truck Charging Infrastructure, E.ON Drive Infrastructure, electric freight, electric trucks, electromobility, fast charging, freight transport, Germany, Germany Awards E.ON and Tank & Rast Major Motorway Charging Network Contract for Heavy-Duty EVs, grid connections, heavy-duty transport, long haul logistics, mblty, MCS charging, Megawatt Charging System, motorway charging, motorway service areas, Peter Markus Löw, reservation systems, Tank & Rast, Timo Sillober, transformer stations, Transport Decarbonisation, truck charging network
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has agreed to divest its 85% interest in Block 2E offshore Malaysia to INPEX for $350 million, representing a net 8.5% interest in the Marjoram gas field currently under development. The transaction allows TotalEnergies to realise the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged $350 million transaction, Asset Divestment, Block 2E, carbon dioxide storage, CO₂ storage, exploration and production, gas development, gas production, INPEX, INPEX to Acquire TotalEnergies’ Block 2E Interest Offshore Malaysia for $350 Million, Jerun field, low-cost energy, lower-emission projects, Malay Basin, Malaysia, Marjoram gas field, Masdar, Mitsui, natural gas, Nicolas Terraz, non-operated interest, offshore Malaysia, PETRONAS, portfolio management, renewable energy, Sabah, SapuraOMV Upstream, Sarawak, Southeast Asia, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Refocuses Malaysia Portfolio Through Marjoram Gas Project Divestment
(IN BRIEF) Equinor has entered into a letter of intent with Transocean covering the use of three Cat D semi-submersible rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf, in a planned agreement valued at around USD 1 billion including mobilisation. The arrangement … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, Australia, Cat D rigs, drilling services, energy security, Equinor, Equinor Plans to Bring Transocean Endurance Back to Norway Under New Rig Agreement, Equinor Targets Faster and Lower-Cost Well Delivery With Three-Rig Transocean Deal, increased recovery wells, Jannicke Nilsson, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore drilling, offshore energy, offshore operations, oil and gas production, production target, rig capacity, rig mobilisation, Rune Nedregaard, semi-submersible rigs, subsea projects, Three Transocean Cat D Rigs Set to Support Equinor’s 2035 Production Ambitions, Transocean, Transocean Enabler, Transocean Encourage, Transocean Endurance, well drilling, well plugging
(IN BRIEF) BASF has completed its coatings transaction with Carlyle after receiving all required regulatory approvals, finalising a deal with an enterprise value of €7.7 billion. BASF received approximately €5.8 billion in pre-tax cash proceeds on 30 June 2026 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Investment
Tagged 40% equity stake, Anup Kothari, automotive coatings, Automotive OEM Coatings, automotive refinish coatings, BASF, BASF Coatings, BASF Receives €5.8 Billion in Cash Proceeds as Carlyle Coatings Deal Closes, BASF Retains 40% Interest in Newly Independent Coatings Company Surventis, business transformation, Carlyle, Carlyle Acquisition of BASF Coatings Completes Following Regulatory Approvals, Chemical Industry, coatings industry, coatings transaction, corporate transaction, decorative paints, discontinued operations, divestiture, EBITDA before special items, equity method accounting, financial investment, Markus Kamieth, surface treatment, Surventis, Winning Ways strategy, €5.8 billion cash proceeds, €7.7 billion enterprise value
(IN BRIEF) PATRIZIA has completed the repositioning of Berlin’s historic Postbahnhof complex into a modern office campus in the Mediaspree district of Friedrichshain, combining preserved industrial architecture with flexible workspace and amenity areas designed for contemporary occupiers. Originally acquired in … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Construction, Environment, Investment, Real Estate
Tagged Amazon, asset management, Berlin, Berlin Ostbahnhof, Berlin-Friedrichshain, Boston Consulting Group, Coca-Cola, commercial real estate, Daniel Dreyer, flexible workspace, Germany, heritage redevelopment, Historic Postbahnhof Relaunched as Flexible Office Campus in Berlin-Friedrichshain, institutional investors, landscaped courtyard, listed building, media and technology hub, Mediaspree, office campus, office investment, office leasing, office redevelopment, office space, PATRIZIA, PATRIZIA Completes Mediaspree Office Redevelopment at Berlin’s Former Postbahnhof, PATRIZIA Repositions Historic Berlin Postbahnhof as 17600 Sq M Office Destination, Postbahnhof, sustainable refurbishment, value-add strategy, workplace design, Zalando
(IN BRIEF) FORVIA HELLA has introduced its first fully integrated 12-volt lithium-ion battery pack for electric and hybrid vehicles, combining lithium-ion cells and a low-voltage battery management system in one unit. The company said the product is designed to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 12-volt lithium-ion battery pack, ASIL-D, automotive manufacturers, Automotive Safety Integrity Level, battery electronics, battery management system, BMS, CHINA, DC-DC Converter, driver assistance systems, electric vehicles, electromobility, FORVIA HELLA, FORVIA HELLA Combines Battery Cells and Management System in New 12-Volt Energy Solution, FORVIA HELLA Plans 2027 China Production Start for 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, FORVIA HELLA Secures Series Orders for New Low-Voltage Lithium-Ion Battery System, high-voltage DC-DC converter, high-voltage on-board network, hybrid vehicles, infotainment systems, lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion battery, low-voltage battery management system, low-voltage power supply, redundant power supply, Sebastian Keils, series production, SOC, SoH, State of Charge, state of health, vehicle electronics, vehicle energy management
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Germany has highlighted the GovTech Prompt-a-thon 2026 as an example of how public administration, technology specialists, legal experts and project managers can work together to develop practical digital solutions for real administrative challenges. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Germany, Government, Law, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged administrative efficiency, agentic AI, Agentic AI and Human Oversight Take Centre Stage at GovTech Prompt-a-thon 2026, AI, AI workflow, artificial intelligence, Burkhardt Vitt, citizen-centred services, digital administration, digital transformation, four-eyes principle, Germany, GovTech, GovTech Prompt-a-thon 2026, human oversight, Interdisciplinary GovTech Teams Develop Practical AI Solutions for Administrative Challenges, legal expertise, Process Automation, project management, Public Administration, public sector innovation, public services, Responsible AI, skills shortage, technology, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Germany, Wolters Kluwer Says Collaborative Innovation Can Help Modernise Public Administration
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. has published instructions for the payment of its 2025 share dividend, approved at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on 29 June 2026. The gross dividend is set at 0.50 lei per share. Payment will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 0.50 lei per share, 2025 financial year, 24 July 2026, 29 June 2026, 7 July 2026, 8 July 2026, class A shareholders, class B shareholders, Depozitarul Central S.A., Digi, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., dividend payment, ex dividend date, Investor Relations, Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, payment date, record date, Register of Shareholders, Romania, share dividend, Spain, telecommunications
(IN BRIEF) A new CANCOM and ServiceNow study finds that artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation for many German mid-sized companies, with 76% already using AI productively, but only 26% having fully integrated it into core business processes. Based on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, European Union, Germany, Management, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged agentic AI, AI Adoption, AI agents, AI expertise, AI governance, AI Integration, AI security, AI zwischen Vision und Umsetzung, artificial intelligence, CANCOM, compliance, data architecture, data sovereignty, digital transformation, enterprise AI, EU AI Act, GDPR, German Mid-Sized Companies Use AI Productively but Face Integration and Governance Gaps, German Mittelstand, Germany, integrated platforms, Integrated Platforms and Governance Seen as Essential for Sustainable AI Adoption, IT architecture, Mid-Sized Companies, NIS2, Process Automation, risk management, ServiceNow, Shadow AI, Study Shows Siloed AI Use and Shadow AI Risks Across German Mid-Sized Businesses, techconsult, technology partners
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Construction has completed the acquisition of Vannoy Construction, a North Carolina-based general contractor with operations across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, strengthening the French group’s long-term position in the southeastern United States. Vannoy Construction generated €873 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate
Tagged acquisition, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Construction Adds Vannoy Construction to Support Growth Across the Southeastern United States, Bouygues Construction Strengthens US Growth Strategy With Vannoy Construction Deal, Bouygues group, Charlotte, Colas, complex projects, construction acquisition, construction industry, data centres, Eddie Vannoy, education construction, engineering, EQUANS, general contractor, healthcare construction, infrastructure, international growth, Jefferson, Jim Vannoy, manufacturing facilities, Mark Vannoy, North Carolina, order backlog, Philippe Jouy, Pierre-Éric Saint-André, retail construction, South Carolina, southeastern United States, United States construction market, Vannoy Construction, Vannoy Construction Joins Bouygues Construction as Group Expands Southeastern US Presence, Virginia, Wilma Vannoy
(IN BRIEF) Pelican Aqua Holding Plc has begun trading on Euronext Growth Oslo under the ticker PLCAN, becoming the 42nd listing across Euronext markets in 2026 and the 13th new listing on Euronext Oslo Børs’ marketplaces this year. The Cyprus-incorporated … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Cyprus, Financial, Investment, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 m³ vessels, 5, aquaculture, biosafety, CHINA, CIMC Raffles, Cyprus, environmental performance, Euronext, Euronext Growth Oslo, Euronext Growth Oslo Welcomes Pelican Aqua as 42nd Listing of 2026, Euronext Oslo Børs, fish welfare, Gunnar Winther Eliassen, live fish carriers, live fish transport, maritime aquaculture services, maritime transport, market capitalisation, New Live Fish Transport Company Pelican Aqua Lists on Euronext Growth Oslo, NOK 550 million, NOK 632.1 million, Norway, Operational Efficiency, Pelican Aqua Holding, Pelican Aqua Raises NOK 550 Million to Fund Four New Well-Boat Contracts, PLCAN, Private Placement, Shipbuilding, USD 60 million, well-boats, Øivind Amundsen
(IN BRIEF) Covestro has completed its acquisition of two former Vencorex production sites for HDI derivatives in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, Texas, expanding its regional manufacturing network for materials used in high-performance coatings, adhesives and sealants. Completed on 1 July … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial
Tagged automotive coatings, Chemical Industry, chemical production, Coatings and Adhesives, Covestro, Covestro Adds Former Vencorex Sites to Strengthen Coatings and Adhesives Supply, Covestro Completes Two-Site Acquisition to Support High-Performance Materials Customers, DSM, electronics, Freeport, HDI derivatives, hexamethylene diisocyanate, High-Performance Materials, industrial applications, infrastructure coatings, marine coatings, Monique Buch, New Covestro Production Sites Enhance Regional Availability of HDI Derivatives, polyurethane adhesives, polyurethane Coatings, production sites, Rayong, regional manufacturing, Resins & Functional Materials, sealants, supply resilience, sustainable coatings, Texas, THAILAND, Thomas Roemer, United States, Vencorex, wood furniture
(IN BRIEF) DNV has published an updated edition of its DNV-RP-0585 recommended practice for the seismic design of wind power plants, providing revised guidance for onshore and offshore projects exposed to earthquake loading. The update responds to the growing development … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Norway, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ACE 2-EVOLUTION, design load cases, DNV, DNV Releases Revised Seismic Design Practice for Onshore and Offshore Wind Assets, DNV-RP-0585, DNV-RP-0585 Update Strengthens Seismic Design Framework for Wind Power Plants, earthquake loading, foundation damping, geotechnical engineering, ground motion, IEC 61400, installation vessels, Japan, Joint Industry Project, Marcus Klose, Mette Redanz, New DNV Guidance Addresses Earthquake Risks as Wind Power Expands Into Seismic Markets, offshore substations, offshore technology, Offshore wind, onshore wind, post-earthquake actions, power cables, renewable energy, seismic analysis, seismic design, seismic hazard assessment, soil-structure interaction, wind energy certification, wind foundations, wind power plants, wind project development, wind turbines
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