(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 23-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla ASA acquires 20% of Iceland’s leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, Nói-Siríus HF (“Nói Siríus”). Nói Siríus, a market leader in Iceland, is popular for its chocolate brands such as Síríus, Nóa Konfekt, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Iceland, Investment, News, Norway
Tagged acquisition, chocolate, confectionery, Dragsbæk, Finnur Geirsson, food ingredients, Grandiosa, Iceland, Jeanette Hauan Fladby, JORDAN, KiMs, Konsum, Manufacturing, Nóa Konfekt, Nóa Kropp, Nóa Páskaegg, Nói-Siríus, OLW, Orkla, Reykjavík, Toro
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 2-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson and Síminn (Iceland Telecom) team up to accelerate the move towards 5G through a core network and radio access modernization partnership. Síminn will modernize and expand its radio network and continue to … Read the full press release
Posted in Iceland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G through, Ericsson, Iceland, Jenny Lindqvist, Orri Hauksson, Síminn
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Robotics in the automotive industry has been acclaimed as the impetus behind driving optimization and rethinking of production and process through innovative measures. Prospect of artificial intelligence is promising, with the ability to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Industrial, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged ABB Group, Automated Auto Detailing: Key Trends, Automated Vehicle Detailing Trends, automation, Automotive Detailing Industry Review, Automotive Laundry Industry Review, Automotive Robotics: Opportunities and Challenges, Car Wash and Auto Detailing: Sector Review, CMA ROBOTICS SPA ITALY, Cobots, Durr AG, Eisenmann Corporation, FANUC Corporation, Industrial Paint Robots, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, KUKA AG, Paint Correction Industry Trends, paint robots, robotics, robots, RPA, Staubli International AG, The Yasakawa Electric Corporation, Vehicle Detailing Industry Review
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR’s recent study on food waste recycling machine market foresees a promising growth, driven by proactive initiatives for fostering environmental sustainability. An amalgamation of pivotal aspects, ranging from launch of legislation around food waste … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Commodities, Denmark, Economy, Environment, Finland, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Government, Hungary, Iceland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Retail, Science, Small Business, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Bhor Engineering, BioHiTech Global, Emerson Electric Co., Enic Co Limited, Food Waste Collection and Organic Recycling, Food Waste Management: Trends and Opportunities, IMC Waste Station, KCS Engineering, Oklin International, Sustainable Management of Food Waste: The Road Ahead, Waste Composite Machine Sales: Statistics & Insights Food Waste Management Equipment Sales, Waste Management Techniques in Food and Beverage Industry, Waste Prevention in the Food Industry, Waste Recycling Equipment Industry Report, Weimar Biotech
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Increasing number of solutions in the entire cloud ecosystem has resulted in creation of a complex cloud environment. Shifting toward cloud platforms being a major focus, cloud customers are facing challenges in managing applications, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Internet & Online, Ireland, Italy, Media, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture, Capgemini, Cloud Computing Services: Review and Research, Cloud Computing Technology: Trends and Analysis, Cloud Computing Vendor and Service Provider Analysis, Cloud Migration – The Road Ahead, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Earns & Young, HCL Technologies, IBM, Infosys, PwC, SAP, SAP Cloud Platform Services in BFSI, SAP Cloud Platform Services in IT & Telecom, SAP Cloud Platform Services in Proof of Concept, SAP Cloud Platform Services in Real Estate, SAP Cloud Platform Services in Strategy and Consulting, sapcp, State of Cloud Platform Adoption 2018 and Beyond, TCS, The Future of Data Center Cloud Services
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 05-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR, a leading market research firm that focuses on niche market intelligence across various domains, has announced the launch of a new research study which offers incisive insights on global trends influencing the pneumatic … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Construction, Denmark, Economy, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Construction Equipment Industry, Construction Equipment Sales, Construction Machinery Sales, Heavy Equipment Sales, Heavy Machinery Sales, Pneumatic Roller Industry Analysis, Pneumatic Roller Machinery, Pneumatic Roller Manufacturing Trends, Pneumatic Roller Production, Pneumatic Roller Sales
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ – Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks niche markets across 150 countries globally, has launched a new research report that delivers in-depth analysis on the global trends influencing the automotive switches market. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Cyprus, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Industrial, Ireland, Italy, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Small Business, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged access management switches, automotive switch, automotive switch sales in Europe, Automotive switches market, Europe automotive switches market, Germany automotive switch sales, interior control switches market, powertrain switch, powertrain switch sales, sales of automotive switches in China
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks markets across 150 countries, has recently announced the launch of its study that provides a scrutinized analysis on compact track loader market. This study is an … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Automotive, Belgium, Business, Construction, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Small Business, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Compact track loader market, compact track loader technology, Europe compact track loader market, innovation in compact track loaders, operating capacity of compact track loaders, radial path compact track loader sales, sales of vertical path compact track loaders, US compact track loader market
Gardabaer, Iceland, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The scope of the work included renovations and extensions to the existing building, manufacturing shop floor, offices and reception area. The facility is now in a modern Marel look and feel that is inviting and … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Iceland, Industrial, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Colchester, England, Graeme Rolinson, manufacturing facility, Marel
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A recent study by Fact.MR on the Europe cocoa market brings interesting insights to the fore. The comprehensive report by Fact.MR tracks cocoa production and consumption across key European markets. The report is available … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Belgium, Business, Commodities, Croatia, Cyprus, European Union, Finland, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Retail, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged cocoa butter production, cocoa liquor consumption, cocoa liquor production, Dutch process cocoa, Europe cocoa demand, natural process cocoa, production of cocoa in Europe
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks markets in over 150 countries, announces the launch of its recent study that offers an in-depth analysis on the global tilapia trade. The 170-page report is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Belgium, Business, Cyprus, Denmark, European Union, Finland, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, International Trade, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Retail, Russia, Serbia, Small Business, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged aquaculture tilapia, Blue tilapia consumption, fresh tilapia fillet, fresh whole tilapia market, frozen tilapia fillet, frozen white tilapia consumption, Nile tilapia sales, Tilapia consumption, tilapia demand in US, tilapia production, Wami tilapia production, wild catch tilapia
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 17-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Investment in bicycle parking racks in Europe is surging at a brisk pace, with a new Fact.MR study valuing the Europe bicycle parking rack market at around US$ 850 million in 2018. According to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Economy, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Hungary, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Retail, Russia, Small Business, Spain, Sports, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Bicycle parking racks market, digital bicycle parking racks, Europe bicycle parking racks market, integrated bicycle parking racks, Nordics bicycle parking racks market, robotics in bicycle parking racks, smart bicycle parking racks, traditional bicycle parking racks, UK bicycle parking racks market
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 10-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — IBM Watson Services continue to get significant traction from end-users, with over 72% respondents in Europe affirmative on using IBM Watson language services, according to a Fact.MR survey. The survey is part of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Healthcare, Iceland, Industrial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Analytics, Agriculture Analytics, analytics, artificial-intelligence, BFSI analytics, Big Data, Cognitive Capability, Cognitive Computing, Cognitive Healthcare Solutions, Europe IBM Watson Services, Healthcare Analytics, IBM Watson API, IBM Watson for Oncology, IBM Watson Market Forecast, IBM Watson Market Study, IBM Watson Services, IBM Watson Services Market, IBM Watson Survey, IoT, Machine Learning
DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 10-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Europe non-dairy toppings market revenues continue to head north, as the growing vegan population ramps up demand for non-dairy ingredients. Shelves and aisles across European retail stores and hypermarkets have been observed with … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Belgium, Business, Commodities, Denmark, Economy, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Iceland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Ireland, Netherlands, News, Norway, Poland, Retail, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged ConAgra Brands non-dairy toppings, Europe non-dairy toppings market, FrieslandCampina Kievit non-dairy toppings, frozen non-dairy toppings, liquid non-dairy toppings, non-dairy toppings, non-dairy toppings market, Paleo diet, powder non-dairy toppings, Puratos non-dairy toppings, soy milk non-dairy toppings, vegetable oil non-dairy toppings, Whole30
(Aðeins sem tilvísun og háð viðburðinum) Reykjavík, Íslandi, 02-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — „Heillandi Peking“, ljósmyndasýning um ferðalög var haldin í Reykjavík þann 11. ágúst í boði framkvæmdastjórnar Peking um þróun ferðamála (Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development). Zhang Weidong, kínverski … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, Iceland, Marketing, News, Travel
Tagged Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, ferðamála, ferðamannaiðnaðarins í Peking, ferðamenn, forna höfuðborg, Heillandi Peking, heimsmenningararfssvæði, Hlín Pálsdottir, lífsstíll, Listasafn Einars Jónssonar, Listasafn Íslands, ljósmyndasýning um ferðalög, ljósmyndasýningar, menning, Peking, Reykjavík, Song Yu, sýninguna, tískuborg, Zhang Weidong
CAMBRIDGE, 30-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — An international group of researchers has dated a large volcanic eruption in Iceland to within a few months. The eruption, which is the oldest volcanic eruption to be precisely dated at high northern latitudes, occurred shortly … Read the full press release
PARIS, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is providing a € 10 million loan to Municipality Credit Iceland (MCI) in order to co-finance investment projects undertaken by Icelandic municipalities and municipal companies. The loan provided by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Iceland, Investment
Tagged CEB, Council of Europe Development Bank, Icelandic municipalities, Rolf Wenzel
NICOSIA, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (16 June 2017), at its meeting held in Nicosia, the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved ten new loans worth € 810 million. This brings the total amount approved for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Financial, Iceland, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Society, Spain
Tagged CEB, Council of Europe Development Bank, loans, social projects
Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland, 30-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Parliament witnessed the power of Nordic drama series during a fascinating event organized by the EBU’s Nordic Members on Tuesday 24 January. EU deciders paid tribute to some of their favorite series … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Entertainment, European Union, Iceland, Media, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Cilla Benkö, Digital Single Market policy issues, EU, Margrethe Vestager
Gardabaer, Iceland, 24-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel is proud to be a part of PicknPack, a consortium of companies and organizations using their combined expertise to develop flexible robotic systems for automated adaptive packaging of fresh and processes food products. THE … Read the full press release
In preparation for COP21, the Paris Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has collected data on the Nordic countries’ performance in dealing with the environmental challenge. HELSINKI, 7-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Environment, Finland, Government, Iceland, Norway, Society, Sweden
Tagged COP21, NCM, NIB, Nordic Council of Ministers, Peer Stiansen, “Nordic Action on Climate Change”
BRUSSELS, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new report released today reveals the dramatic extent of the pharmaceutical industry’s lobbying efforts towards EU decision-makers, with the industry spending an estimated 15 times more than civil society actors working on public health … Read the full press release
Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Below are candidates for the Board of Directors of Marel hf. at the Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Company’s headquarters at Austurhraun 9, Gardabaer, Iceland, Wednesday 4 March 2015, at 16:00: … Read the full press release
Garðabær, Iceland, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel today announces the divestment of its High Speed Slicing business, in particular the bacon and deli slicing businesses based in Norwich, United Kingdom. Marel will retain the frozen portioning and robotics product families, … Read the full press release
Garðabær, Iceland, 23-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel is taking two significant steps towards a more streamlined and cost effective future manufacturing footprint in line with Marel’s ongoing Simpler, Smarter, Faster refocusing program. Marel is refocusing its product portfolio to concentrate on areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, Iceland, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged manufacturing footprint, Marel, meat, poultry, processing industries
Gardabaer, Iceland, 24-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Marel has appointed Vidar Erlingsson as Head of Global Innovation. The position is new at Marel. The Head of Global Innovation will become a member of Marel’s Executive Team and report directly to Arni … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Iceland, Industrial, Management
Tagged Arni Oddur Thordarson, Marel a, Vidar Erlingsson
The financial results for Q2 2014 were presented at an investor meeting at Marel headquarters Thursday, July 24. Gardabaer, Iceland, 28-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Revenues for the quarter totaled 169.8 million EUR and declined by 4.8% compared with same quarter in previous … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Iceland, Management
Tagged Arni Oddur Thordarson, Erik Kaman, Marel
The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Switzerland
Tagged economic equality, Finland, gender gap, Global Gender Gap Report 2013, Iceland, Klaus Schwab, Norway, Oliver Cann, political participation, Sweden, WEF, World Economic Forum
29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Icelandair Group will publish its results for the second quarter of 2013 on Wednesday 31 July 2013. An open presentation will be held Thursday 1 August 2013 at Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura. The presentation will start at … Read the full press release
16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, will visit NATO Headquarters on Tuesday, 16 July 2013. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Media Advisory 12:15 NATO Secretary General and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Defence, Government, Iceland, Politics
Tagged Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson