Category Archives: Belgium

Press Releases & News from Belgium distributed via EuropaWire

Sikkens-coated solar car won in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia

Students from Delft University of Technology scorched to victory in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in a vehicle which once again featured a coatings system developed by AkzoNobel. AMSTERDAM, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Nuon Solar Team has been sponsored … Read the full press release

High performance coatings from AkzoNobel used in the new cultural center in Athens due to be completed early next year

Visitors to a new cultural center in Athens that’s due to house the Greek National Opera will find that high performance coatings from AkzoNobel have taken center stage. AMSTERDAM, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Being designed by renowned architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop, … Read the full press release

DSM will showcase how its enzyme solution helps to make beer production simpler at BrauBeviale

DSM at BrauBeviale, Nürnberg, Germany, 10-12 November 2015 booth #1-353 Delft, the Netherlands, 4-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Answering to the increase in targets and complexity that brewmasters face today, DSM is finding additional application benefits for its Brewers Clarex® stabilization … Read the full press release

Polimotor 2 project led by automotive innovator Matti Holtzberg selected Solvay’s high-performance Torlon® polyamide-imide (PAI)

New sprocket fabricated from Torlon® PAI replaces conventional metal to help Polimotor 2 designers reduce weight, decrease noise and vibration and extend timing belt life ALPHARETTA, Ga., 3-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay Specialty Polymers, a leading global supplier of high-performance … Read the full press release

Hankuk Carbon Co selects Solvay’s high-performance Virantage® polyethersulfone (PESU) to improve the toughness, heat resistance and processing consistency of a thermoset composite prepreg

Solvay’s impact modifiers enhance the toughness, heat resistance and processability of a carbon fiber prepreg developed by Hankuk for automotive fenders and roof components DALLAS, Tex., 3-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay Specialty Polymers, a leading global supplier of high-performance polymers, announced … Read the full press release

Proximus Group Q3 results: EBITDA +3.3% YoY; EUR 0.50 Interim dividend per share

Solid financial and operational performance from Fixed and Mobile services Underlying Group EBITDA +3.3% Year over Year Sound Free Cash Flow generation in the third quarter resulting end-September in Free Cash Flow of EUR 522 million Interim dividend of EUR … Read the full press release

Ghent University: team erin geslaagd om het eerste Belgische vleeskuikenvoeder op basis van de larven van de zwarte soldatenvlieg te produceren

Ghent, Belgium, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In het labo veevoedertechnologie van de UGent zijn prof. Mia Eeckhout en haar team erin geslaagd om het eerste Belgische vleeskuikenvoeder op basis van de larven van de zwarte soldatenvlieg te produceren. De zwarte soldatenvlieg … Read the full press release

Universiteit Gent: Onderzoekers werken in AdLit samen om de reclamewijsheid bij minderjarigen te verhogen

Ghent, Belgium, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Onderzoekers en organisaties uit maatschappelijke, commerciële, educatieve en juridische hoek werken in AdLit samen om de reclamewijsheid bij minderjarigen te verhogen. Na een jaar onderzoek verzamelen ze op 26 oktober voor een stakeholdersevent. AdLit: een … Read the full press release

Rezidor announced the Nominating Committee for its AGM 2016

BRUSSELS, 23-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the decision made by the  Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2015, the Nominating Committee has been  established. Based on the list of shareholders per 31 August 2015 the three  largest known … Read the full press release

Continental presents bus tires, electronics, fleet management and instrumentation solutions, as well as ergonomics at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium

Fully configurable instrument cluster part of the trend toward networked vehicles Camera systems and ContiPressureCheck™ improve efficiency and safety Consultancy available for electric-electronic system architecture Custom premium tires for city, regional, and long-haul passenger transport Special winter tires for all-round … Read the full press release

European Commission to help build a true single market for capital across the 28 EU Member States

BRUSSELS, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is launching the Capital Markets Union Action Plan today to help build a true single market for capital across the 28 EU Member States. © European Union 2015 Director: Lynch Declan As … Read the full press release

EURORDIS partners in ADAPT SMART project that enables coordination of Medicines Adaptive Pathways to Patients (MAPPs) activities

ADAPT SMART PARIS, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EURORDIS is partnering in the recently launchedADAPT SMART* project, which will establish a platform that enables the coordination of Medicines Adaptive Pathways to Patients (MAPPs) activities. MAPPs can help to ensure access to … Read the full press release

Zetes announced availability of its logistics execution solution ZetesMedea Voice on Zebra Technologies’ Android™-based voice-capable mobile computers

BRUSSELS, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Zetes is pleased to announce the availability of its logistics execution solution ZetesMedea Voice on Zebra Technologies’ Android™-based voice-capable mobile computers. Zetes industrial voice solution has been successfully deployed on thousands of Windows-based devices throughout Europe. … Read the full press release

Firestone reaffirms its core philosophy – to allow the young-at-heart the “freedom to drive” and discover

Zaventem, Belgium, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Firestone came to Europe from the USA in the 1930’s. Ever since, it has maintained a place in the old continent’s tyre market thanks to its strong American heritage and reputation for reliable, competitive quality tyres. … Read the full press release

Barco received the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Award for best practices in Visionary Innovation Leadership in the medical imaging displays market

Kortrijk, Belgium, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Healthcare imaging specialist Barco is proud to announce it has received the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Award for best practices in Visionary Innovation Leadership in the medical imaging displays market. Frost & Sullivan believes … Read the full press release

Barco partner CineTech to exclusively install Barco projectors for Sky Cinemas Kuwait

Kortrijk, Belgium, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global industry leader in digital cinema technology, has further strengthened its position in the Middle East. Sky Cinemas Kuwait have made a commitment to Barco partner CineTech to exclusively install Barco projectors, … Read the full press release

Environmental Experts to Convene at Gasworks Symposium

The Sixth International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment Of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP 2015) will be held in Ghent, Belgium 8-10, November 2015 Ghent, Belgium, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Sixth International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment … Read the full press release

Proximus received MS@Work 2015 Award by National Belgian Multiple Sclerosis League for employing people with Multiple Sclerosis

On 9 September, Proximus received the MS@Work 2015 Award. The Award was presented by the National Belgian Multiple Sclerosis League as recognition for the positive policy Proximus pursues with regard to employing people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). BRUSSELS, 14-9-2015 — … Read the full press release

Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux appointed Group Research & Innovation General Manager Solvay

BRUSSELS, 10-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay has appointed Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux as Group Research & Innovation General Manager. Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux joins Solvay from DuPont where he began his international career in 1988 as a researcher in the United States. Subsequent positions he … Read the full press release

UGent-onderzoek: Belg is bezorgd over vervuiling zeeën maar voelt zich machteloos

GHENT, 9-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Belgische consumenten zijn bezorgd over de vervuiling van zeeën en oceanen, maar geloven nauwelijks in hun eigen mogelijkheden om er zelf iets aan te doen. Concrete tips kunnen daaraan verhelpen, zo blijkt uit UGent-onderzoek. Bewust maar machteloos … Read the full press release