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Inmarsat’s ELERA network to enhance AtomBeam’s IoT data solution for remote asset tracking and management

(IN BRIEF) AtomBeam Technologies has joined Inmarsat’s ELEVATE programme, a development programme, ecosystem and marketplace that supports providers of software, hardware and solutions, and original equipment manufacturers in commercial land markets. As an ELEVATE partner, AtomBeam Technologies will provide customers … Read the full press release

Sustainability software firm IntegrityNext secures €100m investment from EQT Growth

(IN BRIEF) Private equity firm EQT Growth has invested €100m ($114m) in German supply chain sustainability platform IntegrityNext. The Munich-based firm provides a cloud-based service that enables large companies to assess risk and monitor their supply chains for environmental, social … Read the full press release

New FCA executive appointments reflect commitment to reducing financial crime and ensuring consumer protection

(IN BRIEF) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Therese Chambers and Steve Smart as joint Executive Directors of Enforcement and Market Oversight to expand the FCA’s enforcement and market oversight leadership team following Mark Steward’s departure. Chambers and Smart … Read the full press release

Volkswagen’s PowerCo and Umicore receive regulatory clearance for European battery materials JV

(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen’s PowerCo and Umicore gain approval for European battery materials venture PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group’s battery company, and Belgian circular technology firm Umicore have secured regulatory approval for their joint venture to produce cathode active materials (CAM) and … Read the full press release

Aviva Reports 98.3% Claims Paid Rate in Individual Protection Policies

(IN BRIEF) Aviva has paid out more than £1bn ($1.39bn) across life insurance, critical illness, income protection, and other individual protection policies, exceeding £2.9m being paid out every single day in 2022. The claims paid rate of 98.3% across all … Read the full press release

BASF Personal Care Launches Re_think to Promote Health and Sustainability in Personal Care Industry

(IN BRIEF) BASF Personal Care has launched its Re_think concept for in-cosmetics, a focus on health, sustainability and transparency in the personal care market to reshape and reinvent the industry for a sustainable future. The concept aligns with the changing … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom’s Ecosystem for Textile Recycling Meets EU Green Deal Requirements

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has created a circular economy ecosystem for textile recycling that covers the entire recycling process, from controlling container fill levels to re-use and recycling. The initiative makes the company a pioneer and digital trailblazer in the … Read the full press release

Barclays Report Reveals Brits’ Pandemic Habits That Have Stood the Test of Time

(IN BRIEF) Barclays has released new insight into consumer trends that have endured since the start of the UK’s first lockdown three years ago. The bank’s data shows that almost one in three Brits has started a new small business … Read the full press release

AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, appaltatore principale per l’e-Card sanitaria austriaca, si quota alla Borsa di Vienna

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, un fornitore leader di tecnologia digitale sicura e soluzioni di pagamento, è entrato a far parte del mercato principale della Borsa di Vienna con il simbolo ACAG. Ciò fa seguito alla riuscita fusione della … Read the full press release

Eurex introduces Bitcoin index futures in partnership with FTSE Russell

(IN BRIEF) Eurex, the leading European derivatives exchange, has announced that it will launch Bitcoin index futures on April 17, 2023. Developed in partnership with FTSE Russell and Digital Asset Research, the new FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures contract aims to … Read the full press release

AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, Prime Contractor for Austrian Healthcare e-Card, Goes Public on Vienna Stock Exchange

(IN BRIEF) AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, a leading provider of secure digital technology and payment solutions, has joined the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange under the symbol ACAG. This follows the successful merger of the Greek subsidiary INFORM P. … Read the full press release

Outokumpu und Fortum bündeln ihre Kräfte, um nachhaltige Nukleartechnologien für die Stahlherstellung zu erforschen

(IN KÜRZE) Fortum, ein führendes nordisches Unternehmen für saubere Energie, und Outokumpu, der weltweit führende Anbieter von nachhaltigem Edelstahl, haben eine Absichtserklärung (MoU) unterzeichnet, um die Dekarbonisierung der Stahlherstellungsbetriebe von Outokumpu mit neuen Nukleartechnologien wie Small Modular Reactors (SMR) zu … Read the full press release

Outokumpu and Fortum Join Forces to Explore Sustainable Nuclear Technologies for Steel Manufacturing

(IN BRIEF) Fortum, a leading Nordic clean energy company, and Outokumpu, the global leader in sustainable stainless steel, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the decarbonisation of Outokumpu’s steel manufacturing operations with emerging nuclear technologies, such as … Read the full press release

Sika Agrees to Sell Chemical Admixtures Assets to Cinven After CMA Provisional Negative Feedback

(IN BRIEF) Sika has agreed to sell MBCC Group’s chemical admixtures assets to international private equity firm Cinven after the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provided Sika with provisional negative feedback regarding INEOS Enterprises as a prospective buyer, due … Read the full press release

Fortum y Outokumpu unen fuerzas para descarbonizar la fabricación de acero con tecnología SMR

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Outokumpu, líder mundial en acero inoxidable sostenible, y Fortum, una de las principales empresas nórdicas de energía limpia, han firmado un acuerdo para explorar la descarbonización de las operaciones de fabricación de acero de Outokumpu utilizando Small … Read the full press release

Fortum and Outokumpu Join Forces to Decarbonize Steel Manufacturing with SMR Technology

(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, and Fortum, a top Nordic clean energy company, have signed an agreement to explore the decarbonization of Outokumpu’s steel manufacturing operations using Small Modular Reactors (SMR), a new nuclear technology. … Read the full press release

23 de marzo de 2023: Outokumpu Oyj recompró 256 659 acciones propias como parte de su programa de recompra de acciones

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) HELSINKI, 23-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), el mayor productor de acero inoxidable de Europa, ha anunciado la recompra de 256.659 acciones propias como parte de su programa de recompra de acciones. Las transacciones (ISIN FI0009002422), … Read the full press release

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Support 17 Mathematicians in Groundbreaking Research

(IN BRIEF) The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s mathematics program will award SEK 28m to 17 mathematicians working on mathematical studies of the pandemic, models of random events, and theories for extreme values. The foundation’s support of Institut Mittag-Leffler has … Read the full press release

23 Mar 2023: Outokumpu Oyj repurchased 256,659 own shares as part of its share buyback program

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe, has announced the repurchase of 256,659 own shares as part of its share buyback program. The transactions (ISIN FI0009002422), carried out on … Read the full press release

Indosuez Wealth Management shuffles top leadership roles in Asset Management business

(IN BRIEF) Indosuez Wealth Management has announced several appointments, including Delphine Di Pizio-Tiger as Global Head of Asset Management. She will be responsible for global investment strategy and investment offerings such as discretionary mandates, dedicated and open-ended funds, and external … Read the full press release