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Infinum Becomes Fourth Croatian Company to Join EBRD’s SME Programme

(IN BRIEF) Infinum, one of Croatia’s leading IT companies, has joined the EBRD’s Blue Ribbon programme for SMEs, aimed at helping promising regional SMEs grow and develop into market leaders. Infinum provides business and technology consulting, digital design, and software … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall Secures €200m Order for Medium-Calibre Ammunition for Infantry Fighting Vehicles

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a major order for medium-calibre ammunition for infantry fighting vehicles from a European country, with the order volume exceeding €200 million net. The shipment is scheduled to take place between 2023 and 2025. Rheinmetall is … Read the full press release

Evonik Launches ELATUR® TM, a New High-Temperature Resistant Plasticizer

(IN BRIEF) Evonik has launched a new plasticizer product called ELATUR® TM, which belongs to the trimellitate group and offers a combination of high temperature resistance, low volatility, and low migration behavior. The new product is suitable for high-temperature cables, … Read the full press release

Kapsch-Microsec Team to Provide Modular and Secure Corridor Management Solutions in European, North American, and APAC Markets

(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom and Microsec have announced an expansion of their collaboration to provide comprehensive, modular, and secure corridor management solutions. The companies have jointly developed a security package based on standard IEEE 1609.2.1, which offers V2X-PKI security credentialing … Read the full press release

DNV Reinforces Global Position on Materials Testing for Hydrogen with Singapore Lab Expansion

(IN BRIEF) Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has expanded its Singapore laboratory with new testing equipment to evaluate the safety of hydrogen transport and storage facilities. The lab includes a hydrogen-ready integrated solution for fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) … Read the full press release

SWE and 50Hertz Sign Contract to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Heat Supply

(IN BRIEF) Stadtwerke Erfurt (SWE) and Transmission System Operator 50Hertz have signed a contract to construct a 20 MW Power-to-Heat Technology (PtH) plant at the Erfurt-Ost gas and steam turbine power plant site. The PtH plant will use electricity from … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. announces the conclusion of two Facilities Agreements by the Company’s Romanian subsidiary

(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V., a European telecommunications company, has announced that its Romanian subsidiary, RCS & RDS S.A., has concluded two export credit facilities agreements with ING Bank N.V. The agreements amount to EUR 132,682,761.21 and will be used … Read the full press release

L’impresa digitale di BASF “Tracingo” per aiutare le aziende di logistica a raggiungere maggiore efficienza e trasparenza

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) BASF, THIELMANN e NXTGN hanno firmato un accordo di sviluppo congiunto per sviluppare un prodotto chiamato “Tracingo” che traccerà i contenitori per rinfuse intermedie (IBC) utilizzando sensori IoT e segnali acustici. Il prodotto sarà integrato nella piattaforma … Read the full press release

BASF’s Digital Venture “Tracingo” to Help Logistics Companies Achieve Greater Efficiency and Transparency

(IN BRIEF) BASF, THIELMANN, and NXTGN have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop a product called “Tracingo” that will track intermediate bulk containers (IBC) using IoT sensors and acoustic signals. The product will be integrated into NXTGN’s “ibc.digital” platform, … Read the full press release

El software de vanguardia de SAP para acelerar la transformación digital de Henkel

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Henkel y SAP han unido fuerzas para impulsar la co-innovación digital con el fin de acelerar la transformación digital de Henkel. Esta asociación implica la implementación del software SAP S/4HANA y la transición completa a la nube, … Read the full press release

SAP’s cutting-edge software to Accelerate Henkel’s Digital Transformation

(IN BRIEF) Henkel and SAP have joined forces to drive digital co-innovation in order to accelerate Henkel’s digital transformation. This partnership involves implementing SAP S/4HANA software and transitioning fully to the cloud, allowing Henkel to access the latest digital innovations … Read the full press release

TopHat va ouvrir la plus grande usine de logements modulaires d’Europe avec un investissement de 20 millions de livres sterling d’Aviva Capital Partners

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Aviva Capital Partners (ACP) investit 20 millions de livres sterling dans TopHat, une entreprise qui fabrique des maisons modulaires à faible émission de carbone en utilisant des méthodes de construction modernes (MMC). Le financement par actions soutiendra … Read the full press release

TopHat to open Europe’s largest modular housing factory with £20m investment from Aviva Capital Partners

(IN BRIEF) Aviva Capital Partners (ACP) is investing £20 million into TopHat, a business that manufactures low carbon modular homes using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The equity funding will support TopHat’s new factory in Corby, capable of manufacturing 4,000 … Read the full press release

BAE Systems to deliver additional BvS10 vehicles to Germany for Arctic operations

(IN BRIEF) Germany has invested $400 million to acquire 227 additional ultra-mobile, all-terrain BvS10 vehicles from BAE Systems. This follows the Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program, with Sweden as the lead nation, which includes joint procurement by Sweden, Germany, and … Read the full press release

Zalando revolutionizes online shopping with virtual fitting room experience

(IN BRIEF) Zalando, the popular online fashion platform, is introducing a virtual fitting room experience for millions of customers across all markets. In this campaign, customers can create a 3D avatar by entering their height, weight, and gender. For a … Read the full press release

Heidelberg Materials continues decarbonization push with strategic acquisitions and divestments

(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire The SEFA Group, the largest fly ash recycling company in the United States. The SEFA Group supplies quality fly ash to more than 800 concrete plants in … Read the full press release

Notre-Dame restoration to receive equipment and expertise from Schneider Electric

(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has signed a sponsorship agreement with the public institution in charge of rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris to contribute to the restoration of the cathedral through in-kind donations and the transfer of skills. The company will provide … Read the full press release

Bertelsmann to transfer “Hitler diaries” to Federal Archives for historical purposes

(IN BRIEF) Bertelsmann, an international media, services, and education company, has announced it will hand over the forged “Hitler diaries” to Germany’s Federal Archives. The diaries were published in G+J’s “Stern” magazine in 1983 and triggered one of the biggest … Read the full press release

Vivendi shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM, appoints Sébastien Bolloré to board

(IN BRIEF) Vivendi has held its annual general meeting of shareholders in Paris, where all 32 resolutions presented to the AGM were approved. Sébastien Bolloré was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board and Cyrille Bolloré’s term of office … Read the full press release

Thales facial recognition technology scores highly in DHS Biometric Technology Rally

(IN BRIEF) Thales, a global leader in biometric systems, has demonstrated its facial recognition capabilities by scoring highly in the 2022 Biometric Technology Rally organized by the DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate. The annual rally is a competition designed to … Read the full press release