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Continental’s PremiumContact 7 Tire Wins Praise from Auto Express, Tyre Reviews and Auto Bild

(IN BRIEF) Continental has launched its new PremiumContact 7 tire in time for the summer season. The new flagship tire offers increased safety on both wet and dry roads, with new adaptive tread designs for different driving situations, and individual … Read the full press release

Continental’s Global Test Sites Ready for E-Mobility with Increased Charging Capacities

(IN BRIEF) Tire manufacturer Continental is expanding the electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its three test sites in Arvidsjaur, Jeversen, and Uvalde. The expansion is part of Continental’s strategy to align its in-house development and testing capacities towards electric transportation … Read the full press release

SUEZ and Nice Metropolitan unveil France’s largest wastewater treatment plant, Haliotis 2

(IN BRIEF) The Mayor of Nice and SUEZ present Haliotis 2, France’s largest wastewater recovery and treatment complex, which will eliminate microplastics and generate renewable energy while recycling 5 million cubic meters of water per year. The plant will exceed … Read the full press release

Empa team develops translucent glass brick with aerogel insulation for load-bearing walls

(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Empa have developed a translucent glass brick with good insulation properties thanks to aerogel, which can even be used for load-bearing elements. The glass brick has a measured thermal conductivity of 53 mW/(m∙K) and a compressive … Read the full press release

kfzteile24, German eCommerce platform for automotive spare parts, acquired by investment consortium

(IN BRIEF) EQT Mid Market fund has agreed to sell kfzteile24 to an investment consortium comprising of the Company’s management, Project A Ventures, Koehler Group, and a group of technology investors. Kfzteile24, headquartered in Berlin, is a leading eCommerce platform … Read the full press release

German Operator Rebus Regionalbus Rostock Partners with Solaris for Hydrogen-Powered Public Transport

(IN BRIEF) Rebus Regionalbus Rostock, a German public transport operator, has signed a deal with Solaris for the supply of 52 Solaris Urbino hydrogen buses, including five 18-meter articulated vehicles, by the end of 2024. The deal, Solaris’ largest contract … Read the full press release

ZF contributes expertise to Navigation Data Standard Association for development of digital map solutions

(IN BRIEF) Automotive supplier ZF has joined the Navigation Data Standard Association to establish a global standard for digital maps in standard and high definition formats. The NDS provides a specification for the standardised preparation and use of map information, … Read the full press release

Infineon launches industry-first LPDDR Flash memory for software-defined vehicles

(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies has launched SEMPER X1 LPDDR Flash memory, the first of its kind in the industry, to enable the next generation of automotive E/E architectures. The device delivers eight times the performance of current NOR Flash memories … Read the full press release

Europcar Mobility Group’s Holger Peters to join Škoda Auto’s Management Board

(IN BRIEF) Holger Peters, the current Supervisory Board Chairman of Europcar Mobility Group and Chief Representative of Volkswagen Bank, will join Škoda Auto’s Management Board as a member responsible for Finance and IT from June 1, 2023. Peters will succeed … Read the full press release

Henkel’s Loctite Pulse Smart Steam Trap detects malfunctions and predicts energy losses in industrial plants

(IN BRIEF) Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit has launched Loctite Pulse Smart Steam Trap, an innovative solution for the smart monitoring of industrial plant assets. Using easy-to-install nano sensors, Loctite Pulse continuously gathers information about the status of the equipment, … Read the full press release

Skanska’s sustainable and WELL-certified office building in Karlskrona sold to Vacse

(IN BRIEF) Skanska has sold an office building under construction in Karlskrona, Sweden to Vacse for about SEK 250M. The 5,000 square meter office building will mainly house the National Board of Housing, Building, and Planning’s new headquarters, and will … Read the full press release

Stora Enso’s new guidance reveals weaker 2023 earnings due to worsening market outlook

(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso, in its financial statement release for 2022, had indicated that its full-year 2023 operational EBIT would be lower than the previous year. However, the company’s new guidance reveals that the 2023 operational EBIT is expected to … Read the full press release

Atos’ Eviden expands cloud services with new centers in India and Poland

(IN BRIEF) Atos business Eviden has announced the opening of three cloud centers in India and Poland to support customers worldwide in their cloud journey. Each center is dedicated to a specific workstream – Migration, CloudOps, or Engineering. The Cloud … Read the full press release

La BEI collabora con il produttore farmaceutico rumeno Antibiotice SA per migliorare lo sviluppo di farmaci generici ed espandere la presenza sul mercato

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) Antibiotice SA, uno dei principali produttori rumeni di farmaci generici, ha firmato un nuovo accordo di consulenza con la Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI) per contribuire a sviluppare la sua capacità di sviluppare nuovi farmaci generici, … Read the full press release

EIB Partners with Romanian Drug Maker Antibiotice SA to Enhance Generic Drug Development and Expand Market Presence

(IN BRIEF) Antibiotice SA, a leading Romanian manufacturer of generic drugs, has signed a new advisory agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help build its capacity to develop new generic drugs, improve production processes, and strengthen its local … Read the full press release

Qosmos ixEngine di Enea migliora SCR 50AXE di Zyxel per una sicurezza completa delle piccole imprese

(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) Zyxel Networks ha integrato la tecnologia di ispezione approfondita dei pacchetti Qosmos di Enea nel suo nuovo router Wi-Fi 6E gestito da cloud sicuro per piccole imprese e lavoratori remoti. Il prodotto, chiamato SCR 50AXE, offre approfondimenti … Read the full press release

Enea’s Qosmos ixEngine Enhances Zyxel’s SCR 50AXE for Complete Small Business Security

(IN BRIEF) Zyxel Networks has integrated Enea’s Qosmos deep packet inspection technology into its new secure cloud-managed Wi-Fi 6E router for small businesses and remote workers. The product, called the SCR 50AXE, offers real-time insights into applications, services, and traffic … Read the full press release

Die innovative Technologie von ABB unterstützt nachhaltige Mobilitätslösungen für den deutschen Elektrofahrzeugmarkt

(IN KÜRZE) Die ABB FIA Formel-E-Weltmeisterschaft kehrt auf den Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof zurück, den größten Elektrofahrzeugmarkt in Europa. ABB bietet Robotik- und Automatisierungslösungen für die deutsche Automobilbranche und hilft beim Aufbau der landesweiten Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge. Die Batterieproduktion ist ein … Read the full press release

ABB’s innovative technology supports sustainable mobility solutions for Germany’s EV market

(IN BRIEF) The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport, the largest EV market in Europe. ABB provides robotics and automation solutions for Germany’s automotive sector and helps establish the country’s EV charging infrastructure. Battery production … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered agit en tant que coordinateur de la durabilité et coordinateur des couvertures dans l’accord de prêt lié à la durabilité de MISC Berhad

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Standard Chartered a joué un rôle clé dans une facilité de prêt syndiqué de 527 millions de dollars pour les six très grands transporteurs d’éthane (VLEC) de MISC Berhad. Le prêt à terme sans recours lié à … Read the full press release