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ABL Group expands offshore energy exposure with acquisition of AGR

(IN BRIEF) ABL Group ASA has announced that it will acquire AGR, a multi-disciplinary engineering, consultancy and software company, in order to expand its offering within well and reservoir consultancy, support operators’ digitalisation and decarbonisation plans, and expand its opex-driven … Read the full press release

Volvo Trucks y Boliden se asocian para introducir camiones eléctricos en minas subterráneas

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Volvo Trucks y la empresa minera Boliden se asocian para introducir el transporte de camiones eléctricos en entornos subterráneos. La asociación implicará que Boliden utilice dos camiones pesados eléctricos Volvo en su mina Kankberg, en las afueras … Read the full press release

Volvo Trucks and Boliden partner to introduce electric trucks in underground mines

(IN BRIEF) Volvo Trucks and mining company Boliden are partnering to introduce electric truck transport in underground environments. The partnership will involve Boliden using two heavy, electric Volvo trucks in their Kankberg mine, outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The electric … Read the full press release

EU CEOs See Climate Change Risk as Fastest Growing Threat to Businesses

(IN BRIEF) EU CEOs are increasingly concerned about the threat of climate change, with 24% believing their businesses will be highly or extremely exposed to the impact of climate change within five years, according to a new survey. The survey … Read the full press release

Sweco genehmigt Übernahme von VK architects+engineers durch die belgische Wettbewerbsbehörde

(IN KÜRZE) Sweco, ein europäisches Ingenieur- und Architekturbüro, hat von der belgischen Wettbewerbsbehörde die Genehmigung zur Übernahme von VK architects+engineers erhalten. Durch die Übernahme von VK architects+engineers kommen rund 600 Architekten und Ingenieure zu Sweco hinzu, was hauptsächlich die Position … Read the full press release

Sweco Approved to Acquire VK architects+engineers by Belgian Competition Authority

(IN BRIEF) Sweco, a European engineering and architecture consultancy, has received approval from the Belgian Competition Authority to acquire VK architects+engineers. The acquisition of VK architects+engineers adds approximately 600 architects and engineers to Sweco, mainly strengthening the company’s position in … Read the full press release

Renewables account for 27.5% of Italy’s electricity demand in February

(IN BRIEF) In February 2023, total electricity demand in Italy decreased by 2.2% compared to the same month in 2022. According to Terna, the company that manages the Italian electricity grid, the country’s industrial sector also decreased by 6.8% compared … Read the full press release

L’adhésion Platinum d’Alfa Laval au projet Open Compute signale la prise en charge de l’efficacité énergétique dans les centres de données

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Alfa Laval est devenu membre platine de l’Open Compute Project (OCP) pour soutenir l’efficacité énergétique et la durabilité dans les centres de données. L’OCP est une communauté axée sur la refonte de la technologie matérielle pour répondre … Read the full press release

Alfa Laval’s Platinum Membership with Open Compute Project Signals Support for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers

(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has become a platinum member of the Open Compute Project (OCP) to support energy efficiency and sustainability in data centers. The OCP is a community focused on redesigning hardware technology to efficiently support the growing demands … Read the full press release

CAF wins €100m contract to supply 31 trams to Budapest and 6 trams to Seville

(IN BRIEF) CAF Group has secured two new orders worth over €100 million for its Urbos platform trams. The first order is for 31 units to be supplied to Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) in Budapest. The second order is for … Read the full press release

Pirelli’s latest P ZERO Race TLR tyre offers low rolling resistance and high puncture resistance

(IN BRIEF) Italian tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, has launched its new P ZERO Race TLR, a tubeless version of its clincher tyre for road bikes, which has been redesigned using new technologies and is produced at its Milan-Bollate plant. The P … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain partners with French laboratories to create off-site material damage control lab

(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain, MATEIS and LAMCOS laboratories have partnered to establish a five-year off-site laboratory called MATILDE, which aims to control damage to inorganic materials in different environments. MATILDE will develop innovative strategies for identifying damage and designing materials and … Read the full press release

21 mars 2023 : Outokumpu Oyj a racheté 323 564 actions propres dans le cadre de son programme de rachat d’actions

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) HELSINKI, 21-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), premier producteur d’acier inoxydable en Europe, a annoncé le rachat de 323 564 actions propres dans le cadre de son programme de rachat d’actions. Les transactions (ISIN FI0009002422), réalisées … Read the full press release

21 Mar 2023: Outokumpu Oyj repurchased 323,564 own shares as part of its share buyback program

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 21-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —  Outokumpu (HEL: OUT1V), the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe, has announced the repurchase of 323,564 own shares as part of its share buyback program. The transactions (ISIN FI0009002422), carried out on … Read the full press release

Finnvera implements updated process for assessing environmental and social risks in export financing

(IN BRIEF) Finnvera improves risk management with environmental and social risk screening of export financing applications. In 2022, the export credit guarantee provider received 371 applications, one-third of which were screened by the environmental and social risk management team after … Read the full press release

Bertelsmann expands Supervisory Board with BMG executive Nitsa Kalispera

(IN BRIEF) Nitsa Kalispera, Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain in the BMG division, has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann. The appointment adds to the representation of employee interests on the board, and Kalispera’s extensive professional … Read the full press release

Paper Supplier Voith Targets 90% Recycling Rate by 2030 with Innovative Pulping Technology

(IN BRIEF) Voith, the full-line supplier, is supporting a 90% paper recycling rate by 2030 as part of its “Papermaking for Life” program, through developing new fiber streams and an optimized recycling process. The firm is also creating new, innovative … Read the full press release

Finnair partners with Neste to reduce carbon emissions from flights departing Helsinki Airport

(IN BRIEF) Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport. The fuel volume purchased is Finnair’s single largest batch of sustainable aviation fuel to … Read the full press release

EnBW and DLR’s research project on drone operations in offshore wind farms funded by German Federal Ministry

(IN BRIEF) EnBW is presenting its research project on the use of transport drones in the maintenance of offshore wind farms and calling on drone manufacturers and service providers to enter the “Offshore Drone Challenge” at Amsterdam Drone Week 2023. … Read the full press release

EnBW opens solar park with battery storage system in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(IN BRIEF) EnBW has opened an open-field solar park with a connected battery storage system in Brandscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to help achieve the country’s aim of renewable energy sources supplying 80% of the country’s electricity needs by 2030. The solar … Read the full press release