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Alfa Laval first nine months: Order intake down by 14 percent; Net sales decreased by 9 percent

LUND, 27-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Order intake for the third quarter was sequen­tially somewhat weaker.  The development origi­nated from a low activity level within the marine sector and generally longer decision processes for larger investment projects among our custom­ers. We estimate … Read the full press release

Alfa Laval CEO Tom Erixon: We must adjust the size of our organization to existing market conditions

LUND, 27-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – today announces a restructuring programme, as a result of the strategic review. The new organizational structure, in combination with prevailing market … Read the full press release

Guy Henriques to become Country Head for the UK business of Schroders

LONDON, 26-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders is today announcing the appointment of Guy Henriques as Country Head for the UK business, reporting to John Troiano, Global Head of Distribution. Guy will return from Japan, this month, where he has held the … Read the full press release

Nestlé CEO Bulcke on 9-month sales: real internal growth at the higher end of the industry in both emerging and developed markets

Total sales of CHF 65.5 billion, up 1.0% 3.3% organic growth, 2.5% real internal growth, 0.8% pricing For the full year 2016 we expect organic growth of around 3.5%, improvements in margins and underlying earnings per share in constant currencies, … Read the full press release

Glencore to sell Glencore Rail (GRail) coal haulage business for A$1.14 billion to Genesee & Wyoming Australia

Baar, Switzerland / Sydney, Australia, 21-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore has reached agreement with Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) to sell its Glencore Rail (GRail) coal haulage business in the New South Wales Hunter Valley for A$1.14 billion. The closure of the … Read the full press release

Daimler AG 3Q2016: 754,100 cars and commercial vehicles sold worldwide

Unit sales 5% above prior-year level at 754,100 vehicles Revenue up by 4% to €38.6 billion Significant increase in Group EBIT to €4,037 million (Q3 2015: €3,661 million) Group EBIT adjusted for special items at highest level to date of … Read the full press release

European Central Bank (ECB): Unchanged credit standards on loans to enterprises reported by Euro area banks in 3Q2016

Loan demand continued to increase across all loan categories, while credit supply conditions remained unchanged for enterprises and improved for households The general low level of interest rates played an important role in contributing to demand for loans to enterprises … Read the full press release

Strengthening policy coordination, sustainable growth and overcapacity discussed at the 6th annual EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue

BRUSSELS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and China met in Brussels to discuss strengthening policy coordination, promoting sustainable growth and tackling overcapacity The EU and China held their 6th annual EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) in Brussels today. … Read the full press release

EU Commission: EU trade policy insufficient to deal with the huge overcapacities that result in dumped exports on EU market

BRUSSELS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Commission adopts Communication “Towards a robust trade policy for the EU in the interest of jobs and growth”. The Commission today called upon Member States to support its efforts to provide the European Union with updated, … Read the full press release

Agfa Graphics to close down its lithographic aluminum printing plates factory in Vallese, Italy

MORTSEL, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Agfa Graphics announced today that it plans to close down its factory in Vallese, Italy, one of its seven printing plate manufacturing sites worldwide. This smaller facility produces lithographic aluminum printing plates for offset presses. For … Read the full press release

Ericsson Q3 2016: results significantly lower than we expected

Business result for the third quarter 2016 will be significantly lower than company expectations. Negative industry trends from first half 2016, with weaker demand for mobile broadband, especially in markets with weak macro-economic environment, have further accelerated. Sales declined by … Read the full press release

Ericsson to hold press and analyst briefing for its Q3 2016 results on October 21, 2016

Report to be released at approximately 0730 CEST on October 21, 2016 Press briefing with webcast starts at 0900 CEST Conference call for analysts, investors and journalists starts at 1400 CEST STOCKHOLM, 12-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) financial report … Read the full press release

Dr. Otto Lose joins K+S Aktiengesellschaft’s Board of Executive Directors

KASSEL, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Otto Lose (45) to the Board of Executive Directors of the company. From January 1, 2017, he will be responsible for the Business Unit Potash and Magnesium Products. “We very … Read the full press release

Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PEMCO for the sale of Peterson Packaging to VPK

LONDON, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — PEMCO AS has completed the sale of Peterson Packaging, the largest independent corrugated packaging provider in Scandinavia, to VPK. Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PEMCO. Peterson Packaging manufactures corrugated packaging, Point-of-Sale solutions and corrugated … Read the full press release

Carmeuse and GP Group acquired 45% stake in Thailand’s leading lime company Golden Lime Public Company Limited

Carmeuse along with GP Group acquires Golden Lime, Thailand’s leading lime company Deal signals Carmeuse’s entry into South East Asia LUXEMBOURG, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Carmeuse, together with its partner GP Group, announced today the acquisition of a 45% stake in … Read the full press release

Siemens and Atos to offer digital innovations for manufacturing companies

Atos partners with Siemens to support MindSphere – Siemens Cloud Platform Atos to deliver a broad set of IT-services and applications BERLIN / MUNICH, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens and Atos announce today within the framework of their strategic digital … Read the full press release

Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd enter into exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges

Redditch, UK, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Singapore GKN Aerospace’s business unit Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd have entered into an exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges. This agreement will enable ACLAS Global and Fokker Services Asia to provide … Read the full press release

Nomination Committee Members for Skanska’s 2017 Annual General Meeting appointed

STOCKHOLM, 05-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The members of the Nomination Committee for Skanska’s Annual General Meeting in 2017 have now been appointed. In accordance with decision by the Annual General Meeting, Skanska’s Nomination Committee shall consist of five members. The members … Read the full press release

Sanofi welcomes Alan Main as EVP Consumer HealthCare

PARIS, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi today announced the appointment of Alan Main as Executive Vice President Consumer HealthCare, effective October 1st, 2016. Mr. Main will be a member of the Executive Committee and lead a newly created Consumer Healthcare … Read the full press release

Retail: Equistone Partners Europe acquires majority stake in D3T Distribution, the holding company of Motoblouz

LONDON, 29-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Equistone Partners Europe (“Equistone”), one of Europe’s leading investors in mid-market buyouts, has acquired a majority stake in D3T Distribution, the holding company of Motoblouz and Access-Moto (together “Motoblouz” or “the Company”) from Inspirational Stores for … Read the full press release