PARIS, 11-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has resolved to voluntarily delist its American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each representing one Alcatel-Lucent ordinary share with a nominal value of EUR 0.05 per share (“Alcatel-Lucent Shares”) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Investment
Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, American depositary shares, New York Stock Exchange
Baar, Switzerland, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika is systematically implementing its Strategy 2018 by entering into new markets and opening 6 to 8 factories a year, and has now further expanded its presence in Southeast Asia. With one new production plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged concrete, production plant for concrete admixtures, Sika
EY Synapse helps businesses expedite organizational changes that drive and sustain value from analytics NEW YORK, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has announced its global Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) platform, EY Synapse, to accelerate the delivery of analytics-driven insights that businesses can use … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged analytics managed services, Analytics-as-a-Service platform, Chris Mazzei, EY, EY Synapse
Inmarsat to provide Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity while contributing to development of global standard LONDON, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat today announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, dedicated to developing a global standard for IoT. Inmarsat will provide the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Greg Ewert, Inmarsat, IoT, LoRa ecosystem, LoRa® Alliance, Olivier Hersent, satellite connectivity
Espoo, Finland, 09-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner and Surfactor Finland have signed a contract extension on the maintenance of the Surfactor’s production facility at Kitee, Eastern Finland. Surfactor Finland produces paper overlays at the Kitee factory, where the maintenance cooperation with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial
Tagged maintenance cooperation, Maintpartner, Surfactor Finland
LONDON, 09-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shareholders are referred to the announcement released today by Illovo Sugar Limited (“Illovo”), Associated British Foods plc (“ABF”) 51.35% held subsidiary, whereby it confirms ABF has made a non-binding expression of interest to Illovo, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Today, Novozymes announces the formation of three divisions: Household Care & Technical Industries, Agriculture & Bioenergy and Food & Beverages. Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The aim of the organizational change is to enhance Novozymes’ ability to deliver more innovation … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Management, Technology
Tagged Novozymes, Thomas Videbæk, Tina Sejersgård Fanø
Strategic expansion of the fruit business MUNICH, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BayWa AG will take over the majority of the Dutch supplier of exotic fruits and vegetables, TFC Holland B.V. (TFC) based in De Lier, subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 05-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc (“Prudential”) announces that Michael McLintock has decided to retire as Chief Executive of M&G Investments and as an executive director of Prudential. He will be succeeded later this year, subject to regulatory approval, by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne Richards, M&G Chief Executive Prudential, Michael McLintock, Mike Wells, Paul Manduca
Commitments up by 6.0% to EUR 50.5 billion Increase in international financing to EUR 27.9 billion (+9.7%) High demand for climate and environmental financing amounting to EUR 29.5 billion (+11.0%) Refugee accommodation promoted with EUR 1.5 billion Commitment in the … Read the full press release
DERBY, 04-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has won a $2.7bn order from Norwegian for Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare® long-term service support for 19 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The order also includes TotalCare for Trent 1000 engines that will power … Read the full press release
Dr. Michael Wulst Vorstand IT/Logistik tritt aus persönlichen Gründen in den altersbedingten Ruhestand Ressort IT/Logistik übernimmt Vorstandsvorsitzender Markus Mosa Vorstand der EDEKA AG zukünftig wieder mit drei Vorständen besetzt HAMBURG, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Der Vorstand der EDEKA AG in Hamburg … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Retail
Tagged Dr. Michael Wulst, EDEKA AG
MOSCOW, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dbvisit have announced the signing of a distributor agreement with a leader of the Russian IT industry. As a global Oracle database replication software company, Dbvisit’s solutions allow customers to move, protect and manage their critical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, News, Russia, Technology
Tagged Andrey Tambovskiy, Dbvisit, Denis Kuramshin, FORS, FORS Distribution, Oracle database, Oracle DR, Oracle EE, Oracle SE
THE HAGUE, 02-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell has reached a conditional agreement with Malaysia Hengyuan International Limited (MHIL) for the sale of its 51% shareholding in the Shell Refining Company (SRC) in Malaysia for $66.3 million. It is MHIL’s intention for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Shell, Shell Refining Company, SRC
The EBRD supported the expansion of Mongolian ice-cream maker Teso with local currency lending and business advice. LONDON, 01-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Making ice-cream in Mongolia, where winters are very long and extremely cold, might not appear to be the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Mongolian ice-cream maker, Odon family, Teso
LJUBLJANA, 28-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At its 26th meeting, the Supervisory Board of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana adopted a resolution to align, effective from the start of the new term of office of Management Board president Tomaž Berločnik, MSc, beginning on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Law, Management, Slovenia
Tagged Igor Stebernak, petrol, Rok Vodnik, Tomaž Berločnik
AMSTERDAM, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel has strengthened its position in the North American hydrogen peroxide market after acquiring the outstanding shares in EkO Peroxide LLC from joint venture partner OCI Peroxygens LLC (a subsidiary of OCI Enterprises Inc.). Established nine … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, EkO Peroxide LLC, hydrogen peroxide joint venture, OCI Peroxygens LLC, Werner Fuhrmann
Ahlstrom sells its glassfiber business to Owens Corning HELSINKI, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to divest its Building & Wind business unit to Owens Corning, a U.S.-based company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged Ahlstrom, Building & Wind business unit, glassfiber business, Marco Levi, Owens Corning
A major new report out today [18 January] has revealed that students at the University of Bristol are among the most targeted by Britain’s top 100 employers. Bristol has been ranked ahead of Oxford and Cambridge at 4th in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, United Kingdom
Tagged Britain’s top 100 employers, Stuart Johnson, University of Bristol
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Charles Brown and Walter Boveri founded BBC in Baden, Switzerland. The company developed into today’s global player ABB, with subsidiaries in 100 countries. Zürich, Switzerland, 19-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — This year ABB is celebrating its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged ABB celebrates, Allegra train, Charles Brown, Rhaetian Railways, Walter Boveri
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