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
Management Board comment to estimation of Gorenje Group 2015 performance and 2016 outlook Velenje, Slovenia, 18-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Last quarter in 2015 wrapped up with profit. The result for the year will largely depend on currency exchange rates. After a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Management, Slovenia
Tagged Gorenje Group
The Relevancy Group’s The Marketer Quarterly recognized Experian’s contributions to outstanding email marketing campaigns for Boden, American Home Shield, Chico’s, Ann Taylor and DIRECTV New York, N.Y., 13-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian Marketing Services,a recognized leader in data-driven marketing and cloud-based … Read the full press release
In the company’s 120th year, ŠKODA AUTO achieved a new sales record for the second year in a row, selling over 1 million vehicles. Mladá Boleslav, 13-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The brand’s global deliveries in their jubilee year increased 1.8% to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic
Tagged Bernhard Maier, sales record, ŠKODA AUTO, Werner Eichhorn
LONDON, 11-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Savills plc, the international real estate advisor, publishes the following Pre-Close trading update in respect of the year to 31 December 2015. The Group experienced a strong finish to the year with the completion of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged Investment Management business, Pre-Close trading update, Savills plc
ESPOO, 11-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Arctic diesel suitable for extremely cold temperatures is available from four Neste Oil stations as well as eight heavy traffic stations in northern Finland. Neste’s Arctic diesel has been developed and tested to handle even the most … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland
Tagged Arctic diesel, Neste Oil, Neste Oil stations in northern Finland
GENEVA, 11-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 46th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will take place on 20-23 January under the theme “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. For more information about the programme, read the meeting overview. Registration for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged World Economic Forum
PARIS, 6-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Weber Quartzolit, part of Saint-Gobain Mortars, has strengthened its presence in Brazil thanks to the acquisition of Industrial Potengy, a company specializing in tile adhesives with the Fortcola brand and based in the State of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Investment
PARIS, 6-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain has acquired Brazilian company SG Plasticos, a leading player in specialty extruded tubing in Brazil, based in the state of São Paulo. The company provides differentiated and customized solutions related to fluid transfers on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Saint-Gobain, SG Plasticos, Specialty extruded tubing
Singapore, 5-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne + Nagel, one of the leading global logistics providers, today unveiled its Singapore Logistics Hub, a 50,000 sqm built-to-suit facility located in the west of Singapore. The facility is part of Kuehne + Nagel’s … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets and operations of Accutest Laboratories, the fifth largest full service environmental testing company in the United States. In combination with SGS’s existing operations, this creates … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged Accutest Laboratories, environmental testing company, Frankie Ng, SGS
DUBLIN, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New research from Trinity Business School suggests that 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in higher education supporting another seven jobs indirectly. Irish higher education institutions contributed €10.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Education, Ireland
Tagged 000 jobs in Ireland, 150, Brian Lucey, Irish higher education sector, Trinity Business School research
Ebikon, Switzerland, 4-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As of December 30, 2015, Schindler Holding Ltd ended the share buyback program started on January 3, 2013. In the context of the buyback program, including a Fixed-Price Repurchase Offer from November 1 to November … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
PARIS, 29-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today that it had completed the acquisition of SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, the Large Industrial and Commercial risks insurance subsidiary of SulAmérica S.A., for a total consideration of BRL 135 million (or … Read the full press release
MADRID, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The electricity consumption of large and medium-sized companies increased 0.8% in November compared with the same month the previous year, according to data from the Red Eléctrica Index (IRE). Broken down by sector, industrial consumption grew 1.1% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain
German oil and gas company to expand its participation in the Aguada Federal block in Neuquén province Buenos Aires, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall Energía S.A. and the local state-owned energy company Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén S.A. have signed an agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment
Tagged Aguada Federal, Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén S.A., Wintershall
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