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Rabobank appoints Fred van Heyningen as Director-Elect of Food and Agri International

Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Fred van Heyningen (52) will become Director-Elect of Food and Agri International at Rabobank effective July 2014. This has been announced by the Executive Board of Rabobank today. Van Heyningen will be responsible for realising the … Read the full press release

Rabobank appoints Coert Beerman as Director-Elect of Netherlands and Africa

Utrecht, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Coert Beerman MBA will become the Director-Elect of Netherlands and Africa at Rabobank’s international banking business effective July 2014. He will hold responsibility for all wholesale activities in the Netherlands and Africa. This has been announced … Read the full press release

Alstom awarded €22.75 million contract from Powergrid Corporation of India to supply and refurbish HVDC converter transformers

PARIS, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom T&D India and Alstom Grid UK Limited recently won a €22.75 million (INR 1820 million) contract from Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to supply and refurbish High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter transformers. These transformers … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel introduced the first digital tool that enables shipping operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling

AkzoNobel has introduced the shipping industry’s first digital tool that enables operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling, depending on which routes are being traded. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Developed by the company’s Marine Coatings business, Intertrac analyzes … Read the full press release

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA appoints Waldemar Wójcik as member of the Company’s Management Board

Warsaw, Poland, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the meeting of April 3rd 2014, the Supervisory Board of PGNiG SA appointed Mr Waldemar Wójcik, nominated by PGNiG employees, as member of the Company’s Management Board. Mr Wójcik is a graduate of the faculty of drilling, … Read the full press release

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA terminated agreement with the consortium for the construction work at Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Facility

Warsaw, Poland, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has terminated its agreement with the consortium carrying out the construction work at the Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Facility, citing non-performance and defective performance of the agreement in conflict with its provisions … Read the full press release

Essilor inaugurates new production plant near Savannakhet in Laos

Charenton-le-Pont, France, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Essilor today inaugurates a new production plant near Savannakhet in Laos. This facility is part of the Group’s strategy to leverage its industrial capability to meet the vision needs of people in every region of the … Read the full press release

A.P. Moller-Maersk Group partners with China Shipping Group over new container terminal projects

Chinese President Xi Jinping serves as witness to agreement. MOU paves way for new discussions on more collaboration and joint ventures in APM Terminals Brussels, Belgium, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Executives from A.P. Moller – Maersk Group and China Shipping (Group) met … Read the full press release

Ericsson to deploy 4G/LTE network for Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator dtac’s subsidiary dtac TriNet Co

dtac TriNet announces the launch of 4G/LTE on 2100MHz for its users in Thailand Users in Bangkok Metropolitan will enjoy faster mobile broadband services and better network performance Ericsson is the sole supplier for User Data Management, Evolved Packet Core … Read the full press release

Contemporary Controls joins the EnOcean Alliance

The automation specialist expands its portfolio of established BAS solutions with the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard to refine its integrated system approach San Ramon/Frankfurt a.M., 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Contemporary Controls, a pioneer in electronics design, development and manufacturing of networking and … Read the full press release

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel to launch ultrasonic coating that turns surfaces into surround sound speakers

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel have developed new technology which is set to pump up the volume for 21st century lifestyles and revolutionize the way people listen to music. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company’s scientists have created an ultrasonic coating – or singing … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom to feature its newest product range at INDEX 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland April 8-11, 2014

Helsinki, Finland, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, presents its extensive product range at INDEX 2014. Europe’s leading nonwovens exhibition is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from April 8-11, 2014. Ahlstrom will feature its newest products for the … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom to focus on the food and medical applications based on new business area structure

Ahlstrom’s restated segment information for 2013 based on new business area structure Helsinki, Finland, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, made changes to its financial segment reporting as of January 1, 2014 as the former Food and Medical … Read the full press release

L’Oréal appoints Martha CRAWFORD as Senior VP of Advanced Research and Scientific Directorate and member of the Research & Innovation Management Committee

Clichy, France, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Martha CRAWFORD is joining L’Oréal as Senior Vice-President in charge of Advanced Research and the Scientific Directorate, and member of the Research & Innovation Management Committee. Martha Crawford will also be responsible for developing the scientific strategies … Read the full press release

Ericsson to supply nationwide LTE 800 MHz network to Finnish telecom company DNA

Finnish operator DNA has chosen Ericsson as the sole supplier for its nationwide LTE 800 MHz network DNA also aims to improve 4G, 3G and 2G networks so customers are able to enjoy higher data rates outside major urban areas … Read the full press release

The VELUX Group collaborates with Disney to create new series of blinds for children’s rooms

Hørsholm, Denmark, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Now, parents can invite their children’s favourite Disney characters into their homes to brighten up children’s rooms and stir their imaginations. The VELUX Group and Disney have teamed up to create the Disney & VELUX Dream Collection™ – … Read the full press release

Latvian ABLV Bank AS announced it will increase its equity capital with EUR 27 million

Riga, Latvia, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 31st of March 2014 at the regular ABLV Bank, AS, shareholders meeting, the decision on increasing the bank’s equity capital by EUR 27 million was made. The equity capital will be increased by issuing of 2 243 … Read the full press release

Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht visited K+S’s Werra potash plant

Thuringia, Germany, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht today paid a visit to the Werra potash plant in the Hesse-Thuringia potash district at the invitation of Norbert Steiner, the Chairman of the K+S Board of Executive Directors. During an underground … Read the full press release

MegaFon and MegaLabs launch customized TV in frames of “media portal MegaFon.TV” with Imhonet recommendation service

Moscow, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MegaFon and MegaLabs together with “Imhonet” recommendation service start working on a new project of customized TV in frames of “media portal MegaFon.TV”. With help of Imhonet’s technologies MegaFon will be able to automatically recommend most relevant video content to the users based on analysis of their preferences and … Read the full press release

Belgacom launches Belgacom Cloud

Brussels, Belgium, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 April, following a positive test period involving 4,500 users, Belgacom is launching Belgacom Cloud. Thanks to this new service, customers have secure access to all their files from anywhere and they can save documents, synchronize … Read the full press release