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Volkswagen Group’s June 2016 deliveries up by 5.1 percent compared with the prior year; 1.5 percent increase in the 1H

883,400 vehicles delivered in month of June – a rise of 5.1 percent Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: “Solid growth overall during the first half year is partly attributable to the strong performance in June.” Wolfsburg, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

ŠKODA reports its best first half-year ever: deliveries up 4.6% to 569,400 vehicles

Best first half-year ever: 569,400 deliveries (up 4.6%) Best June of all time: 98,800 deliveries (up 4.4%) International success: ŠKODA grows in China, Europe and Russia Success models: FABIA, SUPERB and YETI double-digit sales increase Mladá Boleslav, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Shell’s new exploration discovery: initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)

Discovery further enhances Shell’s deep water position LONDON, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shell today announced a new exploration discovery in the deep water U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter well are more than 125 … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell plc announced 2Q2016 interim dividend of US$0.47 per A and B ordinary shares

THE HAGUE, 28-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced an interim dividend in respect of the second quarter of 2016 of US$0.47 per A ordinary share (“A Share”) and B ordinary share (“B … Read the full press release

Capital reduction: STRABAG SE cancels 4,000,000 own shares

Reduction of share capital VIENNA, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The publicly listed construction group STRABAG SE announces that in accordance with a resolution passed at the 12th Annual General Meeting on 10 June 2016 the share capital has been reduced by … Read the full press release

SAS: UK organisations with well-defined data strategy significantly outperform competitors

Research shows a clear strategy and effective use of data are closely linked to financial success Marlow, UK, 26-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — UK organisations that have a well-defined data strategy reported their company’s financial performance as substantially ahead of peers … Read the full press release

Bayer disappointed in Monsanto’s decision to reject its increased all-cash offer of USD 125 per share

LEVERKUSEN, 22-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer said today that it is disappointed in Monsanto’s decision to reject its increased all-cash offer of USD 125 per share, which represents a 40 percent premium over Monsanto’s closing share price on May 9, 2016. … Read the full press release

Altran to acquire Silicon Valley based premier software engineering firm Lohika; part of #Altran2020 Ignition plan

The USA becomes the second largest region for the Group West Coast-based company offers premium software product development through superior offshore delivery model PARIS, 21-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Altran has announced today the acquisition of Lohika, a premier software engineering firm … Read the full press release

ELKO Group becomes member of the Global Technology Distribution Council

RIGA, 20-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Global Technology Distribution Council today announced the addition of ELKO Group and TIM AG as its newest members in the EMEA region, plus the appointment of WestconGroup CEO Dolph Westerbos to the organization’s Executive Committee. … Read the full press release

Telenor Group 2Q2016: Organic EBITDA growth exceeded 6 per cent

“We are pleased to deliver strong results for the second quarter with an EBITDA* of NOK 11.5 billion. Fornebu, Norway, 19-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “The organic EBITDA growth exceeded 6 per cent, while revenues were impacted by low device sales. We … Read the full press release

Gorenje 23rd AGM: Discharge from liability granted to Gorenje Management Board for FY2015; sales and profit grow in 1H2016

VELENJE, Slovenia, 13-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act (ZGD-1), the Market of Financial Instruments Act (ZTFI), the Ljubljana Stock Exchange Rules and the Corporate Governance Code for Joint Stock Companies, and in accordance with the … Read the full press release

Accenture becomes RoboValley’s Crown Partner with €500,000 investment to facilitate international robotics research and development

Accenture to Invest €500,000 in RoboValley to Create New Innovations in Robotics AMSTERDAM and DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and RoboValley, an innovation hub for robotics located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, have … Read the full press release

New LiberCloud Integration with Microsoft Office Online Helps Educators Incorporate Multi-media Slideshows in Blended Learning

LiberCloud, the learning management and collaboration platform for educators and trainers, announces integration with Microsoft Office Online to give increased flexibility to deliver instruction materials via interactive slideshows in Microsoft PowerPoint. SAN FRANCISCO, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — LiberCloud, the cloud-based … Read the full press release

Electrolux to publish 2016 second quarter results on July 20, 2016

Electrolux results for the second quarter of 2016 will be published on July 20, 2016, at approximately 08.00 CET. STOCKHOLM, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A telephone conference will be held following the release of the results, starting at 09.00 CET and … Read the full press release

Pöyry to provide engineering services for BillerudKorsnäs to relocate and rebuild Skärblacka mill

Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BillerudKorsnäs has awarded Pöyry with the engineering services assignment for the investment program in their Skärblacka mill. The assignment includes detail engineering services for all disciplines and related site services, to be carried out between … Read the full press release

PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners completed sale of Abelan North to Aurelius Group with Pöyry Capital as financial adviser

Vantaa, Finland, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 30 June 2016, PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners completed the sale of Abelan North to the Aurelius Group. Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PHI Industrial Acquisition Partners. Abelan Group’s German and Dutch packaging … Read the full press release

Pöyry Point of View: Opportunities and challenges lie in the small scale LNG market

The new Pöyry Point of View “Still a strong case for small scale LNG” by Pöyry Management Consulting details where the opportunities and challenges lie in the small scale LNG market. Concluding that despite the increased uncertainty, ssLNG presents interesting … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index: June saw a slowdown in output growth across England

Output growth slows across England but rebounds slightly in Wales London sees business activity decline for first time in over three-and-a-half years England sees slowest rise in employment since early 2013 Survey carried out between 13 June and 28 June … Read the full press release

Stora Enso to announce its second quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday 21 July 2016

HELSINKI, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso will announce its second quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday 21 July 2016 at 13.00 Finnish time (12.00 CET). The following events will take place later that day: 1) Webcast for media The webcast … Read the full press release

Sonatype Releases 2016 State of the Software Supply Chain Report

New research reveals massive increase in open source component use, persistent defect rates, and further embrace of supply chain principles to accelerate software innovation Fulton, MD, USA, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sonatype, the leader in software supply chain automation, today … Read the full press release