R$ 750 million contract to improve the efficiency and reliability of Rio de Janeiro state grid Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Brazilian electricity utility Light today announced the formal agreement of the largest smart grid project in South … Read the full press release
The board of Rio Tinto notes the recent press speculation regarding a possible combination of Rio Tinto and Glencore. The Rio Tinto board confirms that no discussions are taking place with Glencore. In July 2014, Glencore contacted Rio Tinto regarding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged Glencore, Jan du Plessis, Rio Tinto
LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has completed the sale of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique to International Coal Ventures Private Limited following the fulfilment of all conditions precedent and receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. The sale, announced on … Read the full press release
Tele2-owned Mobile Norway, which TeliaSonera is acquiring, has signed an agreement on leasing frequencies from Ice Communication Norge. As part of the agreement, Ice will acquire parts of Tele2’s mobile infrastructure. STOCKHOLM, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “This has a very positive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged August Baumann, Ice Communication Norge, Mobile Norway, Tele2, TeliaSonera
STOCKHOLM, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera’s Interim report January-September 2014, will be announced on Friday October 17, 2014 at around 7:00 (CET) and a presentation will be available at www.teliasonera.com before the press and analyst conference. Friday October 17, 2014 Press … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
TeliaSonera has today signed an agreement on the acquisition of Ipeer AB, a leading corporate supplier of cloud and hosting services in Sweden, from Applewise AB. As a result of the transaction, TeliaSonera supplements its product portfolio of network and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Applewise AB, cloud and hosting services in Sweden, Helena de Verdier, Ipeer AB, TeliaSonera
Speed achieved over a fully-managed core Flexgrid optical network Record spectral efficiency of 5.97bit/s/Hz Equivalent to transmitting around 100 HD movies per second LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Huawei today announced field trial speeds of up to three … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 3Tbps, BT, Dr Tim Whitley, Huawei, Zha Jun
Expanded reach, enhanced performance in the cloud and new services to address the opportunities of the future LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today announced a new wave of innovative products and services designed to encourage large organisations to use … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged BT, Luis Alvarez, “Art of Connecting” campaign
BERLIN, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As of February 2015, Berlinale’s industry platform – theEuropean Film Market (EFM) with its Berlinale Co-Production Market division – will provide creators and producers of television series with the opportunity to present, sell and buy … Read the full press release
Neste Jacobs to implement Neste Oil’s investment in biopropane production in the Netherlands Espoo, Finland, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs has been chosen as the EPCM contractor to design and implement the new biopropane … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil is to realign its long-term R&D and switch its emphasis from microbial oil research to other areas of technology for using forestry and agricultural waste. This type of waste will continue to play … Read the full press release
LONDON, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) today announced the appointment of Mr Urs Rohner to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2015. On appointment, Mr Rohner will also become a member of GSK’s Remuneration … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged GlaxoSmithKline, Sir Christopher Gent, Urs Rohner, Victoria Whyte
Acquisition of all shares from Jahr Holding Strategic milestone in strengthening the content businesses Ongoing transformation of Gruner + Jahr to continue Commitment to journalism and the value of creative content in the digital age Gütersloh/Hamburg, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Marketing, Media
Tagged Bertelsmann, Gruner + Jahr, Thomas Rabe, Winfried Steeger
Unit sales of 415,704 cars from January through September More than 51,000 automobiles sold in September Audi Head of Sales Luca de Meo: “This confirms our position as the market leader in the premium segment in China” Ingolstadt/Changchun, 9-10-2014 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany
Tagged Audi, Luca de Meo
Kiev, 9-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Smart-Holding has appointed Sergey Glazunov as its Chief Investment Officer. The scope of his main responsibilities will include issues related to the development and implementation of the investment strategy of the holding company, which includes the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Ukraine
PARIS, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain has provided the first level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris with a floor made of anti-skid glass tiles. Located 57 meters above the ground, this space offers visitors a double attraction: a fabulous view … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged anti-skid glass floor tiles, Eiffel Tower, Glassolutions, Saint-Gobain
PARIS, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed an R&D agreement to develop a new energy storage solution, called the flow battery in order to produce and store electricity by combining hydrobromic acid and hydrogen. Funded by the European … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, France, Technology
Tagged Areva, EnStorage, flow battery technology, Louis-François Durret, Schneider Electric
VIENNA, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has announced its intention to partner with Neste Oil and Veolia in a joint venture to modernise and operate … Read the full press release
MRO Europe, Madrid, October 7th, 2014 PARIS, 8-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — American ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in the industry, has chosen Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) wheels, brakes and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services for … Read the full press release
Pont-Audemer, France, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aircelle (Safran) inaugurated a new building today for its Aircelle Europe Services business at Pont-Audemer in the Normandy region of France, doubling the operation’s capacity to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) on jet engine nacelle … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Aircelle, Aircelle Europe Services, Pont-Audemer
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