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Van Hool opens new bus plant in Skopje, Macedonia

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski cuts the ribbon. Investment of 25 million € offers Van Hool new opportunities at home and abroad. More than 125 vehicles have already been produced by 430 employees in Macedonia. Skopje, Macedonia, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Nikola Gruevski, … Read the full press release

ZEISS reports 5% increase in revenue in its first six months of the 2013/14 fiscal year

Good start to the fiscal year – cautious outlook Revenue and earnings above prior year, but negatively impacted by currency effects Momentum slows in the emerging economies Increased demand for ZEISS lithography optics for the semiconductor industry, but delays in … Read the full press release

Bank Austria reports EUR 350 million profit for Q1-2014

Sound commercial banking business with customers impacted by weak credit demand, low market interest rates and exchange rate movements Charge for bank levies (Austria and CEE) and financial transaction taxes up by 8.1 per cent to a total of EUR … Read the full press release

Rabobank’s Dutch Housing Market Quarterly: existing homes market slowly picks up after over five years of crisis

Utrecht, Netherlands, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After over five years of crisis, the market for existing homes is slowly but surely picking up again in the current year and this trend is set to continue next year. The number of owner-occupied houses … Read the full press release

Heineken® launches “Cities of the World’ global campaign

Amsterdam, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Heineken® has today unveiled its latest global campaign, ‘Cities of the World’, aimed to inspire men to live worldly, new adventures by unlocking the secrets of their cities. The fully integrated campaign includes a 2 minute … Read the full press release

Alstom awarded €300 million contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways

Paris, France, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADDY) which will be assembled in Alstom’s JV EKZ between 2016 and 2018. The total amount of the contract is €300 … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel’s new €80 million Imperatriz Chemical Island in Brazil starts operation

AkzoNobel’s new €80 million Imperatriz Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Suzano Maranhão Pulp Mill in northern Brazil. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Operated by the company’s Pulp and Performance Chemicals business, the state-of-the-art Imperatriz facility … Read the full press release

PGNiG and LOTOS to work together in projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Warsaw, Poland, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG Upstream International and LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge have signed a letter of intent for collaboration in projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The companies are to work together in the review and pursuit of potential … Read the full press release

Barco NV updates on its share buy-back program

Kortrijk, Belgium, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the regulations Barco NV hereby discloses information regarding the acquisition of own shares. Under the framework of the share buy-back program, as announced per 7th May 2014, the company reports today that during the … Read the full press release

Ericsson’s M7450 5-mode modem chipset tested and certified for use in China Mobile’s network

The world’s smallest 5-mode LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation modem, the Ericsson M7450, is fully tested and certified by China Mobile First devices integrating the Ericsson M7450 will be on the market in the second half of this year Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 … Read the full press release

Ericsson acquires media services company Red Bee Media

Ericsson welcomes 1,500 new employees to its growing broadcast services business Expands list of high-profile broadcast services customers The UK becomes a major global media hub for Ericsson Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has completed its acquisition of … Read the full press release

Herrenknecht Vertical to supply Terra Invader 350 deep drilling rig to gas producer and supplier China National Petroleum Corporation CNPC

Herrenknecht Vertical to supply Terra Invader 350 deep drilling rig to gas producer and supplier China National Petroleum Corporation CNPC Sichuan Province, China / Schwanau, Germany, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Whereas in Germany the reservations about unconventional gas production dominate, China is … Read the full press release

Arburg marks ten-year presence in Shanghai

 Exclusive anniversary celebration with over 500 invited guests  Managing Partner Juliane Hehl presents anniversary sculpture to subsidiary manager Zhao Tong Awards for selected customers and employee of the year Lossburg, Germany, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 24 April 2014, the Arburg … Read the full press release

SSAB and Hexicon to develop far off shore platforms for renewable energy

Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. … Read the full press release

Belgacom’s Dominique Leroy wins the Trends Business Women Award in the category of CEO

Brussels, Belgium, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 8 May, Dominique Leroy won the Trends Business Women Award in the category of CEO. This event, assisted by Céline Fremault, the Brussels Economy Minister, rewards female executives who, through their work, professional qualities … Read the full press release

Belgacom reports commercially strong 2014 first quarter

Financial performance in line with company expectations, full-year guidance reiterated Mobile service revenue trend further improving Solid operational performance: Mobile Postpaid, TV & Fixed Internet customer base further growing Brussels, Belgium, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solid operational results: Mobile Postpaid, TV & … Read the full press release

Bull to supply petaflops-scale supercomputer to German computing center for climate research DKRZ

In 2016, this ultra-fast, but extremely energy-efficient super-system will reach a peak performance of 3 Petaflops and a storage capacity of 45 Petabytes. This means it can perform 3 million billion operations per second, and store the equivalent of 10 … Read the full press release

Enea to deliver Bridged Services model to US medical technology company

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) and a leading US medical technology company has signed a service agreement valued at 1.8 MUSD. The agreement is an extension covering 2014 with one of Enea’s long-term customers. Enea delivers … Read the full press release

Christoph Sieder named Group Corporate Communications head at ABB

Experienced and acknowledged global communications manager becomes head of Corporate Communications effective July 1, 2014 Zurich, Switzerland, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Christoph Sieder as head of Group Corporate Communications. Sieder, an … Read the full press release

Avia Solutions Group subsidiary Locatory.com launched artificial intelligence spare parts procurement assistant Amber A.I.

Vilnius, Lithuania, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Recently Locatory.com has launched Amber A.I., an artificial intelligence spare parts procurement assistant, capable of recognizing aircraft part numbers, conditions and quantities from any email. Today the company has presented a new plugin to complement the … Read the full press release