Berezniki, Russia, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA “the Company”), announces that the Board of Directors at a meeting on 28 August 2014 approved the Company’s audited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 prepared in accordance with IFRS and audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit. 1H 2014 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS¹: Revenue … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Tagged Uralkali, Viktor Belyakov
E.ON power-to-gas pilot unit injects more than two million kilowatt-hours of hydrogen into natural gas pipeline system in first year of operation Düsseldorf, Germany, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON’s power-to-gas (P2G) pilot unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany has delivered a positive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged E.ON, Ingo Luge, power-to-gas pilot unit in Falkenhagen, Swissgas AG
LONDON, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mike Rigby, Head of Manufacturing at Barclays, comments on today’s PMI manufacturing figures. “Growth in manufacturing continues but at a more controlled level than we have seen so far this year. Although there is still a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Mike Rigby, PMI manufacturing figures
Group increases share of green electricity in global operations to over 60 percent More than 450,000 tons CO2 avoided in 2013 Eleven countries of the Group already use over 90 percent green electricity Bonn, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Post DHL reached … Read the full press release
Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary Great Lakes Australia (GLA) has reached an agreement to support Australia’s largest broker network, Steadfast Group (Steadfast) in their proposed acquisition of Calliden Group Ltd (Calliden). MUNICH, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich Re will acquire the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Insurance, Management
Tagged Calliden Group Ltd, Great Lakes Australia, Ludger Arnoldussen, Munich Re, Steadfast Group
Under one roof: Audi driving experience center, Competence Center Motorsport with Audi Sport customer racing and functions of Technical Development Investment of a high double-digit million amount, 460 employees Audi Board of Management Chairman Rupert Stadler: “With Neuburg, the Audi … Read the full press release
LONDON, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has secured a buy-in arrangement with the Interserve Pension Scheme covering £300 million of pensioner liabilities, following a competitive tender process. The Trustee of the Interserve Pension Scheme was advised by LCP as lead adviser, … Read the full press release
Important visitors from China: Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, Transport Minister Yang Chuantang and a 65-strong Chinese delegation are hosted by ŠKODA President of the Czech Parliament, Jan Hamáček, accompanies the Chinese guests Programme: talks with the ŠKODA Board of Management and … Read the full press release
Brussels, 29-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union today took an important step towards creating a comprehensive EU investment policy, with the publication of a Regulation setting out a new set of rules to manage disputes under the EU’s investment agreements with … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Investment, Law
Tagged EU, EU's investment agreements, ISDS worldwide, Karel De Gucht
Brussels, Pünten (CH), 28-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After undertaking a competitive tender process, Swiss Post (Post CH AG) has entrusted Zetes with a project to renew the company’s mobile infrastructure. Zetes will be providing all mobile devices and associated ZetesTotalCare maintenance services … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Juan José Martinez, Stefan Butz, Swiss Post, Zetes, ZetesTotalCare maintenance services
Following the purchases announced today, considering the treasury shares already held, on August 22, 2014 Eni holds n. 26,769,137 shares equal to 0.74% of the share capital. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 28-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from August 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management
Tagged Electronic Stock Market, Eni, Eni's General Meeting of shareholders
San Donato Milanese (Milan), 28-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni announces the successful initial results of its first horizontal well (Stallings 1H) under the agreement with Quicksilver Resources, aiming at jointly evaluating, exploring and developing unconventional oil reservoirs in the southern portion … Read the full press release
Three in five mid-sized firms do not currently export Less than one in ten plan to start exporting in the next five years Lack of understanding and suitable contacts are the main barriers to overseas trade LONDON, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Lloyds Bank, Tim Hinton, Trevor Williams, UK mid-sized businesses
OSLO, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA has today purchased 60,000 own shares in the market at an average price of NOK 309.4025. The transaction is part of a buy-back program, authorized by the Annual General meeting held 5 May 2014. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Norway
Tagged Thor Giæver, Yara, Yara International ASA
Zurich/Basel, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UBS’s Basel III Pillar 3 First Half 2014 Report includes disclosures on capital, risk and securitization for the Group as of 30 June 2014. It should be read in conjunction with UBS’s financial reports for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
HOUSTON, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has appointed Nina Schofield to the position of Group head of health, safety, security and environment (HSSE), with responsibility for developing and implementing HSSE strategies across Wood Group’s global operations. Since beginning her career … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Bobbie Ireland, Carolyn Smith, Nina Schofield, Wood Group
Less and less petroleum required for plastics production / Climate gas can be used to make additional types of plastic LEVERKUSEN, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer MaterialScience’s research into carbon dioxide as a new raw material for making plastics is delivering further … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Bayer MaterialScience, carbon dioxide as new raw material for making plastics, CAT Catalytic Center, Dream Polymers, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Berne, 26-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the provisional final result, 97.08% of all PubliGroupe shares involved in the bid were tendered to Swisscom after expiry of the extension period on 25 August 2014. Swisscom’s interest in PubliGroupe is thus estimated at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged PubliGroupe Ltd., Swisscom
Berne, 26-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Switzerland is served by one of the best mobile networks in Europe. 94% of the population can use Swisscom’s fast, cutting-edge 4G/LTE network. For 2G or 3G technology, the figure is over 99%. Swisscom is now seeking … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged home WLAN network, LTE, Swisscom, WLAN interworking
HOUSTON, 26-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has won two contracts with a total value of over $2 million with Brazilian operator Petrobras. In the first, Wood Group Kenny has begun a conceptual engineering study of two alternatives of … Read the full press release
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