Basel, Switzerland, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta reports on its 2014 Half Year Results Sales $8.5 billion, up 1 percent: up 4 percent at constant exchange rates Late start to North American season reduced crop protection use Strong growth in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Exclusive access to innovative CEEDS™ technology Step change in planting speed and quality Complements PLENE® Evolve and PLENE® PB for nurseries Basel, Switzerland, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta today announced plans to broaden and scale up its PLENE® platform of integrated sugar cane solutions. Through … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CEEDS™ technology, Dr Paul Carver, John Atkin, New Energy Farms, PLENE®, sugar cane solutions in Brazil, Syngenta
Brazil Windpower 2014 26 – 28 August 2014 PARIS, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wind energy is now the fastest growing source of power generation in Brazil. In 2013, 4,7GW were contracted, the biggest record in power auctions hiring. The Brazilian Wind Power … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Alstom, Brazil Windpower
From September 23-26, 2014, Hamburg will become the gateway to the world of wind energy. PARIS, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEnergy Hamburg unites major global onshore and offshore players under one roof. It brings together a high-calibre, professional audience and more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Germany, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Alstom, Markus Rieck, WindEnergy Hamburg 2014
PARIS, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom Transport JV SATCO¹ has delivered the first two driverless metros of 42 new metros ordered by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) in February 2012 (the company’s largest contract in Asia Pacific). These are the first metros to … Read the full press release
Charenton-le-Pont, France, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Building on the success of media campaigns run in the United States, France and Brazil to strengthen the Crizal® brand, Essilor is launching its first consumer advertising campaign in China, which is the world’s biggest ophthalmic lens … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Healthcare, Marketing
Tagged consumer advertising campaign in China for Crizal® lens, Crizal® lens, Essilor
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel releases its 2014 Q2 results Volumes positive in all three Business Areas Revenue down 4 percent, mainly due to 5 percent adverse currency effects Operating income €353 million (2013: €322 million) reflecting increased volume and benefits … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Ton Büchner
Den Haag, Netherlands, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — APM Terminals Virginia and a partnership comprising affiliates of investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners (Alinda) and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS) announced today that the partnership will purchase APM Terminal’s state-of-the-art container terminal located … Read the full press release
Le Havre, France, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Perrigault SA., the Le Havre-based port and logistics operator and APM Terminals announce the completed sale of APM Terminals’ 50% share in Terminal Porte Océane (TPO) and Société d’Exploitation du Terminal Porte Océane to Perrigault … Read the full press release
SOFIA, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GLOBUL continued to grow data revenues in the second quarter of 2014, which was up 31% YoY following increased focus on data services. As of end of the quarter, the active customer base exceeded 4 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Globul, mobile broadband
Kortrijk, Belgium, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) announced results for the six month period ended 30 June 2014.[1] First half 2014 financial highlights: Order book stood at 479.8 million euro, an increase of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Technology
Tagged Barco, Carl Vanden Bussche, Eric Van Zele
KfW and BNDES sign an agreement worth EUR 250 million for a wind farm programme Construction of systems with an output of 330 MW — around 10% of Brazil’s wind power Avoidance of 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 FRANKFURT, 23-7-2014 … Read the full press release
Ericsson to provide core, microwave transmission and radio access, as well as consulting and services including refarming, roll-out, integration, optimization, field operations and maintenance Commercial offer initially available to pre-paid subscribers in some Costa Rican cities and provinces, such La … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Alejandro Plater, Claro, Ericsson, LTE network in Costa Rica
Paris and Cairo, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Giza Systems, the leading systems integrator in Egypt and the Middle East announces its acquisition of VAS Integrated Solutions LLC (VIS), Bull Group’s Egyptian subsidiary leader in storage integration and a key distributor for EMC, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Bull Group, Eric Desnos, Giza Systems, Shehab ElNawawi, VAS Integrated Solutions LLC
Improved operating margins and growth in Global Services revenues STOCKHOLM, 23-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Operating profit, operating margin, earnings per share and cash flow from operations, all improved compared with the second quarter last year. Net sales for the second quarter amounted … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Anders Lidbeck, Enea®, Sofie Sarhed
Orders up 13%¹; book-to-bill ratio² of 1.04x Group operational EBITDA³ impacted by loss in Power Systems (PS) Decisive step change actions implemented in PS Cash from operations up by more than $300 million Successful execution of announced portfolio pruning Zurich, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged ABB, Ulrich Spiesshofer
Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Avia Solutions Group, a WSE listed global provider of one-stop-shop aviation business solutions, and Kaunas Free Economic Zone Management UAB have signed a memorandum of cooperation with regard to the development of a new Aviation Park … Read the full press release
MADRID, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enrique Alberola Ila, Executive Coordinator of the Banco de España Associate Directorate General for International Affairs since 2009, has been designated as Chief Representative of the BIS Representative Office for the Americas in Mexico City. He will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged Banco de España, Enrique Alberola Ila
Vantaa, Finland, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) services for an anaerobic bioenergy project at its Whitecourt pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The project involves integration of … Read the full press release
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Philips reports Q2 sales of EUR 5.3 billion and EBITA of EUR 415 million Comparable sales growth stable, with sales in growth geographies up 4% EBITA of EUR 415 million, compared to EUR 601 million in Q2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Healthcare, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged EBITA, Frans van Houten, Philips
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