Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Capgemini to acquire US based IGATE for $4.04 billion

North America becomes the largest region of the Group with this major acquisition. North America to represent 30% of the Group’s estimated combined revenues of €12.5bn in 2015 Enhances Capgemini’s competitiveness across all regions and broadens its offerings in key … Read the full press release

Korean Air Aerospace selected by Airbus to supply new Sharklet wingtip devices for the A330neo

Blagnac, France, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), the aerospace manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, has been selected by Airbus to supply new Sharklet wingtip devices including a wingspan extension for the A330neo – the new … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters Foundation joined rescue activity in Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert region after massive flooding and landslides

Blagnac, France, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An H125 rotorcraft chartered by the Airbus Helicopters Foundation has joined rescue activity in Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert region, where the heaviest rainfall in 80 years has caused massive flooding and landslides. With support … Read the full press release

Airbus: ORACLE TEAM USA trials new designs and systems on its testing platform AC45S boat for use in 2017 America’s Cup

Blagnac, France, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the announcement in 2014 of the innovation partnership between Airbus and  ORACLE TEAM USA, the project has moved from the design offices to the open seas. The first in-water tests were carried out … Read the full press release

Michelin calls on the assistance of Investment Services Provider for implementation of its Share Buyback Program authorized by Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 16, 2014

Clermont-Ferrand, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin has called on the assistance of an Investment Services Provider for the implementation of its Share Buyback Program as authorized by the Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 16, 2014. Under … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ: new natural gas discovery made in Illizi Basin in southeast Algeria

PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ, through its subsidiary GDF SUEZ E&P International, announces that a new natural gas discovery has been made in the Illizi Basin located in southeast Algeria. The TESO-2 well was drilled to a depth of 1,307 … Read the full press release

Major European energy companies CEOs deliver the Magritte Group’s proposals for a renewed energy policy to the three main European institutions

PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 21, 2015), CEOs from four major European energy companies – GDF SUEZ, Iberdrola, CEZ, and GasTerra – met with representatives from the three main European institutions (EU Parliament, the European Commission and the Council … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent launches two products to allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically and enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi

New network hub for FTTH services will enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi®connectivity to every device while ‘ONT Easy Start’ will allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically PARIS, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) … Read the full press release

L’Oréal’s Sharing Beauty with All programme: CO2 emissions reduced by 50% since 2005; 54,000 jobs created for people from underprivileged communities

Group unveils the first results of its Sharing Beauty with All sustainable development programme. Clichy, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One year after the launch of L’Oréal’s Sharing Beauty with All programme for sustainable development, with ambitious and quantified objectives, the Group … Read the full press release

Lancement de l’opération « Gagne ton voyage à Kourou » en partenariat avec Arianespace

Date limite d’embarquement pour le rêve spatial le 7 mai prochain. Evry-Courcouronnes, France, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Les élèves des classes de seconde des lycées Pierre Mendès-France à Ris-Orangis, Les loges à Evry, Georges-Brassens à Courcouronnes et François-Truffaut à Bondoufle sont … Read the full press release

DCNS: Malaysian government signed new maintenance contract with Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation for submarines of the Royal Malaysian Navy

The Malaysian government has just signed a new contract with Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation for through-life support for the two 2000 type Scorpene submarines of the Royal Malaysian Navy, based at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. PARIS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

DCNS to participate in the LAAD exhibition in Rio from 14 to 17 April 2015

PARIS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — DCNS is a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector. As a naval prime contractor, systems integrator and shipbuilder, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence value chain … Read the full press release

Airbus Group Australia Pacific Director Dr Jens Goennemann: We are delighted to see the arrival of the first H145 helicopter in Australia Pacific region

Auckland, New Zealand, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Less than twelve months after its corporate rebranding, Airbus Group Australia Pacific has delivered an advanced, multi-mission H145 helicopter. The delivery of this first H145 to the Australia Pacific region culminates a program preparing … Read the full press release

Alstom Citadis trams link the airport of Toulouse Blagnac to the centre of Toulouse

The Alstom Citadis trams of the Toulouse conurbation will from now on circulate on the T2 line, which has just entered commercial service. This new line, which comprises 3 stations over a distance of 2.4 kilometres, links the airport of … Read the full press release

Alstom commissioned by LINZ AG STROM of Austria to apply AmStar 888® corrosion protection to the steam generator of the Linz-Mitte waste-to-energy power plant

Levallois-Perret, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom in cooperation with installation partner FMT [1], has been commissioned by LINZ AG STROM of Austria to apply AmStar 888® corrosion protection to the steam generator of the Linz-Mitte waste-to-energy power plant. The order … Read the full press release

Mercedes-AMG DTM Team: Champs-Elysées launch for new DTM team, ART Grand Prix

Paris launch for new DTM team, ART Grand Prix Press conference with drivers Lucas Auer and Gary Paffett Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM cars on display in Mercedes-Benz Gallery PARIS, 9-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Champs-Elysées in Paris has already witnessed … Read the full press release

AXA Strategic Ventures réalise son 1er investissement d’un montant de 1 million de dollars US dans Evercontact

AXA Strategic Ventures va réaliser son premier investissement dans Evercontact, le service cloud qui extrait les contacts cachés dans les emails, les partage et les met à jour automatiquement. Cette levée de fonds d’un montant de 1 million de USD … Read the full press release

Michel Safars named Director of Lagardère Lab, a new entity of Lagardère SCA dedicated to innovation

Michel Safars, 51, has been appointed Director of Lagardère Lab, a new entity of Lagardère SCA dedicated to innovation. PARIS, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — He reports to Dominique D’Hinnin, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Lagardère, and works in close … Read the full press release

Thales launched new secure mobile voice and text offering for inter-governmental administrations at the ROOMn mobile and digital technologies event in Deauville

This new solution meets the need for secure communications between government administrations. Users can keep a private connection to their email systems. Available in France via the UGAP centralised public purchasing organisation. Deauville, France, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the ROOMn mobile … Read the full press release

Competition Commission of India clears the proposed merger of Lafarge and Holcim

PARIS, 3-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received clearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their proposed merger. A package of asset divestments has been agreed with the CCI which includes 1 cement plant and 1 grinding … Read the full press release