PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change. The report covers Lafarge’s social, economic and environmental … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Bruno Lafont, Lafarge, sustainability, Sustainability Report
Paris and Zurich, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received final approval for their proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United States and Canada. All competition approvals necessary for closing the transaction have now been obtained … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged holcim, Lafarge, merger clearances
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran and the European Trade Union IndustriAll* signed a three-year, Europe-wide agreement in late March concerning the development of employee skills and careers. The agreement applies to all employees at Safran companies within the scope … Read the full press release
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran has launched Safran Corporate Ventures, a new corporate venture capital (CVC) company that will invest in innovative startups. With initial investment capital of about 50 million euros for a period of three years, this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Grégoire Aladjidi, Hélène de Cointet, innovative startups, Safran, venture capital firm
Le Laboratoire études et modélisation acoustiques (LETMA) a été créé en mars 2015 par le CEA, le CNRS, l’Ecole Centrale de Lyon et l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Son activité porte sur l’analyse des phénomènes atmosphériques produisant des ondes acoustiques … Read the full press release
Le séisme de magnitude 7,8 (échelle de Richter) qui a frappé le Népal, samedi 25 avril, a causé d’importantes pertes humaines et des dégâts matériels considérables. Ce séisme s’est produit dans la zone de convergence de deux grandes plaques tectoniques … Read the full press release
Egyptian authorities maintain confidence demonstrated since 1981 Technical innovation – a first worldwide – for a very short delivery deadline Contract worth €264 million Rueil-Malmaison, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Egyptian authorities have demonstrated renewed confidence in the joint venture … Read the full press release
PARIS, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thierry Laborde has been appointed Deputy COO of BNP Paribas, in charge of Domestic Markets, effective 4 May 2015. He succeeds François Villeroy de Galhau, who has been entrusted by the French Prime Minister with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Management
Tagged BNP Paribas, François Villeroy de Galhau, Jean Lemierre, Thierry Laborde
PARIS, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Unanimously appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors last 19 March, upon the recommendation of Icade’s Appointments and Remuneration Committee, Mr Olivier Wigniolle is taking up his functions today. He is also appointed member … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged Icade, Leadership changes, Mr André Martinez, Mr Olivier Wigniolle
Iveco Bus was chosen by the Union des Groupements d’Achat Public (UGAP), France’s public sector procurement unit to supply the country’s Ministry of Defence with intercity buses. They will be used for the transport of army, air force and navy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged CNH Industrial N.V., coaches, French Ministry of Defence, Iveco Bus, Sylvain Blaise
PARIS, 30-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Kering announces that Pierre Bouissou will be leaving his position as Boucheron President and CEO, effective 27 April 2015, to follow new professional challenges outside Kering Group. Pierre Bouissou had joined the Kering Group in … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, France, Management, Retail, Sports
Tagged Albert Bensoussan, Boucheron, Kering, Pierre Bouissou
Spanning more than 560 km, Orval will link Algeria to Spain address increasing demand for high-speed, high-quality broadband connectivity PARIS, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications, have signed … Read the full press release
Alcatel-Lucent strengthens presence in key market for the Africa region as the company pursues The Shift Plan transformation as a specialist in IP, cloud and ultra-broadband access Accra, Ghana, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has appointed … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, Alpin Verlet, Ramy Hashem
Natixis a dirigé avec succès, en tant que co-arrangeur et joint bookrunner, le placement de 285 millions d’euros d’obligations catastrophes sur-mortalité émises par Benu Capital Limited, une société de droit irlandais. PARIS, 29-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Basée sur un mécanisme … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Management
Tagged Benu Capital Limited, catastrophes, Natixis
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
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Management, Technology
Tagged Ashok Vemuri, Capgemini, IGATE, Paul Hermelin
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
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
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
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Management, Marketing, Sports, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2017 America’s Cup, AC45S boat, Airbus, ORACLE TEAM USA
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
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
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management
Tagged GDF SUEZ, Illizi Basin in southeast Algeria, new natural gas discovery, Sonatrach, Touat
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