Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

La Banque Postale lance une offre d’assurance santé dédiée aux jeunes à l’étranger

Posted on 23, July 2013 by

Paris, 23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La Banque Postale complète son offre d’assurance santé avec une offre dédiée aux jeunes partant à l’étranger, pour de courts séjours (stage linguistique, voyage scolaire…) ou pour des séjours longs (échange universitaire, stage, Programme Vacances-Travail, année de … Read the full press release →

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Vivendi, Etisalat into exclusive negotiations for the sale of Vivendi ‘s 53% shareholding in Maroc Telecom

Posted on 23, July 2013 by

23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi has entered into exclusive negotiations with Etisalat to finalize an agreement for the sale of its 53% shareholding in Maroc Telecom. Etisalat’s offer values the controlling stake at 92.6 Moroccan dirhams per share. The sale proceeds … Read the full press release →

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Saint-Gobain issued update on the Verallia North America acquisition following complaint filed by the US Federal Trade Commission

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On January 17, 2013, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has accepted the purchase offer of Ardagh on Verallia North America for an enterprise value of $1,694 million (around €1,275 million), representing 6.5 times 2012 EBITDA (around $261 million). The … Read the full press release →

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Saint-Gobain starts production at its first plasterboard plant in Russia

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Already present in the habitat and construction markets in Russia through its Industrial Mortars and Insulation businesses, Saint-Gobain has just started production at its first plasterboard plant in the country. The new site – which also contains … Read the full press release →

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Lafarge sold its North American Gypsum division to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

Paris, 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lafarge announces the sale of its subsidiary’s North American Gypsum assets at an enterprise value of 700 million US dollars (533 million euros) to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Lafarge North America’s Gypsum division manufactures gypsum … Read the full press release →

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World’s leading building materials company Lafarge announced changes in the Group’s Executive Committee

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

Paris, 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EVOLUTION OF LAFARGE’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STARTING SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 Eric Olsen*, currently Executive Vice-President Organization and Human Resources, is appointed Executive VicePresident Operations, taking over for Jean-Carlos Angulo, who has decided to retire. Sonia Artinian, currently Country … Read the full press release →

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Seine Aval Véhicules Électriques participants presented review of the project and outlook for the future

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Between March 2011 and December 2012, 65 Renault-Nissan electric vehicles were driven in the Seine Aval area and 130 charging stations installed as part of SAVE (Seine Aval Véhicules Électriques), France’s biggest ever trial of all-electric mobility, … Read the full press release →

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Energy management specialist Schneider Electric announced the winners of its Go Green in the City 2013 Case Study Competition

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

Rueil-Malmaison (France), 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, welcomed the 50 student finalists in its innovative Go Green in the City competition to Paris for the third year running, from 25 to 28 June 2013. The Go Green … Read the full press release →

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Borealis acquired mineral fertilizer manufacturer Rosier SA from TOTAL

Posted on 19, July 2013 by

issued under Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Belgian Royal Decree of April 27, 2007 on public takeover bids and update on press release issued on February 6th, 2013 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in … Read the full press release →

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Kering completed Italian jewelry group Pomellato acquisition

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kering announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Pomellato group, in accordance with the terms announced on 24 April, 2013, after having received clearance from the antitrust authorities. About Kering … Read the full press release →

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Kering – YOOX joint venture stores successfully launched

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Paris – Milan, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The online stores of all the six brands included in the joint venture established in August 2012 by Kering (then PPR) and YOOX were successfully launched by 30 June 2013, marking the first important … Read the full press release →

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Michelin’s EFFIFUEL™ aimed at reducing fuel consumption for truck fleet managers across Europe

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Michelin’s market launch of Michelin solutions in May 2013 is the result of a long change process underpinned by two deep-seated trends: Business customers – vehicle fleet managers – are confronted with a highly competitive environment and … Read the full press release →

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Michelin announces it will license free of charge any of its patents that would overlap with the adoption of RFID standards

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Reliable identification of tires with embedded RFID1 technology already has shown how it can improve tire tracking throughout its life cycle. Michelin group has been an internationally recognized leader for creating and fostering harmonized international standards for Tire RFID1. … Read the full press release →

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Egis signed with Gebze-İzmir motorway concessionaire OTOYOL AS for its operation and maintenance

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Le 24 juin 2013, Egis a signé un contrat pour l’exploitation et la maintenance de l’autoroute Gebze-Izmir en Turquie avec OTOYOL, le concessionnaire désigné par la Direction Générale des Autoroutes de Turquie (« KGM »). Ce nouveau … Read the full press release →

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FBI’s Next Generation Identification system integrated by Lockheed Martin incorporates Morpho’s latest algorithms to process and match latent finger and palm prints

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Alexandria, Va., 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system improvements that became operational in May include a threefold increase in latent fingerprint search accuracy and create the first nationwide palm print identification system thanks to biometric technology developed by Morpho … Read the full press release →

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Claude Poulain elected Chairman and CEO of French-Russian joint venture PowerJet

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Evry-Courcouronnes, France, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Claude Poulain is the new Chairman and CEO of PowerJet, decision made by the board of directors who met on July 8th at Snecma’s headquarters (Safran). He replaces Jacques Desclaux who is taking up other duties. … Read the full press release →

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Safran’s high-technology company Morpho to supply automated biometric identification systems to INTERPOL

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

LYON, France, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A partnership agreement will see Morpho (Safran) provide INTERPOL with a range of innovative biometric solutions and other technical support to enhance global security. The partnership covers the supply of automated biometric identification systems to INTERPOL, … Read the full press release →

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Pegasus Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its new fleet of 75 firm, 25 option A320neo/A321neo aircraft

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Deliveries set to begin in 2016 WEST CHESTER, Ohio, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pegasus Airlines has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power its new fleet of 75 firm, 25 option A320neo/A321neo aircraft. The airplane order was announced in December … Read the full press release →

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Egis was head engineer for the construction of the newly opened landing port at Carabane, Senegal

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On Saturday 6 July 2013, Senegal inaugurated the new landing port at Carabane. Plansto relaunch the Dakar – Ziguinchor sea route started up after the September 2002 disaster of the sinking of MV Le Joola. The former … Read the full press release →

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Chantal Grésillion appointed VP, Continuous Improvement at Turbomeca

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As from 1st July, Chantal Grésillion has been appointed VP, Continuous Improvement. Chantal Grésillion (55 years old), a graduate of ENSMA (Graduate School for Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering), began her career in 1982 with Dassault Aviation within their Structures … Read the full press release →

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