Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Symrise AG Q1-2016: Group sales increased by 10%

Sales up by 14 % at local currency Satisfactory growth in both segments EBITDAN increase by 6 % to € 158 million Profitability remains strong, with EBITDAN margin of 21.7 % Holzminden, Germany, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The fiscal year 2016 … Read the full press release

The latest version of GRAPHISOFT industry-leading BIM software solution – ARCHICAD 20

BUDAPEST, 09-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developer for architects and designers, announced today the latest version of its industry-leading BIM software solution. ARCHICAD 20 features a number of important functional improvements that put the … Read the full press release

MAXON: Artists can now create cutting edge visuals more easily with the release of additional features for Cineware (3.1) for Adobe® After Effects® CC

Animated Text and Shape Layers Can Now Be Saved Directly to Cinema for a Roundtrip Live 3D Motion Graphics Workflow Friedrichsdorf, Germany, 09-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAXON today announced the release of additional features for Cineware (3.1) for Adobe® After Effects® … Read the full press release

Audi wins the “Most Innovative Premium Brand” main prize at the Automotive Innovation Award

Three wins for Audi at the Automotive Innovations Award Head of Technical Development Dr. Stefan Knirsch: “Awards document Vorsprung durch Technik” Ingolstadt/Frankfurt am Main, 06-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi claims three wins at the Automotive Innovation Award. The award is … Read the full press release

Impressive 3D video mapping light show at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt for the world premiere of the new Audi A5 Coupe on May 25

3D light show to introduce the world premiere of the Audi A5 Coupe Extensive supporting program will include “Summer Sounds” and a special exhibition on the history of the coupe Artistic advisor Prof. Klaus Schrenk: “The video mapping of the … Read the full press release

TÜV Rheinland: Jean-Claude Mas and four other individuals involved at PIP with confirmed conviction in France

COLOGNE, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Court of Appeals in Aix-en-Provence today confirmed the conviction of Jean-Claude Mas and four other individuals involved at PIP. It found the accused guilty of, among other things, fraud to the detriment of TÜV Rheinland. … Read the full press release

WACKER presents three new silicone adhesives at European Wound Management Association (EWMA)

At the 26th conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA), WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is presenting three new silicone adhesives: SILPURAN® 2114, SILPURAN® 2122 and SILPURAN® 2142. These silicone gels, which were unveiled at the SAWC show in … Read the full press release

Karl Gadesmann appointed new CFO of Leoni AG effective 1 October 2016

Proven financial expert and CFO to take charge effective 1 October 2016 – Dieter Bellé to concentrate on his position as President & CEO Nuremberg, 04-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Leoni AG, the leading European provider of … Read the full press release

Ion Beam Applications S.A. to integrate Leoni’s state-of-the-art Leoni Orion patient positioning system

IBA advances its market leading technology via integration of Leoni’s state-of-the-art patient positioning system Nuremberg, Germany and Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 04-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Leoni, the leading European provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries … Read the full press release

HeidelbergCement Q1-2016: Sales volumes benefit from market recovery in North America, Europe, and Asia

Heidelberg, Germany, 04-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement achieves significant increase in results in first quarter of 2016 Growth in sales volumes of cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete Group revenue stable at €2.8 billion (like-for-like* +1%) Operating income improved by 19.9% to … Read the full press release

Infront Sports & Media to support the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) GmbH in its marketing activities

Infront is to contribute its many years of international basketball experience and its strong distribution network in Germany Cologne/Frankfurt am Main, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Infront Sports & Media, the leading international sports marketing company, is to support the German … Read the full press release

KfW 2015: very high demand for our financing products; total assets now EUR 503.0 billion

Promotional business rose to EUR 79.3 billion Consolidated profit of EUR 2,171 million achieved Increase in total assets to EUR 503.0 billion Frankfurt am Main, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2015, KfW Group recorded very high demand for its financing products … Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group Q1-2016: Adjusted EBIT improved

Adjusted EBIT for first three months improved Good result improvement at Lufthansa Passenger Airlines Unit cost reductions compensate lower unit revenues All business segments except Lufthansa Cargo according to guidance Full year guidance confirmed COLOGNE, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “We have … Read the full press release

PEOPLE.IO ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH WAYRA MUNICH

Paves the way for platform launch in Germany in Q3 2016 LONDON, 02-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — people.io – the service that allows consumers to dynamically license their data and attention to brands and be rewarded for it, today announced a … Read the full press release

thyssenkrupp Materials Services: “materials4me” online shop now also available in Germany

ESSEN, 02-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following its rollout in the United Kingdom and Spain, the “materials4me” online shop is now also available in Germany. Starting from the end of April 2016, small users and end customers in the country can now … Read the full press release

HSH Nordbank issued € 500 million mortgage Pfandbrief with a seven-year term

Hamburg/Kiel, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — HSH Nordbank has taken advantage of the currently favourable market to refinance with a large-scale capital market transaction. The Bank has issued a mortgage Pfandbrief with a seven-year term and a volume of € 500 million. … Read the full press release

Axis Business Tour in 18 Städten der DACH-Region

Branchentreff: Markteinblicke aus erster Hand MÜNCHEN, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bereits zum zweiten Mal findet die Axis Business Tour in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz statt. Gestartet wird am 02. Juni in Frankfurt, letzter Termin ist der 24. November in Hannover. … Read the full press release

Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef) and German Albert-Einstein Institute to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in the area of gravitational wave research

Nikhef and Albert Einstein Institute sign cooperation agreement AMSTERDAM, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (25-04-2016), Nikhef (the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics) and the German Albert-Einstein Institute have signed a declaration in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bahn to increase renewable energy share in the traction current mix of its rail transport services to 45%

“We have a special obligation,” says Management Board Member Ronald Pofalla DB customers travel 100 million green train-kilometers a year BERLIN, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bahn has upped its climate protection targets for 2020. “We aim to cut specific CO2 … Read the full press release

Sparkasse Mainz: Junge Sportler des Gymnasiums Nieder-Olm qualifizieren sich für das Bundesfinale in Berlin

MAINZ, 28-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Für die Jungen-Mannschaft des Gymnasiums Nieder-Olm heißt es in wenigen Tagen „Berlin, Berlin, wir fahren nach Berlin.“ Das Team hat sich als Landessieger in der Sportart Tischtennis für das Bundesfinale des Wettbewerbes „Jugend trainiert für Olympia“ … Read the full press release