Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Bertram Staudenmaier to suceed Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger as Corporate Board of Management Member at Voith GmbH and Chairman of Voith Paper Management Board

Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger, Member of the Cor-porate Board of Management of Voith GmbH and Chairman of the Management Board of Voith Paper, will be leaving Voith on July 1, 2014 after serving the company for 32 years.  HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY, 24-3-2014 — … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer’s German Phosphorus Platform to show how to recover valuable substance from wastewater at Hannover Trade Fair / IndustrialGreenTec, April 7–11

Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterways and pollutes them. For this reason the German Phosphorus Platform has the goal to recover this valuable, but at the same time, harmful element from water. How … Read the full press release

Tissue paper manufacturers SCA upgrades production with Voith’s NipcoFlex T shoe press

Voith has concluded the sale of a NipcoFlex T shoe press to SCA, one of the world’s largest tissue paper manufacturers. The new shoe press will be installed in the PM 3, located in SCAs plant in San Nicolás de … Read the full press release

Voith to supply new BM 4 board machine to Indian paper manufacturer Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

The Indian paper manufacturer Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) has again chosen Voith, as a competent partner for board and packaging paper production, to deliver its new BM 4 board machine in order to expand its existing product … Read the full press release

BDI and Confindustria issued joint declaration with six final recommendations on EU industrial policy

Berlin, Germany, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Joint call by the BDI and Confindustria for the EU spring summit. Business community taking part in German-Italian government consultations. “Strengthening industrial competitiveness must be the core project of the next European legislative period. At the … Read the full press release

ECE: Construction of 86 million Euro shopping center in Afyonkarahisar began March

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Start of construction on the new shopping center in the heart of the western Anatolian city Afyonkarahisar: With the completion of the excavation works, the rough construction of the 86 million Euro project started at the … Read the full press release

Brewers Association (BA) selected DB Schenker as Official Logistics Supplier for the World Beer Cup in Denver

Specialities from around the world are brought to the “Olympics of Beer” into the USA – Particular requirements for food imports Frankfurt/Denver, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Every two years, the best brewers in the world enter their finest beers into what … Read the full press release

Henkel’s TCS Engineering department developed modular metering and control system under the brand name Lineguard

Lineguard ProcessControl 200 from Henkel for reliable regulation of pretreatment processes in the metals industry Düsseldorf / Germany, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the manufacture of metal components, the ability to continuously monitor surface pretreatment processes and to ensure the optimum infeed … Read the full press release

Otto Group’s initial forecasts show its worldwide ecommerce turnover is over EUR 6 billion

Hamburg, Germany, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past financial year the Otto Group generated online turnover of over 6 billion euros worldwide according to initial forecasts, some 400 million more than in the previous year. Through its ‘Mobil First’ initiative the retail … Read the full press release

Berlin Hyp and Helaba banks provide EUR €200 million to Unibail Rodamco for their prime shopping center Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw

WARSAW, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The two German banks Berlin Hyp and Helaba are providing Unibail Rodamco with a €200 million term loan for their prime shopping center Galeria Mokotów in Warsaw. Purpose of the five-year facility is to refinance an existing … Read the full press release

The first phase of DanTysk offshore wind farm’s accommodation platform completed

Hamburg, 13-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A five and a half-storey house of steel, sitting 20 metres above the sea, measuring 20 metres high and weighing 2500 tonnes, is starting to take shape in Kiel. The Schleswig-Holstein shipyard Nobiskrug is currently building the accommodation platform … Read the full press release

Deutsche Börse welcomes the first iShares ETF with an international security structure to the XTF segment

Frankfurt, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The iShares EURO STOXX 50 ex-Financials UCITS ETF, which is issued by iShares, has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Tuesday. The new ETF is the first ETF to be issued with an international … Read the full press release

Bosch’s latest generation of acceleration sensors to make airbag systems development easier

SMA6xy’s standardized housing makes design-in more straightforward Greatly improved protection against microcuts Increased design freedom thanks to flexible orientation For use in ASIL D airbag systems in accordance with ISO 26262 Stuttgart, Germany, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bosch’s latest generation of acceleration … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce welcomes Daimler’s decision to exercise the put option relating to its 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems

London, UK, 11-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision by the Board of Management of Daimler AG to exercise the put option relating to its 50% shareholding in Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). Rolls-Royce will acquire the shares from Daimler, which has been a 50-50 joint venture … Read the full press release

Bosch launches new generation of inertial sensors SMI7xy for increased safety in vehicles

SMI7xy combines measurement of yaw rate and acceleration Broad range of applications – from ESP® to rollover detection Can be used in applications up to ASIL D in accordance with ISO 26262 Optimized for robust operation and extremely space-saving Stuttgart, … Read the full press release

BMW Golf Cup International to take place in Blue Canyon Country Club in Thailand, 10-15 March 2014

Phuket, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thailand’s heavenly island paradise of Phuket is the spectacular venue for the World Final of this year’s BMW Golf Cup International. Around 100,000 players teed off at 800 tournaments in 50 countries, making the tournament series the largest in the … Read the full press release

DHL is the Gewandhausorchester’s Official Logistics Partner and supports the orchestra in its ten-day tour to five different cities in Asia

Bonn, Germany, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL is the Gewandhausorchester’s Official Logistics Partner and supports the orchestra in its Asian tour to China and Japan this year. DHL Trade Fairs & Events, a DHL Freight subsidiary, accounts for logistic planning as well as transport … Read the full press release

Vodafone brings automotive connectivity to Volkswagen and Audi vehicles

Vodafone continues to develop a strong position in the automotive market Bringing connectivity to Volkswagen and Audi vehicles Newbury, ENG, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —Vodafone today announced a new agreement with Volkswagen and Audi in Europe to provide automotive connectivity, starting with new … Read the full press release

The launch of the BMW i8 approaches its peak, deliveries will start in June 2014

Real life fuel consumption reaches small-car level World’s first production car with innovative laser light technology MUNICH, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the completion of the development work and final preparations for production at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the launch … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom and CipherCloud to present enterprise cloud computing security at CeBIT 2014

Secure cloud usage through real-time data encryption Co-operation with start-ups for faster market launches of security innovations CipherCloud Gateway at the Telekom stand Hannover, Germany, 10-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom and CipherCloud are making enterprise cloud computing more secure. The start-up … Read the full press release