Total dividend payout rises 11.1 percent to EUR 2,067 million Leverkusen, 26-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At its meeting today (February 24, 2016), the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG approved the Board of Management’s recommendation that a dividend payment of EUR … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Bayer AG, dividend payout
LEVERKUSEN, 26-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective May 1, 2016, Werner Baumann will become the new Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG. This was decided by the company’s Supervisory Board at its meeting today. The current CEO of … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Management
Tagged Bayer AG, Dr. Marijn Dekkers, Werner Baumann
Sustainability reporting at Henkel Düsseldorf, 24-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Overall, more than 1,100 pages, nine languages and three different names – since 1992 Henkel has been publishing a Sustainability Report. This year, on February 25, 2016 Henkel’s 25th Sustainability Report … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management
Henkel Beauty Care under new leadership as of May 1, 2016 Düsseldorf, 24-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pascal Houdayer (46), currently Corporate Senior Vice President in the Laundry & Home Care business unit, will be appointed member of the Henkel Management Board … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Management
Tagged Hans Van Bylen, Henkel, Kasper Rorsted, management changes, Pascal Houdayer
CO2 emissions reduced by 59,000 tons per year AUGSBURG, 24-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An opening ceremony on January 19, 2016, saw a new gas-fired combined heat and power plant being put into operation at SAIC VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY LIMITED – … Read the full press release
New traveling exhibition in Loki Schmidt House HAMBURG, 23-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Laburnum, monk’s hood, European spindle, and co.: to mark the beginning of spring, thirteen extremely poisonous plants are on show in a traveling exhibition in the Loki Schmidt House—Museum … Read the full press release
ISTANBUL, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Grundig, which was born in Germany and has been continuing its activities under Arçelik A.Ş. since 2007, now expands its network in Turkey with all its product groups in its 70th year. Grundig, which made a distinguished … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Türkiye
Tagged Arçelik, Arçelik A.Ş., Beko, Grundig
TURIN, Italy, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The FREME Consortium – which brings together top-tier specialists in language resources, tools, and services, multilingualism and semantic Web, linked data and open data including public sector information, publishing, localisation, and business development – … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Germany, Greece, Industrial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged API, Big Data, content enrichment, e-service, eBook, food and agriculture, framework, h2020, ICT, linked data, localisation, multilingual, opendata, personalisation, publishing, semantic, translation
Holzkirchen, Germany, 18-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz, together with leading global charity World Child Cancer (WCC), is pleased to announce a new health initiative in the Philippines, aimed at improving the standard of care for children suffering from cancer. Cancer survival … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Cancer, health initiative in the Philippines, Jon Rosser, Paul Geymayer, Sandoz, World Child Cancer
Darmstadt, Germany, and Rehovot, Israel, 18-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced that the Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, conferred the renowned Weizmann Award in the Sciences and Humanities on Karl-Ludwig Kley, CEO and Chairman of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Science
Tagged Daniel Zajfman, Karl-Ludwig Kley, Merck, Sciences and Humanities, Weizmann Award
Darmstadt, Germany, and Rehovot, Israel, 18-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today extended the partnership with Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, of by signing a new framework agreement, building on a successful innovation partnership of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged Amir Naiberg, Belén Garijo, Merck, Prof. Mudi Sheves, Weizmann Institute of Science
Künftig 3,69 Prozent effektiver Jahreszins für DKB-Kunden BERLIN, 17-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) senkt den effektiven Jahreszins für das DKB-Privatdarlehen mit sofortiger Wirkung deutlich um 0,3 Prozent. Sie bietet damit im Vergleich der großen Privatkundenbanken in Deutschland … Read the full press release
The company will install three G128-4.5 MW turbines at the Debstedt wind farm which will produce more energy using half as many turbines. Gamesa will also operate and maintain the facility for 18 years. MADRID, 17-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gamesa, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Spain
Tagged Energiekontor, Gamesa, German windfarm, wind turbines
Relevant authorities approved the transaction ESSEN/BERLIN, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After approval by the competent authorities Schenker AG acquired 75 percent of Redhead Holdings Ltd. as of January 29, 2016. A takeover of the remaining 25 percent share is foreseen, contractual after four years. With the merger of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DB Schenker, land transport network, Redhead Holdings Ltd
Innovative entrances to new Barcelona metro stations with intelligent elevators and escalators coordinated with the arrival and departure of trains. Each year over 30 million passengers will benefit from 180 new mobility units in the stations. ESSEN, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
SOLARWATT establishes a new output record with 300 Wp glass-glass module 30-year product and performance warranty DRESDEN, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s first from Dresden: SOLARWATT GmbH is now also offering the SOLARWATT 60M high power module with an output of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial
Tagged Detlef Neuhaus, glass-glass module, solar systems, SOLARWATT GMBH
Maintal/Darmstadt, Germany, 11-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, has been supporting three students of the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt since the winter semester 2015/2016 by offering a Deutschlandstipendium, a scholarship programme … Read the full press release
WIESBADEN, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time in Honduras a Harpy Eagle has been seen with offspring. The second largest bird in the world hides itself away in the dense jungles of Middle and South America and is extremly rare. … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany
Tagged Dr. Louis Perrinjacket, Harpy Eagle, Herbert Dohlen, Honduras, Naturefund, Nelly Paz, Patuca National Park
Strategic expansion of the fruit business MUNICH, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BayWa AG will take over the majority of the Dutch supplier of exotic fruits and vegetables, TFC Holland B.V. (TFC) based in De Lier, subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BayWa AG has acquired full ownership of Evergrain KG. The company, which is based in Hamburg, will now operate under the name of “Evergrain – a BayWa Company”. BayWa already decided last summer to acquire a … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Germany, International Trade, Management
Tagged BayWa, Evergrain KG, malting barley trade
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