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Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

BASF subsidiary Wintershall to expand its oil and gas production and exit gas trading and storage business in swap assets deal with Gazprom

BASF subsidiary Wintershallto increaseoil and gas production and exit gas trading and storage business  Completion of the transaction expected mid-2014  Ludwigshafen, Germany / Moscow, Russia, 23-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today in Moscow, BASF and Gazprom signed the final agreement to swap … Read the full press release

DHL Express first delivered the package to Santa Claus at North Pole in Georgia Institute of Technology’s Great Package Race project

The Leader in International Express Places First in Holiday Edition of Great Package Race Bonn, Germany, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s been said that no one knows how to meet deadlines for deliveries around the world quite like Santa Claus. … Read the full press release

BASF and Renmatix to jointly scale up the Renmatix Plantrose process for the production of industrial sugars based on lignocellulosic biomass

Renmatix’s patented Plantrose TM technology enables production of industrial sugars from non-edible, woody biomass Industrial sugars are important bio-based precursors for a variety of chemicals based on renewable feedstocks Ludwigshafen, Germany / Philadelphia, PA, US, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American … Read the full press release

John Deere and BASF to jointly develop suite of integrated precision farming and farm management solutions for improved execution in the field

Mannheim and Limburgerhof, Germany, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — John Deere and BASF today announced plans to jointly develop a suite of integrated precision farming and farm management solutions for improved execution in the field. These tools, developed together with growers, will provide enhanced … Read the full press release

Pioneer Investment selected CACEIS for depositary and fund administration services for the launch of its first French law fund the Neuflize High Yield International 2018

Paris, France, 19-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS is Pioneer Investment’s asset servicing provider of choice for the launch of its first French law fund, the Neuflize High Yield International 2018, managed as part of an exclusive partnership with Banque Neuflize OBC. CACEIS … Read the full press release

CACEIS to provide depositary services for German investment manager Buss Capital GmbH & Co. KG

Paris, France, 18-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — German investment manager, Buss Capital GmbH & Co. KG, has selected CACEIS to provide depositary services for its funds managed under the new KAGB regime. Based in Hamburg, Buss Capital is the market leader for … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank AG took part in European Banking Authority’s EU-wide Transparency Exercise 2013

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) notes the announcements made today by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and Deutsche Bundesbank regarding the information of the EU-wide Transparency … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class sets new standards in the premium mid-range class

Stuttgart, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The all-new C-Class heralds a new chapter in the Mercedes-Benz success story and sets new standards in the premium mid‑range class. Thanks to an intelligent lightweight design concept boasting weight savings of up to 100 … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz announced it expects to significantly outperform the production records from the previous 3 years

Production program of more than 1.49 million vehicles Plants running at high capacity utilization also in 2013, special shifts year-round Andreas Renschler: “With this production record, Mercedes-Benz is setting yet another benchmark. This attests to the good customer response to … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Autohäuser in Deutschland werden deutlich umweltfreundlicher

„Think Blue.“-Strategie senkt CO2-Ausstoß im deutschen Handel um 25 Prozent Beratende Begleitung durch Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU) Einzigartiges Zertifikat „Future Climate® inspired by Think Blue.“ für besonders nachhaltige Partnerbetriebe Wolfsburg, Deutschland, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Marke Volkswagen Pkw verankert ihre „Think … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group announced its worldwide deliveries grew 4.7 percent in January – November 2013 YoY

 4.7 percent* increase from January to November 828,600 vehicles delivered in November / +4.3 percent* Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Deliveries in November  developed well. Challenges remain.” Wolfsburg, Germany, 17-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew … Read the full press release

EU residents can discover the new €10 banknote’s security features in competition launched by ECB

Prior to the unveiling of the new €10 in January 2014, European Union residents can discover the note’s security features in a competition to be launched today. 20 high-scoring players will win €5 VIP banknotes from the Europa series personally … Read the full press release

EU and ECB to help National Bank of Serbia (NBS) prepare to join the European System of Central Banks (ESCB)

Frankfurt, Germany, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — National Bank of Serbia, the European Union (EU) Delegation to Serbia and the European Central Bank (ECB) today celebrated the completion of an extensive cooperation agreement with the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) to help the … Read the full press release

EU General Court judgment in Hungary v Commission case: The Commission infringed the procedural rules of the systems for authorising GMOs in the EU

The Commission infringed the procedural rules of the systems for authorising GMOs in the European Union Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the territory of the European Union, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be released into the environment or placed on the market only … Read the full press release

Vattenfall announced all 80 foundations at DanTysk offshore wind farm are now installed

After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm has been installed.  Stockholm, Sweden, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind … Read the full press release

Stadtwerke Mainz, Linde, Siemens and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences to set up electrolysis plant in Mainz

Mainz, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Energiepark Mainz, planned for the Hechtsheim district of the city of Mainz, can go ahead, with construction set to start in the spring of 2014. This has today been confirmed by Siemens, the Linde Group, … Read the full press release

The UK Government awarded FEED contract to Alstom, Drax and BOC consortium Capture Power Limited for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project

Guildford, UK /  Munich, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release

Forrester Research Inc named SAP AG leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013”

Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has been ranked by Forrester Research Inc. as a leader in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013.”* In the evaluation, SAP earned among the highest scores among … Read the full press release

SAP AG announced key open source contributions at SAP® TechEd in Bangalore, India December 11–13

New OpenUI5, a New Unified Developer License, Node.js Connector and a New Development Environment for SAP HANA Create More Opportunities Bangalore, India, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an extended and deeper commitment to the developer community with … Read the full press release

SAP AG announced new capabilities for the SAP Business ByDesign® solution

Walldorf, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Reaffirming its commitment to provide independent companies and subsidiaries worldwide a flexible, cost-effective mid-market cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced new capabilities for the SAP Business ByDesign® solution. The updates leverage SAP … Read the full press release