Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

SGL Group announced will close its Canadian graphite electrode facility located in Lachute, Quebec

Closure is part of the “SGL2015” cost savings program Operations will begin to wind down at the end of the year with expected completion within Q1/2014 110 employees impacted Wiesbaden / Lachute (QE, Canada), 24-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  SGL Group – The … Read the full press release

Savills-advised German investor Deka Immobilien sold landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — German investor Deka Immobilien, advised by Savills, has successfully closed the portfolio sale of two landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket. The portfolio, comprising Apple’s retail store at One Stockton Street and … Read the full press release

Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben

Frankfurt, Germany, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben. Die Immobilie wird in den Bestand des Sektorenfonds WestInvest TargetSelect Shopping eingebracht, der sich ausschließlich an institutionelle Investoren richtet. Verkäufer ist eine … Read the full press release

Berlinale and Deutsche Kinemathek to show Claude Lanzmann’s most recent film “Le dernier des injustes” at the Arsenal Cinema in Berlin

Berlin, Germany, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — To honour Claude Lanzmann as a great artist and intellectual for his never-ending productivity and intense commemorative work, the Berlinale and Deutsche Kinemathek are showing his most recent film,The Last of the Unjust (Le dernier des injustes, … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer-Forscher: Die Bauteilsauberkeit im Blick

In Branchen wie der Automobilindustrie gelten strengste Sauberkeitsrichtlinien für Bauteile. Allerdings lässt sich der Teilereinigungsprozess bislang nur unzureichend überwachen. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben ein sensorbasiertes Messsystem entwickelt, das direkt in die Reinigungsanlage integriert wird und dort Partikel in der Reinigungsflüssigkeit erfasst und … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer and Continental build the first ever system to extract vast dandelion rubber quantities for making tires

Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to industrial manufacturing is proving to be a tough step. Working jointly with industry and science, the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies AG presented new transistors for use in UHF TV broadcast transmitters

Nuremberg, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (October 10, 2013) at the European Microwave Week tradeshow, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduced 50V LDMOS transistors designed for use in UHF TV broadcast transmitters, including one device providing the highest peak … Read the full press release

Infineon Technologies introduced the smallest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module in the world

Volume production will start in early 2014 Nuremberg, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (October 8, 2013), at the European Microwave Week tradeshow, Infineon Technologies introduced the latest generation of its pico GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) modules for smartphones. BGM1143N9 … Read the full press release

The international media company Bertelsmann overhauled its corporate web site with focus on social media integration

Focus on topicality, strategy and social media Gütersloh, Germany, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cleanly structured, up-to-date and optimized for mobile use: The international media company Bertelsmann has given its corporate website a complete overhaul, and in doing so has created a new … Read the full press release

Major Belgian bus operators rely on Voith’s DIWA.6 Transmissions for less fuel consumption and lower operating costs

Less Fuel Consumption, Lower Operating Costs Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium, bus and coach manufacturers are presenting their new Euro 6-vehicles from 18 October 2013. Two major Belgian bus operators have already decided in favor of … Read the full press release

Voith presents 2nd generation of its telemetric system DIWA SmartNet at Busworld 2013 in Kortrijk

For over four years the Voith telemetric system DIWA SmartNet has been proving itself in more than 1,500 vehicles worldwide. At Busworld 2013 in Kortrijk Voith is now presenting the second generation of this automatic monitoring system for the DIWA … Read the full press release

Voith’s innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) won ECW Innovation Label Award 2013 at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium

Kortrijk, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith convinced the jury with its innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium, and won the ECW Innovation Label Award 2013. The award-winning product brakes with the cooling agent of the engine and … Read the full press release

ENTEGA erneut im Test der Strom- und Gasanbieter ausgezeichnet

Energieversorger erhält von Check 24 Bestnote beim Kundenservice Darmstadt, Germany, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Das unabhängige Verbraucherportal Check24 hat pünktlich zum Start der neuen Heizperiode das Leistungsspektrum von insgesamt 40 bundesweit tätigen Gasanbietern untersucht. Als einziges Unternehmen erhält der Energieanbieter ENTEGA beim … Read the full press release

Audi aims big for DTM finale in Hockenheim (October 18 to 20)

Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ingolstadt, October 14, 2013 – Even though Mike Rockenfeller has had the DTM title in his pocket ever since the race at Zandvoort the motivation of the Audi squad remains unbroken. In the finale at Hockenheim … Read the full press release

AUDI AG announced it sold 150,300 units in September 2013, up 10% YoY

Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New sales record for Audi in September: Around 150,300 customers chose a model with the four rings last month, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent. The company continued to benefit from growing sales in the United … Read the full press release

Roche to invest CHF 800 million to increase production capabilities for its biologic medicines

Investment to help meet rising demand for licensed biologics and expected pipeline growth Basel, Switzerland, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced plans to invest 800 million Swiss francs within its global manufacturing network to increase production … Read the full press release

Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals to present cutting-edge plastics solutions at K 2013 in Düsseldorf, Germany

Vienna, Austria, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At K 2013, Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals invite you to “Open Your Mind” and explore exciting possibilities for innovation and sustainability driven by their new approaches and cutting-edge plastics solutions (Stand 6A43 Hall 6). … Read the full press release

15th Bertelsmann Stiftung’s NEUE STIMMEN vocal competition winners announced

Announcing the winners of the 15th edition of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s NEUE STIMMEN (New Voices) vocal competition Gütersloh, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 27 year old Australian soprano Nicole Car, the 25 year old American soprano Nadine Sierra, and the 24 … Read the full press release

Ulm hospital building supported by Wicona-brand aluminium curtain wall and window solutions won German architectural award

The building that houses University Hospital’s surgery department in Ulm, Germany, has been named winner of a new German architectural award for buildings in the hospital and health sector. Wicona contributed with aluminium solutions. Ulm, Germany,  15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IDFC Chairman and KfW Group CEO Dr Ulrich Schröder met at 2nd annual meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC ) in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C., United States, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday (2013-10-13), on the occasion of the 2nd annual meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon met with IDFC CEOs. During their meeting IDFC members discussed … Read the full press release