(IN BRIEF) The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends Malaysia’s July 1 enforcement of stricter import rules under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) Order 2025, limiting plastic-waste imports to Basel Convention parties, raising contamination limits, and requiring pre-shipment inspections. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit, Politics, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Youngman, Basel Convention, contamination thresholds, Customs Prohibition of Imports Amendment Order 2025, domestic recycling infrastructure, EIA’s The Truth Behind Trash, EU export ban, Global Plastics Treaty, HS code 3915, Indonesia, Lauren Weir, Malaysia, National Sword policy, partnership, plastic-waste imports, pre-shipment inspection, Royal Malaysian Customs, SIRIM Berhad, sustainability, UK plastic exports, US plastic exports, waste colonialism
(IN BRIEF) Voith, together with Fuji Electric, has deployed the first Hydro Pocket digital-monitoring system at Ohsawagawa hydropower station in Yamagata, Japan, replacing closed-circuit access with a cloud-based, Internet-accessible dashboard. Launched in March 2025, the localized Japanese interface provides real-time … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged automated reporting, cloud-based monitoring, data-driven services, Dirk Fuchs, Fuji Electric, grid connection, historical trends, Hydro Pocket, hydropower digitalization, Japan, Ohsawagawa hydropower station, partnership, plant performance, predictive analysis, real-time data, Sunil Pandiri, sustainability, Voith, Yamagata Prefecture
(IN BRIEF) Eneco, in partnership with Liander, Stedin, Enexis, Essent and Vattenfall, is launching a Flexibility Rewards program targeting 35,000 households in 21 congested areas. From July, participants can earn benefits—such as discounted EV charging or home-battery offers—by shifting electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged customer incentives, Eneco, Enexis, Essent, Flexibility Rewards, grid congestion, home batteries, Liander, off-peak consumption, partnership, peak demand reduction, renewable energy, Selina Thurer, smart EV charging, Stedin, sustainability, sustainable grid management, Vattenfall, Zonneplan
(IN BRIEF) HTB, part of AF Gruppen, has signed a NOK 213 million turnkey deal to extend Fatland Ølen’s meat facility, adding nearly 12,000 m² of workspace and technical ceiling. The build-out includes modern processing, packaging, storage, and freezing zones, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AF Gruppen, boiler house, Fatland Ølen, freezing, heat recovery, Helgesen Tekniske Bygg AS, HTB, meat processing, municipal road rerouting, NOK 213 million, packaging, partnership, Ronny Laastad, solar panels, steam boiler system, Storage, sustainability, turnkey contract, Øvrehagen 2 AS
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso teamed up with Lindab to design a ten-use, tape-free reusable corrugated box that reduced packaging CO₂ by 72 percent on Polish-to-Czech deliveries and 61 percent on routes to Sweden. Our lightweight FEFCO 201 redesign secures without … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 12 percent packaging emissions, 61 percent reduction, 72 percent reduction, carbon footprint reduction, circular packaging, EU packaging compliance, FEFCO 201 redesign, life cycle assessment, Lindab, partnership, recycled materials, return logistics, reusable corrugated packaging, Robert Jarmoliński, Stora Enso, sustainability, sustainable innovation, tape-free closure
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has completed the purchase of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG from Fosun’s Bridge Fortune Investment, following regulatory approval. The acquisition merges HAL with Bethmann Bank to create a top-three German wealth-management provider, with 2,000 employees in 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News
Tagged 18 locations, 2 000 employees, ABN Amro, asset servicing, Bethmann Bank, Bethmann HAL, Bridge Fortune Investment, Choy van der Hooft-Cheong, corporate banking, dual-brand strategy, EUR 672 million, EUR 70 billion assets, Fosun International, Germany, HAL®, Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe AG, institutional banking, Luxembourg, Marguerite Bérard, partnership, private banking, Q3 2025 reporting, regulatory approval, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) ISS has entered a five-year partnership with VELUX Group to deliver integrated facility services—covering cleaning, waste management, catering, reception, and outdoor maintenance—across 12 Northern and Central European countries. Deployment begins in Denmark on 1 October 2025, with full … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged catering, central Europe, cleaning, Denmark, facility services partnership, INNOVATION, integrated services, ISS, Kasper Fangel, mobilisation dates, northern Europe, outdoor maintenance, partnership, reception, service orientation, standardised operating framework, sustainability, Søren Valentin, VELUX Group, waste management, workplace experience
(IN BRIEF) Ramboll has released ABM 2.0, an upgraded biodiversity quantification tool now covering the entire United States, Canada, and northern Mexico. Adapted from the Natural England Biodiversity Metric and developed with NatureServe, the ABM initially focused on habitats in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ABM 2.0, Americas Biodiversity Metric 2.0, biodiversity assessment, CANADA, Daniel Rockefeller, ecological planning, free tool, Global Biodiversity Metric, habitat data, land-use planning, Natural England Biodiversity Metric, nature net positive outcomes, NatureServe, North America, northern Mexico, partnership, Ramboll, sustainability, sustainable development, United States
(IN BRIEF) Fortum has completed its acquisition of Orange Energia Sp. z o.o. in Poland for up to PLN 120 million (EUR 28 million), paying about PLN 90 million in cash at closing and deferring the remainder to early 2029 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Retail, Technology
Tagged 130 000 customer contracts, acquisition, clean energy, Comparable Operating Profit, Consumer Solutions segment, decarbonisation, earn-out, electricity sales, EUR 28 million, Fortum, Orange Energia Sp. z o.o., Orange Polska, partnership, PLN 120 million, Q3 2025, retail distribution network, Strategic Priorities, sustainability, transformation
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ and Norske Skog Skogn will convert PM1 at the Skogn mill into a dual-mode line for newsprint and the new NOR Book grade, targeting a top-three European market position. Startup is planned for Q2 2026. The upgrade … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Andritz, book paper, European book paper market, Krefeld trials, low CO₂ emissions, Multi Master Control System, newsprint, NOR Book, Norske Skog Skogn, Paper Machine 1, partnership, Peder Lutdal, PM1 conversion, PrimeRoll MHV, Q2 2026 start-up, sustainable book paper, thermo-mechanical pulp, Ville Nikkanen, virgin fiber
(IN BRIEF) Škoda has launched local assembly and sales of the Kushaq in Vietnam, becoming the first Škoda model built in the country from CKD kits supplied from India. The new Thanh Cong Group joint-venture plant, opened in March 2025, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 km testing, 330, CKD assembly, climate trials, dealership expansion, Experience Centre, Hanoi, KAROQ, KODIAQ, Mladá Boleslav, partnership, plant opening, ŠKODA AUTO, Škoda Kushaq, Slavia, Thanh Cong Group, Vietnam
(IN BRIEF) Azimut Group and Eni Next will co-launch a €100 million ELTIF in September 2025 to invest in pioneering “clean tech” ventures, particularly U.S. startups scaling decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and circular-economy solutions. The Luxembourg-based fund, operating under … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Azimut Group, circular economy, Clara Andreoletti, clean tech, cross-border distribution, decarbonization, ELTIF 2.0, energy efficiency, Eni Next, Giorgio Medda, global energy transition, Luxembourg, partnership, private markets, sustainability, sustainable mobility, U.S. startups, venture capital, €100 million fundraising target
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean signed a memorandum of understanding in Seville, pledging to deepen their cooperation on high-impact projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formalized by EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged advisory services, biodiversity preservation, CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, CELAC finance ministers, CELAC-EU summit, Climate Action, climate resilience, environmental sustainability, equity investment, European Investment Bank, Financing for Development Conference, Global Gateway strategy, green economies, joint financing, knowledge transfer, LACIF, Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility, loan guarantees, Memorandum of Understanding, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Santa Marta, Sergio Díaz-Granados, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s latest Barents Sea exploration well, Drivis Tubåen (7720/7-DD-1H), has uncovered 9–15 million barrels of oil within the Tubåen formation. Drilled as an offset from a production well by the Transocean Enabler, the discovery will be evaluated for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 000 bpd plateau, 2028 start-up, 220, 7720/7-DD-1H, 9–15 million barrels, Barents Sea, Drivis Tubåen, Equinor, exploration wells, Goliat region, Grete Birgitte Haaland, Isflak, Johan Castberg field, partnership, Petoro, PL532, reserve expansion, sustainability, Transocean Enabler, Tubåen formation, Vår Energi
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile are launching SatCo, a Luxembourg-based joint venture to deliver space-based cellular broadband directly to unmodified smartphones across Europe. With interest from operators in 21 EU countries and commercial roll-out starting in 2026, SatCo will … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 120 Mbps peak speeds, 4G/5G integration, Abel Avellan, AST SpaceMobile, digital sovereignty, direct-to-device broadband, Elisabeth Margue, ground station network, LEO satellites, Lex Delles, Luxembourg headquarters, Margherita Della Valle, partnership, SATCO, satellite connectivity, seamless handover, University of Málaga research hub, Vodafone Group
(IN BRIEF) Orange Business has inaugurated a dedicated Defense & Security Division (DD&S) to strengthen its support of defense and homeland security entities in France and Europe. Formed under the “Lead the Future” plan, DD&S consolidates several hundred specialists to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G network, Aliette Mousnier-Lompré, artificial intelligence, civilian-military hybrid networks, Cybersecurity, data sovereignty, Defense & Security Division, digital transformation, Direction Défense & Sécurité, emergency communications, Lead the Future plan, Nassima Auvray, Orange, Orange Business, Orange CyberDefense, quantum technologies, resilience, satellite antennas, submarine cables, terrestrial fiber
(IN BRIEF) GFT Technologies has been appointed strategic software partner to NEURA Robotics, a leader in cognitive robotics. Building on a successful proof-of-concept for a next-generation software platform, GFT will leverage its expertise in data, AI, and high-performance computing to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, autonomous machines, cognitive robotics, data engineering, David Reger, digital innovation, GFT Technologies, high-performance architecture, Marco Santos, NEURA Robotics, partnership, physical AI, Responsible AI, software platform, software-hardware integration, strategic partnership, Stuttgart
(IN BRIEF) Dürr AG has agreed to sell its environmental technology business, Clean Technology Systems Environmental, to a Stellex Capital affiliate for an enterprise value of about €385 million, with net proceeds of roughly €250 million earmarked for debt reduction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 12 countries, 16 locations, 2024 revenues €407 million, automation strategy, carbon capture, Clean Technology Systems Environmental, debt reduction, divestiture, Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, Dr. Sebastian Baumann, Durr AG, exhaust air purification, group simplification, heat storage, Karthik Achar, partnership, reinvestment, sound insulation systems, Stellex Capital Management, sustainability, €250 million net proceeds, €385 million enterprise value
(IN BRIEF) Brenntag has partnered with Wissensfabrik to back STEM education in German schools through financial aid and operational support for practical workshops and teaching materials. This collaboration, kicking off in 2025, enhances Brenntag’s ongoing educational initiatives and contributes to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Brenntag, chemical distribution, Dr. Christian Kohlpaintner, education partnership, Germany, Hands-On Learning, INNOVATION, Mathias Haase, partnership, practical workshops, school visits, skilled-worker shortage, STEM education, trainee programs, university collaborations, Wissensfabrik – Unternehmen für Deutschland e. V.
(IN BRIEF) Since 2018, over 2,500 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses have been delivered from Mannheim, serving cities across Europe. The line now includes solo, compact, and articulated models with battery capacities up to 686 kWh, fuel-cell range-extenders, and an upcoming … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 300 kW charging, charging rails, Daimler Buses, Digital Services Package, European public transport, Frontguard Assist, fuel-cell range extender, H₂ mode, low-floor electric bus, Mannheim production, Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, Mirko Sgodda, MirrorCam, NMC3 batteries, NMC4 batteries, pantograph, partnership, Sideguard Assist II, sustainability, Thermal Management, Zero-Emission Buses
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