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Tetra Pak’s Serbian packaging material factory won the World Class Total Production Maintenance Award by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance

LAUSANNE, 25-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tetra Pak’s packaging material factory in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, today received the world’s top award for manufacturing excellence. Presented by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance​, the World Class Total Production Maintenance Award recognises facilities that … Read the full press release

The world’s largest capacity food processing homogenizer gone into operation

LAUSANNE, 25-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tetra Pak today announces that the world’s largest capacity food processing homogenizer has gone into operation with its first customer. The Tetra Pak® Homogenizer 500 can produce up to 63,600 litres per hour, offering outstanding product … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB to acquire Canadian manufacturing software solutions provider Forming Technology Inc. (FTI)

STOCKHOLM, 25-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of Forming Technology Inc. (FTI), a provider of innovative manufacturing software solutions … Read the full press release

Hexagon to acquire Pisa, Italy based IDS GeoRadar

Pisa, Italy, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Located near Pisa, Italy, with approximately 60 employees, the IDS GeoRadar division provides the mining and geospatial industries with innovative radar solutions for structural health monitoring and underground utility mapping. GeoRadar’s structural health monitoring solutions … Read the full press release

SGS: EU published EN 14749:2016 standard for safety requirements and test methods for domestic, kitchen and bathroom storage units

MONACO, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EN 14749:2016 has published. This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for all types of kitchen and bathroom storage units and domestic storage furniture and their components. Compared to EN 14749:2005, the following modifications … Read the full press release

SGS: European Commission to amend the scope of the Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment

Guangzhou, CN, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has published an inception impact assessment signaling its intention to amend the scope of the Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment. The changes are deemed necessary … Read the full press release

SGS: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved final rule for portable hook-on chairs

NEWARK, NJ, 23-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 8 March, 2016 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously voted (5 to 0) to approve the final rule for portable hook-on chairs. [1] The draft final rule would establish a mandatory federal safety standard (16 CFR … Read the full press release

Salzgitter AG presents at three trade shows in April 2016

Salzgitter, Germany, 16-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In April 2016, Salzgitter AG will be on location at three important trade fair dates in a row. The Group is appearing with its subsidiaries at the TUBE event in Düsseldorf, the BAUMA trade fair … Read the full press release

Lloyd’s Register: New Risk-based Inspection (RBI) service to help minimise costs for operators of floating offshore installations (FOIs)

LONDON, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Our new Risk-based Inspection (RBI) service combines hull integrity management with Class to help minimise costs for operators of floating offshore installations (FOIs) Initiative will help optimise inspection regimes and provide added value to Class by … Read the full press release

Surface specialist Benecke-Kaliko opens new plant in Changzhou, China; Capacity for Acella doubled

Site produces 10 million m2 of environment-friendly Acella Eco annually High demand for low-emission trim and upholstery materials Reaching the customer even faster: Chinese automotive industry benefits from expansion in production Hanover/Changzhou, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a year of construction, … Read the full press release

ENGIE now with 1,533 MW of installed capacity in France

With the acquisition of MAÏA EOLIS, ENGIE has strengthened its position as France’s Nº1 in wind power, with 1,533 MW of installed capacity. PARIS, 11-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE acquires the remaining 51% of MAÏA EOLIS, company specialized in the development, … Read the full press release

Covestro works with RWTH Aachen University and the Technical University of Berlin on new environmentally friendly manufacture of elastomers

German Ministry of Research funds a further project for plastics with CO2 Covestro and partners working on new climate-friendly process Leverkusen, Germany, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Carbon dioxide is being used ever more widely as a novel raw material in plastics … Read the full press release

Covestro to exhibit LED lighting solutions using polycarbonate sheets at the light+building tradeshow in Frankfurt am Main, March 13 to 18

Covestro products ideal for current trends in architecture Leverkusen, Germany, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Among its exhibits for the light+building tradeshow taking place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from March 13 to 18, 2016, Covestro will be demonstrating modern LED lighting … Read the full press release

Covestro suports LED technology with cooling elements to ensure high light yield and long service life for the lamps

Covestro develops special plastic for energy-efficient lighting Benefits of polycarbonate – excellent thermal conductivity, plenty of design freedom Leverkusen, Germany, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — LED is the lighting of the future, and its use is becoming more and more widespread. For … Read the full press release

Covestro and NANODAX to develop innovative polycarbonate composites reinforced with glass wool

Covestro and NANODAX reach agreement on development collaboration Reinforcement with glass wool / Potential applications in the automotive, IT and electronics industries Leverkusen, Germany, 10-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Covestro and NANODAX Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement on the development of … Read the full press release

DNV GL kickstarts joint industry project to standardize subsea processing systems

A joint industry project (JIP) to standardize subsea processing systems has been kickstarted by DNV GL with industry partners Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside. Subsea development projects have been under substantial pressure due to cost inflation and the low oil … Read the full press release

DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club team up to identify causes and solutions of anchor losses

The root cause of many groundings and collisions, lost anchors are among the top five reasons for claims costs. A rising number of anchor losses reported over the last several years prompted DNV GL, Gard and The Swedish Club to … Read the full press release

Rosneft starts drilling exploration well at offshore Vietnam

MOSCOW, 09-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosneft Vietnam B.V., a company of Rosneft group, has started drilling exploration well PLDD-1X at Block 06.1 located offshore Vietnam. For the first time Rosneft is operating a drilling project, in International waters confirming the Company’s … Read the full press release

ENGIE signs MoU with Gas Natural Atlántico to supply LNG at Costa Norte LNG Terminal in Panama

PARIS, 07-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE announces the signature of a binding Memorandum of Understanding with Gas Natural Atlántico, under which ENGIE will supply up to 400,000 tonnes of LNG per year from 2018 on a 10-year period at Costa Norte … Read the full press release

Eni and Kogas open three new generation plants for the oil, gas and water treatment in the Zubair field, Southern Iraq

Eni and Kogas have introduced today, in the presence of H.E. the Deputy Minister of Oil Fayadh Hassan Nima and other representatives of the Iraqi government, three new generation plants for the oil, gas and water treatment (Initial Production Facilities) … Read the full press release