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WACKER expands its product range of functional silanes with new arylalkoxysilane monomer GENIOSIL® XL 70

MUNICH, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich-based chemical company WACKER is expanding its product range of functional silanes with a new arylalkoxysilane monomer. Marketed as GENIOSIL® XL 70, this additive is designed as a water scavenger for silane-curing adhesive and sealant … Read the full press release

Voith GmbH attains 25.1 percent of the voting rights in leading supplier of robots as well as automated production systems and solutions KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

Heidenheim/Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith GmbH today notified KUKA Aktiengesellschaft that, by way of shares as well as financial instruments partly pending antitrust approval, it has attained 25.1 percent of the voting rights in the company. The majority of the shares … Read the full press release

Sapa establishes metal return program that supports their respective sustainability goals while turning old aluminium poles into new ones

Six Dutch cities are taking advantage of a metal return program that supports their respective sustainability goals while turning old aluminium poles into new ones. Katwijk, Netherlands, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa established the program to close the loop with regard … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp Group’s Metallurgical Products arm opens its first South American site in Bolivia

ESSEN, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products, part of the Materials Services business area of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has expanded its operations in South America. On July 10, 2014 it opened the Group’s first site in Bolivia, extending its … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp transformed conventional elevator transportation into vertical metro systems

ESSEN, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The era of the rope-dependent elevator is now over, 160 years after its invention. ThyssenKrupp places linear motors in elevator cabins, transforming conventional elevator transportation in vertical metro systems. MULTI elevator technology increases transport capacities … Read the full press release

Egis acquires São Paulo-based engineering firm Lenc

Guyancourt, France, 1-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This acquisition comes as part of the Group’s development strategy for Brazil, instigated in 2011. With Lenc, Egis strengthens its foothold on the Brazilian engineering market. A locally-acknowledged engineering firm Established in 1975, the São Paulo-based engineering firm … Read the full press release

BMT awarded a contract to provide design expertise for advanced bulk-material handling system for the emerging port of Samalaju in East Malaysia

Sarawak, Malaysia, 28-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT subsidiaries in the Asia-Pacific region have been awarded a contract to provide design expertise for an advanced bulk-material handling system for the emerging port of Samalaju in East Malaysia. BMT is a leading international … Read the full press release

SA Peugeot Citroën to significantly intensify the use of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA digital manufacturing applications to help simplify the innovation process of its body-in-white division

Body-in-White Division to Boost Efficiencies by Leveraging DELMIA Applications VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY‎, France, 27-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, 3D design software and 3D Digital Mock Up, announced … Read the full press release

Bosch saved 395 million euros thanks to suggestions for improvement made by its associates

The company suggestions scheme turns 90 From a “suggestions book” to global ideas management Company founder Robert Bosch introduced the suggestions book in 1924 Two associates at Bosch foundry have received the highest possible cash reward of 150,000 euros Christoph … Read the full press release

Wood Group PSN signs new multi-million dollar, five-year contract extension from Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd in Canada

ABERDEEN, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue its provision of engineering, procurement and construction services to the Hibernia platform, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, under a new multi-million dollar, five-year contract extension from Hibernia Management and Development … Read the full press release

GuardRFID receives CE Mark Approval for its AllGuard Active RFID Platform and Tags

GuardRFID’s industry leading active RFID platform that enables solutions for real-time tracking, location and security are now available for commercial sale across Europe VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Guard RFID Solutions Inc. announced today that it has received … Read the full press release

Jotun and United Arab Shipping Company reached agreement on the provision of advanced antifouling coatings for eleven newbuild container vessels

Jotun and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have reached agreement on the provision of advanced antifouling coatings for eleven newbuild container vessels. The contract is part of UASC’s ambitious USD 2.3 billion newbuilding programme. Sandefjord, Norway, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

US Coast Guard granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System

Helsinki, Finland, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). This allows all US and foreign flag ships fitted with this system to … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Shipham Valves extends its full range of duplex and super duplex stainless steel valves to cover higher pressure ratings

Helsinki, Finland, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Shipham Valves has extended its full range of duplex and super duplex stainless steel valves to cover higher pressure ratings. This portfolio expansion means that Wärtsilä is able to provide customers with all the … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä to supply 54 dual fuel engines to power Arc 7 design icebreaking LNG carriers for Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in South Korea

Helsinki, Finland, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea has ordered a total of 54 Wärtsilä dual fuel engines to power 172,600 cbm icebreaking LNG carriers being built for use in arctic conditions … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial N.V. underlines its European leadership in natural gas commercial vehicles at ECOMONDO

One of the largest international trade fairs dedicated to eco-innovation strategies and environmental issues sets the stage for CNH Industrial to spotlight its latest eco-friendly developments and leadership in the field of alternative fuels. The company is capitalising on this … Read the full press release

Fincantieri and Technip to increase their joint competitiveness in the Italian and Mediterranean Sea offshore markets

THE TWO COMPANIES ALREADY BID TOGETHER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PLATFORM IN SICILY Rome / Trieste, 10-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fincantieri and Technip in Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to increase their joint competitiveness by starting to address … Read the full press release

Transocean Ltd. announces the schedule for the payment of the third installment of its U.S. dollar-denominated dividend

ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 7-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced the schedule for the payment of the third installment of its U.S. dollar-denominated dividend. The installment is $0.75 per share, totaling approximately $272 million based upon the … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce announces that BG Group selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine for its Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana, USA

LONDON,  5-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce is proud to announce that BG Group has selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana, … Read the full press release

Bosch to present Connectivity Control Unit (CCU) for two-wheelers for the first time at the EICMA 2014 in Milan

Mit Bosch sicherer und effizienter unterwegs:Connectivity Control Units für MotorräderVernetzung für mehr Sicherheit und Wirtschaftlichkeit Bosch auf der EICMA 2014 in Mailand Verbindungsfähigkeit ist die Basis für vielfältige Dienste Rettungsleitstelle sendet Motorradfahrern Hilfe an den Unfallort Betriebsdaten für die Wartung … Read the full press release