PARIS, 22-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA announced today it has entered into an agreement with SulAmérica S.A. to acquire 100% of its Large Industrial and Commercial risks insurance subsidiary, SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, for a total consideration of BRL … Read the full press release
PKP CARGO obtained consent of the Czech anti-trust office for acquisition of 80% of shares of the Advanced World Transport. Thus, the last condition necessary to finalize the contract, under which the AWT – second largest rail freight carrier in … Read the full press release
Fully electronic control system heightens green profile of ultra-long-stroke G-type engine Changwon, Korea, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Recently, STX Heavy Industries successfully built the world’s first 45-centimetre-bore, ultra-long-stroke, low-speed engine. The MAN B&W 5G45ME-C9.5 engine passed its TAT (Type Approval … Read the full press release
Charleston, South Carolina, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — APM Terminals will sell its Charleston, South Carolina stevedoring business to SSA Cooper in a strategic move that boosts the focus on the company’s core business. The amount was not disclosed. APM Terminals long … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged APM Terminals, Jack Craig, SSA Cooper, stevedoring business
MOSCOW, 14-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — LUKOIL has begun production tests of two Gas Treatment Plants (GTPs) at the Northern Shady Site and the Kuvachi-Alat Field in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara Region as part of the Kandym Early Gas Project, which is being implemented … Read the full press release
Country’s energy sector to benefit from increased network efficiency following award of innovative joint tender for smart grid hardware Zug, Switzerland, and Warsaw, Poland, 11-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Landis+Gyr, a global leader in supplying energy management solutions, has won a major … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Poland, Switzerland
Tagged Andrzej Szymanski, energy providers in Poland, Landis+Gyr, smart grid technology
ZF Services showcases telematics solution for truck and bus fleets at transport logistic in Munich Greater efficiency and safety Open platform also for third-party providers FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Connectivity, networking, and Industry 4.0 are being discussed in nearly … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leena Lie, M.Sc. (Econ.), (b. 1968) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Communications at Cargotec Corporation as of August 1, 2015. She will be a member of Cargotec’s Extended Executive Board and report to President … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics
HELSINKI, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Michel van Roozendaal (M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering; MBA INSEAD, Fontainebleau; b. 1963) has been appointed President of the MacGregor business area. He will be a member of Cargotec’s Executive Board and report to President and CEO … Read the full press release
Wood is a popular material in interior design, but its water absorbency limits its use in bathrooms, where natural wood easily becomes discolored or moldy. Fraunhofer scientists and partners have developed a wood-polymer composite material for furniture that is resistant … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Arne Schirp, Fraunhofer, wood-polymer composite material
Munich, Germany, 7-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that it has purchased all outstanding shares of LS Power Semitech Co., Ltd., a company established in 2009 as a joint-venture of Infineon and LS Industrial … Read the full press release
PARIS, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change. The report covers Lafarge’s social, economic and environmental … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management
Tagged Bruno Lafont, Lafarge, sustainability, Sustainability Report
Paris and Zurich, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received final approval for their proposed merger from the competition authorities in the United States and Canada. All competition approvals necessary for closing the transaction have now been obtained … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged holcim, Lafarge, merger clearances
Two global leaders in their respective fields have named Sapa as one of their 2014 suppliers of the year. OSLO, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ContiTech Vibration Control has honored Sapa’s aluminium extrusion plant in Slovakia, and Stihl has presented its … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged ContiTech, Hubbe Vanneste, Sapa, Stihl, Teodor Kvapil
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, 5-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — With ZEISS PiWeb, ZEISS has now enhanced its software for quality data management. The basic version of ZEISS PiWeb is now available as a standard feature for all measuring machines. A specially developed version … Read the full press release
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, 5-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Although modern digital measuring instruments are extremely reliable tools, operating errors may lead to gaps in the quality assurance process. The new ZEISS O-SELECT optical measuring system closes these gaps in the quality assurance … Read the full press release
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, 5-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The ZEISS O-INSPECT multisensor measuring machine is becoming more customized and therefore provides even more flexibility for a wide range of applications. Thanks to the new additions to the ZEISS O-INSPECT line, users now … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 5-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 30 April 2015, ArcelorMittal signed a US$6,000,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility (incorporating 3 and 5 year tranches) (the “Facility”). The Facility will replace the US$2,400,000,000 revolving credit facility agreement dated 6 May 2010 and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged ArcelorMittal, mining, revolving credit facility, STEEL
ESSEN, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Elevator Technology, the elevator division of ThyssenKrupp, is streamlining its structure to enable it to operate even more efficiently on the market in the future. The number of its lead regional business units is being … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Andreas Schierenbeck, elevator, Elevator Technology, ThyssenKrupp
One of the world’s leading producers of industrial equipment and commercial vehicles was recognized for its dedication to the environment at the North American Automotive Supply Chain Awards Burr Ridge, Ill., USA, 1-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: … Read the full press release
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