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Transocean issues its comprehensive Fleet Status Report

ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status and contract information for the company’s entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs. The total value of new contracts … Read the full press release

GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT S.A. and ELECTRAFINA shareholders approved all the resolutions in regard to the merger of GBL by ELECTRAFINA

Brussels, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The shareholders of GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT S.A. (GBL) and ELECTRAFINA, at their Extraordinary General Meetings on April 26th 2001, unanimously approved all the resolutions put before them in relation with the merger by absorption of GBL by … Read the full press release

Henkel to present innovations and proven adhesives systems at the Interpack show

Düsseldorf, Germany, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel will be present at the Interpack show this year with numerous innovations and proven adhesives systems. The focus is on solutions that Henkel has engineered in response to the requirements of the packaging industry. … Read the full press release

SGS to provide supply chain services for power generation projects planned in the Philippines for FDC Misamis Power Corporation

Makati City, Philippines, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In February 2014, FDC Misamis Power Corporation ordered SGS supply chain services for power generation projects planned in the Philippines. The three-year project, running from March 2014 until February 2017 marks the first collaboration between … Read the full press release

Triton advised funds to acquire GEA Group’s heat exchangers business for €1.3 billion

Bochum/Duesseldorf, Germany, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Funds advised by Triton (“Triton”) have entered into an agreement to acquire GEA Group’s heat exchangers business for an enterprise value of approximately €1.3 billion. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust … Read the full press release

BASF and Sinopec opened two new plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers at BASF-YPC Verbund site in Nanjing, China

New superabsorbent polymers, acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants serve growing demand in China market Integrated production enables resource efficiency and energy conservation Nanjing , China, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF and Sinopec today inaugurated two new plants for acrylic acid and … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ annonce le transbordement d’une cargaison de GNL au terminal méthanier de Montoir-de-Bretagne

PARIS, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — En provenance de l’usine de liquéfaction de Snøhvit en Norvège, le GNL a été acheminé jusqu’à Montoir-de-Bretagne, pour y être transbordé dans un second méthanier qui assurera la livraison jusqu’au client final en Asie. Les deux … Read the full press release

Repsol incorporó a su plantilla a más de un millar de trabajadores en 2013

Fuerte compromiso de la compañía con la creación de empleo de calidad Repsol incorporó a su plantilla a 1.062 personas durante el pasado año, de los que un 49% fueron mujeres. En los últimos tres años, Repsol ha contratado una … Read the full press release

Glencore Xstrata plc sells Las Bambas copper mine project to MMG Limited, GUOXIN International Investment Corporation Limited and CITIC Metal Co., Limited consortium for US$5.85 billion

Baar, Switzerland, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore Xstrata plc (“Glencore”) has signed an agreement for the sale of its entire interest in the Las Bambas copper mine project (“Las Bambas”) to a consortium owned 62.5% by MMG Limited, 22.5% by GUOXIN International Investment … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to supply neXline spunlace to DDN Beijing Dongfang Dayuan Nonwoven-Fabric in China

Graz, Austria, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from DDN Beijing Dongfang Dayuan Nonwoven-Fabric, China, to supply a new spunlace line for the production of wipes from viscose/PES (30-80 g/m²). Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of … Read the full press release

Cargotec Corporation to publish January-March 2014 interim report on 29 April 2014

Cargotec’s January-March 2014 interim report to be published on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Helsinki, Finland, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cargotec Corporation will publish its January-March 2014 interim report on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EEST. The report will be available at … Read the full press release

World’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer KGHM completes pre-stripping of Sierra Gorda mine in Chile

Lubin, Poland, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KGHM – world’s largest silver and eighth biggest copper producer – has announced the completion of pre-stripping of the Sierra Gorda mine in Chile. This prepares the copper and molybdenum resource for commissioning, expected to begin in … Read the full press release

Wood Group acquired Canadian pipeline engineering consulting company Sunstone for C$14.5 million

HOUSTON, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group has acquired Sunstone Projects Ltd. (“Sunstone”) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada for C$14.5 million. Sunstone is a pipeline consulting company providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to clients in the Canadian oil & gas … Read the full press release

Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont joint venture awarded contract to support the critical rotating equipment at Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan

Scotland, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the … Read the full press release

Chr. Hansen opened new office and Global Expertise Center in Changning, Shanghai

Hørsholm, Denmark, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chr. Hansen is proud to announce the opening of a new office and Global Expertise Center in the Changning district of Shanghai . The new center focusing on natural color solutions was officially opened on 26 March, 2014, … Read the full press release

Thomas Riegler appointed Chief Financial Officer at Lenzing AG

Lenzing, Austria, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Thomas Riegler (44) to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer for a period of three years effective June 1, 2014. Born in Graz, Thomas Riegler studied business administration and … Read the full press release

Maersk Group to sell Danbor’s business activities to NorSea Group

Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Maersk Group and NorSea Group have today agreed on the sale of Danbor’s core business activities in logistics and services for the wind and oil and gas industries. The sale from Maersk to NorSea Group is expected … Read the full press release

Alstom awarded €22.75 million contract from Powergrid Corporation of India to supply and refurbish HVDC converter transformers

PARIS, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom T&D India and Alstom Grid UK Limited recently won a €22.75 million (INR 1820 million) contract from Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to supply and refurbish High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter transformers. These transformers … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel introduced the first digital tool that enables shipping operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling

AkzoNobel has introduced the shipping industry’s first digital tool that enables operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling, depending on which routes are being traded. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Developed by the company’s Marine Coatings business, Intertrac analyzes … Read the full press release

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA appoints Waldemar Wójcik as member of the Company’s Management Board

Warsaw, Poland, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the meeting of April 3rd 2014, the Supervisory Board of PGNiG SA appointed Mr Waldemar Wójcik, nominated by PGNiG employees, as member of the Company’s Management Board. Mr Wójcik is a graduate of the faculty of drilling, … Read the full press release