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Industrial Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

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

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA terminated agreement with the consortium for the construction work at Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Facility

Warsaw, Poland, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has terminated its agreement with the consortium carrying out the construction work at the Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Facility, citing non-performance and defective performance of the agreement in conflict with its provisions … Read the full press release

Essilor inaugurates new production plant near Savannakhet in Laos

Charenton-le-Pont, France, 3-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Essilor today inaugurates a new production plant near Savannakhet in Laos. This facility is part of the Group’s strategy to leverage its industrial capability to meet the vision needs of people in every region of the … Read the full press release

A.P. Moller-Maersk Group partners with China Shipping Group over new container terminal projects

Chinese President Xi Jinping serves as witness to agreement. MOU paves way for new discussions on more collaboration and joint ventures in APM Terminals Brussels, Belgium, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Executives from A.P. Moller – Maersk Group and China Shipping (Group) met … Read the full press release

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel to launch ultrasonic coating that turns surfaces into surround sound speakers

Paint pioneers AkzoNobel have developed new technology which is set to pump up the volume for 21st century lifestyles and revolutionize the way people listen to music. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The company’s scientists have created an ultrasonic coating – or singing … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom to feature its newest product range at INDEX 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland April 8-11, 2014

Helsinki, Finland, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, presents its extensive product range at INDEX 2014. Europe’s leading nonwovens exhibition is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from April 8-11, 2014. Ahlstrom will feature its newest products for the … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom to focus on the food and medical applications based on new business area structure

Ahlstrom’s restated segment information for 2013 based on new business area structure Helsinki, Finland, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, made changes to its financial segment reporting as of January 1, 2014 as the former Food and Medical … Read the full press release

Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht visited K+S’s Werra potash plant

Thuringia, Germany, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thuringia’s Minister President Christine Lieberknecht today paid a visit to the Werra potash plant in the Hesse-Thuringia potash district at the invitation of Norbert Steiner, the Chairman of the K+S Board of Executive Directors. During an underground … Read the full press release

Solvay Polyamide & Intermediates to double its copolymer production capacity at the company’s Freiburg site in Germany

Lyon, France, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its ongoing commitment to serve global customers with added-value polyamide solutions, Solvay Polyamide & Intermediates (P&I) is set to double its copolymer production capacity at the company’s Freiburg site (Germany). Copolymers are polymeric … Read the full press release

AREVA and CNNC sign series of agreements in the presence of China and France presidents Xi Jinping and François Hollande

PARIS, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the visit to France of Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, AREVA participated in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This visit … Read the full press release

Swissgrid to move out its 220 kV transmission line from Balzers municipal region in Liechtenstein

Balzers, Liechtenstein, 25-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the end of February 2014 the project for the relocation of Swissgrid’s 220 kV transmission line in the municipal region of Balzers (Principality of Liechtenstein) was officially presented at a launch meeting. The municipality of … Read the full press release

Bertram Staudenmaier to suceed Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger as Corporate Board of Management Member at Voith GmbH and Chairman of Voith Paper Management Board

Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger, Member of the Cor-porate Board of Management of Voith GmbH and Chairman of the Management Board of Voith Paper, will be leaving Voith on July 1, 2014 after serving the company for 32 years.  HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY, 24-3-2014 — … Read the full press release

Neste Oil, Concordia Maritime to sell Panamax tankers to Transport Maritime St-Laurent Inc.of Canada

Espoo, Finland, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil and Concordia Maritime have decided to sell Panamax tankers, the Stena Poseidon and the Palva, which they own through jointly held companies, to Transport Maritime St-Laurent Inc.of Canada. For Neste Oil, the sale is … Read the full press release

Tissue paper manufacturers SCA upgrades production with Voith’s NipcoFlex T shoe press

Voith has concluded the sale of a NipcoFlex T shoe press to SCA, one of the world’s largest tissue paper manufacturers. The new shoe press will be installed in the PM 3, located in SCAs plant in San Nicolás de … Read the full press release