Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

Autogrill: HMSHost awarded foodservice concession at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for ten years

Concession awarded for ten years, from 2020 to 2030 Plans for further improvement of the current offering  MILAN, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Through its American subsidiary HMSHost, Autogrill (Milan: AGL IM) has been awarded a foodservice concession at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport … Read the full press release

Eni: First batch of export crude oil shipped from the onshore processing plant of the giant Kashagan oil field

Eni announces that the first batch of export crude oil has been shipped from the onshore processing plant of the giant Kashagan oil field. Following the successful pipelines replacement, the field has been recently re-opened. Production is expected to gradually … Read the full press release

Eni: Naming ceremony of the “Armada Olombendo” floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel held in Singapore

Eni announces that today in Singapore was held the ceremony of the “Armada Olombendo” floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will operate offshore Angola. The FPSO will soon be ready to sail to its final destination. SINGAPORE, 17-Oct-2016 … Read the full press release

Agfa Graphics to close down its lithographic aluminum printing plates factory in Vallese, Italy

MORTSEL, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Agfa Graphics announced today that it plans to close down its factory in Vallese, Italy, one of its seven printing plate manufacturing sites worldwide. This smaller facility produces lithographic aluminum printing plates for offset presses. For … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica shows continued strength in all civil helicopter markets: New orders from Switzerland, Japan and Germany

•    GrandNew order by Centaurium Aviation Ltd of Switzerland will be Bern Airport’s first twin engine VIP transport •    Contract for one corporate GrandNew, delivery of two EMS aircraft and selection for two AW139 in Japan •    HeliService of Germany … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica: Five AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters ordered by Irish LCI and Korean Helikorea

Five AW169 orders from Lease Corporation International and Helikorea that will be delivered in 2016 and 2017 Specialist Aviation Services signed a Framework Agreement for a further six AW169s with deliveries expected between 2017 and 2019 Agreements for nearly 150 … Read the full press release

Brazilian corporate and private customers order five AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters from Leonardo-Finmeccanica

•    Confirming the growing success of the new type in the country where customers represent over 20 AW169 agreements to date •    Orders were signed following a recent presentation of the AW169 VIP to Brazilian operators  •    Agreements for over … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica attending Helitech International 2016 – the most important helicopter exhibition in Europe

AMSTERDAM, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Leonardo-Finmeccanica is attending Helitech International  2016(October 11-13, Stand No. 10B50), the most important helicopter exhibition in Europe, showing a range of solutions in the commercial and public utility rotorcraft sector demonstrating integrated capabilities, from platform and … Read the full press release

Hunger Magazine and Rankin to present digital editorial collaboration with Italian car brand Abarth

TURIN, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hunger Magazine and Rankin are proud to present a digital editorial collaboration with Italian car brand Abarth. Showcasing the launch of the celebrated Abarth 124 spider, Hunger have created a film, stills and documentary campaign putting … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica: Definition Study of the European MALE RPAS Programme launched

Manching, Germany, 30-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Since beginning of September the development of a common European drone has entered a new phase. The contract for the Definition Study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) … Read the full press release

Bringing the FREME e-Services to the Market

TURIN, Italy, 29-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — FREME,  a 2-years project co funded by the European Commission under the H2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation with the goal of developing a commercial-grade open framework of e-Service for the multilingual and semantic … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to present at “Cybertech Europe 2016” in Rome on 29 September

•    A national public-private partnership based on European experience is the approach proposed by Leonardo-Finmeccanica •    New Leonardo report to focus on cyber intelligence in the main economic sectors •    Leonardo’s experience in cyber security to protect SME’s and professionals … Read the full press release

Terna confirmed in the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Indices for the 6th consecutive year

Terna is included in the three sustainability indices that make up the general index The selection is made from 1,800 listed companies around the world ROME, 23-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Further recognition of Terna’s sustainability; the company has been confirmed … Read the full press release

Vogue Italia and Kering announce 4th edition of Empower Talents programme

PARIS, 22-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the success of the past editions, Vogue Italia and Kering have decided to renew their partnership for the Empower Talents programme in order to offer internship opportunities within Kering and its luxury brands. In this … Read the full press release

Eni successfully resumed exploration activities onshore Tunisia in the Sahara desert

The company has just completed operations on the discovery well Laarich East-1, located in the MLD (Makhrouga-Laarich-Debbech) license. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has successfully resumed exploration activities onshore Tunisia in the Sahara desert, approximately 700 kilometers … Read the full press release

Ferrovial to acquire Transchile Charrúa Transmisión, S.A. from Brazilian companies Alupar and Cemig

Ferrovial has reached an agreement with Transchile Charrúa Transmisión, S.A., owned by Brazilian companies Alupar and Cemig. Once funded, the operation will represent an investment of USD 72 million (Euro 64 million) by Ferrovial. Since 2010, Transchile has been operating … Read the full press release

Eni sets new record production from Nooros field in Egypt just 13 months after the discovery

Eni reached a production of 128,000 boed (67,000 net to Eni) from Nooros field in the Nile Delta offshore. This important milestone was achieved just 13 months after the discovery and ahead of schedule. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 13-Sep-2016 — … Read the full press release

La Via della Seta su Binari: I Treni Blocco Cina-Europa

Un nuovo servizio di merci su rotaia che collega le imprese italiane con le opportunità imprenditoriali dell’Asia Centrale e della Cina. PECHINO, Cina, 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — La notizia più importante del giorno, nel continente Cinese, è il lancio della … Read the full press release

Silk Road on Rails: The China-Europe Block Trains

A new rail freight service connecting Italian enterprise with Central Asia and China business opportunities BEIJING, China, 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The biggest story coming out of China today is the launching of the Silk Road on Rails: China-Europe block … Read the full press release

Generali and Progressive to develop new generation of customized car telematics solutions

The Generali-Progressive collaboration will foster their respective leading positions in Europe and the USA to develop a new generation of customized car telematics solutions Trieste, Italy/Mayfield Village, Ohio, 09-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Generali Group and The Progressive Group of Insurance … Read the full press release