Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

The Salini Impregilo Group led consortium of Italian construction companies to build the first section of the new Libyan coastal motorway in €963M worth of contract

Posted on 26, August 2013 by

Rome – Milan, 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Salini Impregilo Group, leader of a consortium of Italian companies including “La Società Italiana per CONDOTTE d’Acqua” “Impresa Pizzarotti & C.”and  “Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti – C.M.C” will construct the first section of the new Libyan … Read the full press release →

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Eni’s Versalis signed strategic partnership with Neville Venture for hydrocarbon resins production at Versalis Priolo plant

Posted on 20, August 2013 by

These new, high added-value productions, synergetic in particular with the elastomer business, will be used in specialty applications such as adhesives, inks, coatings and rubber. San Donato Milanese, 20-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Versalis (Eni) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Neville … Read the full press release →

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Eni’s CEO Paolo Scaroni met with The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso

Posted on 20, August 2013 by

During the meeting, Paolo Scaroni, along with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni E&P, commented with the President of the Republic the recent Nenè Marine discovery and discussed the role that gas will play in the economic and industrial development of … Read the full press release →

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Anti – money laundering agreement signed between Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia

Posted on 13, August 2013 by

13-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 26th of July 2013 Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State (AIF) and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia (UIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow reciprocal cooperation for the prevention of … Read the full press release →

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Successo nel Campionato Mondiale in Bulgaria per le Energie Alternative dell’Abarth 500 degli italiani Massimo Liverani e Fulvio Ciervo dell’Eco Motori Racing Team

Posted on 5, August 2013 by

Un successo che rafforza il primato del pilota e di Abarth nella classifica iridata del Campionato Mondiale Energie Alternative L’Eco Motori Racing Team si conferma competitivo con Liverani anche nelle difficili prove a media bulgare Ancora un 2° posto per … Read the full press release →

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Fiat Group Automobiles reported its Fiat-Chrysler July 2013 sales

Posted on 5, August 2013 by

Turin, 05-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fiat Group Automobiles reports July sales in Italy of 31,400 vehicles, with share increasing 170 basis points over the June level to 29.2%. For the year to July, sales totaled nearly 245,000 vehicles with market share … Read the full press release →

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Kuwait Air Force students completed 6-month training course at the Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility of Selex ES

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Members of the Kuwait Air Force have just completed a six month training course at the Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility of Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company. The course transferred the essential knowledge and skills that … Read the full press release →

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The Piaggio Group released its H1 2013 results, consolidated net sales €671.5M

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

Consolidated net sales € 671.5 million (€ 764.1 mln in H1 2012) Ebitda € 100.6 million (€ 114.4 mln in H1 2012) Ebitda margin 15.0% (identical to H1 2012) Gross industrial margin € 207.3 mln (€ 236.3 mln in H1 … Read the full press release →

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Decisions made on Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s extraordinary and ordinary shareholders’ meeting

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

Amendments to the Articles of Association approved:- removal of share ownership ceiling of 4%; – introduction of a maximum limit of two consecutive terms after the first mandate for members of the Board of Directors with the exception of the outgoing Managing … Read the full press release →

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Thales Alenia Space delivered its 2nd Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) to Orbital Sciences Corporation for Cygnus spacecraft integration

Posted on 24, July 2013 by

New commercial cargo vehicle for the International Space Station gears up for operation Turin, 24-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space has delivered its second Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) to Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) for integration in the Cygnus spacecraft … Read the full press release →

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Kering completed Italian jewelry group Pomellato acquisition

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kering announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Pomellato group, in accordance with the terms announced on 24 April, 2013, after having received clearance from the antitrust authorities. About Kering … Read the full press release →

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Kering – YOOX joint venture stores successfully launched

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Paris – Milan, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The online stores of all the six brands included in the joint venture established in August 2012 by Kering (then PPR) and YOOX were successfully launched by 30 June 2013, marking the first important … Read the full press release →

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Cassa depositi e prestiti, SACE, BNPP AND HSBC to provide € 300M loan to South African energy public utility company Eskom Holdings SOC Limited

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

The credit line will be used for the construction of underground works related to the pump storage power plant of Ingula Rome, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP), SACE, BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking and HSBC Bank … Read the full press release →

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KfW and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti cooperate on export finance, strategic controlling and municipal finance

Posted on 18, July 2013 by

Main areas: export finance, strategic controlling and municipal finance Agreement on staff exchanges  18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today (2013-07-11) Franco Bassanini, Chairman, and Giovanni Gorno Tempini, Chief Executive Officer at Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), and Dr Ulrich Schröder, Chief … Read the full press release →

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UniCredit announced it has won five prestigious awards attributed by Euromoney at official ceremony in London

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UniCredit has won five prestigious awards attributed by Euromoney, one of the leading international business magazine worldwide. The 2013 Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence were announced last night during an official ceremony in London. UniCredit was named: -Best Bank in … Read the full press release →

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UniCredit announced Standard & Poor’s has aligned UniCredit SpA’s ratings with that of the sovereign Italy

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Rating Agency Standard & Poor’s has today aligned UniCredit SpA’s ratings with that of the recently downgraded sovereign Italy (‘BBB’ long- and ‘A2’ short-term Issuer Default Rating). It is capped at the sovereign level due to … Read the full press release →

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UniCredit SpA announced Moody’s affirmed its debt and deposit ratings

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

Milan,  17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The rating agency Moody’s affirmed UniCredit SpA’s Baa2 long-term debt and deposit ratings and its Prime-2 short term ratings. At the same time, Moody’s lowered the “baseline credit assessment” to baa3 from baa2, which resulted in a … Read the full press release →

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Pirelli to hold Board of Directors meeting over H1-2013 results on August 5th, 2013

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

2013-2017 INDUSTRIAL PLAN TO BE PRESENTED ON 6 NOVEMBER IN LONDON 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pirelli’s Board of Directors will meet to review results for the six months ended June 30th, 2013, on August 5th, 2013, and no longer on July … Read the full press release →

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Pirelli to test the new specification of P Zero tyre at Silverstone 2013 young driver test

Posted on 17, July 2013 by

Milan, 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The teams will take to the track at Silverstone for three days from Wednesday to Friday this week for the official young driver test. This is an opportunity to run young drivers, develop cars for the … Read the full press release →

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Selex ES’s Eurotech Aurora Tigon supercomputer ranked second in Green500 top list

Posted on 15, July 2013 by

15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has secured second place in the Green500 list thanks to its use of the Eurotech Aurora Tigon supercomputer. The supercomputer is used by Selex ES to accelerate the execution algorithms and complex … Read the full press release →

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