(IN BRIEF) Holcim is acquiring a majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian building materials producer, to accelerate growth in Latin America under its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy. With projected 2025 net sales of USD 630 million and strong … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged building materials, cement production, Cementos Pacasmayo, Cementos Pacasmayo Acquisition Advances Holcim’s NextGen Growth Strategy in Latin America, Construction Solutions, DINO retail network, Disensa, EBITDA synergies, holcim, Latin America growth, mergers and acquisitions, NextGen Growth 2030, Peru construction market, Ready-mix concrete
(IN BRIEF) SGS has achieved SBP accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board, expanding its forestry and biomass certification services and strengthening assurance for responsibly sourced biomass worldwide. The accreditation enables SGS to certify a wide range of biomass products, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biomass certification, biomass supply chains, EU Deforestation Regulation, EU Renewable Energy Directive, forestry certification, IMPACT NOW, low carbon transition, renewable energy, responsible sourcing, SBP accreditation, SBP Accreditation Enhances SGS Role in Responsible Biomass and Low-Carbon Supply Chains, SGS, sustainability assurance, Sustainable Biomass Program
(IN BRIEF) Fortum and the City of Kemi have agreed to develop a 17-hectare industrial site on Ajos island as a potential hub for hydrogen and hydrogen-derivative production. Fortum will lead site development and investor engagement, while the final plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Ajos island, City of Kemi, clean transition, energy transition, Fortum, Fortum to Develop and Market Kemi Ajos Island Location for Clean Transition Hydrogen Projects, hydrogen derivatives, hydrogen production, industrial site development, low-carbon electricity, port of Kemi, regional economic development, synthetic fuels
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo and Aquafil have finalised two sustainability-linked financing agreements worth a combined €30 million to support Aquafil’s circular growth strategy and long-term investment plans. With a five-year maturity and one facility backed by the SACE Growth Guarantee, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Aquafil, circular economy, circular growth strategy, ESG targets, Euronext STAR, green finance, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italian manufacturing, renewable energy, SACE Growth Guarantee, sustainability-linked financing, Sustainability-Linked Loans Strengthen Aquafil–Intesa Sanpaolo Partnership in Circular Manufacturing, sustainable development, water efficiency
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has received the ESG Transparency Award for its 2024/25 sustainability statement, earning recognition as a “Leading Company” and placement in the award’s “Excellence Class”. The statement is the company’s first to comply with the EU’s Corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged corporate sustainability, CSRD, Doris Gstatter, Environmental Reporting, ESG, ESG Transparency Award, EUPD Research, Governance, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom’s 2024/25 Sustainability Statement Recognised for ESG Reporting Excellence, sustainability reporting, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, transparency, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) DNV acted as technical due diligence advisor for Sonnedix’s successful €2 billion refinancing of a 1.3 GW European solar portfolio spanning 50 assets across six countries. Working on behalf of a consortium of leading international banks, DNV carried … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Bank of China, Crédit Agricole CIB, DNV, DNV Acts as Technical Advisor on Sonnedix’s Landmark Multi-Country Solar Refinancing, energy transition, European solar portfolio, green loans, HSBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, La Banque Postale, lenders technical due diligence, photovoltaic assets, refinancing, renewable energy finance, Santander CIB, Santiago Blanco, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, solar energy, Sonnedix, Sustainable Finance, technical due diligence
(IN BRIEF) DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle to Zhoushan Changhong International and CIMC ORIC for a 21,700 TEU multi-fuel ready ultra-large container ship design developed with MSC. The concept enables the integration of LNG and emerging fuels such … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 700 TEU Multi-Fuel Container Ship, alternative marine fuels, ammonia fuel, approval in principle, CIMC ORIC, container shipping, DNV, DNV Approves Concept for Next-Generation 21, fuel storage systems, hydrodynamic optimisation, LNG, MSC, multi-fuel ready, sustainable shipping, ultra-large container vessel, vessel design, zero carbon shipping, Zhoushan Changhong International
(IN BRIEF) STARK Deutschland has appointed Dr. Marc Baumgartner as its new CEO, effective 1 January 2026, as part of a planned leadership transition. Dr. Baumgartner, who joined the company in early 2025 as Chief Sales Officer for the generalist … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Retail
Tagged Austria, building materials industry, CEO Appointment, corporate governance, executive transition, Germany, Keramundo, leadership change, Marc Baumgartner, Michael Knüppel, Raab Karcher, renovation maintenance improvement market, SME focus, STARK Deutschland, STARK Deutschland Announces CEO Succession with Marc Baumgartner to Take the Helm, Stark group, Søren P. Olesen
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall starting in January 2026, covering technical consulting services across a wide spectrum of energy technologies and infrastructure. Valued at approximately SEK 600 million over an initial three-year period, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Ann-Louise Lökholm Klasson, district heating, electricity grids, energy infrastructure, energy transition, Framework Agreement, hydropower, net zero 2040, nuclear power, renewable energy, Sweco, Sweden energy sector, technical consulting, thermal power, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Selects Sweco for Wide-Ranging Energy Infrastructure Consulting Services, wind power
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has led a $30 million funding round in Olea, a digital platform specialising in supply chain finance, strengthening its role as a strategic partner and accelerating Olea’s global growth. The investment deepens a collaboration that combines BBVA’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged Amelia Ng, artificial intelligence, Asia Europe Americas, BBVA, BBVA Anchors $30 Million Round to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Trade Finance, BBVA CIB, BBVA Corporate and Investment Banking, Blockchain, data analytics, Digital Trade Finance, Eva Rubio, global trade, Olea, SC Ventures, Standard Chartered, Supply Chain Finance, theDock, trade corridors, XDC Network
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has established a new International Private Banking unit in Spain to serve global clients seeking to invest and manage wealth in the country, strengthening its international private banking model alongside existing platforms in Switzerland and the United … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Spain
Tagged asset diversification, BBVA, BBVA Positions Spain as Strategic Hub with Launch of International Private Banking Unit, Colombia, cross border wealth management, Global Wealth, high net worth clients, International Investors, International Private Banking, Jaime Lázaro, Madrid, Mexico, PERU, private banking, real estate investment, Spain, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) UK researchers have developed a pioneering blood test using Fourier Transform Infrared microspectroscopy that can detect a single lung cancer cell circulating in the bloodstream. The technique analyses the unique chemical fingerprint of cancer cells, offering a simpler, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged blood test, Breakthrough FT IR Technique Could Transform Early Lung Cancer Detection, Cancer Detection, cancer monitoring, circulating tumour cells, early diagnosis, FT IR microspectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Josep Sulé Suso, Keele University, liquid biopsy, Loughborough University, lung cancer, NHS cancer care, oncology research, Paul Roach, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
(IN BRIEF) Inmarsat Maritime will deploy its NexusWave bonded connectivity service on four newbuild heavy lift vessels operated by Krey Schiffahrt, providing always-on, unlimited data connectivity to support efficient operations and crew welfare. The new vessels, designed to reduce emissions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged bonded connectivity, Captain Maxim Babenko, crew welfare, Energy management, fleet expansion, heavy lift vessels, Inmarsat Maritime, Inmarsat NexusWave Chosen for Always On Connectivity Across Krey Schiffahrt Newbuilds, Jan Henning Stehr, Krey Schiffahrt, maritime communications, maritime digitalisation, NexusWave, Operational Efficiency, performance monitoring, project cargo, sustainable shipping, Viasat
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Mining division has signed an agreement with Montana Technological University to access the university’s Underground Mine Education Center, providing a real-world environment for testing and validating next-generation underground safety and collision-avoidance technologies. The partnership accelerates development through … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology
Tagged collision avoidance, Dave Goddard, Hexagon, Hexagon and Montana Technological University Collaborate on Real World Underground Testing, Hexagon Mining, industry academic collaboration, mining safety, Mining Technology, Montana Technological University, operator safety, real world testing, simulation, UMEC, Underground Mine Education Center, underground mining
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has launched a production-ready integration between WORKNC CAM software and a cloud-based Tool Library, giving machine shops direct access to OEM-validated tooling data and new workflow automation. The update reduces programming time, improves repeatability and supports first-time-right … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Management, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged CAM software, cloud based tooling data, cutting tool data, digital manufacturing, first time right machining, Hexagon, Hexagon Introduces OEM Validated Tooling Data and Workflow Automation in WORKNC, Kennametal, machining repeatability, Manufacturing Intelligence, mould and die, OEM validated tools, precision machining, Sandvik Coromant, Steffen Dilger, Tool Library, workflow automation, WORKNC
(IN BRIEF) Neste has revised certain climate targets to reflect its current financial position and a streamlined investment portfolio, while reaffirming its commitment to renewable fuels. The company now targets an 80% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged carbon footprint, carbon handprint, Climate Strategy, climate targets, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, fossil hydrogen alternatives, Heikki Malinen, Neste, Neste Adjusts Climate Ambitions to Balance Emissions Reductions and Long Term Viability, Porvoo refinery, renewable diesel, Rotterdam renewables refinery, SAF, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) Borealis is a key partner in Project ELECTRO, an EU-funded initiative developing electrified chemical recycling technologies to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into high-value olefins using renewable electricity. Drawing on its expertise in chemical recycling and polyolefins, Borealis leads … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Helps Drive Next Generation Circular Plastics Solutions Through Project ELECTRO, chemical recycling, circular economy, circular plastics, decarbonisation, electrified recycling, ethylene, EU funded project, Ghent University, Kevin Van Geem, Manjunath Patil, Olefins, polyolefins, Project ELECTRO, Project STOP, propylene, pyrolysis oil, renewable electricity, steam cracking, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ
(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips has entered into an agreement to acquire SpectraWAVE, adding AI-powered intravascular imaging and angiography-based physiology technologies to its coronary intervention portfolio. The acquisition expands Philips’ offering with SpectraWAVE’s HyperVue Imaging System and X1-FFR, complementing existing IVUS … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI medical imaging, artificial intelligence, Azurion, Bert van Meurs, Coronary Artery Disease, coronary physiology, DeepOCT, Eman Namati, Enhanced Vascular Imaging, HyperVue Imaging System, iFR, image-guided therapy, intravascular imaging, IVUS, Near-infrared spectroscopy, percutaneous coronary intervention, Philips Adds AI-Powered Intravascular Imaging and Physiology Technologies with SpectraWAVE Deal, Roy Jakobs, Royal Philips, SpectraWAVE, X1-FFR
(IN BRIEF) Six researchers at Umeå University have been awarded SEK 38 million in funding from the Wallenberg foundations for humanities and social science research connected to forestry, representing almost half of the projects approved nationally. The funding highlights the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate adapted forest management, Daniel Nylén, digital forestry, environmental justice, environmental psychology, forestry policy, forestry research, humanities and social sciences, interdisciplinary research, Louise Eriksson, Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, reindeer husbandry, Sweden, Thomas Olofsson, Umeå University, Wallenberg Foundations Back Umeå University Projects Exploring the Social Dimensions of Forestry
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has earned a Leadership score of A- in the 2025 CDP Climate Change disclosure for the second year in a row, recognising its consistent progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate governance. Alongside the climate score, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, CDP, CDP Awards Ahlstrom Leadership Rating Reflecting Ongoing Emissions Reduction Efforts, Climate Action, Climate Change disclosure, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, energy transition, ESG, forests, Johan Lunabba, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, sustainability, water security
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