Sao Paulo, Brazil, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces today that it is acquiring Dhaymers, a Brazilian manufacturer of specialty esters, entering the skin care market and expanding its presence in industrial lubricants and mining industries in Latin America. Solvay’s Global … Read the full press release
Nuremberg, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As many as 80,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany have an immediate need for energy efficiency services. This is one of the key findings of the recent GfK EEDL Monitor, a market potential … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Germany, Management, Small Business
Tagged GfK, GfK EEDL Monitor, SMEs in Germany
Grant is part of Accenture’s Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship initiative BERLIN, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Social Business Women US$1.3 million to deliver job and entrepreneurial skills training to more than 2,000 women in Germany who experience … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Management, Society, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Gabriele Moehlke, Jill Huntley, Social Business Women
Professor Eric Mazur uses modern teaching methods in his work at the elite American university of Harvard. The winner of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education sets great store by teamwork and an interactive approach in his classes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Eric Mazur, ETH Zurich, Harvard Professor, “Assessment: The Silent Killer of Learning”
Roman Wieczorek is appointed Business Unit President Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics as of December 8, 2014. Roman succeeds Dan Ťok who is appointed new Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic. STOCKHOLM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roman Wieczorek will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Management, Sweden
Tagged Johan Karlström, Roman Wieczorek, Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics
Increasing number of first-time directors entering market with less capital One in 13 directors lives in social housing Nottingham, UK, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of first-time business directors in the UK is at an all-time high, according to Experian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Experian, first-time business directors in the UK, Max Firth
KASSEL, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall is not only dedicated to securing the energy supply; it also supports non-profit organizations in the company’s core regions. This year the beneficiaries of the company’s traditional Christmas donation, which totals 50,000 euros, are social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Rainer Seele, social and charity projects, Wintershall
London & Rotterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today (02/12/2014) announced that it has acquired Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto. Minneapolis-based Talenti, which was founded in 2003, has grown into the best selling packaged gelato in the United States. Talenti products are … Read the full press release
PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Capgemini Group has been positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing … Read the full press release
PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it has achieved a position on the The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chef Klas Lindberg and confectioner Daniel Roos have created this year’s Nobel menu and the Royal Swedish Ballet will be in charge of the entertainment at the Nobel Banquet. They are among the creators behind … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Entertainment, Management, Society, Sweden
Tagged 2014 Nobel Prize event, Chef Klas Lindberg, Daniel Roos, Helén Magnusson, Royal Swedish Ballet
Veolia Environnement announces its decision to request the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the termination of its registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in accordance with … Read the full press release
AngloGold Ashanti, one of the largest companies in the gold mining industry, has chosen Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of its open pit gold mine of Iduapriem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western-Region of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem Mine, open pit gold mine in Ghana, Veolia
LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto today (04 December 2014) demonstrated how its superior portfolio of world-class operations, with industry-leading EBITDA margins and significant growth potential, are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns. Citing sector-leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto Copper, Sam Walsh
Claudio Sassaki and Eduardo Bontemp were announced yesterday as the winners of the 2014 Brazilian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award during a ceremony at the São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo, Brazil. The finalists taking part in … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and dairy company Valio have signed a long-term agreement for Neste Jacobs to deliver the production optimization of Valio Milk Powder Plant in Seinäjoki, Finland by … Read the full press release
TeliaSonera and Telenor have entered into an agreement to merge their Danish operations into a new joint venture where the parties will own 50 percent each. The new joint venture will create a robust mobile operator who is able to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Robert Andersson, Telenor, TeliaSonera
The Norwegian Competition Authority, Konkurransetilsynet, has today announced objections to TeliaSonera’s acquisition of Tele2’s Norwegian operations. TeliaSonera will now analyze the Authority’s objections and respond to it by December 22. STOCKHOLM, 4-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We and Konkurransetilsynet make different … Read the full press release
Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Now that more than 80% of the shares have been tendered in the public tender offer process, KUKA AG is aiming at a complete takeover of Swisslog Holding AG.In case of holding more than 90% of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Switzerland
Tagged KUKA AG, Swisslog Holding AG
Heidenheim/Augsburg, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith GmbH today notified KUKA Aktiengesellschaft that, by way of shares as well as financial instruments partly pending antitrust approval, it has attained 25.1 percent of the voting rights in the company. The majority of the shares … Read the full press release
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