(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has announced its decision to delay expanding its cold rolling capacity in the U.S., focusing instead on achieving an 80-kiloton increase in the Americas business area by 2025 through efficiency improvements. This decision follows a feasibility study … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 25% import tariffs, Americas, ASIA, bottlenecks, cold rolling capacity, cold rolling expansion, feasibility study, free trade, global operations, hot rolling operations, import penetration, integrated operations, Kati ter Horst, melt shop, Mexico, North American market, Outokumpu, partnership, President and CEO, productivity improvements, San Luis Potosí, Stainless Steel, steel tariffs, strategic plan, U.S., U.S. market
(IN BRIEF) Landis+Gyr Group AG has provided an update on its strategic initiatives and revised financial outlook for fiscal year 2024. The company has decided to exit the EV charging business in the EMEA region due to unfavorable market conditions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adjusted EBITDA, Americas, Americas business, discontinued operations, electric vehicle charging, EMEA, EMEA business, EV charging, financial guidance, financial outlook, FY 2024, FY 2024 results, goodwill impairment, impairment, inventory obsolescence, Landis+Gyr, market conditions, next-generation products, post-Covid demand, regulatory changes, restructuring charges, revenue decline, second-half growth, strategic initiatives
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been actively strengthening its tech talent pool as part of its long-term digital transformation strategy. Over the last three years, the bank added 10,100 technology professionals, with plans to grow its tech-focused workforce to 20,000 by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Americas, architecture specialists, artificial intelligence, BBVA, BBVA Technology, BBVA Technology division, Cybersecurity, data engineers, data management, Digital Strategy, digital transformation, engineers, Europe, infrastructure, job vacancies, mathematicians, ONE project, Pedro J. Méndez, recruitment portal, SECURITY, software developers, STEM, talent recruitment, tech talent, technology experts, technology roles, workforce
(IN BRIEF) Global IPO activity in the first half of 2024 saw a decline, with 551 listings raising US$52.2 billion, marking a 12% decrease in volume and a 16% drop in proceeds year-on-year. While industrials led in number of IPOs … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Americas, Asia-Pacific, EMEIA, EY, Financial, George Chan, Global IPO, investment
(IN BRIEF) DHL Express has announced the appointment of new regional CEOs for its Europe and Americas regions. Mike Parra, the current Americas CEO, will take on the role of CEO for DHL Express Europe. Andrew Williams, the current CEO … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Americas, Andrew Williams, appointment, CEOs, DHL, Europe, John Pearson, leadership, Mike Parra
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a global leader in sustainable stainless steel, has released its interim report for January to September 2023, highlighting both the challenges and successes during this period. In Q3 2023, the company experienced a challenging market environment in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Americas, economy, European market, Financial, Heikki Malinen, investment, Outokumpu, partnership, Pia Aaltonen-Forsell, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu has appointed Michael Tecza as Project Director and Hugh Embrey as Technical Project Director to lead an ongoing feasibility study in the Americas. The study aims to increase cold-rolling capacity and explore options for hot-rolling arrangements in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Americas, appointment, feasibility study, Hugh Embrey, leadership, Michael Tecza, Outokumpu, Stefan Erdmann
Cash flow considered biggest challenge to profitability this year Baltimore, 30-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Businesses in the Americas express concern about maintaining adequate cash flow levels this year, and consider this one of the biggest challenges they will be facing. These opinions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Insurance, Netherlands
Tagged Americas, Atradius, Atradius Group, Atradius Payment Practices Barometer, Atradius Trade Credit Insurance NAFTA, B2B suppliers, Brazil, CANADA, cash flow, Christine Gerryn, collections agencies, credit checks, credit insurance, credit management, Days Sales Outstanding, domestic B2B receivables, foreign B2B receivables, foreign invoice collections, foreign receivables, generating sufficient cash flow, insolvency, maintaining sufficient cash flow, Mexico, NAFTA, Payment Practices, receivables, Richard Ariens, September 2013 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer, survey, U.S., uncollectable
16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Luis Palazzi is joining VINCI Concessions as area director for the Americas. Mr. Palazzi will have responsibility for business development in North and South America for VINCI Concessions, one of the largest construction and concessions companies in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Americas, appointment, director, Luis Palazzi, VINCI Concessions
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