(IN BRIEF) In a coordinated effort led by Eurojust and Europol, authorities in Belgium and Hungary have made significant strides in combatting human trafficking by dismantling an organised crime group involved in the sexual exploitation of women. Eight suspects were … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Government, Industrial, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety
Tagged Belgium, Dismantle Trafficking Ring, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Exploiting Women, human trafficking, Hungary, partnership
(IN BRIEF) Lazer Sport NV, a prominent European cycling helmet manufacturer, has partnered with Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop their latest innovation, KinetiCore rotational impact protection technology. Through the adoption of Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Lazer Sport aims to enhance … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sports, Technology
Tagged Bastiaan Van Asch, Belgium, Cycling Safety, Emiel Spreeuwers, Hadi Ghiaballoo, KinetiCore, Lazer Sport, partnership, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens Xcelerator, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) During an informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting in Ghent, President Nadia Calviño of the European Investment Bank (EIB) shared an ambitious vision for the institution’s future. Emphasizing the importance of supporting Europe’s leadership in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Belgium, EIB Group, Informal Ecofin Meeting, Nadia Calviño, partnership, sustainability, Vincent Van Peteghem
(IN BRIEF) INEOS Inovyn, in collaboration with PerPetum Energy and Green4Power, is constructing one of Belgium’s largest solar farms at its Jemeppe site, with a capacity of 60MW. Scheduled to be operational by July 2024, the solar farm will exclusively … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Belgium, Green4Power, INEOS, INEOS Inovyn, Luc Leenknegt, partnership, PerPetum Energy, Philippe Taranti, solar farm, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Belgium, holding the EU Council Presidency, is prioritizing efforts to combat organized drug-related crime, focusing on logistic hubs and major ports. Eurojust, the EU’s criminal justice cooperation agency, will collaborate with third countries to address cross-border drug trafficking. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Netherlands
Tagged AIAMP, Belgian EU Presidency, Belgium, combat drug trafficking, Cross-Border Crime, drug-related cross-border crime, Eurojust, European Commission, European Union, IberRED, logistic hubs, Ms Hilde Vandevoorde, organised drug-related crime
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €20 million venture debt financing agreement with The Akkermansia Company, a Belgian microbiome health specialist, supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU initiative. The Akkermansia Company, originating as a spin-off from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Akkermansia Company, Belgium, EIB, financing, Kris Peeters, Michael Oredsson, Microbiome Health Research, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) INEOS Aromatics has announced its decision to temporarily mothball the smaller of its two PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) units at its integrated production facility in Geel, Belgium. This move comes as a response to challenging market conditions that … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BASF has officially launched its Superabsorbents Excellence Center at the Antwerp site in Belgium, following a €25 million investment. This facility demonstrates BASF’s commitment to the hygiene industry within its acrylics value chain. The center is equipped with … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged acrylics, Antwerp, BASF, Belgium, Dr. Marco Altmayer, Dr. Maximilian Walter, Dr. Reiner Geier, Dr. Thorsten Oberreuther, hygiene business, Jan Remeysen, Marco Altmayer, Matthias Lindner, superabsorbent polymer, superabsorbents, Superabsorbents Excellence Center, VERBUND
(IN BRIEF) McDonald’s and FrieslandCampina have initiated a strategic partnership with the goal of accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the production of dairy products supplied to McDonald’s restaurants in the Netherlands and Belgium. This collaboration builds on … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BASF, a leading chemical company, has expanded its production capacities for ethylene oxide and its derivatives at its Antwerp site in Belgium. This investment adds approximately 400,000 metric tons per year to the company’s production capacity for these … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial
Tagged alkoxylates, Antwerp, BASF, Belgium, ethylene oxide, ethylene oxide derivatives, Hartwig Michels, Jan Remeysen, Mary Kurian, VERBUND
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg & Netherlands is joining forces with Eneco to establish a strategic partnership focused on charging solutions to facilitate the transition to electric driving for customers. This collaboration aims to provide both business and private customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Belgium, Claire D'Haese, Electric Driving Transition, Eneco, Leonie Baneke, Luxembourg, Mercedes-Benz, Netherlands, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V., a European telecommunications company, has announced that its Belgian affiliated companies, Digi Communications Belgium N.V. and InSky N.V., have reached wholesale agreements with Proximus Plc, a major Belgian operator. These agreements grant the Belgian companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Belgian JV, Belgian market, Belgian Operator, Belgium, commercial agreement, communications services, Digi Communications Belgium N.V, Insky N.V, investment, Mobile Sites, national roaming services, Proximus Plc, roaming, roaming surcharge, roaming surcharges, spectrum, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, wholesale agreement
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. has announced an amendment to its 2023 financial calendar. The company’s Statutory Auditor provided an update on the availability of the auditor’s opinion, which will allow the publication of the company’s financial statements prepared in … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2023 Financial Calendar, 2023 Financial Report, AFM, ASF, Belgium, Bucharest Stock Exchange, BVB, conference call, Digi, Digi Communications, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi facility agreements, Digi Financial Calendar, Digi Financial Calendar 2023, DIGI symbol, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, financial calendar, financial statements, ING Bank N.V., Investor Relations, investors, IPO, market, mobile services, PORTUGAL, Romania, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, romanian telecommunications provider, Serghei Bulgac, shareholders, shares, Spain, statutory auditor, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, telecommunications services
(IN BRIEF) Infrastructure company Fluxys Belgium has partnered with Sweco to prepare its pipeline network for the transportation of hydrogen and CO2. Sweco has been assigned to conduct a feasibility study and preliminary research for multiple hydrogen routes in Ghent … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden
Tagged Antwerp, Belgium, CO2, CO2 transportation pipelines, energy transition, Energy Transition Fund, Erwin Malcorps, feasibility study, Fluxys Belgium, Ghent, hydrogen, hydrogen routes, hydrogen transportation pipelines, infrastructure, Sweco
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has launched a battery farm project at its Antwerp refinery in Belgium, featuring a 25 MW power rating and a 75 MWh capacity. The battery installation, supplied by Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, will be the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged a battery farm, Antwerp refinery, battery energy storage systems, Belgium, BESS, electricity value chain, energy storage, grid security, Lithium-Ion, national grid, Olivier Jouny, renewable electricity, Saft, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a guarantee agreement with microStart, a microfinance institution in Belgium, to provide at least €30 million of financing for microenterprises in the country. The deal, supported by the EU’s InvestEU program, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Scania is preparing for the world finals of the Top Team competition, which celebrates workshop excellence and customer care. Twelve finalist teams from around the world will compete in Södertälje for the chance to win the top prize … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Management, Media, News, Sports, Sweden
Tagged Argentina, Åsa Dellham, Belgium, Brazil, Competition, Denmark, Germany, Håkan Sjögren, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Scania, Södertälje, Taiwan, Top Team, workshop, world finals
(IN BRIEF) H.U. Group Holdings Inc. and Fujirebio have announced the launch of Lumipulse G NfL CSF and Lumipulse G NfL Blood assays for the fully automated random-access LUMIPULSE G immunoassay systems. These assays can quantitatively measure Neurofilament light (NfL) … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Healthcare, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer’s disease, Belgium, Christiaan De Wilde, CLEIA, Fujirebio, H.U. Group Holdings, human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), LUMIPULSE G immunoassay systems, Lumipulse G NfL Blood assays, Lumipulse G NfL CSF, multiple sclerosis, Neurofilament light (NfL), Parkinson disease, plasma/serum, Quantitative NfL Assays, Research Use Only
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen’s PowerCo and Umicore gain approval for European battery materials venture PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group’s battery company, and Belgian circular technology firm Umicore have secured regulatory approval for their joint venture to produce cathode active materials (CAM) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged battery, Belgium, cathode active materials (CAM), Germany, partnership, PowerCo, precursor materials (PCAM), technology, Umicore, Volkswagen
(IN BRIEF) Chemical company Solvay has been awarded for its efforts to create a welcoming and inclusive work environment at its Brazilian sites, for the second time. The certification was awarded by the Great Place To Work® organization, after employees … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Management, News
Tagged Award, Belgium, Brazil, Daniela Manique, Great Place to Work®, Solvay, working environment
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