(IN BRIEF) Brazilian pulp producer Suzano has entered into a five-year contract with international technology group ANDRITZ to provide modular maintenance services for its upcoming mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The maintenance agreement encompasses … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Brazil, Eucalyptus Mill, Modular Maintenance, partnership, sustainability, Suzano
(IN BRIEF) Lightsource bp has demonstrated its commitment to employee development by providing learning and development opportunities for its team members. Recently, 30 team members across EMEA, the US, and Brazil successfully completed a Lean Practitioner training course, earning their … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna Lyons, Brazil, development, EMEA, Employees, knowledge, Lean Practitioner Training Course, learning, Lightsource BP, Livia Fiuza, partnership, SCQF Level 7 Qualification, skills, Team Members, US
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, the Norwegian aluminum company, has celebrated a decade of investment in the Pará Biodiversity Research Consortium (BRC) in Brazil, amounting to approximately BRL 15 million. Over the years, the BRC has transformed from a formal agreement into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Science
Tagged Biodiversity Research Consortium, Brazil, Eduardo Figueiredo, Hugo de Boer, Hydro, investment, Marlúcia Martins, mining, partnership, Professor Gracialda Ferreira, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies, Petrobras, and Casa dos Ventos Holding have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaborative opportunities in the renewable energy and low-carbon hydrogen sectors in Brazil. Under this agreement, the three companies will jointly investigate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Brazil, Casa dos Ventos, Casa dos Ventos Holding, low-carbon hydrogen, partnership, Patrick Pouyanné, Petrobras, renewable energy, sustainability, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) Nestlé is set to acquire a majority stake in Grupo CRM, a premium chocolate company in Brazil, through an agreement with Advent International. Grupo CRM operates a successful direct-to-consumer model, with over 1,000 chocolate boutiques under the Kopenhagen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Advent International, Brazil, chocolate market, Grupo CRM, Laurent Freixe, Nestlé, partnership, Renata Moraes Vichi
(IN BRIEF) Lightsource bp’s team members traveled to Ceará, Brazil, to assist in the refurbishment of three schools near the Complexo Solar Milagres. The renovation efforts included painting, tile replacement, ceiling plaster lining, electrical and hydraulic maintenance, and furniture refurbishment … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola’s Brazilian subsidiary, Neoenergia, has signed a bilateral green loan with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) for 150 million Brazilian real (approximately €28 million). The financing agreement aims to upgrade the distribution network in Neoenergia Brasilia’s concession area, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco Santander (Brasil) have signed a €300 million loan agreement to promote the use of renewable energy in Brazil. The loan will support the installation of small-scale solar photovoltaic plants, primarily on … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The EU and CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) have come together to emphasize the importance of multilateralism based on rules in order to ensure peace, human rights, and international security. President Roberta Metsola will represent … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, International Trade, Politics
Tagged Brazil, Caribbean States, CELAC, debt restructuring, Ecuador, EU, EuroLat, European Parliament, external representation, Guillermo Lasso, Javi López, Latin America, Luis Lacalle Pou, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mercosur, Roberta Metsola, trade deals, Uruguay, World Trade Organization
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the signing of multiple loans during the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. These loans will provide financing for climate action … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen is set to achieve significant growth in South America, particularly in Brazil, through a major product offensive. The company aims to expand by 40% in the region’s largest market by 2027. As part of this plan, Volkswagen … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alexander Seitz, Brazil, electric vehicle, Thomas Schäfer, Volkswagen, Volkswagen ID.4
(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) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has announced the appointment of Professor Lisa Diedrich and Dr Laura Kemmer to the Walter Gropius Professorship at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Martius Professorship at the University … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Santander Private Banking has been named the Best Private Bank in Latin America by Euromoney, which also recognized the bank in several other award categories including Best Bank for Family Office Services and for Wealth Transfer/Succession Planning. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 2022 Euromoney Awards, Alfonso Castillo, Argentina, Awards, Brazil, Mexico, PERU, Santander Private Banking, Spain, Uruguay, Victor Matarranz
(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
(IN BRIEF) A new study led by the universities of Exeter and Campinas shows that Brazil must protect and restore its dry forests and savannas to achieve its climate goals. While attention is often on the Amazon rainforest, the researchers … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ secures order from Klingele Paper & Packaging Group in Brazil to supply automated threading systems for PM1 and PM3 paper machines. The systems, aimed at increasing safety and reducing paper break time, will be installed in 2023. … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 18-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ, an international technology group based in Austria active in the supplies of plants, has received an order from Brazilian pulp producer Suzano to deliver a SulfoLoop concentrated sulfuric acid plant for its … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Brazil, CircleToZero, mill, pulp, SulfoLoop, sulfuric acid, Suzano
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), a global multi-energy company with over 100,000 employees and presence in more than 130 countries as well as the world’s 3rd-largest low-carbon LNG company, has announced its approval of the final … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Germany, Industrial, News
Tagged $1 billion, Brazil, investment, Lapa FPSO, Lapa South-West Project, oil development, partnership, production start-up, Repsol Sinopec, Santos basin, Shell, TotalEnergies
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Matchem in Brazil and is in exclusive negotiations to acquire IDP … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, France, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, Brazil, building, concrete admixtures, Construction Chemicals, decarbonization, EGYPT, Floriana Michalowska, IDP Chemicals, infrastructure, Laure Bencheikh Alix Sicaud, Matchem, Patricia Marie, Saint-Gobain, Susanne Trabitzsch, Vivien Dardel
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based materials founded in 1851, has announced an investment of EUR 2 million in a new laminator at its Louveira plant in Brazil in order to expand manufacturing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, Andre Pereira, Binzhou, Brazil, Fabriano, filtration, Glass Fiber Tissue, laminator, Louveira, Madisonville, Malmedy, Manufacturing, saturator, Turin, Willy Bordignon
(PRESS RELEASE) SOLNA, 12-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AFRY (STO: AF-B), Swedish-Finnish engineering, consulting and design company active in energy, industry, infrastructure and IT, has announced the company has been recognized with two prestigious awards in Brazil. The first recognition is … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged About the ABCTP Pulp & Paper Sector Highlight Award, ABTCP, ABTCP Sector Highlight Award, AFRY, Awards, Brazil, Brazilian engineering, Brazilian Engineering Ranking 2022, construction, consulting, engineering, Fábio Bellotti da Fonseca, Julia Salce, Marcia Mastrocola, paper, pulp
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 10-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced that the company received the Final Acceptance Certificate for its Biomass Handling Plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, biomass handling plant, Brazil, Eldorado, electricity, eucalyptus roots, eucalyptus stumps, Final Acceptance Certificate, Mato Grosso do Sul, Onça Pintada, pulp manufacturing, pulp production, São Paulo, thermoelectric power plant, Três Lagoas
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) GRAZ, 10-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, grupo tecnológico internacional con sede en Austria activo en el suministro de plantas, ha anunciado que la compañía recibió el Certificado de Recepción Final para su Biomasa Planta de Manejo … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, biomass handling plant, Brasil, Brazil, Certificado de Aceptación Final, Eldorado, electricidad, electricity, eucalyptus roots, eucalyptus stumps, fabricación de celulosa, Final Acceptance Certificate, Mato Grosso do Sul, Onça Pintada, planta de manejo de biomasa, planta termoeléctrica, producción de celulosa, pulp manufacturing, pulp production, raíces de eucalipto, São Paulo, thermoelectric power plant, tocones de eucalipto, Três Lagoas
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced a full restoration of the production at Brazil’s largest producer of primary aluminium Albras, … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged Albras, Albras smelter, aluminium, aluminium plant, Brazil, Hydro, Nippon Amazon Aluminum Co, power failure
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) OSLO, 29-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), una empresa noruega de aluminio y energía renovable comprometida con un futuro sostenible, ha anunciado una restauración total de la producción en el mayor productor de aluminio … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that its subsidiary with focus on renewables Hydro REIN will form a new joint venture in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged alumina refinery, Alunorte, bauxite mine, Brazil, Feijão, GIG, Green Investment Group, Hydro, Hydro REIN, Macquarie Asset Management, Mark Dooley, Olivier Girardot, Paragominas, Pernambuco, Piauí, renewable energy, wind and solar power project, wind farm
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) OSLO, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), una empresa noruega de aluminio y energías renovables comprometida con un futuro sostenible, ha anunciado que su filial centrada en las energías renovables Hydro REIN formará una nueva empresa … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged alumina refinery, Alunorte, bauxite mine, Brazil, Feijão, GIG, Green Investment Group, Hydro, Hydro REIN, Macquarie Asset Management, Mark Dooley, Olivier Girardot, Paragominas, Pernambuco, Piauí, renewable energy, wind and solar power project, wind farm
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 1-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, has announced the company signed USD 200 million sustainability-linked loan to finance the replacement of heavy fuel oil with natural gas … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged alumina refinery, aluminium, Alunorte, Barcarena, BNPP, Brazil, Citi, Credit Agricole, DNB, Hydro, ING, Itau, loan, Pål Kildemo, Pará, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) SOLNA, Sweden, 23-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AFRY (STO: AF-B), Swedish-Finnish engineering, consulting and design company active in energy, industry, infrastructure and IT, has announced it has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden
Tagged AFRY, Araguaia ferronickel project, Araguaia Niquel Metais Ltda, battery technology, Brazil, clean energy transition, construction management, digitalisation, ENERGY, engineering, ePCM, Fabio Fonseca, Horizonte Minerals Plc, industry, infrastructure, Janne Tikka, Jeremy Martin, Marika Hahtala, Nicholas Oksanen, nickel, procurement, Stainless Steel
(PRESS RELEASE) SÃO PAULO, 8-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH: VWS), a Danish global leader in sustainable energy solutions, has announced the company landed a new order for the supply of 43 V150-4.5 MW (~194 MW) turbines … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Brazil, V150-4.5 MW turbines, Vestas, wind energy, wind turbines
(COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Airports, líder mundial em operação de aeroportos privados e parte da VINCI Concessions SA, anunciou que será a nova operadora do Aeroporto Internacional Brasileiro de Manaus (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) como … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged airport infrastructure, Boa Vista, Brazil, Brazilian civil aviation, CO2 emissions, concession, Cruzeiro do Sul, Infraero, Manaus airport, Nicolas Notebaert, Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Salvador airport, Salvador de Bahia, sustainable airport, Tabatinga, Tefé, VINCI Airports
(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON, 21-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Airports, world’s leading private airport operator and part of VINCI Concessions SA, has announced it will be the new operator of the Brazilian Manaus International Airport (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged airport infrastructure, Boa Vista, Brazil, Brazilian civil aviation, CO2 emissions, concession, Cruzeiro do Sul, Infraero, Manaus airport, Nicolas Notebaert, Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Salvador airport, Salvador de Bahia, sustainable airport, Tabatinga, Tefé, VINCI Airports
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, Dec-22-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, equipment, systems and services across multiple industries, has announced new production world records for its L2A and L2B pulp drying lines … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Bracell, Brazil, drying line, EvoDry, L2A, L2A pulp drying line, L2B, Lençóis Paulista, Metris DryQ, pulp drying lines, pulp drying plant, São Paulo, STAR project
16V 4000 M63 engines will power four new tugs Delivery of the engines by May 2022 Construction of the vessels at Rio Maguari, operations in Brazilian ports (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 2-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR., ADR:RYCEY), the pre-eminent engineering … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 16V 4000 M63, Brazil, Christof von Bank, Daniel Reedtz Cohen, MTU engines, mtu marine engines, mtu propulsion, Ramparts 2300, Rio Maguari, Robert Allan, Rolls-Royce, Svitzer, tugboat propulsion, tugboats
(PRESS RELEASE) JOÃO PESSOA, PARAÍBA, Brazil, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Brazilian company Natural Cotton Color has developed new yarns and fabrics for the sustainable fashion market, made from organic colored cotton lint from Paraíba, Northeast region of Brazil. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Marketing, News
Tagged ABIT, Brazil, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association, BRS Rubi, BRS Safira, BRS Verde, colored cotton, cotton jeans, cultivars, DENIM, Denim Safira, Denim Verde, dispensing dyeing, Emprapa Algodão, fabrics, Francisca Vieira, Jacquard technique, jeans, jersey, Natural Cotton Color, Natural Cotton Color Denim, naturally colored cotton yarn, organic colored cotton, organic colored cotton lint, Paraíba, Parc des Expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte, Première Vision Paris, Rubi Denim, silk, Smart Creation, sustainable fashion, sustainable fashion market, sustainable products, textile products, Water Foot Print, water savings, yarns
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 11-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced it will support with investments, engineering and equipment the TerPaz program in Belém in the state … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Society
Tagged audiovisual rooms, Brazil, dance, dental care, document issuing, Eduardo Figueiredo, Guamá, Hydro, Jurunas, legal consultancy, Library, martial arts, medical, multipurpose social centers, multipurpose space, music, Pará, robotics, sports complexes, TerPaz program, Terra Firme, theater, Usinas da Paz
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 6-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Austrian plant engineering group, ANDRITZ, has won a major contract for the supply of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Bracell’s Project “STAR” in the city of … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, biodegradable products, bioindustry, bleached kraft pulp, Bracell, Brazil, chipping line, civil construction, construction, dissolving pulp, energy-efficient, engineering, environmentally friendly, environmentally friendly hardwood fiberlines, EPCC, eucalyptus, EXL model, FlowScanner, flue gas scrubbers, HHQ-Chipper, Lençóis Paulista, malodorous gases, mill, most sustainable pulp mills, NCG incineration system, Pedro Stefanini, procurement, Project “STAR”, pulp production, recovery boiler, São Paulo state, ScanChip chip analyzer, special pulp, viscose, waste gas incinerator, Wood Processing Plant
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. announces that its global brands Iveco Defence Vehicles and New Holland Agriculture have both attained Bronze status in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program for their facilities in Sete Lagoas, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Defence, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged agricultural machinery, Armored Personnel Transport Vehicle, Brazil, Brazilian Army, CNH Industrial, foragers, Guarani, harvesters, Iveco Defence Vehicles, Manufacturing, Minas Gerais State, New Holland Agriculture, peacekeeping missions, Sete Lagoas, tractor cab frames, tractors, VBTP-MR, WCM audits, WCM pillars, WCM program, World Class Manufacturing
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces an exclusive reforestation sponsorship in The Atlantic Forest initiative in Brazil. The targeted, sustainable reforestation project will see 1 million trees planted to transform a barren farmland back … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Insurance, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged 1.5°C Pledge, 2020 UN Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, addressing climate change, Alison Martin, Atlantic Forest initiative, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, Brazil, Brazilian rainforest, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, climate change, conservation, Covid-19 pandemic, curbing climate change, deforestation, ecological conservation, healthy ecosystems, Healthy forests, Instituto Terra, insurance policies, insurer, Lélia, Minas Gerais, monoculture plantations, preventing future pandemics, rainforest, reforestation, reforestation project, reforestation sponsorship, restore biodiversity, Rimba Raya, Sebastião Salgado, tree planting, UN Business Ambition, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, ‘green deserts’
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