(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso reported stable first-quarter 2026 sales of EUR 2.358 billion while adjusted EBIT declined 9 percent to EUR 159 million amid continued market weakness, foreign exchange impacts and operational ramp-up costs at its Oulu production site in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged adjusted EBIT, Bergslagets Skogar, business transformation, capital allocation, circular bioeconomy, consumer board production, emission rights, Emissions Reduction, energy costs, EU ETS, Finland, forest assets, forestry industry, geopolitical tensions, Hans Sohlström, Iran conflict, logistics costs, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Stockholm, Niclas Rosenlew, Operational Efficiency, Oulu site, packaging industry, pulp and paper sector, Q1 2026, renewable materials, restructuring, Stora Enso, Stora Enso Advances Forest Asset Separation Plans Amid Challenging Market Conditions in Early 2026, sustainable materials, Sustainable packaging, Swedish forest assets, Weak Demand and Rising Cost Pressures Impact Stora Enso First Quarter Profitability Despite Stable Sales
(IN BRIEF) Wacker Chemie AG reported improved earnings in the first quarter of 2026, despite lower year-on-year sales, as cost-saving measures and a surge in customer orders driven by geopolitical uncertainty helped boost profitability. While sales declined due to exchange-rate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing
Tagged biosolutions, Chemical Industry, Christian Hartel, cost savings, EBITDA growth, energy costs, financial performance, global markets, Middle East conflict, PACE program, polymers, polysilicon, Q1 2026 results, restructuring program, revenue growth, silicones, supply chain uncertainty, Wacker Chemie AG, Wacker Chemie Raises Sales Outlook After Solid Start to 2026 with Improved Margins, Wacker Chemie Sees Earnings Boost from Efficiency Program and Market Volatility in Early 2026
(IN BRIEF) INEOS Acetyls will cut 60 skilled jobs at its Hull Acetyls plant following mounting challenges from high energy costs and a surge in cheap, high-emission imports from China. The company warned that these carbon-intensive imports, which emit up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acetic acid, acetic anhydride, anti-dumping tariffs, carbon emissions, chemicals industry, China imports, David Brooks, decarbonisation, deindustrialisation, energy costs, ethyl acetate, ETS, European Commission, Hull, hydrogen investment, INEOS, INEOS Acetyls, INEOS Calls for Urgent Trade Tariffs After Cutting Jobs at Hull Site Due to Unfair Market Pressures, INEOS Warns of Deindustrialisation as Carbon-Heavy Imports Undermine UK Chemical Sector, job cuts, sustainable production, trade policy, UK Emissions Trading Scheme, UK manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) voestalpine AG has urged the Austrian federal government to ensure fair competition for Austria’s energy-intensive industries by continuing to use electricity price compensation, a measure already utilized by many EU countries. The company emphasizes that this compensation is … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Austria, climate protection, competitiveness, CO₂ penalty taxes, electric arc furnaces, electricity price compensation, energy costs, EU, greentec steel, industry, investment, partnership, subsidies, sustainabulity, voestalpine
(IN BRIEF) INEOS and Covestro have entered into a long-term natural gas supply agreement lasting up to eight years, ensuring stable and predictable energy for Covestro’s European operations. The agreement, set to begin in 2027, supports both companies’ goals to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Covestro, David Bucknall, energy challenges, energy costs, energy security, energy supply, energy transition, EU manufacturing, European Industry, feedstock, industrial competitiveness, INEOS, LNG, long-term agreement, natural gas, sustainable energy, Thorsten Dreier
(IN BRIEF) New EY research reveals that businesses are increasingly focused on electrification, emissions reduction, and managing energy costs, with over 70% of companies planning to increase focus on these areas over the next three years. As energy demand soars, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI Integration, artificial intelligence, Business Growth, carbon management, competitiveness, electrification, Emissions Reduction, energy advocates, energy costs, energy demand, energy ecosystem, energy infrastructure, energy providers, energy solutions, energy strategies, energy transition, EQT Real Estate, EY, partnership, profitability, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has launched an innovative laboratory designed to make renewable energy systems and energy consumption tangible for schoolchildren. In a simulated household setting complete with common appliances such as lamps and washing machines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged DBU, energy costs, energy efficiency, energy transition, German Federal Environmental Foundation, Hands-On Learning, household appliances, kilowatt-hour, mobile workshops, photovoltaic modules, Professor Thomas Hamacher, real-time energy consumption, renewable energies, renewable technology education, schoolchildren, sustainable energy systems, Technical University of Munich, TUM
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, Croatia’s economy grew steadily, fueled by significant EU funds, the adoption of the euro, and robust financial support from instruments like EFSI and InvestEU. However, major challenges persist, including a high percentage of exporters (84%) facing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Alternative Financing, Boris Vujčić, competitiveness, CROATIA, Croatian exporters, Croatian National Bank, Debora Revoltella, digital adoption, economic growth, EFSI, EIB Investment Report 2024/2025, EIB Investment Survey 2024, energy costs, EU capital markets, EU funds, EU Regulations, euro adoption, green investments, green transformation, INNOVATION, InvestEU, market integration, Marko Primorac, private co-investors, regulatory simplification, scale-up financing, sustainable investments, Teresa Czerwinska, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE is pioneering sustainable energy practices at its Vaihingen-Enz plant in Germany by introducing a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system using over 1,000 PVT hybrid modules from Sunmaxx. The system will generate both electricity and thermal energy, reducing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Baden-Württemberg, climate goals, climate neutrality, decarbonization, energy costs, energy savings, fossil fuels, geothermal field, heat storage, heating supply, hybrid modules, industrial companies, Jumana Al-Sibai, kilowatt-peak, MAHLE, natural gas, partnership, photovoltaic thermal, PVT system, renewable energy, Sunmaxx, sustainability, Thermal and Fluid Systems, Thermal Energy, Vaihingen-Enz, Wilhelm Stein
Watch out for condensation – damp Christmas decorations might be the least of your problems…. (PRESS RELEASE) TISTRUP, Denmark, 7-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the hottest summers on record feels like a distant memory as the cold weather starts … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged Attic Insulation, attics, Christmas, Christmas decorations, cold weather, energy costs, insulation, loft, loft insulation, roof, Roof-Space, roofing, ventilation, WINTER
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