(IN BRIEF) Portugal and the European Investment Bank have signed a €450 million tranche of a €1.34 billion loan to finance the construction and renovation of around 12,000 affordable rental homes across the country. The programme, part of Portugal’s National … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 000 affordable homes with climate goals in focus, affordable housing, climate resilience, EIB, energy efficiency, EU financing, European Investment Bank, IHRU, Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana, Ioannis Tsakiris, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Landmark EIB loan to support construction and renovation of affordable housing units across Portugal, Lisbon, Miguel Pinto Luz, National Affordable Housing Programme, Palácio de São Bento, partnership, PORTUGAL, Portugal secures €450 million EIB financing to deliver 12, Recovery and Resilience Plan, RRF, social inclusion, sustainability, sustainable housing, territorial cohesion, €1.34 billion framework loan, €450 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Viettel is partnering with Nokia to deploy the BNG-CUPS solution in Hanoi, marking the first such deployment in Vietnam. The upgrade will replace Viettel’s legacy system, improve broadband service reliability, and boost energy efficiency, with Nokia’s FP5-powered 7750 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 7750 Service Router, BNG-CUPS, broadband modernization, Broadband Network Gateway, cloud adoption, E-Commerce, energy efficiency, fintech, fixed broadband, FP5 chipset, Hanoi, IP networks, Kent Wong, National Digital Transformation strategy, Network Services Platform, Nguyen Tran Quynh, Nokia, Nokia and Viettel collaborate on Vietnam’s first BNG-CUPS deployment to modernize fixed broadband, partnership, Vietnam digital economy, Viettel, Viettel strengthens Hanoi’s digital infrastructure with Nokia’s energy-efficient broadband solution
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD and EU have launched the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in the West Bank, providing up to €25.9 million in loans to local financial institutions to support on-lending for small-scale renewable energy and efficiency projects. Backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD and EU launch €25.9 million green financing programme in the West Bank to support renewable energy and efficiency investments, energy efficiency, EU, EU-backed GEFF programme to boost renewable energy and resource efficiency projects for Palestinian MSMEs and households, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Gaza, GEFF, Green Economy Financing Facility, Green Technologies, investment grants, MSMEs, partnership, renewable energy, resource efficiency, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Growth4All, Technical Assistance, water efficiency, West Bank
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has pledged €17.5 billion to accelerate energy efficiency investments by more than 350,000 European SMEs between 2025 and 2027. Backed by the European Commission, the initiative will nearly double current EIB support and aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs cut energy costs and emissions, Bertrand Piccard, competitiveness, Dan Jørgensen, decarbonisation, EIB and European Commission launch €17.5 billion drive to help 350, EIB Group, EIB Group commits €17.5 billion to accelerate SME energy efficiency investments across Europe, energy efficiency, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, InvestEU, LIFE Clean Energy Transition, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solar Impulse Foundation partners with EIB to promote energy efficiency as a service for European businesses, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) GEA has joined the DAX index, becoming one of Germany’s 40 largest listed companies following a strong rise in its market valuation and successful qualification via Deutsche Börse’s “Fast Entry” process. The company’s transformation, centered on innovation, sustainability, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI, automation, Beverage Industry, DAX, DAX 50 ESG, Deutsche Börse, Dow Jones Best-in-Class World, Düsseldorf, energy efficiency, food industry, GEA, Industrial Machinery, ISS STOXX, MDAX, Mission 26, Mission 30, new food, partnership, pharmaceutical industry, Stefan Klebert, stock market index, sustainability, TIME Magazine
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €200 million loan to BNP Paribas Leasing Services to stimulate more than €500 million of new investment in Poland, with a minimum of 30% allocated to climate projects such as solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Leasing Services, climate projects, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green financing, heat pumps, housing associations, Jarosław Magielski, Mid-Caps, partnership, Poland, Polish economy, private individuals, renewable energy, SMEs, solar power, sustainability, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, €200 million loan, €500 million investment
(IN BRIEF) MOL Group has begun geothermal energy exploration at its Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta, using 3D seismic surveys to identify potential high-temperature groundwater resources. The project could make refinery operations more sustainable by replacing part of its energy demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D seismic survey, Danube Refinery, Dávid Kapes, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency, geothermal energy, GREEN HYDROGEN, Krisztián Pulay, low carbon transition, MOL Group, partnership, solar park, sustainability, sustainable refinery operations, Százhalombatta
(IN BRIEF) Nippon Paper Industries has selected ANDRITZ to supply a state-of-the-art recovery boiler for its Ishinomaki pulp mill, scheduled for start-up in 2028. The 2,200 tds/d boiler will allow the shutdown of one coal-fired unit and two recovery boilers, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ash leaching system, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction, high-dry solids concentrator, Ishinomaki mill, Japan, Kanadevia, Masato Tsuchitana, Nippon Paper Industries, paper industry, partnership, pulp mill technology, recovery boiler, sustainability, Yoshinori Matsubara
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies has introduced Bonderite M-AD 2000A, an innovative additive designed to improve aluminum anodizing by increasing efficiency, reducing resource use, and lowering CO₂ emissions. The solution allows baths to run at higher temperatures of up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged aluminum anodizing, anodizing bath optimization, Bonderite M-AD 2000A, CO2 emissions reduction, Darshan Mehta, energy efficiency, Europe rollout, Henkel, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, light metal treatment, Qualanod certification, sulfuric acid reduction, sustainability, sustainable manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has signed a £100 million loan agreement with Sovereign Network Group (SNG), one of the UK’s largest housing associations, to fund the retrofit of thousands of social homes across England. The deal, backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable homes, energy efficiency, green finance, Jess Tomlinson, Lloyds Banking Group, National Wealth Fund, net zero, Peabody, Peter Benz, Public Private Partnership, retrofit, SNG, social housing, Sovereign Network Group, Stuart Nivison, sustainable housing, UK housing associations
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from RATP to deliver its CBTC GoA4 driverless automation system for Paris Metro Line 13, one of the city’s busiest routes. The project, backed by Île-de-France Mobilités, will include a new operations … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automation, CBTC GoA4, Châtillon, decarbonization, driverless trains, energy efficiency, Île-de-France Mobilités, Les Courtilles, Marc Ludwig, Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, Operations Control Center, Paris Metro Line 13, partnership, public transport, RATP, Saint-Denis-Université, Saint-Lazare, Siemens Mobility, smart mobility, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has inaugurated the upgraded Swiss Light Source (SLS 2.0), a state-of-the-art synchrotron facility offering X-ray light up to 1000 times more intense than before. Celebrated in the presence of Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer's, cancer research, catalysts, Christian Rüegg, climate research, energy efficiency, engineering innovation, Guy Parmelin, Hans Braun, Martina Bircher, Nobel Prize science, Paul Scherrer Institute, protein structures, PSI, semiconductors, SLS 2.0, Swiss industry, Swiss Light Source, Switzerland research infrastructure, synchrotron light, X-ray microscopy
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has deployed its 400G routing technology and software-defined access network (SDAN) platform for Netplus, one of India’s fastest-growing ISPs, to expand broadband and IPTV services across Punjab and nearby regions. The upgrade enables Netplus to serve nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 400G routing, Altiplano Access Controller, Arshdeep Singh Mundi, broadband, cloud-driven architecture, digital classrooms, E-Commerce, energy efficiency, Fiber-to-the-Home, GPON, INDIA, IPTV, ISP, Jivitesh Nayal, Netplus, next-generation networks, Nokia, online gaming, partnership, Punjab, SDAN, telecom industry, XGSPON
(IN BRIEF) CapMan Real Estate has acquired a modern residential property in Helsinki’s prestigious Katajanokka district, completed in 2017 and featuring high-quality construction, modern layouts, a gym, and a rooftop sauna. The building will operate under CapMan’s new Leona brand, … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged architectural heritage, BREEAM In-Use Excellent, CapMan Real Estate, energy efficiency, EPC A+, EU taxonomy, Finland, Helsinki, Katajanokka, Leona, modern living, Nordic housing, premium residential asset, property investment, real estate acquisition, rental apartments, residential property, rooftop sauna, sustainability, tenant experience
(IN BRIEF) FMO has arranged and led a €130 million syndicated A/B term loan to QNB Leasing—one of the largest syndications for a Turkish non-bank financial institution—bringing in CDP as a parallel lender and several B-loan investors (ResponsAbility, Global Climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged agricultural SMEs, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cristina Morelli, energy efficiency, financial inclusion, FMO, micro-enterprises, NBFI, non-bank financial institution, Osman Taş, partnership, QNB FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş., QNB Leasing, renewable energy, Ruhi Coşgun, rural SMEs, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, syndicated A/B term loan, women-led businesses, youth-led ventures
(IN BRIEF) EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, allowing the Polish subsidiary to issue up to €100 million in low-cost loans to mid-caps—especially in lower-income regions—for renewable-energy, electric-vehicle, and energy-efficiency projects. At least … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Bernard Muselet, biogas, Climate Action, Cohesion Regions, Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, green loan, partnership, Polish mid-caps, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar installations, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million lending, €50 million
(IN BRIEF) Nokia will deploy its Cloud Native Communication Suite on Optus’ hybrid cloud platform—powered by Red Hat OpenShift and Optus’ public cloud—to replace the incumbent IMS voice solution. The fully containerized CNCS will automate core network functions via Kubernetes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G voice, Cloud Native Communication Suite, CNCS, energy efficiency, hybrid cloud, IMS, Kubernetes, network modernization, network resiliency, Nokia, Operational Efficiency, Optus, partnership, Raghav Sahgal, Red Hat OpenShift, Tony Baird
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies will present its recyclable and CO₂‑reducing adhesives at Labelexpo Europe 2025 (Hall 4, Stand 4C56) in Barcelona from September 16–19. The company’s wash‑off PSAs for PET bottles (including the award‑winning Aquence PS 3017 RE) and repulpable paper label adhesives enable clean … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Aquence PS 3017 RE, Barcelona, Circularity, CO₂ reduction, Düsseldorf Inspiration Center, energy efficiency, EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, FINAT Sustainability Award 2024, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, label printing technologies, Labelexpo Europe 2025, linerless labels, Packaging recyclab, Philippe Daval, PPWR, pressure‑sensitive adhesives, repulpable adhesives, sustainability, sustainable packaging design, UV‑curable PSAs
(IN BRIEF) Maxiforja has expanded its forging capabilities by installing a 6,500‑ton GLK 6500 press from ANDRITZ Schuler at its Canoas facility. This world‑record press features an energy‑saving Kinetic Energy Recovering System (KERS), which slashes power requirements by up to 40 percent compared … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 500 tons, 6, agricultural equipment, ANDRITZ Schuler, ANDRITZ Farina, Canoas Brazil, energy efficiency, forging press, GLK 6500, heavy‑truck components, KERS, Kinetic Energy Recovering System, Maxiforja, partnership, precision forging, Prensas Schuler, production capacity, Scotch Yoke, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has been awarded a five‑year, €20 million+ insulation services contract at a major oil refinery in Antwerp, deepening a ten‑year relationship with a top global oil and gas firm. The scope includes pipe insulation replacement, tank insulation and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Antwerp refinery, Antwerp‑Rotterdam‑Amsterdam hub, automated reporting, BCD 1.0, Bilfinger, cladding configuration, Corrosion Under Insulation, CUI prevention, digital solutions, energy efficiency, EU environmental standards, five‑year framework contract, industrial insulation, oil and gas, partnership, pipe insulation, sustainability, tank insulation, Thierry Burki, €20 million
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