(IN BRIEF) Solvay has inaugurated its new rare earths production line at the La Rochelle facility in France, marking the beginning of commercial production for permanent magnets and aligning with Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Act. This strategic move, part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 30% European demand by 2030, 75-year expertise, advanced electronics, An Nuyttens, CO2 reduction, Critical Raw Materials Act, Defense Systems, electric vehicle motors, European sovereignty, formulation, France, global leader, Green technology, La Rochelle, partnership, permanent magnets, Philippe Kehren, purification, rare earths production line, rare earths separation, recycling, renewable energy, Solvay, supply chain, sustainability, water consumption
(IN BRIEF) NORD/LB and the EIB have launched a significant financing partnership to boost the transition to clean energy within the European Union. The collaboration will fund new small and medium-sized renewable energy projects, with targeted investments in photovoltaic systems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged battery storage, Bernhard Kluttig, clean energy, clean tech, economic growth, EIB, energy security, energy transition, European Investment Bank, European Union, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, France, Germany, Hannover Messe, Jörg Frischholz, Nicola Beer, NORD/LB, onshore wind, partnership, Photovoltaic Systems, renewable energy projects, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has announced a binding put-option agreement to acquire Fives Cryogenics from Fives Group for EUR 800 million on a cash and debt-free basis. Fives Cryogenics, based in France, is a leader in cryogenic heat transfer and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, carbon capture, cash and debt-free, cryogenic heat transfer, energy transition, EUR 800 million, Fives Cryogenics, Fives Group, France, Frédéric Sanchez, global market, Golbey, hydrogen, Jefferies, LNG, manufacturing facilities, pump technologies, regulatory approvals, Tom Erixon, White & Case, works councils
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green loan, signing a EUR 700 million financing agreement with sustainable mobility leader Ayvens in December 2024. The deal, which splits into a EUR 350 million EIB credit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 vehicles, 19, Ambroise Fayolle, Ayvens, climate action project, commercial fleets, decarbonization, eLCVs, electric light commercial vehicles, electrification, energy transition, EUR 350 million, European Investment Bank (EIB), France, funding diversification, funding package, Germany, green loan, innovative finance, Italy, LEZs, low emission zones, Netherlands, partnership, Patrick Sommelet, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) Symrise will showcase its latest innovations at CFIA 2025 in Rennes, France, with a focus on sustainable and cost-effective food and beverage solutions. The company’s exhibits will feature products that address current industry needs, including ethical chicken, cocoa … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Marketing
Tagged Animal Welfare, CFIA, CFIA 2025, cocoa taste solutions, cost efficiency, culinary pastes, customer engagement, economic efficiency, ethical chicken, flavor solutions, food and beverage solutions, France, global presence, INNOVATION, Laure Pelletier, live demonstrations, Market presence, market trends, product innovations, resource conservation, sustainability, sustainable products, Symrise, vegan cheese, Western Europe Food & Beverage
(IN BRIEF) The adoption of heat pumps in Germany remains slower compared to other European countries, largely due to the significant electricity-to-gas price ratio. However, recent findings from KfW Research suggest that adjusting these prices could significantly boost the number … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged adoption rates, building construction, carbon emissions, carbon price, electricity, electricity-to-gas price ratio, energy efficiency, energy transition, Europe, France, gas, Germany, grants, heat pumps, KfW Research, low-interest loans, Norway, residential heating, Sweden, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) At the third meeting of the UAE-France High-Level Business Council in Paris, strategic partnerships were formed to enhance collaboration in energy, renewable energy, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. The event, co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Patrick … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Abu Dhabi Ports, AI, AI campus, artificial intelligence, bilateral trade, clean energy, CMA CGM, economic growth, ENERGY, France, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, H.E. Eric Lombard, H.E. Laurent Saint-Martin, investment, Masdar, MGX, partnership, Pascal, Patrick Pouyanné, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable development, TotalEnergies, UAE, UAE trade, UAE-France High-Level Business Council, UAE-France partnership, Veolia, XRG
(IN BRIEF) A new partnership, strengthened by the UAE-France High-Level Business Council and the UAE-France Framework for Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence, is set to bolster clean energy access in emerging markets. Masdar, TotalEnergies, and EPointZero have formalized a collaboration to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, clean energy, decarbonization, EPointZero, France, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, H.E. Mariam Almheiri, INDIA, Masdar, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, partnership, Patrick Pouyanné, Peter Abraam, renewable energy, Southeast Asia, Stéphane Michel, sustainability, TotalEnergies, UAE, UAE-France High-Level Business Council
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has supplied and commissioned an advanced neXline airlay system for Revibat in France, which allows the company to convert glass wool waste into valuable building insulation panels, reducing landfill waste and the carbon footprint. The system processes … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, building insulation, carbon footprint, circular economy, eco-organizations, France, glass wool waste, industrial-scale processing, insulation panels, neXline airlay system, Nicolas Brousse, nonwoven material, Paris region, partnership, recycled building materials, recycling, Revibat, sustainability, sustainable construction
(IN BRIEF) Logicor has acquired a 12,850 sqm logistics platform in Beaucaire, located within the Gard region’s Mediterranean logistics triangle. The development, set to begin in February 2025 and complete in early 2026, is part of the Domitia Business Park. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 12, 850 sqm logistics platform, A54, A7, A9, Avignon, Beaucaire, BREEAM Excellent certification, Concerto, Domitia Business Park, electric vehicle charging stations, energy capacity, France, French freight transport corridor, Gard region, green spaces, industrial freight railway, job creation, Kaufman & Broad, Laurent Dubos, LED lighting, Logicor, logistics real estate, Marseille, Mediterranean logistics triangle, Montpellier, Nîmes-Garons Airport, partnership, photovoltaic installation, photovoltaic panels, regional economic growth, Rhône River, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable freight transportation, Warehouse Development
(IN BRIEF) The PNE Group has launched its first wind farm outside Germany, the Saint-Aubin-du-Plain wind farm in France, which entered trial operation in late 2024 and is set to begin its 20-year Contract for Difference on February 1, 2025. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged CFD, Contract for Difference, energy production, France, growth strategy, Heiko Wuttke, Herbsleben-Dachwig, independent power producer, IPP, Nordex N131, Nordex N149, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, partnership, PNE group, portfolio, renewable energy, Saint-Aubin-du-Plain, sustainability, Sven Dippel, Thuringia, wind farm, WKN France
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics has signed its first physical Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with TotalEnergies to secure renewable energy for its operations in France. The 15-year contract will deliver 1.5 TWh of clean power from two new wind and solar farms, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 100% renewable goal, baseload power, carbon neutrality, clean energy, decarbonization, design, France, Geoff West, green electricity, Manufacturing, partnership, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, R&D, renewable energy, semiconductor, solar farms, Sophie Chevalier, STMicroelectronics, sustainability, sustainable solutions, TotalEnergies, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) An international investigation led to the arrest of 23 individuals involved in a large-scale money laundering scheme that helped criminals launder approximately EUR 100 million. The group, operating across several countries including Spain, Cyprus, and Germany, used both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2023, 23 arrests, ADMS, Anti-Fraud, border police, cash seizure, CID, commercial entities, commercial flights, criminal network, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cyprus, EUR 100 million, Eurojust, EUROPOL, financial conduit, financial crime, financial service, France, Germany, Guardia Civil, illicit funds, illicit profits, international investigation, JIRS, JIT, joint investigation team, judicial authorities, Judicial cooperation, judicial coordination, law enforcement agencies, MOKAS, Money Laundering, money laundering transactions, ONAF, SCADA system, Slovenia, Spain, tax authorities
(IN BRIEF) On January 23, 2025, in Paris, representatives from KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales signed a shareholder agreement for the MGCS Project Company GmbH. This agreement is a major step forward in the MGCS program, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2024, 2040, BAAINBw, Cologne, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, France, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, German-Franco armament program, Germany, industrial prime contractor, Information Technology and In-Service Support, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Leclerc, Leopard 2, Letter of Intent (LOI), Main Ground Combat System, MGCS, MGCS Project Company GmbH, national workshare, partnership, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, technology pillars, Thales
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) successfully priced a EUR 5bn 10-year EARN bond on January 8, 2025, marking the largest Climate Awareness EARN order book in the institution’s history at EUR 47.3bn, including EUR 1.95bn from Joint Lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged 10-year bond, 2.875% coupon, bank treasuries, benchmark bond, BNP Paribas, bond demand, bond issuance, bond pricing, bond terms, central banks, Climate Awareness EARN, DBR 2.6 08/15/34, EIB, EUR 47.3bn order book, EUR 5bn bond, EUR 60bn target, European Investment Bank, France, funding program, geographical demand, investor interest, J.P. Morgan, January 15 2035 maturity, January 8 2025, Joint Lead Manager, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, official institutions, oversubscribed, re-offer price, re-offer spread, re-offer yield, spread, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Eviden, part of the Atos Group, has been awarded a four-year contract by France’s Department for Transport Infrastructure and Mobility Services (DGITM) to deploy its IDnomic C-ITS PKI solution. Set for nationwide rollout in 2025, the system will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €243 million green loan to ERG Group to support renewable energy projects in Italy, France, and Germany as part of ERG’s 2024-2026 Business Plan. The financing will fund three greenfield … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged ERG Group, Europe, European Investment Bank, France, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Germany, Italy, Paolo Merli, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has opened a new technical center in Montbonnot, France, focused on advancing dry molded fiber (DMF) production for sustainable packaging. DMF technology uses a nearly waterless process to create three-dimensional cellulose-based products, offering an eco-friendly packaging alternative. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andreas Lukas, Andritz, Dry Molded Fiber Packaging, France, INNOVATION, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) STMicroelectronics and Ampere, Renault Group’s EV division, have entered a multi-year agreement to supply Silicon Carbide (SiC) power modules for Ampere’s next-generation electric powertrains starting in 2026. This partnership focuses on developing an advanced powerbox to enhance EV … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Ampere, France, INNOVATION, Michael Anfang, partnership, Philippe Brunet, Power Modules EVs, silicon carbide, STMicroelectronics, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) ABB has acquired Solutions Industry & Building (SIB), a French manufacturer of premium cable glands and electrical products, to expand its portfolio of electrification and cable protection solutions. This acquisition strengthens ABB’s presence in specialized markets such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, acquisition, Cable Protection, electrification, France, Gilles Lherbier, INNOVATION, Khalid Mandri, partnership, Solutions Industry & Building (SIB), sustainability
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