(IN BRIEF) In Germany, a significant portion of business founders, including freelancers and sole traders, describe their ventures as start-ups, a term that has become increasingly broad in its usage. While traditional definitions of a start-up, such as those outlined … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged business ownership, Dr Georg Metzger, economic-policy perspective, Entrepreneurship, founders, freelancers, Germany, growth-oriented, innovative enterprises, KfW Entrepreneurship Monitor, KfW Research, media attention, newly founded businesses, popular press, press coverage, sole traders, start-up, start-up usage, trade publications
(IN BRIEF) GEA has been awarded the “Top Employer 2025” certification in six countries, including its first recognition in Italy, and renewed certifications in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. The award, given by the independent Top Employers Institute, acknowledges … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, Belgium, business strategy, CHRO, competitive edge., Diversity & Inclusion, Dr. Ulrich Braig, GEA, Germany, global assessment, HR Best Practices Survey, HR practices, Italy, job market, job search criterion, leadership, learning, People Strategy, Poland, PORTUGAL, Purpose & Values, Spain, sustainability, sustainability pioneer, Talent Acquisition, Top Employer 2025, Top Employers Institute, top talent, well-being, Work Environment
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired S.M.A. Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a company specializing in the manufacturing of impermeable aluminium pipes for automotive cooling applications. This acquisition will strengthen SFC Group’s capabilities in climate control and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 1500 employees, acquisition, aluminium pipes, automotive applications, automotive customers, automotive industry, Backnang, CHINA, climate control, cooling media, customer base, EUR 160 million, fluid transfer systems, fluid transfer systems market, Germany, lightweight fluid products, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, partnership, product offering, Romania, S.M.A. Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, sealing solutions, SFC Group, South Africa, strategic expansion, sustainability, Thermal Management
(IN BRIEF) Siemens has enhanced its industrial-grade private 5G infrastructure to support larger industrial areas, now covering up to 24 radio units, each providing connectivity for 5,000 m². This solution is available in six European countries and Brazil, with more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2025 expansion, Austria, Axel Lorenz, Brazil, connectivity, Cybersecurity, data privacy, Denmark, edge devices, Food and Beverage, Germany, industrial areas, industrial environments, intralogistics, Manufacturing, mining, Netherlands, partnership, pharmaceuticals, private 5G infrastructure, Process Automation, radio units, Scalance MUB852-1, Siemens, Smart sensors, sustainability, Sweden, Switzerland, user-friendly design, Wi-Fi limitations, Xcelerator portfolio
(IN BRIEF) Formo, a Berlin-based food tech company, has secured a €35 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up its fermentation processes for producing dairy and egg alternatives. This brings the company’s total financing to over … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Animal Welfare, animal-free, Austria, bioidentical milk proteins, blue cheese, caseins, dairy alternatives, egg alternatives, egg substitute, EIB, environmental impact, fermentation processes, food system resilience, food tech, Formo, Frischhain, Germany, Greek feta, health, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Koji mushrooms, Metro, micro-fermentation, Nicola Beer, partnership, protein-rich, Raffael Wohlgensinger, REWE, Series B funding, sustainability, sustainable consumption, sustainable food production, synthetic biotechnologies, white cheese, €135 million, €35 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Stadtwerke Reutlingen has received a €70 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to modernize its electricity grid and expand its district heating network as part of Germany’s energy transition. The loan will fund infrastructure upgrades, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged clean energy, decarbonization, digitalization, district heating expansion, district heating network, EIB, electric vehicle chargers, electricity demand, electricity grid, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Federal Network Agency, gas and oil heating systems, Germany, grid infrastructure, grid modernization, heat pumps, Jens Balcerek, local energy generation, Nicola Beer, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy generation, Reutlingen, solar power, Stadtwerke Reutlingen, sustainability, sustainable energy, wind power, €327.7 billion investment, €70 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Amazon has placed its largest-ever order of electric trucks, selecting over 200 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles. This marks the largest electric truck order in Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ history. The trucks will be deployed across Amazon’s middle-mile network in Germany … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Amazon, carbon footprint, Climate Pledge, Daimler Truck AG, delivery stations, eHGVs, electric heavy goods vehicles, electric trucks, electric vehicle order, European transportation network, fulfillment centers, Germany, Karin Rådström, logistics network, Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, middle-mile network, net-zero carbon emissions, partnership, prototype testing, record order, sort centers, Stina Fagerman, sustainability, sustainable logistics, transport electrification, UK, Zero-emission vehicles
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler Vehicle Lifetime Solutions has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel to manage a new 3,000sqm Central Logistics Center in Thailand, located near Schaeffler’s manufacturing plant in Chonburi. The center will handle kitting, goods receiving, and shipping, enhancing delivery capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automotive, David Roussiere, Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, logistics center, Micah Shepard, partnership, Schaeffler, sustainability, Switzerland, THAILAND
(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) Germany has adopted a national strategy for autonomous and connected driving, aiming to lead in modern mobility through Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technology. C-ITS enables real-time communication between vehicles and infrastructure, improving traffic flow, prioritizing emergency vehicles, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hannes Leitgeb has been awarded the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for his outstanding contributions to mathematical and analytic philosophy. As Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Language and co-director of the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) DB Schenker is expanding its fleet in Germany with 40 Volvo FM Electric trucks, marking a significant step towards sustainable logistics. These 20-ton electric trucks, capable of operating with trailers, will be deployed nationwide starting December 2024. The … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) E.ON’s latest H2-Bilanz report highlights modest progress in Germany’s hydrogen economy, driven primarily by IPCEI funding, which has increased the share of hydrogen projects under construction or with investment decisions to 9% of the 2030 target capacity. Electrolysis … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged E.ON, Gabriel Clemens, Germany, H2-Bilanz, hydrogen economy
(IN BRIEF) Vestas has secured a firm order to supply 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for RWE’s Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in the German North Sea. This 900 MW project forms the second phase of the 1.56 GW Nordseecluster, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ABL has been awarded a contract to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for Iberdrola’s 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, off Germany’s coast. ABL Germany, based in Hamburg, will oversee the safe and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, Germany, Iberdrola, Marine Warranty Survey, partnership, sustainability, Tilo Klappenbach, Windanker Offshore Wind Farm
(IN BRIEF) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is partnering with renewable energy leader RWE to implement HPE Private Cloud AI, enhancing weather modeling, improving forecast accuracy, and optimizing energy resource management. This scalable AI-driven platform, part of the NVIDIA AI Computing … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cloud AI, Fidelma Russo, Germany, HPE, partnership, renewable energy, RWE, Simon Tarplee, sustainability, USA
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has acquired indurad, a leader in radar and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) technologies, along with its subsidiary xtonomy, to advance safety, productivity, and automation in the mining industry. indurad’s radar-based collision avoidance and automation technologies will complement … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Germany, Hexagon, indurad and xtonomy, Mining Technology, Norbert Hanke, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Quotanda have partnered to improve access to student financing in Spain, Portugal, and Germany, mobilizing over €51 million through a €10.2 million capped guarantee backed by the InvestEU Skills and Education Portfolio … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged EIF, Europe, Germany, Lino Pujol-Soliano, Marco Marrone, partnership, PORTUGAL, Quotanda, Spain, Student Financing, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) An EUR 84 million investment will fund the development of two photovoltaic solar plants with integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Senegal’s Kolda region, providing clean energy to 235,000 people. Spearheaded by the Emerging Africa & Asia … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Africa, Battery Project, Benjamin Memmi, clean energy, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), FMO, Germany, Huib-Jan de Ruijter, Landmark Solar, Monika Beck, partnership, Senegal, sustainability, Tidiane Doucoure
(IN BRIEF) Amundi has acquired German fintech company aixigo for €149 million, integrating its modular, API-driven technology platform into Amundi Technology. This acquisition expands Amundi’s digital services for banks and wealth managers, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and personalized financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, aixigo, Amundi, Benjamin Lucas, Christian Friedrich, Credit Agricole, digital, digital solutions, Germany, partnership, Valérie Baudson, wealth management
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