(IN BRIEF) Voith, the full-line supplier, is supporting a 90% paper recycling rate by 2030 as part of its “Papermaking for Life” program, through developing new fiber streams and an optimized recycling process. The firm is also creating new, innovative … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) SGL Carbon trainee Janine Nanette Kretzschmar has been awarded the national best honor by IHK, recognizing her outstanding performance during her vocational training as a process mechanic in fiber composite technology. Her fascination for carbon as a material … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) EnBW has opened an open-field solar park with a connected battery storage system in Brandscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to help achieve the country’s aim of renewable energy sources supplying 80% of the country’s electricity needs by 2030. The solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged battery storage system, EnBW, Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, solar park
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed two share purchase agreements with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to become a core shareholder of ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ProCredit Holding), replacing the IFC. Under … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News
Tagged EBRD, Francis Malige, Germany, Hubert Spechtenhauser, ProCredit Holding, shareholder, Tomasz Telma
(IN BRIEF) The University of Freiburg is leading a German-French research project on the significance of sport arenas as spaces for cultural dynamics and relations, as well as socioeconomic and political conditions. The project involves six researchers from the fields … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies has partnered with Infinitum to provide semiconductor components for the latter’s Aircore EC motor. Infineon will provide silicon carbide (SiC) CoolSiC MOSFETs, which help to optimise the motor’s power and energy savings. The Infinitum Aircore EC … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged air core motor, decarbonization, energy efficiency, Germany, industrial applications, Infineon, Infinitum, Infinitum Aircore EC motor, Michael Williams, partnership, Rick Tewell, semiconductor, silicon carbide (SiC) CoolSiC MOSFETs
(IN BRIEF) PowerCo, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, has started building its second cell factory, called Gigafactory Valencia, in the Spanish region of Valencia. The cell factory is expected to start production in 2026 and will have an initial production … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, News
Tagged cell factory, Frank Blome, Germany, Gigafactory Valencia, King Felipe VI, Martorell, Pamplona, Pedro Sánchez, PERTE program, PowerCo, Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen, Ximo Puig
(IN BRIEF) German commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus has won a framework contract from Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH) to deliver up to 100 electric buses. The contract, for Lion’s City 12 E vehicles, is the fourth to be … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Germany, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Dr Lorenz Kasch, ebus, electric bus, emission-free, Friedrich Baumann, Germany, Lion's City E, MAN, sustainability, Tom Terjesen, VHH
(IN BRIEF) Allianz Group has announced that it will establish an integrated approach to serve the global commercial insurance sector under the name Allianz Commercial. The new approach will bring together the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) business that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Investment, News
Tagged Allianz, Chris Townsend, commercial insurance, Dirk Vogler, Germany, Joachim Mueller
(IN BRIEF) Professor Joachim Wuermeling, a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, has announced that he will leave the bank at the end of the year to take up a new position in 2024. To prepare for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Germany, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Deutsche Bundesbank, Dr Joachim Nagel, Germany, leadership, Professor Claudia Buch, Professor Joachim Wuermeling, Reallocation
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Lyon and the University of Freiburg’s Institute of Physiology have cast doubt on the accepted model of creating electropores in biomembranes using electric fields. Electroporation is used to create targeted defects … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus has announced the reorganization of its bus business management as part of a larger transformation initiative. Barbaros Oktay has been appointed as Head of Bus (HoB), responsible for the bus unit’s overall entrepreneurial management, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexander Vlaskamp, Barbaros Oktay, bus business, earnings, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus, Rudi Kuchta, sales
(IN BRIEF) Alessandro Ruffoni, a certified assayer of Swiss precious metals supplier Argor-Heraeus, has retired after serving the company since 1991. Ruffoni’s signature is on all certificates for precious metal bars produced by Argor-Heraeus and Heraeus. His successor, Simone Marsan, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Alessandro Ruffoni, Argor, Assayer, authenticity, Germany, Heraeus Precious Metal, leadership, Simone Marsan
(IN BRIEF) Heraeus Precious Metals partners with Alfred Kochen for distribution of AGXX technology in paints and coatings segment. Heraeus’ AGXX technology offers long-lasting protection against bacteria, viruses, biofilm formation and resistant germs. The Hamburg-based trading house will be AGXX’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the expansion of Korian, a European care services group for elderly and fragile people, with a loan of €150 million. The loan will finance the development of affordable community homes in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, News, Real Estate
Tagged Ages&Vie, Ambroise Fayolle, co-living homes, EIB, elderly care, Germany, independent living, Korian, loan, nursing care, nursing homes, Sophie Boissard, The European Investment Bank
(PRESS RELEASE) HOCHHEIM, Germany, 10-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, has announced that it has agreed to acquire SKS Group, a leading consulting firm that specializes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Investment, Ireland, Management, Technology
Tagged 500 professionals, Accenture, Accenture Technology, acquire, acquisition, analytics, Christina Raab, compliance capabilities, consulting, consulting firm, core banking services, David Cordero, deal, expand, financial and development assistance, financial institutions, Germany, Hochheim, maps, Martin Schuhmann, modernize, national promotional banks, observatory tool, regulatory requirements, regulatory services, reporting processes, Risk, SAP S/4HANA, SAP solutions, SKS Group, specialized banks, strengthen, technology, technology infrastructure, transaction, undisclosed
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA, a global firm specializing in agricultural products and environmental protection agents and a leading global ammonia player, has announced its plans to modify its ammonia terminals in Germany to handle … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 tons, 3 million tons, 530, ammonia, ammonia terminals, carbon-free shipping fuel, clean ammonia, coal-fired power plants, emerging market, emission-reducing additive, ENERGY, feedstock, fertilizers, FOOD, Germany, Haber-Bosch process, handling, hydrogen, Hydrogen Carrier, hydrogen economy, Magnus Ankarstrand, Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, sustainable, Svein Tore Holsether, Thomas Schmitz, transport sector, Yara Clean Ammonia, Yara International, Yves Bauwens
New, state-of-the-art branch expands existing capacities at the multi-user campus in Florstadt for pharmaceutical and medical products by 32,000 square meters DHL supports customers in domestic and international pharmaceutical logistics with its location in Rhine-Main area near Frankfurt Climate-neutral warehouse … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BImSchG, DGNB, DHL Supply Chain, Florstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) Campus, logistics center, medical products, Murat Erzurumluoglu, Pharmaceutical, Rainer Haag, Storage, temperature-controlled zones
La nouvelle succursale ultramoderne étend les capacités existantes du campus multi-utilisateurs de Florstadt pour les produits pharmaceutiques et médicaux de 32 000 mètres carrés DHL soutient ses clients dans la logistique pharmaceutique nationale et internationale avec son site dans la … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Allemagne, BImSchG, centre logistique, DGNB, DHL Supply Chain, Florstadt, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) Campus, logistics center, medical products, médicaux, Murat Erzurumluoglu, Pharmaceutical, produits pharmaceutiques, Rainer Haag, stockage, Storage, temperature-controlled zones, zones à température contrôlée
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 13-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Government-owned multinational power company, has announced that Germany’s largest heat accumulator/storage will be built at Vattenfall’s site at the Reuter West CHP plant in Berlin and will significantly contribute to … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Berlin, Bettina Jarasch, Christian Jekat, climate neutral, CO2-free heating, decarbonisation, energy transition, Germany, heat accumulator, heat accumulator tank, heat storage, heating, hot water tank, renewable energy, Reuter West CHP plant, Tanja Wielgoß, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG
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