(IN BRIEF) Covestro has announced a change in leadership on its Supervisory Board following the completion of its strategic partnership with XRG. Dr. Rainer Seele was elected Chairman on 18 December 2025 and assumed the role on 20 December, succeeding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged chemicals industry, circular economy, corporate governance, Covestro, Dr Rainer Seele, Dr. Richard Pott, Germany, leadership transition, Leadership transition at Covestro as Dr. Richard Pott steps down from Supervisory Board, Markus Steilemann, OMV AG, strategic partnership, Supervisory Board, sustainability, Wintershall, XRG
(IN BRIEF) Logicor and Kryalos have acquired a 72,000-square-metre site in Serravalle Pistoiese, Tuscany, for the development of a new logistics hub that will strengthen Logicor’s regional presence. Acquired through the Logicor-sponsored Mazer fund managed by Kryalos, the site benefits … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Italy, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged A1 A11 interchange, A11 motorway, asset management, BREEAM Excellent, electric vehicle charging, European logistics property, flexible warehouse design, Florence, Italy, Kryalos, LED lighting, Livorno port, Logicor, Logicor and Kryalos advance Tuscany logistics market with major new warehouse project, Logicor and Kryalos expand logistics footprint with new development in Tuscany, Logicor and Kryalos invest in modern sustainable logistics infrastructure in Tuscany, Logicor and Kryalos secure strategic Tuscany site for new logistics hub development, logistics real estate, Mazer fund, New logistics hub in Serravalle Pistoiese strengthens Logicor’s presence in central Italy, photovoltaic system, Pisa port, Pistoia, Serravalle Pistoiese, Serravalle Pistoiese logistics development marks next phase of Logicor’s Italian growth, supply chain infrastructure, sustainability, Tuscany, Warehouse Development
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has partnered with Banco Sabadell on a €822.5 million financing operation that is expected to unlock around €1.8 billion for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. Structured through a mortgage bond and a securitisation transaction, the initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural infrastructure, Banco Sabadell, Business Financing, climate resilience, economic cohesion, EIB, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Flood Recovery, green loans, irrigation associations, Mid-Caps, mortgage bonds, securitisation, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Borealis is a key partner in Project ELECTRO, an EU-funded initiative developing electrified chemical recycling technologies to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into high-value olefins using renewable electricity. Drawing on its expertise in chemical recycling and polyolefins, Borealis leads … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Helps Drive Next Generation Circular Plastics Solutions Through Project ELECTRO, chemical recycling, circular economy, circular plastics, decarbonisation, electrified recycling, ethylene, EU funded project, Ghent University, Kevin Van Geem, Manjunath Patil, Olefins, polyolefins, Project ELECTRO, Project STOP, propylene, pyrolysis oil, renewable electricity, steam cracking, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has earned a Leadership score of A- in the 2025 CDP Climate Change disclosure for the second year in a row, recognising its consistent progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate governance. Alongside the climate score, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, CDP, CDP Awards Ahlstrom Leadership Rating Reflecting Ongoing Emissions Reduction Efforts, Climate Action, Climate Change disclosure, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, energy transition, ESG, forests, Johan Lunabba, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, sustainability, water security
(IN BRIEF) JYSK has engaged all of its suppliers in setting science-based climate targets, with suppliers representing 94% of emissions committing to establish SBTi-approved reduction targets by FY28. The retailer’s supplier engagement target, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Retail
Tagged climate targets, CSR, Ditte Revsbæk Hansen, Emissions Reduction, ESG, JYSK, JYSK Reports Strong Progress on Supplier Engagement and Emissions Reduction Goals, Lars Larsen Group, retail, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, supply chain emissions, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has begun assembling turbines for the new Tâmega Wind Farm, which will become Portugal’s largest wind installation with 274 MW of capacity, 38 Vestas 7.2 MW turbines, and annual generation of 601 GWh. The €350 million project … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged 601 GWh, 7.2 MW turbines, blade lift technology, Braga, CJR, CO2 reduction, Conduril, electrification, environmental monitoring, European manufacturing, hybrid wind hydro project, Iberdrola, Iberdrola Advances Construction of Portugal’s Largest Wind Farm to Drive National Electrification, landscape recovery plan, Major Tâmega Wind Farm Project Strengthens Portugal’s Renewable Energy Capacity and Industrial Growth, National Energy and Climate Plan, Norges Bank Investment Management, Painhas, Portugal energy transition, Proef, renewable energy, Socorpena, sustainability, Tâmega Norte, Tâmega Sur, Tâmega Wind Farm, Vestas EnVentus V172, Vila Real, wind power
(IN BRIEF) SSAB has officially launched its Strenx® Certified Fabricator network in the Netherlands, naming Joop van Zanten B.V. as the first Dutch company to join. The programme recognises fabricators with demonstrated excellence in producing high-strength steel components and provides … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged certification program, fabrication network, high-strength steel, INNOVATION, Joop van Zanten B.V., Netherlands, OEM components, Sara Maltén, SSAB, SSAB Launches Strenx Certified Fabricator Program in Dutch Market to Promote Excellence in Steel Fabrication, Steel Industry, steel structures, Strenx Certified Fabricator, Strenx performance steel, sustainability, training support
(IN BRIEF) Technical University of Munich researchers have found a way to boost oxidase biosensor accuracy from about 50% to 99% by using an alcohol oxidase oxygen scavenger that prevents signal loss, eliminating the need for calibration. The advancement enhances … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Germany, Healthcare, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged agriculture nitrogen test, AI health data, AI-Data, alcohol oxidase, and Crop Analysis, biosensor accuracy, biotechnology, Breakthrough at TUM Boosts Oxidase Sensor Performance for Health, creatinine, glucose monitoring, Horizon Europe, Huijie Zhang, lactate, LiveSen-MAP, Mohamed Saadeldin, Nicolas Plumeré, oxidase biosensors, oxygen scavenger, personalised medicine, Science Advances, sustainability, Technical University of Munich, TUM, wearable diagnostics
(IN BRIEF) Airbus Defence and Space is supporting Barry Callebaut with satellite surveillance of its global cocoa supply chain using the Starling geospatial monitoring system. The solution provides high-resolution imagery and AI-powered forest change detection to track deforestation risks and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI change detection, Airbus Defence and Space, Barry Callebaut, cocoa supply chain, deforestation tracking, Earth observation, Earthworm Foundation, environmental risk assessment, forest policy compliance, Forever Chocolate programme, global land cover mapping, High-resolution satellite monitoring strengthens Barry Callebaut’s deforestation-free cocoa commitments, Pléiades Neo, satellite monitoring, Sentinel data, Starling platform, supply chain transparency, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has completed a key milestone in Fortum’s €100 million modernization of its Częstochowa CHP plant in Poland as part of the company’s move away from fossil fuels. Under a contract awarded in 2024, Bilfinger is providing full … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Travel
Tagged Bilfinger, biomass transition, CHP plant modernization, Coal Phase-Out, Częstochowa Poland, decarbonization, energy infrastructure upgrade, engineering procurement management, EPCM services, Fortum, Fortum reaches key milestone in Częstochowa CHP modernization as Bilfinger delivers EPCm services, heat supply, industrial energy projects, maintenance solution, Power-to-Heat boiler, process industry, renewable heat, sustainability, Wojciech Fluder, €100 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Covestro and Allmed have entered a partnership to explore whether used artificial kidney filters can be recycled into new polycarbonate-based plastic materials. The feasibility study assesses technical recovery processes, regulatory considerations and potential economic viability. Working with additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment
Tagged Ahmed Sorour, Allmed, blood purification, circular economy healthcare, Covestro, dialysis devices, feasibility study, healthcare plastics, kidney filters, Kimal, Lily Wang, material circularity, Matt Press, medical recycling, medical waste, Partnership aims to recover polycarbonate from kidney filters and create new pathways for circular healthcare materials, polycarbonate recovery, recycling trials, sustainability, UK hospital trust
(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace Norway will expand its additive manufacturing capabilities at its Kongsberg engines centre through a strategic partnership with Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology. Norwegian Catapult and SIVA will co-invest NOK 12 million (almost £1 million), supporting Norway’s ambition … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, aerospace engines, aerospace technology, Co-investment boosts GKN Aerospace’s Kongsberg engines centre as additive manufacturing hub, Engine Components, GKN Aerospace, global additive strategy, industrial innovation Norway, Kongsberg Technology Cluster, metals additive, NOK 12 million investment, Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology, Ole B. Hoen, Sébastien Aknouche, SIVA, sustainability, Sweden expansion, USA expansion
(IN BRIEF) IKEA has opened its first New Zealand store in Sylvia Park, Auckland, while also launching nationwide online shopping, delivery and planning services through IKEA.com and the IKEA app. The three-storey, 34,000 m² location welcomed thousands of shoppers on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Buy Back service, circular economy, EUR 5 billion investment, EV charging, first IKEA store in NZ, home furnishings retail, IKEA expansion, IKEA New Zealand, IKEA online launch NZ, IKEA store opening, LED efficiency, Life at Home Report NZ, Mirja Viinanen, New IKEA Sylvia Park Megastore Debuts with 29 Pick-Up Points Across New Zealand, New Zealand market entry, omnichannel retail, Pick-Up Points, renewable energy store, sustainability, Sylvia Park Auckland, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has sold its Port7 office development in Prague’s Holešovice district for approximately EUR 130 million to AFI subsidiaries, with the transfer scheduled for the first half of 2026 and the transaction recorded in Q4 2025. Port7 features … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Access4You, AFI, brownfield redevelopment, commercial development Europe, EUR 130 million, Holešovice, LEED Platinum, Nearly Zero-Energy Building, office complex, photovoltaic panels, Port7, Prague, real estate divestment, SEK 1.4 billion, Skanska, Skanska completes sale of Port7 campus in Prague as demand grows for modern energy-efficient office properties, sustainability, water savings, WELL Platinum
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Group is restructuring its leadership beginning 1 January 2026 to reinforce its focus on the core IKEA Retail business and strengthen its omnichannel strategy. The new Group Management model supports the company’s long-term goals of improving accessibility, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged accessibility, affordability, Cindy Andersen, Emily Birkin, Group Management restructuring, IKEA, IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Ingvar Kamprad, Javier Quinones, Juvencio Maeztu, Kurt-Jorgen Olsson, Melisa Connors, New Group Management Setup Positions Ingka Group for Next-Generation Omnichannel Retail Growth, omnichannel retail, organizational changes, Parag Parekh, sustainability, Ulrika Biesert
Plus de 8 000 professionnels et plus de 250 intervenants confirment : BIM World reste la plateforme européenne de référence pour la construction et la planification numériques Durabilité et intelligence artificielle au cœur de toutes les scènes de discussion Autodesk, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Marketing, Technology
Tagged 2D-CAD-, 3D-CAD-, AI, ALLPLAN, ARCHLine.XP, artificial intelligence, Autodesk, automatisation chantier, Az Jasat, BIM, BIM au-delà de la modélisation : stratégies numériques et outils intelligents façonnent la construction européenne, BIM World Munich, BIM World Munich 2025, Bluebeam, BOS, Building Information Modeling, Building Operating Systems, buildingSMART Deutschland, CAD, CFMWORLD, Christian Stammel, circular economy, cloud collaboration, construction industry, construction logistics, construction technology, digital building, digital construction, digital planning, digital transformation, Digital Twins, Du standard à la plateforme : la BIM World Munich 2025, Écosystème BIM en pleine expansion : ce qui a marqué le salon européen du bâtiment numérique en 2025, Europe, Fabian Riether, facility management, factorymaker, Germany, GRAPHISOFT, GstarBIM, GstarCAD 2026, GstarCAD 365, Gstarsoft, Gstarsoft Richard Li, ICM Munich, industrialised building, Industrialized Construction, INNOVATION, Innovation Area, Innovation World Cup, interoperability, jumeaux numériques, modular prefabrication, Munich, Nemetschek Group, net zero, open BIM standards, Optocycle, Oracle, predictive maintenance, real estate, real estate sector, reflet d'une industrie de la construction digitalisée, smart building, Smart Construction, standardisation, start-ups, supply chain OS, sustainability, sustainable construction, Tchéquie, Transformation structurée : pourquoi la BIM World Munich 2025 est considérée comme un baromètre de la mutation du secteur du bâtiment, VESTIGAS, WÜRTH, Yves Padrines
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has announced winners of the sixth Quarry Life Award, recognising seven biodiversity projects from across the globe. With more than 130 submissions and 56 implemented field projects, the competition continues to drive scientific insight and on-site … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, BirdLife International, cavefish, Dr Katharina Beumelburg, eco-tourism, Environmental Education, France, Global biodiversity innovation recognised as Heidelberg Materials awards winners from Poland, habitat protection, Heidelberg Materials, herpetofauna conservation, Indonesia, MOROCCO, nature restoration, nature-positive future, Poland, pollinators, post-mining rehabilitation, Quarry Life Award, quarry research, sustainability, Tanzania, Tanzania and UK, United Kingdom, USA
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has introduced 12 social venture spinouts in less than two and a half years, marking a rapid expansion of mission-driven companies founded not from STEM but from SHAPE disciplines — Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Affempreneurs, ARC Accelerator, Aspect, Bristol strengthens its role as a leader in SHAPE innovation with rapid growth in socially focused spinout companies, Circular Agriculture Hub, community benefit, Evelyn Welch, Good Grief Festival, humanities innovation, ImpactU, Michele Barbour, mission driven enterprises, research commercialisation, Robin Halpenny, SHAPE, social impact, social sciences entrepreneurship, social venture spinouts, sustainability, UK spinouts, University of Bristol, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) Ebeling, one of northern Germany’s long-established logistics companies, has grown from a small regional hauler into a major European transport provider while maintaining a decades-long partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Since purchasing its first Mercedes-Benz truck in 1969, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Actros L, charging infrastructure, Connected Traffic Warnings, driver assistance systems, eActros 600, Ebeling, Ebeling Strengthens Its Future-Ready Logistics Fleet with Long-Standing Mercedes-Benz Trucks Partnership, electric trucks, engine transport, GigaSpace, Hendrik Ebeling, HVO fuel, logistics, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Multimedia Cockpit Interactive 2, northern Germany transport, Oliver Kilian, ProCabin, Stefan Gulbins, Stefan Miethe, sustainability
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