Press Releases for Belgium
GSMA Outlines Seven Steps to Achieving European Leadership in Mobile – @GSMA
Policy Roadmap Looks Towards 5G Connectivity and Services Across Europe 31/05/2016 — BRUSSELS — (BUSINESS WIRE) The GSMA today outlined seven policy steps necessary for Europe to regain a leading […]
NIKE, Inc. Unveils Its Most Advanced, Most Sustainable Distribution Center – @nike
Innovative Facility in Belgium Will Serve Consumers Faster, Through a More Responsive, Agile Supply Chain 26/05/2016 — LAAKDAL, Belgium — (BUSINESS WIRE) NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today unveiled the latest expansion […]
Trane Introduces New Range of Sintesisâ„¢ Air-Cooled Chillers for Significant Reduction of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
New range has market-leading Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) and European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ESEER), and is designed to use a next generation refrigerant and part of Ingersoll Rand® EcoWiseâ„¢ […]
GTF Points to the Need to De-Politicise Debate on Glyphosate
13/04/2016 — BRUSSELS — (BUSINESS WIRE) The Glyphosate Task Force acknowledges the debate at the European Parliament today, at which the Parliament supported the re-renewal of glyphosate, and agreed on […]
Monsanto Surprised by French Environment Minister’s Comments on Roundup®
Over the weekend, French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal made comments about the sale of Roundup® lawn and garden products to French consumers that were widely misreported by media in several countries.
Velcro Companies to Acquire Belgium-Based Specialty Weaving Manufacturers Alfatex and Gevaert
Velcro Companies, a global leader in fastening solutions, today announced that it has acquired Alfatex, a leading manufacturer of hook and loop fasteners in the medical, automotive and industrial sectors, and Gevaert, which manufactures elastic and rigid webbings for the apparel industry. The move will expand Velcro Companies’ presence in Europe, broaden its product portfolio and open the way for investment in research and development to speed the pace of product innovations.
VectorVest Releases VectorVest 7 Europe
Today, VectorVest announced the release of VectorVest 7 Europe, its most recent addition to VectorVest’s extensive worldwide share coverage. VectorVest 7 Europe provides investors with a comprehensive fundamental and technical analysis system that analyses more than 2,200 European shares every day, and gives a buy, sell or hold rating on every share, every day. It also provides proprietary market timing signals to alert investors of market tops and bottoms for more profitable trading at lower risk.
Open Interconnect Consortium Adds Members Across Industries and International Markets
Internet of Things standards body now includes Fortune 100 companies from all of the world’s regions; Announces new liaison agreements and welcomes new executive director
ADM Reaches Agreement to Acquire AOR N.V.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase AOR N.V., a privately held oil bottling company based in Antwerp, Belgium. AOR is a leader in the bottling and distribution of edible oils in Europe, with customers across the continent and a substantial export business. Its brands include Oilio® and Coroli®.
Solvay pursues strategic surfactant investments with acquisition of large-scale alkoxylation plant in the Netherlands
Solvay has agreed with Emery Oleochemicals and ERCA Group to buy their jointly-owned new alkoxylation facility, ERCA Emery Surfactant B.V., in the Moerdijk integrated industrial park in the Netherlands, strengthening its strategy of securing sustainable, large-scale surfactant assets worldwide.
Cadwalader Expands Antitrust Practice With Leading European Competition Attorney Vincent Brophy
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counsellor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Vincent Brophy, a prominent European competition attorney, will join the partnership. Brophy and colleagues join Alec Burnside and his team of European antitrust and competition attorneys. Brophy will operate from Cadwalader’s Brussels and London offices; the Brussels office is set to double in size.
Westinghouse to Supply Fuel to German Nuclear Reactors
Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has been selected by RWE and E.ON to manufacture and deliver nuclear fuel assemblies for the Gundremmingen and Emsland Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in Germany. The contract includes two fuel deliveries for each NPP between 2016 and 2018, as well as two optional deliveries for each NPP in later years. Westinghouse will manufacture the fuel at its facility in Västerås, Sweden.
ExxonMobil Announces New Projects to Expand Specialty Hydrocarbon Fluid Production
ExxonMobil Chemical is increasing production of its high performance hydrocarbon fluids by about 10 percent through expansion projects at its Singapore and Antwerp facilities. The additional capacity, designed to meet rapidly expanding global demand for hydrocarbon fluids and extend the company’s worldwide supply capability, will begin producing by mid-2015 and be complete in 2016.
ExxonMobil Announces Antwerp Refinery Investment of More Than $1 Billion
ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Belgium, a division of ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A., announced today it plans to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The new unit will expand the refinery’s ability to help meet energy needs throughout northwest Europe, despite a challenging industry environment.
Ecolab’s Apex Warewashing System Helps Restaurant and Foodservice Operators Throughout Europe Improve Results, Save Water and Energy
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has launched Apex, a warewashing system that will provide the cleaning results restaurant and foodservice operators throughout Europe expect, while reducing water and energy use.
Lady Gaga Partners with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Exclusive Global Unveiling of New ARTPOP Album Cover
Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) today announced that international recording artist Lady Gaga will reveal the cover artwork for her new album, ARTPOP, for the first time, in a piece by piece unveiling on Clear Channel Outdoor digital billboards and screens in major cities across the globe. The company is pushing the boundaries of its unparalleled international footprint and digital technologies with this first-ever out-of-home campaign that sequences a stepped reveal of advertiser creative in unison across the world. The campaign showcases the global scale, reach and impact of Clear Channel Outdoor’s digital inventory, which marries the oldest and most enduring advertising medium with the newest technologies to provide huge creative potential for brands to connect with people.
MasterCard and Parkeon Announce Global Partnership to Take Merchant Offers to the Street
MasterCard (NYSE:MA) is today announcing an exclusive, global partnership with the world’s leading parking services provider, Parkeon, to enable shoppers to benefit from local merchant offers and loyalty services through their global network of smart parking terminals (watch this short YouTube video to see the service in action).
Healthcare Professionals Unite To Fight Head and Neck Cancer at European Cancer Congress ECCO-ESMO 2013
The European Head and Neck Society (EHNS) today announced the launch of a healthcare professional (HCP) information day as part of the first Make Sense Campaign head and neck cancer awareness week. Globally, head and neck cancer is the 6th most common cancer and is twice as common as cervical cancer. Despite this, its signs and symptoms are widely unknown among many HCPs – even those who could be involved in the early stage detection of the disease.
European Parliament Unites With Patient and Professional Organisations to Fight Head and Neck Cancer: Action Urgently Needed to Improve Patient Outcomes
Today, the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS) and the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) will join forces with the European Parliament to highlight the challenges in treating head and neck cancer. Member of European Parliament (MEP) Daciana Sarbu will be hosting a parliamentary meeting for political and patient advocacy representatives to launch a head and neck cancer white paper and call-to-action – both demonstrating a commitment to improving standards of care and delivering best outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer across Europe.
First Pan-European Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week Launched Today 23–27 September, 2013
The European Head and Neck Society (EHNS) today announces the launch of the first ever pan-European head and neck cancer awareness week. The week will run up until Friday 27th September and will focus on raising awareness of this treatable disease, which kills over 62,000 people across Europe each year. Head and neck cancer is the 6th most common cancer worldwide, and more than 132,000 people were diagnosed with the disease across Europe in 2012 alone.
Pacific Biosciences and Imec Announce Collaboration to Develop Advanced Microchips for Single Molecule Sequencing Applications
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer and Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center imec today announced a multi-year research collaboration focused on the development of advanced microchips for highly multiplexed single molecule genetic analysis. This research and development project will build on Pacific Biosciences’ proprietary zero-mode waveguide (ZMW) technology and imec’s world-leading expertise in nanophotonics, CMOS sensors, technology integration and fabrication.
The International Porvoo Group is Meeting in Brussels: Can Legislation and Technology Ensure the Safe Handling of Electronic Identity and Personal Data in Open Data Networks?
The international Porvoo Group is meeting in Brussels, Belgium on 10 –
11 May 2012 to consider questions relating to electronic identity (eID)
and data protection. As daily life is increasingly moving online,
citizens are becoming more and more concerned about the protection of
their electronic privacy. Can legislation and technology guarantee it?
Sonoco-Alcore to Increase European Paperboard Prices
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. today announced it will raise prices by 75 Euro or £60 per metric ton on all recycled paperboard grades in continental Europe. The price change is effective with shipments on or after February 15, 2012.