Witteveen+Bos and BST Global Create Landmark Partnership

Following an extensive evaluation process, Witteveen+Bos has selected BST Global as its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution provider, making the engineering consultancy the first Netherlands-based firm to implement the software company’s flagship product, BST10. Witteveen+Bos represents one of the top 10 engineering consultancies in the Netherlands, according to the 2015 Technisch Weekblad Top 50 Ingenieursbureaus rankings.

Olenex to Become a Full-Function Joint Venture

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and Wilmar International Limited (SGX: F34) announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby Olenex, their partnership to market oils and fats in Europe, will become a full-function joint venture with its own assets. As part of the agreement, ADM will transfer two sites—a specialty oils and fats facility and a palm refining plant in Hamburg, Germany—to the new joint venture. Wilmar will transfer its tropical oils processing plants in Brake, Germany and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In addition to processing, the joint venture will also integrate raw materials sourcing, trading, and sales and marketing operations. The agreement also stipulates that refined oils and fats from ADM’s other plants in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K. will be marketed by Olenex.

Staples Launches Website Refresh to Make Omni-channel Shopping Easier for Largest European Markets

Staples Europe recently announced the launch of a number of improvements to their e-commerce experience, combined with a refreshed look and feel of their key websites in Europe, including Spain, Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and UK, making it even easier for customers to shop however and whenever they like, whether its in store, online or via mobile devices.

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.

Staples Announces New Member of European Leadership Team

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) today announced that Thomas Nowak, senior vice president, Merchandising for bol.com, one of Europes largest e-commerce sites, will join the Staples team as senior vice president of merchandising, Staples Europe, effective August 1, 2014. Mr. Nowak will report to President of Staples Europe John Wilson, and will be a member of the European leadership team.

MasterCard Announces Two New Retailer Partnerships in Support of the World Food Programme and the Fight against Global Hunger

MasterCard, http://newsroom.mastercard.com/ (NYSE:MA) today announced that major Middle Eastern retailer Lulu Hypermarket and Auchan Italy have become the latest partners in MasterCards campaign in support of fundraising efforts for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Through these fundraising campaigns, MasterCard is leveraging its network, tools and marketing expertise to enable brands and consumers to connect and engage with the issue of hunger worldwide. The campaign simplifies the donation process and provides retailers and consumers more options in how to donate to WFP.

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.

First Pan-European Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week Launched Today 2327 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.

Enterprise Expands into the Netherlands in European Expansion Drive

The company will establish a presence across the major Dutch airports, with the first expected to be open at the start of September, 2013. This will be followed soon after by the countrys major train stations. The aim is to deliver a network of rental locations across the Netherlands at major transport and city hubs to serve the increasing demands of inbound leisure and business travellers.

Solazyme and AkzoNobel Enter Agreement Spanning Surfactants and Coatings Markets

Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a renewable oil and bioproducts company, and AkzoNobel, a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, announced today that they have entered into an agreement targeting the development of advanced tailored oils and commercial sales for near-term product supply.

ToysRUs, Inc. Strengthens Global E-Commerce Presence with Launch of Dedicated Web Store in China, Mobile Shopping Capabilities Introduced in Additional International Markets

ToysRUs, Inc. today announced it has strengthened its global e-commerce capabilities with the launch of a dedicated web store, Toysrus.com.cn, in China. The addition of this site represents a significant step in the companys plans to grow its presence with physical stores and online operations in Asia. The company has also announced the development of mobile-optimized sites and apps in 11 markets around the world, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the U.K. In the coming months, it will introduce the same capabilities in Portugal, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the Netherlands, where it does not currently have a store presence.

Congress Recognizes the Policy Implications of Child Trafficking Stemming from the Netherlands

Shared Hope International, The Rebecca Project and Johns Hopkins Protection Project are pleased to announce that the U.S. Congress has taken action regarding the lack of action of the European Union in investigating child sex trafficking in the pedophilia charges against Joris Demmink, a high ranking government official in The Netherlands, and requested this matter be broached at the next Interparliamentary meeting.

TSMC joins ASMLs Customer Co-Investment Program for innovation

ASML Holding NV announces today that TSMC has joined its Customer Co-Investment Program for innovation, committing to invest EUR 276 million in research and development of next generation lithography technologies, which include Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology and 450-millimeter lithography tools, over the next five years as well as EUR 838 million in a 5 percent ASML equity stake.

Molson Coors to Acquire Central and Eastern European Brewer StarBev

Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX) today announced that it
has signed a definitive agreement with StarBev L.P., owned by funds
(CVC Funds) advised by CVC Capital Partners Limited (CVC) and
StarBev management, to acquire StarBev for 2.65 billion ($3.54
billion). Headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Prague, Czech
Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and Eastern Europe
(CEE) and generated 2011 sales of approximately 0.7 billion ($1.0
billion) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) of 241 million ($322 million).1 The
purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 11x EBITDA.

CVC Capital Partners Sells StarBev to Molson Coors Brewing Company

CVC Capital Partners today announced that Molson Coors Brewing Company
(NYSE: TAP; TSX) has signed a definitive agreement with StarBev L.P.,
owned by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners Limited (CVC) and
StarBev management, to acquire StarBev for 2.65 billion ($3.54
billion). Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Prague, Czech
Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and Eastern Europe
(CEE) and generated 2011 sales of nearly 0.7 billion ($1.0 billion)
and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) of 241 million ($322 million).