Hong Kong (ots) - Esprit Holdings Limited ("Esprit" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Jose Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez ("Mr. Martínez") as its new Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, effective on or before the end of September 2012. "We are delighted that Mr. Martínez, a professional with a wealth of experience in global ...
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Deliveries target of more than 1.4 million for 2012 confirmed - CFO Axel Strotbek: "The high demand in the first half is a testament to the success of our model strategy." - New Audi A3 at dealers from end of August E25.0 billion revenue, an operating profit of E2.9 billion, and an 11.5 percent operating return on sales. These figures demonstrate how the Audi Group succeeded in adding yet another ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Support of German energy sector: MVV Energie AG from Mannheim as private partner of local and municipal authorities in England - German SMEs supply engineering equipment and know-how - Latest technology ensures low emissions and environmentally friendly waste recovery with high energy efficiency - Consortium of KfW IPEX-Bank and Svenska ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Helaba becomes the S-Group Bank for 117 savings banks in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg - Broadening of the group of owners of Helaba - Capital contribution of EUR 1 billion - Agreement with Portigon until the transfer of the S-Group Bank NRW On 29 Friday 2012, the Supervisory ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - German machine technology plays a critical role in the expansion of Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Limited - export volume of EUR 140 million - Mining orders safeguard jobs at German suppliers - New technology contributes to environmental protection KfW IPEX-Bank is extending a loan in the equivalent of EUR 140 million ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Group pre-tax profit increases by around 13 per cent - Quarterly result determined by conservative valuation methods - Cautiously optimistic outlook Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen has posted a first-quarter Group net profit before taxes of EUR 220 million, which equates to an increase on the previous year of around 13 per ...
Hanau (ots) - - Product revenue up 19 percent in 2011 to EUR 4.8 billion - EBIT rises 23 percent to EUR 489 million in 2011 - Net income increases to EUR 315 million - Cash and cash equivalents and securities jump to EUR 834 million - Good start to first quarter of 2012 The Hanau-based Heraeus precious metals and technology Group in 2011 once again surpassed the previous year's record results, tallying the most successful ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Support of Bayer AG for a strategically important investment in Germany - Newest process technology ensures energy savings and reduces use of solvents - Project qualifies for KfW Environmental and Energy Efficiency Programme Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is investing in a new plant for producing toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at its production ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Promoting German export industry - Supplies from German SMEs - Supporting overseas expansion of long-standing client Uflex KfW IPEX-Bank is also financing the third expansion project of the Indian flexible packaging manufacturer Uflex Ltd. with a total of EUR 30 million. The company is establishing its first European production facility in ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - New commitments of EUR 11.4 billion in original lending business support German and European export industries - KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH achieves operating income of EUR 224 million - Strong above-average contribution of EUR 623 million to the consolidated earnings and to ensuring the promotional capacity of KfW - Focus 2012: Help small, medium-sized and large export-oriented enterprises in global ...
Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Owners will receive a dividend of 8 per cent - Requirements of EBA and Basel III are satisfied - Regulatory environment requires portfolio adaptations and cost optimisation With Group earnings before tax in an amount of EUR 492 million, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen ...
München (ots) - - Sales: 4.24 bn. EUR (previous year: 3.71 bn. EUR) - Incoming orders: 4.07 bn. EUR (previous year: 4.04 bn. EUR) - Net income: 329 mn. EUR (previous year: 239 mn. EUR) - All regions above 1 bn. EUR in revenues for first time Knorr-Bremse Group The Knorr-Bremse Group increased sales during the 2011 fiscal year by more than one-half billion euros (14%) to 4.24 bn. EUR (previous year: 3.71 bn. EUR). The ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - With EUR 130 million, KfW IPEX-Bank is financing two highly energy-efficient and powerful servo press lines and the construction of new manufacturing halls for two BMW AG plants in Germany. The financing agreements were signed on Friday. The equipment ordered by BMW are compact crossbar ...
Frankfurt / Main (ots) - - KfW IPEX-Bank is providing nearly EUR 100 million for the construction of the world's largest combined cycle power plant (net capacity approximately four gigawatts) - Key technology is being provided from Germany to deliver the highest efficiency with reduced carbon emissions - The project represents a major boost for exports from Siemens to ...
Bad Homburg (ots) - Q1-3 2011: - Sales EUR 12.1 billion, +2% at actual rates, +5% in constant currency - EBIT EUR 1,862 million, +5% at actual rates, +9% in constant currency - Net income EUR 565 million, +14% at actual rates, +17% in constant currency - Fresenius improves 2011 earnings1 outlook of 15% ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Projects in Singapore and India: German energy know-how leads globally - KfW IPEX-Bank contributes to international marketing - Highly efficient technology enables reduced CO2 energy production - Supports the German export economy while contributing to climate protection On Jurong Island in Singapore, one of the most modern gas and steam power plants is currently being built. The Indian GMR ...
Waiblingen (ots) - The STIHL Group upped its turnover 16 percent in 2010 to EUR 2.363 billion (10.1 percent, had currency exchange rates remained unchanged). The growth is due to higher unit sales. The company was able to increase its equity ratio slightly to 66.7 percent. STIHL executive board chairman Dr. Bertram Kandziora pointed out at the company's press conference: "We have not only coped with the world economic ...
Düsseldorf (ots) - ARAG Allgemeine Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG has initiated the process of converting to a "Societas Europeae" (SE). The Management Board has approved the corresponding conversion plan. The operational holding company of the ARAG Group is to be reincorporated as an SE in the course of 2011. Group ...
Barcelona, Spain, February 17, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - About 50-thousand telecoms and media professionals are expected to gather in Barcelona, Spain this week for the GSMA Mobile World Congress. Ericsson is presenting its telecoms vision and latest solutions there. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/ericsson/40785 "The industry is defining a lot of our futures," says ...
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Data From Phase II Studies Investigating BIBW 2992 (Tovok(TM)) and BIBF 1120 (Vargatef(TM)) in NSCLC Patients Presented at 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) INGELHEIM, Germany, August 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim announced today at the International ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - KfW IPEX-Bank together with the investment banks of Berlin, IBB, and of the federal state of Brandenburg, ILB, Landesbank Berlin, NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank, DZ BANK and Berliner Volksbank provides EUR 1.4 billion to finance the construction of the Berlin Brandenburg International ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - As coordination bank, KfW IPEX-Bank, together with six other banks, is financing the boilers for the 4,800 MW Medupi coal-fired power station at Lephalale/South Africa. The boilers will be supplied by the German plant manufacturer HPE (Hitachi Power Europe, formerly Babcock Borsig) ...
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - For Healthcare Media outside the U.S.A. New data presented today at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), in Seattle, U.S.A. show that augmentation did not significantly differ in RLS patients treated with Mirapexin(R) /Sifrol(R) (pramipexole*) ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Balance sheet total EUR 53.3 billion Good operating result of EUR 240.3 million was affected by the consequences of the financial market crisis - but result remains slightly positive KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, a legally independent, wholly owned KfW subsidiary since 1 January 2008, today presented the balance sheet for its first fiscal year. In 2008 ...
Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) - - Volvo will Broadcast and Webcast Live from the North American International Auto Show - January 11, 2009. - "We will create an historic one-hour live TV show to be broadcast throughout North America and simultaneously presented on the World Wide Web. Media from around the world will be able to watch presentations from the Volvo display in Detroit while asking questions in real time ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - In 2008, its first year of legal independence, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH achieved strong growth in its volume of new business, which totalled EUR 12.1 billion as at the end of November. In addition, for the account of KfW it conducted export and project financing transactions in the amount of ...
Beijing (ots/PRNewswire) - New results from the landmark ONTARGET(R) Trial show that, in Asian patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), telmisartan (MICARDIS(R)) 80mg is as effective as, and significantly better tolerated than, ramipril 10mg in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - KfW IPEX-Bank together with six international banks and two local banks has successfully signed agreements with GHECO-One Co., Ltd.. Under the agreements project financing of USD 460 million and THB 9,960 million will be provided for GHECO-One's 660 MW IPP (Independent Power Producer) coal-fired power project in the Map Ta Phut industrial ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - KfW IPEX-Bank as Mandated Lead Arranger and Sole Underwriter closed the project finance for the San Clemente and Villanueva de la Jara photovoltaic facilities in Castilla-La Mancha/Spain in August. Both parks with a capacity of 10.6 MWp together and a total investment cost of EUR 68.5 ...
