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Helaba and BayernLB finance solar power plant in France
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - As Mandated Lead Arrangers, Helaba and BayernLB have financed a solar power plant in France for Hamburg-based Aquila Capital. Helaba and BayernLB have arranged and structured the project financing to the value of Euro 80 million. The solar power plant has an installed capacity of 24 MW and consists of two solar parks. It is located in the Centre region near Paris. Annual power production is ...
moreAudi: around 1,455,100 deliveries in 2012
Ingolstadt (ots) - - Worldwide sales climb by 11.7 percent - Sales chief Luca de Meo: "New record highs in all regions of the world" - SUV models and A6 family the strongest growth drivers A new record-breaking year for AUDI AG: In 2012 the company sold around 1,455,100 premium automobiles worldwide, 11.7 percent more than in the previous year. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker thus clearly surpassed its annual target ...
moreHeraeus Noblelight acquires the Fusion UV Business Group
Hanau (ots) - Heraeus Noblelight, business group of the German based precious metal and technology group Heraeus, is acquiring the Fusion UV business group, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, from British manufacturer Spectris. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Heraeus Noblelight is a leader in the production of specialty light sources and systems. The globally active Fusion US business ...
moreAUDI AG: prior-year sales total exceeded after 11 months (BILD)
more"China is ready to assume global responsibility" / Conference Chairman Schües reflects positively on the "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe"
Hamburg (ots) - Nikolaus W. Schües, Conference Chairman of the "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe", reflected positively on the three-day conference. The aim of this year's conference - to strengthen European and international participation - has been a success. "We wanted to live up to the name of the summit: ...
moreEADS boss Enders: Competition for Airbus and Boeing can only come from China / For more investment in training
Hamburg (ots) - Dr. Thomas Enders, Chief Executive Officer of aerospace group EADS, speaking in the margins of the European-Chinese conference "The Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe" at Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, forecasts that only a Chinese company could be able to break into the phalanx of North ...
moreChina bringing about new rules of play on global markets / President Melsheimer increasingly views China as a competitor to European business
Hamburg (ots) - "Strong growth in China is good for Europe. At the same time, China benefits from a vibrant, resilient eurozone", said Fritz Horst Melsheimer, President of Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. He was speaking at the leading European-Chinese business conference "The Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe", which ...
moreWarface Attracts Five Million Registered Users in Russia / Crytek's free-to-play shooter continues to expand its audience and wins top award
Frankfurt am Main (Germany) / Moscow (Russia) (ots) - More than five million players across Russia have now signed up for Crytek GmbH's groundbreaking free-to-play FPS, Warface. Published in Russia by the Mail.Ru Group, Warface has amassed an army of avid fans and enjoyed a record-breaking rise to prominence since ...
moreMEDICA and COMPAMED 2012 Open This Week: Until Saturday Düsseldorf is Medicine Capital of the World
Düsseldorf (ots) - From Wednesday until Saturday (14 to 17 November 2012) Düsseldorf is again the medicine capital of the world. Opening their doors then are MEDICA 2012, the world's largest medical trade fair with 4,554 exhibitors from 64 countries, and COMPAMED 2012 (until 16 November 2012), the leading international market platform for suppliers to the medical ...
moreKfW IPEX-Bank contributes loan to new Clariant research and development center
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW IPEX BANK supports Swiss specialty chemicals company in pooling its international R&D activities in Germany - Tailor-made investment loan in two-digit million range - "Clariant Innovation Center": energy-efficient lab and office building at Industriepark Frankfurt Höchst KfW IPEX-BANK is providing a tailor-made investment loan in the ...
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2High Tech at High Speed / itelligence AG exhibits at SAPPHIRE® NOW and SAP TechEd (BILD)
moreNetRange to broadcast European World Cup qualifiers on Smart TV / Exclusive global exploitation rights secured for Smart TV - 140 matches live, on-demand and highlights
Hamburg (ots) - Global Smart TV provider NetRange, in cooperation with sports rights agency Sportfive, has secured the exclusive global rights to broadcast qualifying matches for the 2014 football World Cup live on Smart TV. Effective immediately, over 140 meetings between the European national teams will be ...
moreEuropean Bioplastics: Fivefold growth of the bioplastics market by 2016 / Biobased PET contributes significantly with a tenfold increase in its capacity
Berlin (ots) - An above-average positive development in bioplastics production capacity has made past projections obsolete. The market of around 1.2 million tonnes in 2011 will see a fivefold increase in production volumes by 2016 - to an anticipated almost 6 million tonnes. This is the result of the current market ...
moreAUDI AG: double-digit sales growth continues in September
Ingolstadt (ots) - Around 136,600 deliveries worldwide - up 13.6 percent Sales Chief Luca de Meo: "Deliveries have reached one million mark after just nine months for first time" Continuing expansion in China, United States and Europe Audi sales figures continue to rise at a double-digit rate: In September the company delivered around 136,600 automobiles to customers worldwide. This represents an increase of 13.6 percent. ...
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World's largest mobility trade fair closes recording huge rise in visitors - 354 world premieres is a new record / Wissmann: The 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles is a resounding success!
Hanover/Berlin (ots) - Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you most cordially to our final press conference at the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles. Please allow me to start with my conclusion: never before has an IAA been as exciting as this one! Never before have we had so many new commercial vehicles - ...
moreOctoshape and NetRange forge alliance powering OTT IPTV enabled Smart TV's / Partnership brings Infinite HD-M to NetRange powered Smart TV's enabling the transition from Broadcast TV to Broadband TV
Atlanta/Hamburg (ots) - NetRange, a global provider of Smart TV solutions, and Octoshape, an industry leader in cloud- based streaming technology, have partnered to facilitate the next generation in broadband television - transitioning from "Broadcast TV" to "Broadband TV". The Octoshape Infinite HD-M multicast ...
morePuneet Chhatwal appointed as new CEO at Steigenberger
Frankfurt (ots) - The Supervisory Board of Steigenberger Hotels AG has appointed Puneet Chhatwal as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Management Board. From January 1, 2013 onwards and together with Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Matthias Heck, Chhatwal will hold responsibility for the hotel business based in Frankfurt/Main. Steigenberger Hotels AG is very pleased to announce Puneet Chhatwal (48), who has deep and ...
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IAA 2012 - world's largest commercial vehicle trade fair - opens in Hannover / Wissmann: Secure industrial basis in Europe
Hannover (ots) - The world's largest trade fair for mobility, transport and logistics has begun. At the opening ceremony for the 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles, Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), told an audience of around 700 high-ranking guests from politics and ...
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"Stars of the Year 2013" awards presented at the "Evening of the Commercial Vehicle Press" / Wissmann: This IAA with its record number of premieres stands for a new quality
Hanover/Berlin (ots) - "This 64th IAA Commercial Vehicles stands for a new quality. Altogether 533 innovations, including 354 world premieres, underscore the innovative force within the industry. The figures are higher than ever before. The media interest in the world's most important leading exhibition for ...
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Energy Efficiency Award 2012 honours pioneering industrial companies / German Energy Agency awards international prize to three innovative projects
Berlin (ots) - To honour exemplary energy-efficiency projects in industry and production, Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena) - the German Energy Agency - has awarded the Energy Efficiency Award 2012 to three pioneering companies. The first prize goes to HARTING, a manufacturer of connection technology, who is ...
moreSTIHL profits from major investments in new products
Waiblingen (ots) - In the first eight months of this year the STIHL Group achieved a turnover of EUR 1,968 million, which represents growth of 7.9 percent (4.5 percent had currency exchange rates remained unchanged). "In spite of the weakening world economy, uncertainty caused by the eurozone debt crisis and unfavorable weather conditions, we have recorded satisfactory growth this year. In the past few years we invested ...
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Eckert & Ziegler acquires Vitalea Science Inc. as Part of Strategic Move into Innovative Pharmaceutical Services
Berlin (ots) - Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG, through its Californian subsidiary Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products, Inc. (EZIP), has entered into a definite agreement with Vitalea Science, Inc. for the purchase of all of its stock and assets. Vitalea Science is a pioneering Bioanalytical Contract ...
moreJust innovative: the Hager Group Annual Report 2011
moreCrytek's Eastern Expansion Continues with Crytek Shanghai Software Co. Ltd / Crytek Establish Permanent Presence in China (PHOTO)
moreEsprit appoints new Group Executive Officer and Executive Director
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 ...
moreTrion Worlds and Crytek to Join Forces for the Highly Anticipated Warface® in the West / AAA Free-to-Play Social First Person Shooter to be offered through GFACE®
Redwood Shores, CA and Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - Leading premium online games company Trion Worlds and Crytek announced today they will co-publish and co-operate the award-winning online first- person shooter (FPS) Warface® in North America, Europe, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand, through GFACE® powered by the ...
moreAudi City: The metropolis cyberstore opens its doors
Ingolstadt/London (ots) - - First digital Audi showroom opens in the centre of London - Sales chief Schwarzenbauer: "Visitors can expect a previously unheard-of level of personal customer service." - More than 20 locations in major international cities by 2015 Audi is preparing automotive retail for the future and complementing its dealer network with a new format - Audi City. The first location opens today in London ...
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itelligence AG acquires Turkish SAP consulting company Elsys
Istanbul/Bielefeld (ots) - - SAP consulting company itelligence AG taps Turkish growth market - Elsys founder Savas Komban looks to itelligence for further expansion itelligence AG, the world's leading SAP partner for the mid-market, is announcing its majority investment in Turkish SAP consulting company Elsys, which is based in Istanbul. itelligence AG is acquiring 60% in this SAP Gold Partner. This investment is part of ...
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itelligence UK acquires SAP BusinessObjects partner Blueprint Management Systems Ltd. / SAP consulting company itelligence continues expansion strategy in UK
Ascot (ots) - itelligence AG, a leading global SAP partner for the SME market, today announced the 100% acquisition of the British company Blueprint Management Systems Ltd., London, one of SAP UK's leading BusinessObjects partners, by its Ascot-based British subsidiary itelligence UK. This acquisition represents a ...
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