Resolution Performance Products LLC
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Resolution Performance Products LLC (RPP) announced today that it will increase the prices of 2 key product groups in its Versatic Acids and Derivatives business line: VeoVa(TM) Vinylester and Versatic(TM) Acids, in all regions by 100 Euro/metric ton or 130 USD/metric ton (equaling 6 cents per pound), respectively, effective January 1, ...
Wilmington, Delaware (ots/PRNewswire) - DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase in Europe and the Middle East for all DuPont(TM) titanium dioxide grades. Effective Feb. 1, 2005, or as permitted by contract, prices for all titanium dioxide grades in Europe will increase 120 Euro per tonne ...
Zeeland, Michigan (ots/PRNewswire) - Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has begun shipping interior automatic-dimming mirrors for several of SEAT's (Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo) 2005 models. SEAT, a member of Volkswagen Group's Sport Division, produces vehicles in Spain. Gentex auto-dimming mirrors automatically darken to ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Monthly Index is the only Large-Scale Survey of Eurozone Retail Sector Business Conditions The November Bloomberg Retail Purchasing Managers Index ("PMI") Eurozone survey results will be released on Monday, 6 December 2004. October's figures showed a third successive monthly decline in sales value figures for the euro area, at 48.3, down slightly from 48.8 in September, the rate ...
Fürth/Thun (ots) - In a public invitation to tender, RUAG Ammotec, a subsidiary of the RUAG technology group, has won a major order for its 9 mm "Action" ammunition from the Royal Netherlands Constabulary. The order is worth 17 million euros. RUAG's newly developed product, which is based on Sintox technology, saw off competition from six other European bidders. RUAG Ammotec is Europe's leading supplier of small ...
Paris, November 24 (ots/PRNewswire) - Following the announcement made by press release of 6 September 2004 concerning the launch of an employee shareholding plan with a share capital increase authorized by the Annual General Shareholder's Meeting of April 5 2004, Valeo announces the opening of the subscription/retraction period which will run from 24 November to 1st December inclusive, as well as the fixing of the ...
Thalwil (ots) - u-blox AG today announced the delivery of its millionth GPS receiver to Socket Communications, Inc., for Socket's new wireless GPS Nav Kit. The millionth GPS module, a TIM-LA, was presented personally by Nikolaos Papadopoulos, President of u-blox America, to Kevin Mills, President and CEO of Socket Communications in a commemorative celebration at Socket headquarters in Newark, California. "u-blox ...
Wilmington, Delaware, November 22 (ots/PRNewswire) - DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont Florida Zircon Sands. Effective January 1, 2005, or as permitted by contract, DuPont is increasing the prices of its Florida Zircon Sands by US$100 per ton in the U.S. (US$110 per tonne outside of the U.S.). The price increase is ...
Beaverton, Oregon, November 18 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Philip H. Knight continues as Chairman of the Board Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) announced today the appointment of William D. Perez as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director effective December 28, 2004. Mr. Perez will succeed Nike, Inc. co-founder, ...
Mexico City, November 17 (ots/PRNewswire) - Petroleos Mexicanos ("Pemex") announced today that the Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (the "Issuer"), a Delaware trust controlled by Pemex, intends to offer to exchange any and all of the outstanding U.S. $250,000,000 9.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2007, U.S. $600,000,000 8.85% Global Guaranteed Notes due 2007, U.S. $598,240,000 9-3/8% Global Guaranteed Notes due 2008, U.S. ...
Zurich (ots) - Swiss Post intends to acquire Document Services from Telekurs Group. An agreement has been signed by both partners. Document Services has a workforce of around 100 in Wallisellen and is the leader in Switzerland for pre-printing, printing & dispatch, scanning/document processing, electronic document management and archiving. Swiss Post offers a similar service with HybridPost and wants to improve its ...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 10 (ots/PRNewswire) - Buhrmann (NYSE: BUH Amsterdam:BUHR.AS), one of the world's largest global suppliers of office products and graphic systems for the business market, announced its third quarter 2004 results today. Buhrmann's three Office Products Divisions operate primarily under the name of Corporate Express. Corporate Express is the only contract stationer with a global ...
During the first quarter, Unilabs laboratories achieved: - revenues of CHF 54.8 million (+4.7%) - EBITDA margin of CHF 6.2 million (+18.6%) - EBIT margin of CHF 4.1 million (+29.3%) Geneva (ots) - During the first quarter of the 2004/2005 fiscal year, which ended on 31 August 2004, Unilabs laboratories achieved consolidated revenues of CHF 54.8 million, up 4.7% as compared to the same prior year period, or 5.1% at ...
London, November 4 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Monthly Index is the Only Large-Scale Survey of Eurozone Retail Sector Business Conditions The October Bloomberg Retail Purchasing Managers Index ("PMI") Eurozone survey results will be released on Monday, 8 November 2004. September's figures, which were released in early October, showed a decline in retail sales ...
Strong growth for Components makes up for the downturn in sales in Test Systems - solid start in the first four weeks of the new fiscal year Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group's net sales in fiscal 2003/2004 were at the upper end of expectations (CHF 173 million to CHF 176 million). At CHF 175.4 million, net sales exceeded the year-back figure by 7.4% (fiscal 2002/2003: CHF 163.4 million). Some 70% or CHF 122.9 ...
Burscheid, Germany/Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ots) - Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) today reported record sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2004. The results qualify 2004 as the company's 58th consecutive year of sales increases and the 14th straight year of increased earnings. John M. Barth, ...
- New production line for Belgian Pottelberg plant - Expansion of clay roof tile plant in Seltz, France - Investment of ¤ 33.5 to strengthen market position in Western Europe - New greenfield plant and expansion of capacity planned for Poland ¤ 33.5 million for growth in France and Belgium Vienna (ots) - Wienerberger continues to ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - - Rocco Buttiglione Admits Inability to Carry Out Responsibilities of Proposed Appointment as Commissioner for Freedom, Security and Justice - Statement of Frances Kissling, President, Catholics for a Free Choice Rocco Buttiglione, the controversial Italian nominee for Commissioner for Freedom, Security and Justice at the European Parliament, issued a public "mea culpa" last week in which he promised "to be exonerated from the ...
The Monaco World Summit selects WISeKey to provide e-security awareness on the occasion of the 6th International Summit on Transnational Crime, including how to address the issues relating to security, legislation, counterfeiting, information and communications technology Geneva, Monte Carlo (ots) - WISeKey is ...
Geneva/Vienna (ots) - REDEVCO Offices Switzerland has signed the first lease agreement for its brand new office development "LUMION". GESREP SA, one of the leading companies providing insurance and financial services in Geneva, is the first tenant who took the opportunity to open high tech offices just two minutes walking distance from Geneva Airport. Last month GESREP signed a long term lease contract ...
LAKES, FL (ots) - Calypso Wireless (OTC: CLYW) has positioned the company to tackle the challenges of the dynamic wireless communication industry by integrating its patented ASNAP (Automatic Switching of Network Access Points) within the Wi-Fi and Cellular networks, for the benefit of users and carriers worldwide. "Calypso is working hard to facilitate communications, truly a basic human need, by improving wireless ...
American Capital Strategies Ltd.
Bethesda, Maryland (ots/PRNewswire) - American Capital Strategies Ltd. ("American Capital" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today it has closed on its previously announced common stock offering. As a result, 11,500,000 shares of common stock were sold at US$31.60 per share (the "Offering Price"). Of those shares, 2,500,000 were offered directly by the Company and 9,000,000 were sold in connection with ...
Zurich (ots) - The Swiss-based company Prionics AG has won the most highly acclaimed European Biotech Award, the European Biotechnica Award for Excellence in Biotech Business. The award was handed over yesterday at the Biotechnica Business Forum in Berlin by the German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Wolfgang Clement. The international jury awarded the Biotech prize for Prionics' excellent track record both ...
American Capital Strategies Ltd.
Bethesda, Maryland (ots/PRNewswire) - American Capital Strategies Ltd. ("American Capital" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today it has priced its public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock at US$31.60 per share. Of those shares, 2,500,000 shares were offered directly by the Company and 9,000,000 shares are being sold in connection with agreements to purchase common stock from American Capital ...
Geneva (ots) - WISeKey, the world's most trusted e-security infrastructure and the leading global provider of PKI and security identity management trust services, was selected by Bisange SA, a leading Swiss financial services company active in capital risk investment to secure their e-infrastructure using ...
Lucerne (ots) - - Increase in sales despite restructuring in the international cheese business - Successful integration and acquisition projects in Switzerland and abroad - Chilled products: increase in export sales over 50% - Successful product launch for Caffè Latte - the Benecol and Aloe Vera success story continues Outlook for 2004 - Further growth in sales and profits ...
Global anchoring in the automotive industry - influence on sales from third quarter of 2004/2005 onwards Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group is to supply components for systems used to monitor the tire pressure of various models produced by a US car manufacturer. The order will influence the Schaffner Group's sales figures from the third quarter of the ...
Shanghai, China (ots) - The Canton of Geneva's Economic Promotion trip led by Minister Carlo Lamprecht and organized by the Swiss Centre Shanghai and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce has helped Geneva headquartered company WISeKey establish business relations and contracts with China. WISeKey SA provides solutions ...
- Acquisition of 2 plants in largest Scandinavian brick market - Wienerberger becomes Nr. 2 in Denmark and Nr. 1 in Scandinavia Vienna (ots) - Leading market positions Wienerberger A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wienerberger AG, will acquire the Pedershvile and Prövelyst brick plants owned by Wewers Teglvæker A/S in Denmark through an asset deal. At present Wienerberger A/S holds 45% of the share capital in ...