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  • Italy’s Iren Group receives €200m EIB credit line for grid resilience

    Image courtesy 123rf The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Iren Group have signed a €200 million ($214.8 million) financing agreement to support the development and modernisation of electricity infrastructure in the municipalities of Parma, Turin and Vercelli, Italy. The main operations financed from the resources made available by the EIB concern the maintenance, renewal…


  • Miles Ackerman Appointed Interim President of Nidec Drives

    Nidec Drives is pleased to announce the appointment of Miles Ackerman as Interim President. Miles, who has been with the company for 25 years, previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Nidec Drives. His extensive experience, both in the UK and internationally, uniquely positions him to guide Nidec Drives into its next phase of growth…


  • Siemens expands switchgear manufacturing

    Siemens executives inaugurate a new switchgear production facility in Germany. (Courtesy: Siemens) Siemens is investing €100 million ($100 million) to expand its switchgear manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany. The company inaugurated a new high-speed warehouse and expanded production area, which is expected to begin operations early in 2025. Approximately 13,000 square meters of the total…


  • Gerhard Schubert The Schubert Days 2024 hailed a ‘resounding success’

    The success of Gerhard Schubert’s invitation to customers and press representatives to its exclusive Schubert Days event at company headquarters, in Crailsheim on 5 and 6 June, has prompted the packaging machine manufacturer to establish this event as an ongoing, thought-provoking industry platform. A total of 110 participants from 14 countries attended the many expert…


  • Initiative aims to make upcycled food and ingredients the new industry standard

    Foodvalley has launched the Upcycled4Food Initiative to start making upcycled food products and ingredients the ‘new normal’ for producers, supermarkets and food service players in their product development, purchasing and sales. Introduced during the international “Towards Halving Food waste in Europe” conference, Foodvalley, together with a group of frontrunners from across the value chain in the…


  • Lyle’s Golden Syrup launches its first ever ambient snack product

    Lyle’s Golden Syrup has announced its first original flapjacks, rolling out across UK supermarkets this June. Lyle’s Golden Syrup Flapjacks is a major launch for the brand into the ambient snack category, combining rolled oats and the classic Lyle’s Golden Syrup for ready-to-eat flapjacks. Lyle’s has created indulgent ready-to-eat flapjacks; delivering a well-rounded, enticing take…


  • Clasado appoints Bart as exclusive distributor for prebiotic

    Left: Dr Frederic Narbel, VP of B2B sales at Clasado; Piotr Pietruszynski, CEO at Bart. Posted: 19 June 2024 Related core topics: Ingredients Related topics: dietary supplements, fibre, functional beverages, functional foods, functional ingredient, powder, prebiotics, syrup Related organisations: BART, Clasado Biosciences, Mordor Intelligence Related people: Dr Frederic Narbel, Piotr Pietruszynski Share this page Clasado…


  • EHM Awards winner interview: Hurtigruten Norway

    At the Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards 2024, presented at Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe, Hurtigruten Norway won the trophy for Concept Vessel Design of the Year – a popular new award since it was added in 2023. From a strong field of shortlisted entries, the company impressed the jury with its Sea Zero cruise…


  • Toyota and Pepco research V2G in Maryland

    Image courtesy Toyota Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and Washington-based energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using a Toyota bZ4X in Maryland, US. The collaborative effort will explore bidirectional power flow technology that will allow BEV owners to not only charge their vehicle’s battery but also…


  • Mondi and traceless develop bio-circular coating

    Mondi as struck a partnership with advanced biomaterial engineers traceless to develop a new coating solution based on by-products from the agricultural industry. The companies  say that the bio-circular coating solution is the first of its kind and will be able to replace traditionally used plastic coating. Made from renewable plant-based materials, namely residues from…