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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, September 15]
As this issue falls within the fifth anniversary period of 9/11, it is reassuring to note that Limburg (NL) and Liège have both recently benefited from Middle-Eastern associations. The new EUR 38 m Sabic building has opened in Sittard...[more]
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SME SPRINGBOARD
[BIZ/GOV : Maastricht, September 14]
A new fund (MKB Springplank) to promote innovation in SMEs has a buget of EUR 2.5m and is looking to find at least 40 SMEs, in the coming 2 months, which can benefit from its connections with Europe’s top Engineering school...[more]
PROBLEMS FOR DOC MORRIS?
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 13]
The German business paper Handelsblatt reports that Doc Morris, the Heerlen-based online pharmacy operation is again being subjected to hostile judicial moves in Germany (the Saarland). The Saarland ministry of health has been told...[more]
DSM NEW DYNEEMA® PRODUCTION
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 12]
Royal DSM N.V., the largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene (HPPE) products in the world, today announces its decision to again invest in new production capacity for Dyneema® fiber. The new unit will be built at DSM’s...[more]
MAN WANTS SCANIA
[BIZ: Opglabbeek, September 12]
German truck makers MAN have confirmed their interest in the take over of their Swedish competitor Scania and a EUR 9bn+ price has been mentioned. As a result of which Scanias shares rocketed earlier this week. Observers say...[more]
BELGIAN FOREST DAYS
[BIZ/LEI: Malmedy, September 11]
There is to be a special forestry fair at the exhibition center in Malmedy on September 22, 23 and 24. The activity is supported by the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, the Walloon District, the Province of Liège and the Germany-speaking...[more]
DSM IN PERSONAL CARE
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 11]
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announced that it has invested USD 2m in Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd., a private early-stage company committed to the development and commercialization of safer and...[more]
UPSTREAM GAS OPTIONS
[BIZ: Aachen, September 11]
Trianel European Energy Trading GmbH, with its City power company partners, started the next phase of its project some months ago to open long-term gas purchasing options for city power plants outside the traditional supply chain....[more]
EUR 48 M TO WOM
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 11]
Maastricht city government is asking its council to agree to the transfer of properties necessary for the new Belvédère city district. WOM (the Belvédère Development Company) has sufficient capital to purchase lots to a value...[more]
LIMBURG LOGISTICS: STEIN
[BIZ: Stein, September 11]
The Port of Stein has been one of the major inland ports in The Netherlands for a long time. This fact is not terribly well known because a lot of the traffic went directly to DSM and SABIC, but the basis of Stein’s waterborne activities...[more]
BELGIAN AEROSPACE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, September 10]
SMART-1 (Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology), Europe's first lunar probe that crashed as planned onto the Moon on September 3, 2006 after almost two years orbiting our natural satellite.The micro satellite...[more]
RWE ZERO EMISSIONS
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, September 9]
Harry Roels, CEO of RWE AG, has presented RWE’s plans to invest EUR 1bn to build the first large-scale zero emission power plant to the General Assembly of the European Commission’s ZEP (European Technology Platform for Zero...[more]
NEW SERVICE CENTER FOR AOK
[BIZ/HEALTH: Alsdorf, September 9]
The 46,000 insured by the AOK medical insurance fund in the northern district of Aachen will be serviced from Alsdorf from November. There will be an upgrade of the Globuscenter building and the branches for Baesweiler, Würselen,...[more]
CYGENICS STAKE IN DNAPRO
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Melbourne, September 9]
CyGenics Ltd, which will be playing a major part in the wellness development in Meuse-Rhine, announced that it has disposed of its wholly owned subsidiary, Cell Sciences Pte Ltd, in exchange for a 20% equity in DNAPro Sdn...[more]
FN HERSTAL CONTRACT
[BIZ: Liège, September 8]
In June a major contract for F2000 assault rifles was awarded to FN Herstal as a result of the Ministry of Defense in Slovenia having adopted the F2000 Tactical Assault Rifle and Grenade Launcher for its armed forces.
Deliveries...[more]
NEW CADRAN PROJECT
[BIZ: Liège, September 8]
Twenty-five to 50 residential properties in the upscale sector are to be built by a Flemish investor on the Cadran site. This is urban redevelopment in the heart of Liège covering 25,000m²....[more]
DSM: TWO PLANTS AT CHEMELOT
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 8]
Royal DSM NV has announced its decision to invest EUR 100m in the construction two new manufacturing facilities at its Chemelot site in Geleen. DSM is making these investments in response to excellent market growth for two of the...[more]
ENJEU AT 20
[BIZ: Liège, September 7]
The Christmas Village, the Initiatives Business Contact Fair, the Gallic Village and a whole range of other activities have been set up and run by Enjeu and its president, Pierre Luthers, in Liège. This is one of the few organizations...[more]
CUTS AT AMB GENERALI
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, September 7]
A report in the German business newspaper Handelsblatt says that AMB Generali has announced plans to improve its competitiveness, which will mean cuts in staff. The AMB Generali in Aachen wants to cut 1,500 jobs through the year...[more]
TNT DOW JONES LEAD
[BIZ: Amsterdam, September 7]
For the second consecutive year, TNT has been designated leader in its industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. TNT scored 84 points out of a possible 100, up nine points from last year's score. In six out of 18 criteria...[more]
DSM: DOW JONES WORLD INDEX
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 6]
In the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index published recently, DSM once again tops the list for the Chemical Industry sector. This is the third year in a row that DSM has been named the worldwide sustainability leader in the chemical...[more]
SERVATIUS WOLDER PLANS
[BIZ/INFRA: Maastricht, September 6]
The Servatius Housing Association presented its spectacular new plans, drawn up by the Liège architect Charles Vandenhove, to convert a manor house farm with an enclosed courtyard into a series of 60 housing units for senior...[more]
TNT: ADDRESSED MAIL
[BIZ: Amsterdam, September 6]
Starting January 1, 2007, TNT will launch a next-week mail delivery service through its subsidiary Netwerk VSP. With this service, intended for delivery within The Netherlands of large volumes of pre-sorted, addressed mail on the...[more]
MRE CONSTRUCTION SEMINAR
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 6]
The construction industry in Meuse-Rhine is of great importance and cross-border cooperation strengthens business in its competitive position. With this as a background, the Chamber of Commerce is holding a special English language...[more]
SABIC SITTARD OPENS
[BIZ: Sittard, September 5]
The new SABIC Europe headquarters in Sittard in South Limburg opened on September 5. It was opened by the Saudi Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al-Saud (who is the Chairman of the Board of SABIC) and by Joop Wijn (the Dutch...[more]
DSM IN FOOD
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 2] DSM announced on August 8 that recent studies conducted by DSM Food Specialties has highlighted the effectiveness of Maxarome®. Recent studies conducted by DSM Food Specialties have highlighted the effectiveness of Maxarome® Select ...[more]
DSM FOOD SPECIALTIES BOSS
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 2]
Alexander Wessels (42) has been appointed Business Group Director DSM Food Specialties with effect from October 1 this year. He is currently Group Director – Group Industrial Products at Campina. During his career Alexander (Xander) ...[more]
MECHATRONICS ALLIANCE
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 2]
Six industrial engineering and manufacturing companies in Netherlands’ Limburg have entered into a strategic partnership, caled Mechatronics Partners. The partnership, with a combined workforce of 500, is a direct result of initiatives...[more]
CORSAN FILM STUDIO, HASSELT
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 2]
The Antwerp film producers, Corsan Film Studios, are going to develop a film studio at the research campus in Hasselt, which was formerly a Philips site. The initial investment will be EUR 10m, which can rise to EUR 17m. The studio...[more]
EUR 9M FOR HERITAGE HOTELS
[BIZ/LEI: Hasselt, September 2]
At the proposal of the Flemish Minister for Historic Buildings and Landscapes Dirk Van Mechelen and the Flemish Minister for Tourism Geert Bourgeois, the Flemish government has put aside EUR 9m for the further extension of Limburg...[more]
PLEA FOR NUCLEAR POWER
[BIZ: Namur, September 2]
The Walloon Minister Mr. Antoine has supported an extension of the deadline, for Belgium’s exit from nuclear power, to 2060. Mr. Antoine said this to the Belgian business paper 'L'Echo'. He said that the legislative proposal made seven...[more]
NAI MAASTRICHT
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, September 2]
The beginning of September saw the opening of a new showcase, an experimental laboratory for new European spatial design in the shape of a new architectural institute in Maastricht. This new architecture museum with 14,000m2...[more]
90,000 HECTARES FOR BIO FUEL
[BIZ: Brussels, September 2]
The bio-ethanol sector will be taking over 60,000-90,000 hectares of arable land in Belgium, starting from next year. The first crops will be specially targeted to meet this new market demand. In the past subsidies were the decisive...[more]
WHITE BIOTECHNOLOGY
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Jülich, September 2]
As part of the events marking its 50th anniversary as a research center, the Jülich Research Center celebrated a day of biotechnology. Looking at white biotechnology, researchers showed that they were already able to make...[more]
ANALYTE AT 12 AND A HALF
[BIZ: Sittard, September 2]
Analyte specializes in quality control and competitive analysis of plastics and rubber. Much of its analytical technology can also be used to examine construction materials, glass, pharmaceutical products, food products, metals and...[more]
BATTICE-HERVE FAIR (2)
[BIZ/GOV: Battice-Herve, September 2]
The recent agricultural fair in Battice-Herve was opened by Governor Michel Foret, who underlined the European contribution to it, noting that fruit growing in the area is subsidized by the European Interreg project ‘Europom’...[more]
WILHELM & CO FOR MEDIA CITY
[BIZ: Liège, September 2]
The Media City project proposed some time ago - a EUR 180m complex in the Longdoz quarter of Liège - is to be undertaken by Wilhelm & Co, a major Belgian developer of large, mixed-use projects primarily anchored by retail. The company...[more]
CORROSION IN MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 2]
To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Dutch Center for Corrosion (NCC) there will be a European conference, EuroCorr, which will be held for the third time in The Netherlands from September 24 through 28 in the...[more]
CARMEUSE INVESTS
[BIZ: Engis, September 2]
Since 2002, The Carmeuse Group - a world leader in the production and marketing of: Limestone and dolomitic products for industrial use (calcium carbonate, calcium/magnesium carbonate); Lime (calcium oxide) and dolime (calcium/magnesium...[more]
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LIEGE EXTENDS RUNWAY
[LOG: Liège, September 14]
The main runway at Liège Airport is being extended by 413m to make it a total of 3,700m in length. This means that larger aircraft with a far greater operational range will be able to use the airport, meaning an implicit upgrade for...[more]
LIEGE TO CASABLANCA
[LOG: Liège, September 14]
Jet4you, the first Moroccan low cost carrier, is to offer three weekly flights to Casablanca with inclusive fares as low as EUR 18, starting November 1. The aircraft used will be a 173-seater Boeing 737 – 400. The flights will run...[more]
MAA: 2 FLIGHTS STOP
[LOG: Maastricht, September 14]
Maastricht Aachen Airport has announced that BlueAir flights to Bucharest [apparently moving to Charleroi Ed] and EasyJet flights to Berlin are to end at the end on 29 October and 5 January respectively. An article by Peter Kamps...[more]
VEOLIA IN LIMBURG
[LOG: Maastricht, September 9]
The subsidiary of the French-based company Veolia Transport Nederland has the contract to operate an integrated public transport system of trains, busses and taxis in South, North and Central Limburg. The ten-year contract runs...[more]
BELGIUM 3RD IN WAREHOUSING
[LOG: Brussels, September 6]
Belgium has taken third place in the logistical regions’ rankings, as revealed by research from ProLogis and Capgemini among 200 European managers. The study shows that in Belgium warehousing space and distribution facilities are...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT SPEAKS DUTCH
[LOG: Liège, September 2]
In a report in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard the managing director of Liège Airport, Luc Partoune, noted that 10% of the workforce at Liège Airport spoke Dutch. Regarded as important in view of its closeness to the language border.(Source: ...[more]
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TOP RESEARCH SCHOOL AT JUELICH
[EDU/SCI-TECH: Jülich, September 10]
The Jülich Research Center is planning to establish a German Research School for Simulation Science together with Aachen’s RWTH University. The initiative for this graduate school came from the Federal Minister for Educational...[more]
WIRELESS IN THE LIBRARY
[GOV: Hasselt, September 8]
The Limburg Provincial Library (PBL) in Hasselt is the first library in Flanders to be equipped with a wireless Internet connection that will be available to users of the library from September 18. This is made possible by cooperation...[more]
LOCAL ENERGY POLICIES
[GOV: Maastricht, September 8]
The Province of Limburg, the South Limburg Chamber of Commerce and 14 Limburg municipalities working on a climate policy are organizing special energy meetings and an energy contact day for the business community. Energy costs...[more]
FOR URBAN AGGLOMERATION
[GOV: Eschweiler, September 8]
The District chief, Carl Meulenbergh, in a comment in the Aachener Zeitung, says that he regards an urban agglomeration model for Aachen as necessary. He was bringing Eschweiler’s CDU members up to date and advocated support for...[more]
PHILIP HOUBEN AWARD
[EDU: Maastricht, September 8]
During its graduation ceremony on September 11, the Maastricht School of Management (MSM) awarded the first Philip Houben Award. Philip Houben was the mayor of Maastricht from 1985 to 2002, when he played an important role in the...[more]
CCTV SURVEILLANCE IN LIEGE
[GOV: Liège, September 6]
By the end of the year there will be 85 additional surveillance cameras in Liège at a cost of EUR 3.3m. This will cover the center of the city using 24 cameras. Approximately 35 police officers are concerned with this observation on...[more]
THERMAL COOLING IN HEERLEN
[GOV/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, September 6]
The mayor and council of the City of Heerlen have decided to start a research project to explore whether mine water can be used to cool buildings. This marks the start of phase II of the Mine Water Project in Heerlen. Heerlen’s...[more]
SHUTTLE BUS IN EUPEN
[GOV/LOG: Eupen, September 5]
Hundreds of people have recently benefited from a shuttle bus service in the center of Eupen, at a cost of ten cents. Families, senior citizens and young people were carried around the downtown area by a low-threshold bus. The route...[more]
BELGIAN U’ S OVERSUBSCRIBED
[EDU: Liège, September 5]
In Belgium’s French-speaking community there are more than 3,500 foreign applicants for places at a college or university. The selection procedure began on September 4. There are 1,600 free places at Belgian colleges and schools for...[more]
BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION
[EDU: Hasselt, September 5]
There is a new program at the Limburg college/Hogeschool in Hasselt in construction science, for which 140 students have registered. At the end of the course they will have a Bachelors degree in construction. The program is being...[more]
BAUHAUS BOSS?
[GOV: Apache, September 4]
The committee looking for a director for the new Bauhaus Europa project in Aachen is said to have tipped Marie-Paule Jungblut of the Luxembourg Historical Museum as the favorite. There were 19 candidates, and if all goes according...[more]
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
[GOV: Eschweiler, September 2]
The proposed Aachen urban agglomeration linking the City of Aachen and the Aachen District exists in a theoretical sense. There is a chairman. It is not yet well known, but within 37 months the true form of the Aachen urban agglomeration...[more]
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YOUTH HEALTH RISKS
[HEALTH: Aachen, September 4]
There is to be a prevention month In the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion for the second year in succession. It will encompass various cross-border activities with a focus on health problems relating to the risks that young people take with...[more]
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LA CARAVANE DU CAIRE
[LEI : Liège, September 15]
This major Egyptological exhibition running from Sepember 15 through December 24 at the Musée de l’Art wallon/St Georges, Feronstrée 86, Liège will be covered in our next issue on September 30. Check the web site for details....[more]
MUSICA SACRA MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, September 15]
On Friday, September 15, through Sunday, September 17 there will be a festival of sacred music in Maastricht. The program is detailed at the website below and there will be a great deal of medieval monastic life and much Gregorian...[more]
ANDRE BLANK
[LEI: Eupen, September 10]
There will be a retrospective exhibition of André Blank, which opens on Sunday, October 1 at 16:00. Check the website for details....[more]
AACHEN HORSE SHOW
[LEI: Aachen, September 9]
The World Equestrian Championships in Aachen were a great success and attracted 576,000 visitors for seven separate disciplines. They had a 15% share of German TV coverage, transmission to 157 countries worldwide and remained in the...[more]
TOUR DE FRANCE, AACHEN 2008
[LEI: Aachen, September 6]
The Tour de France has been to Liège and Maastricht and Aachen would like to see it come to them for 2008. On announcing the candidacy of Aachen, Mayor Jürgen Linden was supported by guests from Belgium, including Isabelle Weykmans,...[more]
SPEED AND TECHNOLOGY
[LEI: Kerkrade, September 3]
On September 16 and 17 the Industrion museum in Kerkrade will be presenting an important sporting event, ‘Speed and Technology’. This will allow visitors to take a look behind the scenes in the car-racing world and there will be...[more]
GASTRO INFO
[LEI: Aachen, September 2]
A comparatively new website and several links are now a very useful source for information about restaurants and the catering industry in general. We give the link below. There is also an association with the Triangel-Verlag in Aachen,...[more]
MAYUMANA
[LEI: Hasselt, September 2]
Mayumana is a major musical show with dance and humor and ‘tribal energy’, which will be on at the Congress Theatre of the Grenslandhallen in Hasselt at the beginning of December — from December 7 through 9 at 20:15 and on December...[more]
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