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MEUSE-RHINE MATTERS
[EDIT: Eijsden, December 30]
Governor Michel Foret of Liège recently pronounced his valedictory address, on stepping down as the President of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion. As is his wont, he spoke at great length, and with considerable eloquence, in what he referred...[more]
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EUR 80M IBV SAWMILL
[BIZ: Burtonville, December 29]
Currently the IBV sawmill at the Burtonville Business Park is the 2nd biggest in Belgium employing 140. An investment of EUR 80m and another 80-100 jobs are expected as the result of plans to expand production. Opposite the sawmill,...[more]
SABIC COMPLETES ON HUNTSMAN
[BIZ: Sittard, December 29]
Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Peter Huntsman, President and CEO of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) have announced the completion of the purchase of Huntsman’s UK Base Chemicals...[more]
LISOM IN TOURISM
[BIZ/LEI: Hasselt, December 27]
Lisom NV, the Limburg (B) Strategic Development Company is making a concrete proposal for the redevelopment of the mining sites of Beringen, Eisden and Winterslag in Belgian Limburg in the form of Public-Private tourist projects...[more]
WALLOON EXPORTS GROW
[BIZ: Brussels, December 22]
Walloon exports grew by 16.4% to EUR 20.2bn in the first half of 2006, according to recent figures. Growth is primarily to be ascribed to the increased throughput of mineral oils. The Walloon import of fuel rose by 99% and exports...[more]
BIOSHAPE JOBS IN LOMMEL
[BIZ: Lommel, December 22]
The Dutch company BioShape Holding is going to build a power plant in Lommel in 2007 for the production of sustainable energy on the basis of vegetable oils. BioShape is investing EUR 25m and is expecting to create 50 jobs. The power...[more]
TNT LOGISTICS IS CEVA
[BIZ/LOG: Amsterdam, December 22]
TNT Logistics has indicated that its name has been changed to Ceva Logistics. At the end of 2005, TNT announced its intention to sell its contract logistics activities as the result of a revised strategic focus. In Fall 2006,...[more]
POWER PRICES UP 10%
[BIZ: Düren, December 22]
The EWV energy company is increasing its prices in the Düren area by 10 per cent. The principal reason for the increase in prices is the drastic rise in the purchasing price, which has gone up by more than one third. ...[more]
PAYDUTCH EXPANDS
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 22]
A new Limburg business called PayDutch is going expand its activities after six months in business. The company holds goods services and payments in escrow, as an alternative to C.O.D. deliveries. It also has plans to enter the...[more]
INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION
[BIZ: Hasselt, December 22]
Qualibouw is holding the 25th edition of ‘Bouwinnovatie’ (Innovation in Construction). At the end of January the silver edition of this fair will be held at the Grenslandhallen in Hasselt in the Limburg Construction Fair. The quality...[more]
ANAXIS IN SOUTH AFRICA
[BIZ: Hasselt, December 22]
The Hasselt company, AnaXis, which specializes in E-government projects, has opened a branch in Pretoria, South Africa. This the beginning of a program of internationalization for the company. AnaXis was established 2000 as a spin-off...[more]
MONDEO GROWTH AT FORD
[BIZ: Genk, December 21]
Ford will be producing 237,500 cars; more than 57,500 than in 2005 this year at Genk. The rise is the result of the success of the Mondeo model and the arrival of the S-MAX and Galaxy for 2006. To be able to meet current demand work...[more]
ELECTRABEL ABSORBING SHEM
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, December 21]
Suez has announced that its subsidiary Electrabel is almost the owner of the French power company SHEM (Société Hydro-Electrique du Midi). SHEM runs 49 hydroelectric power stations in the Pyrenees and the Massief Centraal,...[more]
FRENCH PRIZE FOR OOSTWEGEL
[BIZ: Valkenburg, December 21]
The Trophy of Renommés d’Or of Tourism International 2007 has gone to Camille Oostwegel Château Hotels & Restaurants. The Comité de France, which was set up during the presidency of Vincent Auriol (1947-1954), has presented the...[more]
LIOF STAKE IN ESG BV
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 21]
The Limburg development company LIOF is taking a stake in the highly innovative legally accepted digital identification system of De Electronische Signatuur BV (ESG). Current forms of digital signature are not accepted in law....[more]
500 NEW JOBS AT QUANTA
[BIZ: Aachen, December 20]
The Quanta Computer Company Germany (QCG) will be creating 500 new jobs next year. In subsequent years it is expected that 150 jobs per year will be created. This information comes from Mike Hsieh of the company who held a press conference...[more]
LITERATURE PRIZE FOR SCHOOLS
[BIZ: Aachen, December 20]
For the sixth year in succession school children from Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium are awarding the Literature Prize for Schools, which was presented for the first time in 2001/2002. Three hundred and fifty pupils at 28 schools...[more]
INDELAND PROJECT
[BIZ: Düren, December 20]
The landscape between Düren, Jülich and Eschweiler, the site of a major coal mining area, has begun to change and the Indeland Project is taking shape. The authorities are receiving a grant of EUR 800,000 for this project. (Source: ...[more]
LIEGE DEMAIN
[BIZ: Liège, December 20]
The Liège business newsletter (linked below) covers ‘Walloon Logistics and Take-Off’ at Liège Airport. Take-Off is the association of businesses surrounding the airport. It also deals with the Dynamisme Wallon magazine in English and...[more]
LIOF NEWS
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 20]
In the December issue of the LIOF newsletter the following topics are dealt with: the conclusion of the issue of succession at Habets; PNA TopTrainees, a unique prize-winning trainee program for Limburg; 100% security in buying...[more]
EMMA’S SAFETY SHOES 75
[BIZ: Brunssum, December 20]
EMMA’s Safety Shoes in Brunssum is 75 years old, making it the oldest company of its type in The Netherlands. In this period, what used to be a shoe repairer (or cobbler) has developed into a producer of top quality safety shoes....[more]
EUR 1BN AT TEFAF
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, December 20]
The TEFAF, The European Fine Arts Fair, the leading exhibition of its type in the world, will be held from March 9 through 18, 2007 in Maastricht for the twentieth time. The works of art on display, which will run between 20...[more]
EPICURIALES
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, December 20]
The Epicuriales gastronomic fair, which was held in Liège from June 2 to 5 in 2006, was the third event of its kind and, during a period of four days, 19 stands and 16 restaurants gave a demonstration of their wide-ranging competence...[more]
ONLINE PHARMACY (B)
[BIZ/GOV: Brussels, December 19]
Minister Demotte in Belgium is going to permit Internet sales of medications. Thus far, Belgium had resisted this development. However, now that there is a European directive in this area, from January 1 this will no longer be...[more]
CONSTRUCTION TENDERING
[BIZ: Aachen, December 19]
There is to be a workshop on tendering for Dutch construction contracts at the Handwerkskammer, Sandkaulbach, 21 in Aachen on January 30, 2007 from 10:00 to 13:00...[more]
LOCATIONS FOR BUSINESS
[BIZ: Aachen, December 19]
The Aachen Business Site Monitoring Project 2005 has carried out a systematic observation that is designed to increase the transparency in the business location market. From January 1, 2006 the monitoring reports were able to provide...[more]
LOG ON WINS WWTW
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Maastricht, December 19]
The Maastricht company LOG ON has won the Worldwide Technology Watch Award. This annual prize is viewed as one of the most important in the area of technological innovation in the event industry. LOG ON develops an Event...[more]
BELGIAN PORTS’ ADDED VALUE
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, December 18]
In 2005 the Belgian ports created EUR 15.3bn in added value, of which EUR 9.5bn came from the Port of Antwerp. Employment increased to 118,000 as revealed by figures from the Belgian National Bank. In 2004, the ports of Antwerp,...[more]
BIZ PARKS: CARBON NEUTRAL
[BIZ: Brussels, December 18]
From next summer new Flemish business parks must be carbon-neutral. This means that the use of electrical power has to be generated on the basis of sustainable energy sources or emission rights. Only then will they be able to apply...[more]
ABO TAKEOVERS IN LIMBURG
[BIZ: Ghent, December 18]
The soil decontamination specialists ABO from Ghent are taking over the activities of the bankrupt Limburg company Axtron Holding. This company, with branches in Tessenderlo, Liège and Ghent, is also active in soil decontamination and...[more]
GIN SUITE AT BERGERE
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, December 18]
On December 11, the Design Hotel La Bergère in Maastricht opened a suite entirely inspired by the premier gin brand Bombay Sapphire. La Bergère is characterized by its special rooms, each of which has its own decor. The Bombay...[more]
S.LIMBURG SCORES IN TOURISM
[BIZ: Valkenburg, December 18]
Figures have been revealed that show South Limburg as the top scorer for 2006 in terms of tourism, and that vacations at home for the Dutch in South Limburg have grown by almost 10%. In the country as a whole, domestic tourism...[more]
1ST WALLOON AEROSPACE PROJECT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, December 18]
Skywin Wallonia, a competitive cluster in the aerospace sector, selected by the Walloon region in July 2006 for special support, is launching its first EUR 15m project APC. This will focus on using more composite materials...[more]
DSM SOLVENT-BORNE RESINS
[BIZ: Zwolle, December 16]
DSM Coating Resins announced a price increase between 5 and 8% for solvent born resins except for Aminos. The background is poor profitability due to remaining high cost of raw materials. The prices are not expected to come down soon...[more]
UMICORE AND ZINIFEX JOIN
[BIZ: Eijsden, December 16]
The Belgian materials technology group Umicore, with a base in Eijsden in South Limburg and elsewhere in Meuse-Rhine, and the Australian zinc, lead and silver manufacturer Zinifex are going to merge their zinc production activities...[more]
DUTCH-GERMAN BUSINESS CLUB
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 16]
The Dutch-German Business Club is also a platform and meeting place for businesses in the Dutch-German border area, primarily in the area of the chambers of commerce of Aachen and South Limburg. The objective is to encourage contact...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE BUSINESS CLUB
[BIZ: Venlo, December 16]
The Meuse-Rhine Business Club is a platform and place for business partners to meet from all sectors covered by the chambers of commerce of Krefeld and North Limburg. This gives the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion the opportunity to see what’s...[more]
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BERGLAND EXPRESS POPULAR
[LOG/LEI: Brussels, December 22]
The ski train Bergland Express that takes vacationers from December 22 to winter sports destinations in the Austrian and Italian Alps, and also this year to France, is on its way again. It is also open to the British market,...[more]
WAITING ON THE ALBERT CANAL
[LOG: Wijnegem, December 21]
There is going to be a parking lot for barges on the Albert Canal in Wijnegem. The Flemish government has decided on this. The surface will be 750 meters long and 24 meters wide. There will be research on the subject, but vessels...[more]
EUREGIOBAHN PROSPECTS
[LOG: Eschweiler, December 19]
In a discussion of Eschweiler’s future projects Achim Großmann, the Secretary of State in the Federal German Ministry for Transport, and State Minister Oliver Wittke promised the City of Eschweiler funding for development of further...[more]
PARKING IN MAASTRICHT
[INFRA: Maastricht, December 19]
Improved and expanded parking around downtown Maastricht is available at the Cabergerweg, the north of the station; under the Kennedy bridge and under the Northern bridge. In the near future Q-Park is going to improve these locations...[more]
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TRICHTER FOR RIEMST & LANAKEN
[GOV: Maastricht, December 22]
Mayor Leers of Maastricht awarded the Trichter, a bronze medallion of the City of Maastricht, designed by the artist Désirée Tonnaer, with the City Angel engraved upon it, to two mayors of neighboring municipalities, Jan Peumans...[more]
PENSION EDUCATION VALLEY
[EDU: Maastricht, December 21]
Netspar, the national network in the field of pensions, ageing and retirement, and the University of Maastricht Business School are going to offer top level training education to professionals and administrators who are active...[more]
LANDGRAAF 25
[GOV: Landgraaf, December 21]
On Saturday, December 30 a book called ’25 Champions from Landgraaf’ will be presented. The book contains 145 pages and is written by Marjon Meijer with photos by Romy Finke. The book will be presented at the official opening ...[more]
EUROREGIONAL INVESTMENT
[GOV: Maastricht, December 20]
The Meuse-Rhine Euroregion has been receiving European subsidies since 1991 and has made major investments. The region, which is 10.440 square kilometers and has a population of 3.9 million inhabitants, is home to 250,000 companies....[more]
REGIONS AND CITIES OF EUROPE
[GOV: Brussels, December 20]
In the new issue of the newsletter of the Committee of Regions and Cities of Europe, the following topics are covered: Open Days, the Investor’s Café, photo gallery, workshops, the accession of Romania and Bulgaria and the 50th anniversary...[more]
EUROREGIONAL CULTURE
[EDU/LEI: Heerlen, December 20]
On January 31, 2007 there will be a Euroregional cultural event at the Glaspaleis in Heerlen. Those involved with culture in the areas of the theatre, music, the graphic arts and literature, film, dance, producers, publishers,...[more]
MSM BRIDGE TO MOSCOW
[EDU: Maastricht, December 20]
The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) received a delegation from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) on December 20 to sign a cooperative agreement. The Russian delegation included Professor...[more]
MEUSE MONITORING REQUIRED
[GOV/INFRA: Maastricht, December 19]
The Maastricht provincial parliament have urgently requested the national water authorities to ensure that there is a permanent monitoring system for the River Meuse at Eijsden to record concentrations of heavy metals such...[more]
CLINICAL RESEARCH MAA
[EDU: Maastricht, December 19]
The University of Maastricht is offering a four-year research program in medicine and clinical research from September 2007. On December 19 the new course will get the go-ahead from the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Association (NVAO)....[more]
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BIOCLUB AACHEN
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, December 20]
The BioClub in Aachen has a series of interesting events on its program, starting on January 9 with Christiane Straßenburg-Volkmann of advanteam GmbH, who will give a talk headed ‘You will only be heard if you say something! Communication...[more]
EUR 25M FOR NEOANGIO
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, December 20]
The GIGA research center at Liège’s University Hospital is to receive EUR 25m to finance research related to the treatment of Cancer. This is part of the Walloon Region’s Marshall Plan. The grant is for the 2006-2010 period and...[more]
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K'UN CH'U OPERA IN LIEGE
[LEI: Liège, December 24]
The Royal Walloon Opera is putting on a K'un Ch'u opera on January 12 through 14. This antedates the Peking Opera. The historical opera The Palace of Eternal Youth, written by Hong Sheng (1645-1704) in the 27th year of Emperor Kangxi's...[more]
DUTCH WRITERS CYCLE IN LIMBURG
[LEI: Hasselt, December 20]
Eight Dutch writers spent last summer cycling around Belgian Limburg and they’ve recorded their experiences in a free travel book, ‘Writers on the Cycle Path’. Two of them, Jessica Durlacher and Rick de Leeuw, will be telling an audience...[more]
NEW YEAR’S CONCERT
[LEI: Maastricht, December 20]
For the 29th time the Sous Bras Band Tête de Veau, a famous Maastricht carnival band, will be holding a New Year’s concert on January 2 in the Vrijthof Winterland-café next to the ice rink.
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VINTAGE CARS
[LEI: Maastricht, December 18]
From January 12 to 14, 2007 in the MECC in Maastricht there will be a vintage car show called InterClassics and TopMobiel 2007. There will be the Amilcars collection, a French automobile; James Bond’s Astin Martin and special Alpha...[more]
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