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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, August 30]
This Letter comes to you in the middle of Maastricht’s annual gastronomic fair, The Preuvenemint; so not everyone will be focusing on business. There is an official Korean presence this year and the University’s Business School celebrated...[more]
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BABCOCK & BROWN
[BIZ: Sydney, August 30]
The Australian investment company Babcock & Brown Ltd, which manages about EUR 41.89bn (A$72 bn) in global infrastructure assets, has recorded a full year loss of EUR 248.4m (A$427m) and seen its stock price fall by more than 90 per...[more]
CEGEKA ADDS MSP & IT OMNI
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 29]
Cegeka successfully concludes the acquisition of MSP (www.msp.be) and IT Omni (www.itomni.be) and grows into the most cost-effective and prominent IT services provider on the Belgian market. It had been noted earlier (August 25) that...[more]
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
[BIZ: Born/Amsterdam/Tokyo, August 28]
The European production of the Outlander SUV, at the Mitsubishi’s NedCar in Born, Limburg (NL), was given an official launch on August 28. Preparatory work started in 2007; pre-production started May 13 and actual production...[more]
DSM CLOSES WUXI PLANT
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 27]
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the closure of its citric acid manufacturing plant in Wuxi (China) by Q1, 2009. The closure follows a request...[more]
DSM STAKE IN PROVEXIS
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, August 27]
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has acquired an equity stake of 29.3% in Provexis plc, an AIM listed company that develops and licenses ingredients for the functional food,...[more]
MACINTOSH MANAGEMENT CHANGE
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 27]
The Managing Board of Macintosh Retail Group has appointed Diederick Vandekerckhove (45) as managing director of subsidiary Scapino with effect from September 1, 2008. Mr Vandekerckhove succeeds S.J.W. de Raat who continues his career...[more]
GIRL POWER AT THE BEAUMONT
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 26]
Maastricht’s oldest family hotel, dating from 1912, where now the 3rd generation of the Beaumont family is in charge, has gone through a major transformation. First there was the new design by David Chipperfield fresh from Dolce...[more]
MINISTER AT PHARMACELL
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, August 25]
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, visited PharmaCells’ cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) facility in Maastricht. After a meeting with Professor Jan Cobbenhagen, chairman of the Supervisory...[more]
AMB 4TH TOP RATING
[BIZ: Aachen, August 25]
A.M. Best, the rating agency specializing in the insurance industry, has analyzed the financial strength of AMB Generali Holding AG and its insurance subsidiaries for the first time. The A+ ("superior") rating, assigned to all the group...[more]
MECC STATEMENT
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 23]
The following is a statement from the director of the MECC exhibition and congress center in Maastricht, Mr René Hanssen, in respect of the report on KLM stopping its inland flights.“The MECC Maastricht has been made aware of ...[more]
DSM DIOLIN ACQUISITION
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 22]
DSM Engineering Plastics announced that it has reached an agreement on the acquisition of the polymerization assets of Diolen Industrial Fibers BV. These include the facilities for polyester polymer production in Emmen (Netherlands),...[more]
AACHEN CALL CENTER CLOSES
[BIZ: Aachen, August 22]
Deutsche Telecom is closing its call center in Aachen which means a loss of 200 jobs, and they will be moving to Bonn. Deutsche Telecom is closing four call centers in North-Rhine Westphalia and concentrating them in other areas. There...[more]
ECO-SHOPPING CENTER
[BIZ: Verviers, August 22]
The construction company Foruminvest has presented the latest proposal for its shopping center in the heart of Verviers. In this proposal the Weser River is not covered over. There will is a solar cell plant to produce the electricity...[more]
WIND PARKS IN VIELSALM
[BIZ: Vielsalm, August 22]
Three wind parks are to be set up in Vielsalm at the area von Bêche. The plan is for four to six windmills. In this connection, the municipality will be deciding on cooperation with the company WeaExperts and a Flemish business wants...[more]
TV SOCCER
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, August 22]
The Liège football club Standard Liège broadcast its Liverpool match on August 27 via the local Liège television station and the newspaper La Libre. This is an interesting first in the region. Standard lost 1-0 but they’re clearly...[more]
SPACE DAYS IN LIEGE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, August 22]
The ‘Space Days’ in Liège will be held on October 6 and 7. This enables business to make contact with the space industry. It’s possible to make personal appointments with those involved online. Check the website...[more]
Q-PARK’S SYNERGETIC INVESTMENT
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 22]
Q-Park has recently welcomed seven new shareholders to its ranks. All are Dutch pension funds: St. De Samenwerking/Pensioenfonds Slagersbedrijf, St. Pensioenfonds Beroepsvervoer over de Weg, St. Pensioenfonds Grafische Bedrijven,...[more]
LIOF TAKES STAKE IN SAMCO
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 22]
LIOF recently became a shareholder in Samco Aircraft Maintenance BV. Samco is concerned with aircraft maintenance and is located at Maastricht-Aachen Airport where it employs 115. The company focuses on smaller regional airlines...[more]
MORE FROM NUVO RESEARCH
[BIZ: Aachen, August 22]
Following on from our article on the Canadian Nuvo research company which is setting up business in Aachen, we noted that the company to coordinate its German activities would be Dimethaid GmbH (for information on this company, go to...[more]
JUPILER BUYS COLLECTION
[BIZ/LEI: Jupille, August 21]
The Jupiler brewery in Jupille has bought a collection of 2,000 pieces with images of the brewery brands for Jupiler and Piedboeuf. This includes glasses, beer mats, ashtrays, enameled screens; they belonged to a collector who has...[more]
ROAD BUILDING IN ST VITH
[BIZ/GOV: St Vith, August 21]
The Walloon Region is supporting the upgrading of country roads in the municipality of St Vith. In this context, roads in Atzerath, Heuem, Recht and Schlierbach will be upgraded or developed. Following the information from the regional...[more]
EXPORT CLUB NEWS
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 21]
The Export Club is also presenting of the Limburg Export Award 2008 which will go to Weir Minerals Netherlands BV in Venlo on October 1. There will be a visit to Highlite International BV in Kerkrade on October 27 and a session ...[more]
JAPAN DAY
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 21]
Limburg’s Export Club (Export Sociëteit Limburg) is holding a meeting on September 22 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Maastricht. There will be a focus on doing business with Japan and the importance of Japanese gastronomic traditions...[more]
CONTINENTAL AND SCHAEFFLER
[BIZ: Aachen, August 21]
Continental, the automotive company which has a major tire plant in Aachen, would appear to have accepted the takeover bid from its smaller competitor, Schaeffler after weeks of negotiations and an increase in Schaeffler’s bid, this...[more]
SNCB MOSCOW STATION
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, August 21]
Impressed by the construction of Antwerp central station, foreign railway companies are standing in line for the services of Belgian Eurostation company, a subsidiary of Belgian Railways SNCB, and the company is now building a...[more]
UMICORE UPS PROFITS FORECAST
[BIZ: Eijsden, August 21]
Umicore is raising the forecast for its profits after a successful H1. The materials technology group is expecting a remit of between EUR 385m and EUR 405m. The earlier forecast was between 365 and 390....[more]
INTER-NED NEWSLETTER
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, August 20]
The INTER-NED newsletter is giving a review of the last points of interest in this cooperative network between North-Rhine Westphalia and the Netherlands, prior to their meeting on September 5 in Cleves at 10:30. There is a reference...[more]
RUSSIA DAY
[BIZ/GOV: Roermond, August 20]
On Monday September 22, there will be a Russia consultation day at the Chamber of Commerce in Roermond. This is for businesses that are interested in the Europe in the Russian market, where there is a great deal of growth at present....[more]
E-WORLD ENERGY AND WATER
[BIZ/GOV: The Hague, August 20]
The Dutch–German chamber of commerce, DNHK, is setting up a Holland Pavilion at the E-World trade faire from February 10–12, 2009 in Essen, Germany, under contract to the economic information department. The Holland Pavilion will...[more]
PARKSTAD TO DOUBLE REVENUES
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, August 20]
There is active development in tourism in the Parkstad Limburg region which takes in a ring of villages and towns around Heerlen. Since 2003, the revenues have grown by 75% to EUR 210m. The area’s ambition is to double this figure...[more]
GETTING RID OF HEADACHES
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, August 19]
Liège startup STX-Med has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the powerful Dutch pharmaceutical holding company Brocacef. This is for the distribution of Cefaly, a medical device for cranial analgesic electro-therapy....[more]
GERMAN RED WINE
[BIZ: Eifel Ahr, August 16]
The Walporzheim Wine Growers’ Association had already produced an excellent Frühburgunder at the end of 2006. Frühburgunder is a mutation of the Pinot Noir grape that is predominantly grown in the Ahr Valley This special grape has...[more]
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ESSERS IN DENMARK
[LOG/BIZ: Genk, August 26]
The Limburg H. Essers Group has set up in warehouses in Taatsrup, the logistical center of Copenhagen, under the flag of its new Danish subsidiary Essers Danmark ApS. The warehouses have a capacity of 12,000m2 and will be initially...[more]
TNT IN INDIA
[LOG: Liège/Amsterdam/Bangalore, August 18]
TNT, one of the world’s largest express services companies, is rebranding its India-based domestic road express arm from Speedage to TNT. The name change shows the successful integration of Speedage, a company TNT...[more]
GERMAN TRUCK TAX
[LOG: Liège, August 16]
The German tax on trucks is to go up on January 1, 2009 but Bavaria is planning a counter move, with the other federal states against the tax. The federal minister of transport is not impressed by their opposition and has confirmed the...[more]
LIEGE 1ST IN GROWTH
[LOG: Liège, August 16]
Liège Airport was in 1st place in Europe and 3rd worldwide, in terms of its rate of growth (20.6% as against 2006) within the global top 30 in 2007 - behind Peking Airport with 42.2% and DOHA with 37%. These figures clearly show that...[more]
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DG IN BELGIUM
[GOV: Eupen, August 27]
Belgium’s German-speaking community (DG) has a delegation traveling around the country to make other Belgians more familiar with its own German-speaking community. On September 10 they will be in Hasselt on a major networking project....[more]
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[EDU: Maastricht, August 26]
The 2008 US Presidential Election Campaign and Beyond ‘…who is best for Europe: Obama or McCain?’ is the heading for a debate which will be held by the School of Governance in Maastricht.For the first time in history, both American ...[more]
SCIENCE TUNNEL
[EDU: Hasselt, August 23]
The Science Tunnel presented by the University of Hasselt and the Max Planck Society is a fascinating journey through science: a unique multimedia exhibition by the Max Planck Society. In an area of 1,000m2 you will encounter the latest...[more]
AFRICA FORUM IN AACHEN
[GOV: Aachen, August 22]
Representatives of various organizations for Africa and Aachen are to set up an Africa forum. The planning starts on Saturday, August 30 and presumably more will be heard from them....[more]
MARGRATEN REQUIEM
[GOV: Margraten, August 22]
Prior to the Margraten Requiem on September 14 at the American War Cemetery in Margraten, there will be a ‘Concert for the Missing’ on the Saturday evening preceding the Requiem. That is on September 13 at 20:00 at Amerikaplein with...[more]
NEW WUERSELEN PARK
[GOV: Würselen, August 22]
There is to be a major show on Saturday, September 30 for the new park in the center of Würselen on the Elchenrather Straße, which is a Euregional project and cost EUR 2m. Check the EuRegionale 2008 link to see the details....[more]
SWINE FEVER IN THE WOODS
[GOV/LIFE-SCI: Eupen, August 22]
In the German Eifel from August 29 through 31 there will be a campaign to inoculate wild boar in the Eifel and Rhineland Palatinate area by leaving prepared food around in the area. The ‘bait’, as it were, looks like soap and...[more]
EUROPE PRIZE
[EDU: Maastricht, August 22]
In Germany he is highly renowned and called the ‘smartest professor in the country’. Professor Hans-Werner Sinn was awarded the 2008 Europe Prize at Maastricht University. Sinn is affiliated with the economics faculty of Munich’s...[more]
AACHEN APPLIED SCIENCE GROWTH
[EDU: Aachen, August 20]
The Aachen University for the Applied Sciences wants to grow. An article in the Aachener Nachrichten notes that five new programs are planned and this would mean another 720 students at the applied sciences center by 2010. In addition...[more]
REACH SEMINAR
[GOV: Venlo, August 16]
Reach is a new European Community regulation on chemicals and their safe use. It deals with the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances. The regulation came into force on June 1, 2007. The idea...[more]
AIR SUPPORT
[GOV: Maastricht, August 16]
Belgian air support is to be provided for the police in Limburg (NL). This was announced in early August. Until recently the South Limburg police could only ask for assistance from the local police services, KLPD. Dutch police can...[more]
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ALL ABOUT THE LIFE SCIENCES
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, August 26]
LifetecZONe is organizing five evenings giving an insight into biomedical developments and applications in industry, food and pharmacy. It also has a facility-sharing portal and if you are concerned with polymers you can learn...[more]
BIO-TEC BAESWEILER
[LIFE-SCI: Baesweiler, August 20]
There is to be a 9th. Baesweiler BioTec-Meeting on November at the International Technology and Service-Center Baesweiler. The topic will be: Marketing and Business in the Life Sciences....[more]
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NEW HEAD AT LUDWIG FORUM
[LEI: Aachen, August 25]
Dr Brigitte Franzen is to be the new head of the Ludwig Forum for international art in Aachen on confirmation o September 10. Dr Brigitte Franzen, born in 1966, is an art historian and cultural scientist. She studied art history, German,...[more]
AACHEN TOURISM UP
[LEI: Aachen, August 25]
In H1, 2008 overnight stays in Aachen rose again. Statistics for North-Rhine Westphalia show that Aachen hotels had 5.6% more overnight stays and so there were 5% more guests in the city. It has been a good year for conferences and meetings....[more]
OPERA ACROSS BORDERS
[LEI: Liège, August 25]
The Liège Royal Walloon Opera is back in Limburg, and to mark this there will be a gala concert at the theatres in Maastricht and Heerlen on Saturday, August 30 at 20:15hrs in the Theater aan het Vrijthof and on September 19 at 20:00hrs...[more]
SCOTTISH WEEKEND
[LEI: Alden Biesen, August 23]
This year’s Scottish Weekend will be on Friday, September 12 through Sunday 14 with pipe bands, highland dancing and highland games, and of course whisky, at Alden Biesen. Check the website....[more]
PAX FEMINAE
[LEI: Heerlen, August 22]
During the Cultura Nova summer festival, there will be an exhibition entitled ‘Pax Feminae’ at the Thermen Museum in Heerlen from August 30 through September 7. This will include 65 female figures displayed by the excavations at the...[more]
LORNA
[LEI: Liège, August 21]
A new film by the Liège brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne is on release. The pre-premier has already taken place. The film is entitled ‘The Silence of Lorna’ and tells the story of a young Albanian girl who is trying to acquire a...[more]
4TH LIEGE DESIGN BIENNIAL
[LEI: Liège, August 19]
Design 2008 will be held in Liège from September 26 through October 19. In 2006 the biennial attracted 20,000 visitors. Design 2008 is organized by the Province of Liège’s Department of culture and the arts, on the initiative of Paul-Emile...[more]
MASONIC ART
[LEI: Liège, August 19]
There is an exhibition of Masonic art in Liège through to September 12, 08:30 to 17:00 daily and on Saturday 09:00 to 12:30, at the Espace Wallonie, Place
Saint Michel in Liège....[more]
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