|
For ads, banners, webcasts and other commercial advice, please
contact.
THIS AND THAT
[EDIT; Eijsden, July 30]
There’s quite a lot about DSM in this issue. Although the brand is not always eye-catching; its activities surely are. The stories in this issue fall under the headings of nutrition and performance materials, with liberal coating of...[more]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF TRILOGIPORT
[EDIT/LOG: Eijsden, July 29]
The existence of a plan for a Trilogiport container terminal between Visé and Liège has been well known for some time, despite articles in Dagblad de Limburger claiming that this was not the case. A glance at Google produces 83 results...[more]
MAASTRICHT REGION BLOGSPOT
[EDIT: Eijsden, July 28]
There will be regular longer reports relating to aspects of the Maastricht region from our editorial office and these will be published on the Maastricht ranking website. Thus far, there are articles about energy activities in this area;...[more]
Top
CENTRICA: SPE INTRO
[BIZ: Windsor, UK, July 30]
SPE is a joint venture supplying gas and electricity in Belgium.
This joint venture in 2001 was our first entry into the European market. In January 2009 we completed the acquisition from GdF of their stake in the Belgian generation...[more]
GREEN BIO-BASED PLASTIC
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 17]
DSM Engineering Plastics has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high-performance engineering plastic. The new material, which is based on polyamide (PA) 410, has been developed by DSM...[more]
DSM SELLS ENERGY
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 29]
DSM has announced today that it has reached an agreement with TAQA Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC for the sale of DSM Energie Holding B.V. (DSM Energy) for an enterprise value of EUR 285 m. The intended sale is expected to close...[more]
TRUCKS ON THE ROAD
[BIZ: Oplabbeek, July 29]
Despite the crisis, Scania in Opglabbeek is sticking to its expansion plans. The reason is that as long as there are trucks on the road, they will need parts and that is the core business at Opglabbeek. As things start to improve Scania...[more]
AACHEN-MAASTRICHT REPORT
[BIZ/GOV: Avantis, July 28]
The annual report for the cross-border chambers of commerce deals with the need to strengthen the cross-border economic infrastructure. It looks at the legal framework, the activities principally at the cross-border business site...[more]
THE NUDE
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 28]
The new KRO Dutch TV program ‘Simply Nude’ by Anita Witzier, which has its premiere this week, is the result of cooperation with Niveau Publisher and distinguished international photographer, Guy van Grinsven, who is making a splash...[more]
MISSING CHANCES IN GERMANY
[BIZ: Aachen, July 27]
Limburg businesses are missing chances in Germany. Vojislav Miljanovic of KAM3 spoke to the Meuse-Rhine Journal in Aachen about this issue. Chateau Hoensbroek, Industrion, GaiaPark Kerkrade Zoo, the Woonboulevard in Heerlen, IKEA in Heerlen,...[more]
EXCLUSIVE DINING
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, July 27]
Everybody knows that Maastricht has five Michelin starred restaurants, four within walking distance of one another. Connoisseurs of Maastricht also know that there is an excellent baker and delicatessen in the Rechtstraat called...[more]
BUNDLING SOLAR ENERGY
[BIZ: Sittard, July 24]
There is a joint venture between Delta and Scheuter from October in solar activity. These companies will be working together wit the Delta subsidiary Solland Solar in Heerlen and Sun Energy in Rotterdam, with Scheuter solar in Venlo and...[more]
OOSTWEGEL GETS GREEN
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 24]
The Green Key® is a worldwide available eco-label awarded to leisure organizations, as hotels, youth hostels, conference- and holiday centres, campsites, holiday houses and leisure facilities. During a recent meeting of the Golden...[more]
NEW GERMAN PACKAGING RULES
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 24]
On January 1 the fifth edition of the German regulations on packaging, VerpackV, came into effect. For Dutch businesses that export products to Germany, VerpackV means a number of changes and tighter regulations. The Chamber of Commerce...[more]
HIGH-VOLUME TEXT RECOGNITION
[BIZ: Louvain, July 24]
I.R.I.S, with offices in Aachen and Maastricht, is market leader in Intelligent Document Recognition (IDR), Electronic Document Management (EDM) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). It has now announced, the new version of its high-volume...[more]
SEACON GETS AEO STATUS
[BIZ/LOG: Venlo/Born, July 24]
Seacon Logistics and its subsidiary CTV-Container Trucking Venlo are now proud to belong to the category of Authorized Economic Operators for which they are certified. Both businesses recently received the combined certificate...[more]
SOLLAND SOLAR DIPLOMAS
[BIZ/EDU: Avantis, July 24]
Staff whose employment has been affected by restructuring are now able to improve their qualifications by completing diplomas at their employer Solland. During the recent period on short time at Solland Solar, the company has developed...[more]
CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 23]
Both employers and one-man businesses have access to free consultation on cross-border activity between the Netherlands and Germany. This can relate to rights of migration, social security, labor law, employment conditions and tax...[more]
DSM STANYL IN NOTE/NETBOOKS
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 23]
Solid State Disk Drives (SSDs) are currently experiencing strong market growth as they contribute to higher data reliability, lower weight and noise, faster access times and power reduction. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) ...[more]
DSM ON LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 23]
Maxilact®[1] , a world standard lactase enzyme, has won the 2009 Ringier Technology Innovation Award – confirming its industry-wide recognition as an effective, market leading product. The prestigious award, coordinated by market leading...[more]
DSM & NEW CHINESE SAFETY LAWS
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 22]
DSM intends to assist Chinese manufacturers, in complying with the new Chinese food safety legislation, by using its Quality for Life™ commitment to its portfolio of food ingredients. This is to build the confidence of customers in China...[more]
MAXICURD COTTAGE CHEESE
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 22]
DSM Food Specialties has announced a new application for its successful granulated protein hydrolysate, MaxiCurd™[1] . Cottage cheese manufacturers can now benefit from the increased yield and curd strengthening properties of MaxiCurd,...[more]
MORE TOURISTS FOR LIMBURG (B)
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 20]
Last year Belgian Limburg attracted 1.2% more tourists. It’s striking that foreign visitors are staying in the region for longer periods. In 2008, 168,000 more Belgians went on holiday in their own country than the year before, 20% of...[more]
TEFAF ON PAPER
[BIZ/LEI: Helvoirt, July 16]
The TEFAF is also going to focus on paper, drawings and prints, in restricted numbers. Antiquarian books and manuscripts, drawings on paper, Indian and Islamic miniatures, other objects such as wallpaper, Japanese prints, screens,...[more]
CHERRY’S CELL PHONE REVOLUTION
[BIZ: Brussels, July 16]
From August 26 the Belgian cell phone operation Mondial Telecom is going to introduce a new WI-FI based cell phone product. The monthly bill will be 60% lower than that of the competition. You will be able to telephone and send text...[more]
Top| Logistics and Infrastructure |
SPA AIRPORT
[LOG: Spa, July 28]
Spa Airport is preparing for a major show in the second weekend of August, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first flight over the English channel by Louis Blériot. All old aircraft will be presented at the airport, inlcuding the training...[more]
EUREGIO-BAHN TO STOP IN EUPEN
[LOG: Eupen, July 27]
The Euregio-Bahn railway could be stopping in Eupen. The people who run it want to get the stretch between Aachen and Eupen on the rails again. This expansion will cost EUR 14m. And as far as the Euregio-Bahn is concerned at a press conference,...[more]
URBAGORA TRAM ROUTES
[LOG: Liège, July 24]
The UrbAgora organization got together today with 60 members. It was founded in 2008 by 20, and it’s concerned with developing streetcar/tramcar routes in cities. It was launched in 2007 and is concerned with construction of a rail link...[more]
INNVALL
[LOG: Venlo, July 23]
A major project on innovation value added logistics Limburg has started. It’s looking at the rail platforms for South Limburg, the rail port in Venlo, in which it’s being assisted by Buck Consultants. The project will be running through...[more]
EUR 1.3BN FOR NRW ROADS
[INFRA: Düsseldorf, July 22]
Construction of long-distance roads in Northern Westphalia will benefit from EUR 1.3bn this year, more than for the past ten years. This was announced by the North-Rhine Westphalian minister responsible, Lutz Lienenkämper, in Düsseldorf....[more]
EWALS CARGO CARE FOR GM
[LOG: Genk, July 16]
Ewals Cargo Care has received the General Motors ‘Global Supplier of the Year’ award from the CEO Fritz Henderson, for it’s excellent performance and customer dedication in 2008. The Global Supplier of the Year Award is given to only...[more]
10YR EMBARGO ON IRON RHINE
[LOG/BIZ: Roermond, July 16]
The ongoing discussion on the Iron Rhine could best stop for a decade, according to the Roermond councilor Gerard Ijff, who is also the chairman of the Cooperative Association for the Iron Rhine in Limburg. Recent research has revealed...[more]
PARKSTAD OUTER RING
[LOG/GOV: Maastricht, July 16]
The Province of Limburg and Parkstad Limburg have reached an agreement on the funding of the outer ring road in Parkstad, and an agreement has been agreed on the creation of a regional fund for the implementation of Parkstad’s...[more]
Top
ELECTRIC CAR IN CYCLE RACE
[EDU/GOV: Heerlen, July 30]
The Rabo Profronde Heerlen is a cycle race in Heerlen, held on the first Friday after the “tour de France”. This time, an electric car will be in the limelight - the Th!nk City (http://www.think.no/). The TH!NK city is a safe vehicle...[more]
ELECTRIC CARS AGAIN
[EDU: London, July 29]
Frost & Sullivan's landmark interactive electric vehicle (EV) workshop, one of the first events of its kind to combine parliamentary debates and industry presentation sessions, was a resounding success in terms of networking opportunities...[more]
EU OPEN DAYS
[GOV: Brussels, July 24]
In the space of just six years the OPEN DAYS have become a key event at which cities and regions have provided practical evidence of their capacity for creating growth and jobs, implementing European Union cohesion policy in such a way...[more]
THE RELIGIOUS HERITAGE
[GOV: Maastricht, July 21]
The Province of Limburg has supported the Euroregional project on ‘Social innovation for the retention of religious heritage’ with the sum of EUR 500,000 for the maintenance of religious symbols in the countryside — wayside crucifixes,...[more]
EUR 15M FOR MAASTRICHT
[GOV: Maastricht, July 21]
Maastricht is to receive EUR 15m from the European Commission to deal with the economic crisis. The money comes from the European funds for an early start to infrastructural projects. The extra EUR 15m is intended for the A2 tunnel...[more]
EU CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
[GOV: Maastricht, July 21]
A special three-day international conference will be held in Maastricht on creativity and innovation from October 14 through 16. The conference has an unconventional program based on the idea of inspiration. The events will cross borders...[more]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW...
[EDU: Maastricht, July 21]
Two new masters in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management will start at the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University from September 1, 2009. The two masters will be offered under the same name, but will confer different...[more]
HEERLEN’S ONE-STOP SHOP
[GOV: Heerlen, July 20]
From July 27, the upgraded public area of Heerlen’s city hall has again been open to the public for passports, driving licenses and various official permits, including licenses for catering facilities and building permits, etc. Now there...[more]
SCHOOL KIDS BUILD SOLAR AUTO
[EDU: Avantis, July 20]
On September 9 Limburg’s primary school children are going to build their own solar-powered car in “Tomorrow’s Neighborhood”. This is one of the many activities that are part of the start of Tomorrow’s Neighborhood. The day has been declared...[more]
Top
STEM CELL RESEARCH
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, July 30]
The 11th International Symposium on Flatworm Biology was held, the University of Hasselt in Diepenbeek, from July 26 through 30, along with the 3rd International Macrostomum Meeting. One hundred and 16 participants from 19 different...[more]
Top
VACATIONS IN THE EAST
[LEI: St Vith, July 24]
The tourist authority for the eastern cantons of Belgium has produced a range of attractive booklets looking at the summer activities in the area. They deal with sailing on the lakes, walking and cycling, mountain biking, quality hotels,...[more]
EXHIBITION IN RAEREN
[LEI: Raeren, July 24]
In Haus Zahlepohl (opposite the Burg) from 14:00 to 18:00 from July 24 to August 2 there is an exhibition called ‘Science, Technology, Work: World Class in Meuse-Rhine’.
...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE MARCHING
[LEI: Stolberg, July 20]
On Sunday, August 2 there will another marching trophy for the Euroregion Marching Foundation and also a Euroregional walk for the marching trophy. This time the walk will start from Stolberg-Venwegen in Germany and the routes of 6,...[more]
LEGO AT THE THERMEN MUSEUM
[LEI: Heerlen, July 17]
The Thermen Museum in Heerlen is focussing on Lego. Why don’t you take a look?
...[more]
Top
You are receiving this newsletter because
we believe the contents will be of interest to you.
We endeavor to ensure that our information is correct but do not accept any liability for
errors or omissions. You may make copies for your personal use; but should acknowledge the
source whenever material is copied or published.
Contact us
If you have any relevant news to share or wish to send comments, please e-mail Stafford
Wadsworth, editor@meuse-rhine-journal.com
at Meuse-Rhine Journal
or send a fax to +(31)(0) 43-4098899.
WADSWORTH & WADSWORTH ASSOCIATES, CONSULTANTS
for web content, PR, business journalism, specialist translation, audio, video and live
presentations.
|
