France
Nissan steps up plans for potential split from Renault
Senior executives at Japanese carmaker Nissan have accelerated contingency planning for a possible split from Renault in the wake of the downfall of former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn... Read more
Ethiquable invests in new organic chocolate facility in France
Ethiquable, a French fair-trade cooperative group, has announced plans to invest €15-million for the construction of a new facility producing organic chocolate... Read more
Sweco & Arcadis chosen for long-planned Seine-Nord Europe Canal
Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe has named Sweco and Arcadis as being amongst the companies chosen to plan and design a large canal for inland vessels up to 4,400 tonnes, which will connect the waterways of France, Belgium and the Netherlands... Read more
French water waste management firm Suez invest €29m in Hungary
French energy and water waste management company Suez Water Technologies and Solutions is to develop its plant in Oroszlány, northwestern Hungary with an investment of 9.6-billion forints (€29-million)... Read more
Elithis & Catella to build 100 'energy-positive' residential towers
Elithis, a French engineering and consulting group has teamed up with Sweden's Catella Residential Investment Management to launch a €2-billion project to construct 100 "energy-positive" residential tower blocks by 2030. Read more
US threatens EU with new raft of tariffs in Airbus-Boeing dispute
As President Donald Trump arrives in London for the NATO summit, in a move that is likely to increase transatlantic economic and political tensions, the US has threatened the EU with a new raft of tariffs in connection with the Airbus subsidies... Read more
Arcure signs partnership to manufacture Blaxtair in France
French company Arcure, a specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) applied to image processing in industry, is bolstering its roots in France by launching a new, outsourced production line, in partnership with Asteelflash. Through this partnership, Read more
Aecom awarded contract for world's longest rail tunnel
US-based engineering firm Aecom has been awarded a contract to support the design and construction of the high-speed railway tunnel between Lyon, France and Turin, Italy... Read more
Lafarge cleared of Syrian crimes against humanity but terror funding stands
A court of appeal in France has rejected a charge against industrial giant Lafarge alleging it was guilty of "complicity in crimes against humanity" over its involvement in Syria. However, charges of the funding of terrorist groups including ISIS... Read more
France takes the economic lead as Eurozone slows
According to data released by the European Commission, economic sentiment in the Eurozone deteriorated last month. The decline has been driven by the manufacturing sector. Sentiment in services was positive in September and October but remains at... Read more
Albéa & Erpro 3D Factory offer creativity on industrial scale
Albéa announces the launch of a global business partnership with leading 3D technology innovation start-up Erpro 3D Factory. This partnership will allow Albéa and Erpro 3D Factory to offer industrial series of fully personalised cosmetic packaging... Read more
BWIndustrie Installs World’s First UR16e to Optimise Throughput
Danish collaborative robot, or cobot, manufacturer Universal Robots has announced that BWIndustrie, a French specialist in machining, assembly and robotics has installed the world’s first UR16e heavy-duty payload cobot... Read more
Three innovative startups awarded at first Novares Venture Day
On 9 October, Novares Group, a French global plastic solutions provider specialising in components and systems for the automotive industry, held its first ever Venture Day in Paris, in which awards were given to three startup companies from a... Read more
European Commission issues €31.6m fine to canned foods cartel
The European Commission has issued a fine totalling €31.6-million to two canned foods companies. The two firms had been making price agreements for several years. The Dutch company Coroos was ordered to pay €13.6-million, whereas the French... Read more
First 9 km of Lyon-Turin rail tunnel completed
The construction of the rail tunnel between Lyon, France and Turin, Italy has passed an important symbolic milestone following the completion of the first 9 km of its base tunnel beneath the Alps... Read more
Meeting Manufacturing Challenges with ESPRIT CAM for over 20 years
The Minerva group, created in 1996, designs and manufactures complex parts for the energy, transport and defence industries. The group has developed several integrated subsidiaries, each focused on a specific area of technical expertise... Read more
Thalys & Eurostar propose merger in name of 'Green Speed' project
Rail companies Thalys and Eurostar could merge to form a single high-speed rail giant that runs across five countries under plans laid out today by Belgian and French state railway operators SNCB and SNCF... Read more
Indicia Production announces acquisition of Bio-Steril
Indicia Production, a Contract Manufacturing Organisation specialising in the manufacture of ready-to-use microbiological media and sterile pharmaceutical ingredients, today announces the acquisition of Bio-Steril, a French company that... Read more
Christine Lagarde receives EU Parliament backing as ECB head
In a vote on Tuesday. the European Parliament gave its backing to France's Christine Lagarde to become the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB)... Read more
French Potato Chip Company Turns waste into Biomethane
Recently, biogas plant builder WELTEC BIOPOWER completed a biomethane plant for ALTHO, a French manufacturer of potato chips in St. Gérand, Brittany. The plant was planned and set up by the German manufacturer in collaboration with its French... Read more
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