BASF announced the successful closing of the transaction to divest its subsidiary Industrial Water Management France SAS headquartered in Lyon, France to Degrémont, a subsidiary of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is a ...
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US-based life insurer MetLife has finalized acquisition of a 64.3% stake of Chilean pension fund administrator, AFP Provida from Spanish bank BBVA, in a deal worth approximately $1.54bn. From the sale of AFP, the Spanish bank received ...
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The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is fast approaching. The conference will take place Sept. 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown ...
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US-based printing inks and pigments producer Sun Chemical has announced its plans to migrate to use the eXact series of spectrophotometers made by X-Rite/Pantone in a bid to support customers in the print and packaging industries. The ...
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ProSight Specialty Insurance has chosen iPartners’ business intelligence and data warehouse technologies, to offer better business analytics and data management, common tools across the enterprise, and speedy value through SaaS ...
UK-based Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, has opened its new office at Cambourn Business Park in Cambridge. As part its domestic expansion plans, the firm has also expanded its existing offices in St Albans ...
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Yunique Solutions, creator of YuniquePLM product lifecycle management software, announces significant improvements to its integrated sourcing module within YuniquePLM. The integrated sourcing module streamlines the collaboration between ...
StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas and the International Woodworking Fair are excited to announce they are forming a strategic partnership. The International Woodworking Fair (IWF) will be an official endorser of StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas ...
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MFI International has announced the promotion of Lawrence Wollschlager to the post of President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Mr. Wollschlager has held previous positions and responsibilities within the company, including ...
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Global insurance and reinsurance firm XL Group has appointed Mark McConico as vice president and underwriting manager of its US risk management group in Los Angeles. In addition, the company promoted Theresa Schlageter to senior vice ...
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Manulife Financial has inked a contract to dispose of its life insurance business in Taiwan to CTBC Life Insurance Co (CTBC Life), a subsidiary of CTBC Financial. The acquisition of insurance operations of Manulife in Taiwan, which ...
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Yunique Solutions, creator of YuniquePLM product lifecycle management software, announces the launch of YuSnap mobile app. Specifically developed for iOS devices, YuSnap enables collaborators to snap photos and instantly synchronize them ...
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Over three-quarters of CIOs (79 percent) are concerned about “hidden costs” associated with cloud computing. A global survey of 468 CIOs on the attitudes and concerns relating to cloud computing, commissioned by Compuware, ...
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UK-based mutual life and pensions company Royal London has announced that 95% of its members have approved the acquisition of Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS), the life insurance business of the Co-operative Banking Group. Members ...
Brandix i3, the Brandix Group’s IT Consultancy and Services Company, has been certified compliant with ISO 9001:2008, just one year after the company commenced operations. The certification by International Certification Services ...