The Volvo car plant in the city of Ghent is to receive EUR 1.8 million in government subsidies to prepare the production of electric and hybrid cars. The funding is provided by the Flemish Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT). 更多...
The Flemish seaports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge reported excellent figures for transshipment and container traffic in the first quarter of 2010. Prior to that, the Port of Ghent – another important Flemish port – had also posted growth figures for early 20 更多...
Israel has recently signed a new Avoidance-of-Double-Taxation agreement with Belgium. The new agreement is designed to help develop funding resources for Israeli companies, ruling that the latter will pay in Israel a 5% rate of the tax paid in Belgium. 更多...
Owens Corning, a leading producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and building materials, announces the establishment of an excellence center for technical fabrics in Zele, Flanders. 更多...
Japanese carmaker Toyota announces that it will expand the workforce at its Research & Development facility in Zaventem (Flanders) by 200 employees. The high productivity of Flemings is one of the main reasons for this expansion. 更多...
Brick in the Wall, a Flemish company specializing in innovative lighting designs, wins both the prestigious Red Dot Design Award and Design Plus Award. These awards will help the company expand its international repute. 更多...
Korean Air and Asiana, two Asian leaders in air freight, are to concentrate their Western European traffic at Brussels Airport. Furthermore, All Nipon Airways (ANA) announces a new daily flight between Brussels and Tokyo. 更多...
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has officially opened its new datacenter in Huizingen near Brussels (Flanders). This center offers cloud computing technology services, in a building that consumes 30 % less power than a conventional datacenter. 更多...
