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Investment newsletter july 2006 (07/06/2006)
   
   
 
 

* Degussa builds new construction powders plant

The German-based international chemicals company Degussa is investing some 2.7 million euro in the construction of a new production facility at its Ham site in Flanders. More...

 
 
 

* Automotive plants attract new models

Despite some uncertainty in the global automotive business, new models are continuing to come to assembly plants in Flanders and Brussels. More...

 
 
 

* Carlyle Group buys 80% of Transics

The Carlyle Group, a global private equity company, has acquired Transics, a Flanders-based specialist provider of advanced fleet management solutions for the European road transport industry. More...

 
 
 

* BASF acquires CropDesign

BASF, the international chemical company and a global leader in agricultural products, has announced the acquisition of the Flanders-based biotech firm CropDesign. More...

 
 
 

* Automotive industry to invest 800m euro

Some 800 million euro will be invested in the automotive industry over the coming two years, the Minister for the Economy, Fientje Moerman, has announced. More...

 
 
 

* China initiatives flow from visit

Flemish companies looking to do business with China will soon be able to find all the information they need in a new brochure developed since a visit to China by the Flanders Minister-President and the Minister of the Economy. More...

 
 
 

* "Flanders House" to open in New York in 2008

Geert Bourgeois, Flemish Minister for Tourism and Foreign Affairs, is aiming to open a "Flanders House" in New York in May 2008. More...

 
 
 

* Scania to add 50 staff at distribution center

Scania, the Swedish truck manufacturer, is to employ an additional 50 to 60 personnel at its parts distribution center in Opglabbeek. More...

 
 
 

* BP plans PTA production boost in Geel

BP is to raise its annual production of PTA (purified terephthalic acid) by 350,000 tons to 1.4 million tons at its facility in Geel, Flanders. More...

 
 
 

* Flanders wins two European region awards

Flanders has been named Northern European Region of the Future, Europe’s top region for transport and Europe’s second best region for quality of life in fDi magazine’s 2006-2007 awards. More...

 
 
 
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