http://www.nom.nl/nieuws News - Foreign Investments Europe nl Copyright 2010, N.V. NOM info@nom.nl webmaster@nom.nl Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 News MMBase 1.9.6.2012-02-09T17:36 (r46257) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ 120 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/64063/Gasunie_continues_to_look_across_the_border_for_new_participations In spite of its large payments for the German BEB gas network which it bought in 2008, Gasunie has not yet finished its expansion abroad. "On the basis of the gas roundabout strategy, Gasunie wants to play a permanent part in the European merger and acquisition market," says the annual report for 2011. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/64067/Accell_pays_60_million_Euros_for_Raleigh_bicycle_brand It had been on the cards for a while, but the bicycle manufacturer Accell from Heerenveen is now set to take over the Raleigh bicycle brand. The takeover costs 60 million Euros. The total value of Raleigh is estimated at 78 million Euros, including debts. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/64070/Number_of_Dutch_companies_on_the_rise According to figures from CBS (Statistics Netherlands), the total number of Dutch companies rose by 7 % in 2011. More than two-thirds of the businesses established last year were sole traders. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/64072/RWE_Essent_to_burn_more_biomass_in_Eemshaven_energy_plant RWE/Essent has indicated in Dagblad van het Noorden that it wants to burn more biomass in the energy plant under construction in Eemshaven. The plant has been designed to run on biomass for 15 %, but according to Nina Skorupska, member of the Executive Board of RWE and responsible for technical matters, this can be increased to 35 % by 2020. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/64074/Japanese_takeover_means_growth_at_United_Coffee_in_Bolsward The Japanese coffee group is taking over its Swiss colleague United Coffee, which has a roasting plant in Bolsward. Heleen van Benthem, director of United Coffee in the Netherlands, told the Leeuwarder Courant that the takeover could have a positive result for the production locations. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63795/Venture_Lab_for_Groningen This year Groningen will be getting a Venture Lab. The lab will be helping new companies to develop and grow and will fall under the Center for Valorization and Entrepreneurship. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63799/Friesian_HZPC_takes_over_innovative_Swedish_seed_potato_company The Friesian trading company HZPC in Joure has become the sole owner of the innovative Swedish seed potato company Kantaperuna. This company is involved in the development of new potato types that are healthier for consumers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63803/Gasunie_and_Greenpeace_combine_forces_in__windgas_ Greenpeace Energy and Gasunie will be combining forces in the area of ‘windgas’. This technology involves converting wind energy into hydrogen gas that can be distributed via the gas network. This will make it possible to store surpluses of wind energy for later use and will prevent the electricity network from being overburdened. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63477/Alvimedica_Medical_Technologies_Fuells_Investments_in_the_Netherlands An international leading provider of advanced interventional cardiology devices, Alvimedica Medical Technologies has launched Alvimedica Global Marketing B.V. , a company which will be based in Amsterdam for the coordination of global brand management and marketing activities in over 40 international markets. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63527/Friesland_Groningen_invention_makes_bio_digesters_more_profitable The Friesian company Ekwadraat and Groningen’s Bioclear are taking the market by storm with a biogas system that is much more profitable than current digesters. Using enzymes makes it possible to extract about twenty per cent more green gas from the digestion of manure, corn, beetroot tops and other organic materials. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63523/Astronomy_institute_Astron_expands_in_Dwingeloo The Netherlands institute for radio astronomy, mainly known by the acronym ASTRON, is building a new wing onto the complex at the radio telescope location in Dwingeloo. It has signed a contract for this with Staatsbosbeheer (the National Forest Service in the Netherlands). Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63519/Veenstra_Instruments_taken_over_by_Italian_industry_peer Veenstra Instruments in Joure, which produces radiological laboratories for hospitals, has been taken over by the larger Italian industry peer Comecer. The takeover will may it easier for the Joure-based company, which currently operates mainly in Europe, to spread its net worldwide. Veenstra Instruments will be moving ahead as an independent subsidiary. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63334/_New_Northern_Netherlands_export_product__IJkdijk_to_China__ Groningen has gained a new export product, and an extremely high quality technological one at that. The product is the 'IJkdijk', developed with the aid of parties including the NOM. It is a dike fitted with sensors. China has expressed an interest and is buying sensors for a long dike along the Yellow River. The first phase will be a trial. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63338/Plans_for_data_centre_at_Groningen_industrial_site_Westpoort Property developer Green Real Estates (IGRE) is planning to build a data centre at the Groningen industrial site Westpoort. IGRE is currently awaiting the building permit for the data centre, which will be built in four phases, each of 650 square metres. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63330/Major_international_environmental_conference_in_Drenthe At the end of September the Province of Drenthe will be hosting a major international environmental conference: ENCORE 2012. The conference theme is sustainability and climate change. Lectures, workshops and excursions are being held in places including Assen and Dwingeloo. Princess Laurentien will be chairing the conference on 21 September. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/63341/Accell_expresses_interest_in_Raleigh The Accell Group in Heerenveen is planning to take over the American Raleigh Cycle in order to increase its market share on the British, American and Canadian markets. Raleigh has a good market position in those countries. They concentrate mainly on the middle segment. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/62879/New_scientific_research_centre_for_Drenthe A new scientific research centre is due to arrive at ASTRON in Dwingeloo. This involves a sum of approximately 33 million euros. The research centre will be focusing on the power consumption of supercomputers, the processing of large quantities of data and photonic technology (using light to transfer data). Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/62882/Parent_company_invests_millions_in_Fresenius The German Fresenius Kabi group will be investing millions in its subsidiary Fresenius Hemocare in Emmer-Compascuum. This will give the manufacturer of blood transfusion equipment a promising future. The investments were promised after the Drenthe-based company had written a strategic plan to avoid partial or even complete closure. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/62886/GasTerra_trades_less_gas__but_turnover_still_rises Gas trading company GasTerra achieved a higher turnover in 2011 than a year previously. That was despite the fact that less gas was traded owing to the relatively mild winter. The high turnover can be attributed to rising energy prices. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/62890/Mega_orders_for_Jet_Stream Jet Stream, a Groningen-based company that builds computer networks has landed two major orders from Norway and Russia. The company is recruiting more personnel and is relocating to a larger office in the Mediacentrale. Jet Stream believes that it has struck gold with its technology. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/61982/Businesses_in_Drachten_to_form_innovative_cluster Six industrial businesses in the North are together going to form an innovative business cluster for the Northern Netherlands. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/61985/Pezy_Product_Innovation_wins_prestigious_ESEF_Awards The Groningen company Pezy Product Innovation won two ESEF Awards at the start of the ESEF Exhibition in Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/61746/Rapid_Growth_Ingredients_division_FrieslandCampina_ While the operating result of dairy group FrieslandCampina fell by 7% last year, the 'Ingredients' Division managed to increase its turnover by 16% and the operating result rose by no less than 48%. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/61750/Substantial_production_extension_for_Zeolyst_in_Delfzijl The company Zeolyst is set to substantially expand at Chemie Park in Delfzijl. The first stone for the new production location was laid on Wednesday. Zeolyst produces zeolites, which are used to clean car exhaust emissions. The company expansion will create eleven new jobs. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.nvnom.com/articles/61754/Dutch_exports_continue_to_rise Dutch exports rose in January by 3% and imports by 1%. That was reported by the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). The overall value of the goods exported in the first month of 2012 was 35.3 billion. That is over 10% more than in January 2011. The total value of imports rose by 7% to 31.2 million. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100