Eni, in collaboration with Cariplo Factory, announced the winners of the “Communications Data Mining” startup call, the open innovation initiative aimed at data analytics with the aim of monitoring and optimizing communication processes and interactions with stakeholders. Of the 8 startups involved in the Selection Day, 3 realities were selected: BLACKBIRD.AI, [...]
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Leonardo has announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen its world leadership position in the field of VIP / corporate transport helicopters, paving the way for new and advanced sustainable solutions for air mobility in the field of vertical flight. Starting today, Agusta becomes the representative brand of philosophy and [...]
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In May, in the Europe of 28 plus EFTA member nations, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered 110.100 cars, a slight increase (+0,2 percent) compared to a year ago. The share is equal to 7,6 per cent of the total market. During the month, FCA achieved very positive results in some of the main European markets. In fact, it increases sales in [...]
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Eni and ICS Maugeri have signed an agreement to extend the mutual collaboration for research, prevention and treatment in the field of toxicological emergencies to all countries in which Eni operates worldwide. The collaboration between Eni and the ICS Maugeri poison center, already operational at national level, is therefore extended to over 70 [...]
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it is a future of growth and opportunity, despite the uncertainties, that awaits Italian exports in the next four years. On the strength of the profound evolution achieved in the last ten years and the excellent performance of 2017, Italian exports have all the potential not to stop their growth and seize the opportunities offered by foreign markets also in [...]
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Today Eni signed the Final Investment Decision (FID), to develop, build and manage the Badamsha site, a 50 MW wind farm located in the north-west of Kazakhstan. This project represents the first large-scale investment in wind technology for the company. Construction work on the plant, located in the Aktobe region, will begin [...]
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The spread of a culture of innovation and the commitment to promote STEM disciplines are at the center of Leonardo's collaboration with MIT Technology Review Italia, as part of the TR35 event, an event dedicated to the selection and enhancement of young talents, of emerging technologies and their impact on daily life. The TR35 event, promoted by [...]
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Leonardo will participate in Eurosatory 2018 (Paris, 11-15 June), the main international fair in the world of land and air-based Defense and Security, exhibiting its latest technologies and solutions dedicated to the sector at stand C300 / B301 - Hall6 . In a scenario characterized by the co-presence of different types of threats, both asymmetric and conventional, Leonardo is a [...]
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Leonardo has reached a new, important and historic milestone with the delivery to the ATR consortium of the fuselage for the XNUMXth aircraft. The ceremony, which took place today in Leonardo's Pomigliano D'Arco (Naples) plant, was attended by representatives of the institutions, the top management of Leonardo, of ATR and the employees involved in the program. "The [...]
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Ansaldo Energia in a press release announces that today at 11 am at the Genoa Chamber of Commerce the presentation of the collaboration agreement in the cyber security of critical infrastructures between Ansaldo Energia and Leonardo is scheduled to support the construction of the Ansaldo Energia Lighthouse Plant and of solutions to be addressed to the managers [...]
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Partnership with lowcountry aviation to develop a supplemental type certificate for the forward transition to next generation landing gear technology. the ads – b out can now also be installed on the forward ii. the new web portal for customers is active. The offers are aimed at aligning the p.180 fleet with the highest [...]
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CEO Renato Vaghi presented growth plans at EBACE today The company celebrates its first 100 years in aviation Geneva, May 28, 2018 - Piaggio Aerospace, an aeronautical company among the leaders in the business aviation and defense and security market, illustrated today to EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) [...]
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Leonardo, at the head of a team with the subsidiary Telespazio and IDS - Ingegneria Dei Sistemi, was selected by ENAV, the national company that manages civil air traffic in Italy, as an industrial partner for the development of an air traffic control system of drones and for the provision of related services. In […]
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South Korea's LG group chairman Koo Bon-moo, who managed to turn LG into a global brand, died on Sunday after battling a serious brain disease for a year. An official of the group, who preferred to remain anonymous, reported in a statement that Koo has [...]
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In April, in Europe, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles increases registrations by 2,3 percent with a share of 6,8 percent. Once again excellent results for Jeep (which increased sales by 75 percent in the month and 58 percent in the quarter) with Renegade and Compass protagonists in their categories. Growing […]
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Rome, 10 May 2018 - The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting held today resolved: the approval of the financial statements at 31 December 2017 of Eni SpA, which closed with a profit of € 3.586.228.088,80; the allocation of the profit for the year of € 3.586.228.088,80, which remains in € 2.145.772.035,60 after the distribution of the interim dividend [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, unanimously examined and approved the results for the first quarter of 2018. Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo, commented: "The results for the first quarter of 2018 are in line with expectations and, as expected, helicopters show signs of recovery. [...]
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Villanova d'Albenga, 07 May 2018 - Piaggio Aerospace will participate in the 18th edition of EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition), the most important trade fair in Europe for business aviation. The show will take place at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, between 29 and 31 May 2018. Piaggio Aerospace will be present with […]
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After the job interviews at Ikea and the job as a caregiver, now comes the 'counselor': Nao, one of the first social robots, was very successful in motivating those who wanted to change behaviors and lifestyles. But in addition to helping man in his duties, robots are also increasingly skilled in the game. After […]
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(by Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi) While Genoa and Viareggio still compete for the scepter of the main international boat show in Italy (after the split in recent years between Ucina Confindustria Nautica and some large shipyards that have joined in "Nautica Italiana") in the meantime SEATEC, in collaboration with Compotec, with an emphasis above all on technology, design, [...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered just under 46 cars in April, obtaining a share of 26,8 percent. In the first quarter of 2018 the registrations of FCA are 204.200 and the share of 27,4 percent. Positive results from all the main models, which allow Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to dominate the ranking of [...]
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Lockheed Martin yesterday won a $ 1,4 billion contract to support the global F-35 venture for US military and international customers. According to Lockheed, the contract includes costs for: maintenance of the aircraft system; pilot and maintenance training; activation of a warehouse for spare parts; sustenance of engineering; support of [...]
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Gilberto Muraro is the new president of the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova and Rovigo Foundation. Muraro succeeds Antonio Finotti, who was instead appointed president emeritus. "Heartfelt congratulations to Gilberto Muraro on his election to the presidency of the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova and Rovigo Foundation" - these are the words of the President of FederPetroli Italia - Michele [...]
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Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron had announced the birth of a series of joint projects, including a new fighter superjet. And tomorrow in Berlin, at the ILA, the International Aeronautics and Space Exhibition, the "next step" should arrive, according to what die Welt on line writes. "It does not have a name yet, it is defined as the sixth [...]
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Encourage companies' access to the direct collection of financial resources market, with particular attention to those companies that intend, as part of growth and / or internationalization programs, to use solutions that diversify their financial structure and get in touch with a wider audience of financial operators. This, in summary, is the objective of the agreement signed [...]
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In March, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered - in the Europe of the 28 plus the nations participating in the EFTA - 120.600 cars for a 6,6 percent share. In the first three months of the year, FCA registrations amounted to over 290 thousand, equal to 6,8 per cent of the share. Positive results for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Germany […]
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Economic situation in the strengthening phase: credit to households and businesses is growing. Saturday, April 14, the stage in Bolzano of the ABI “Encounters on the Territory” During 2017, the economy of the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano showed a strengthening that affected all the various economic sectors. Driven by the liveliness of tourist flows and [...]
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Leonardo and the Federmanager National Association, together with the Coordination of Group Executives Nursing Home, signed the agreement on early retirement pursuant to art. 4, Law 92/2012, the so-called Fornero Law. The agreement will involve up to a maximum of 65 executives who will meet the retirement requirements within the maximum period of 4 years following the planned exits in the two-year period 2018-2019. [...]
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Leonardo and the trade unions have today signed an innovative agreement on smart-working with the aim of gradually introducing the possibility of working at a company headquarters closer to the employee's home (company hub) or at the employee's residence. . The introduction of the new way of carrying out the work performance is aimed at improving [...]
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Scientists, philosophers, innovators, journalists, researchers and artists will take part in the National Geographic Festival of Sciences, the event to be held in Rome from 16 to 22 April and in which Leonardo, a high-tech company, will participate as an educational partner of laboratories and areas teaching dedicated to young and very young people. "The initiative - underlines Gianni De Gennaro, [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has ensured the exports to Kenya and South Africa of Bottero, one of the leading international producers of automatic glass processing machines, for a value of € 1,5 million. The Cuneo-based company, active with branches and production plants in [...]
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The new agreement replaces an old procedure never digested by the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, who also holds the role of the country's defense minister. According to sources close to Bin Salman, the latter intends to distance himself from previous commercial procedures. The crown prince arrived in [...]
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Goods will travel at high speed and not just passengers. This is the principle that inspired the FS for the new Mercitalia Fast service from next October: the first high-speed freight train in the world, capable of connecting the Marcianise (Caserta) airport to the Bologna Interport in 3 [...]
Read MoreThe first meeting of Eni's Advisory Board was held yesterday. The Advisory Board, chaired by Fabrizio Pagani, saw the participation of four international experts, Ian Bremmer, President and founder of the Eurasia Group think tank, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC 2010-2016, Philip Lambert, CEO of the English company Lambert Energy and Davide Tabarelli, President and [...]
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It was delivered in recent days at the Norwegian shipyard of Vard Langsten "Kronprins Haakon", an oceanographic icebreaker intended to operate in polar waters, built by Fincantieri for the Institute of Marine Research (Imr), the oceanographic research body and government of the Norwegian government. After the completion of the construction process at the integrated Riva shipyard [...]
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Vodafone Italia accelerates the implementation of Narrowband-IoT (Narrowband - Internet of Things) technology and announces the coverage of 100% of its 4G sites by September 2018, to create a network capable of connecting any type of object, from bicycles to containers , up to the water meters. The Internet of Things, together with the 5G network that will support it [...]
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The Board of Directors of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV ("FCA") (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA) announced today that it has authorized FCA management to develop and implement a plan to separate Magneti Marelli's businesses from FCA and distribute to the shareholders of FCA the shares of a new holding company Magneti Marelli. [...]
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Airbus has awarded Leonardo's Aerostructures Division as Best Performing Supplier, one of the best suppliers in terms of sustainable and consolidated performance: OTD (On Time Delivery) equal to 100% and a significant improvement in quality. The award ceremony took place today in Toulouse as part of an initiative called SQIP (Supplier Quality Improvement Plan), aimed at [...]
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The CDP Group's export and internationalization hub, made up of SACE and SIMEST, supports the international development of Camozzi, a Brescia-based company operating in the sectors of industrial automation, machine tools, textile machinery, casting and processing as well as in digital field and IoT solutions. And it does so both through the subscription of a bond and through [...]
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In March, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered almost 59.500 cars, for a share of 27,8 per cent. In the first quarter of 2018, FCA registered just over 158.200 vehicles and the market share was 27,6 percent. As in the previous months, the balanced management between quota and financial results continued in March: the [...]
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a 250 million dollar NASA contract for the development of a supersonic jet capable of not creating the typical boom created by overcoming the so-called “sound barrier”; generally, the speed of such a plane is so high that the molecules of the air [...]
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Leonardo announced today that two additional civil helicopters will be delivered to private customers in Chile by early 2019, adding to a fleet of over twenty units currently in service in the country. Deliveries will concern a single-engine AW119Kx in VIP trim, arriving in the South American country in the fourth quarter of this year, and the first [...]
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Leonardo today signed the financing agreement for OCEAN2020, the most important project related to the tender of the European Defense Fund on maritime safety technologies, financed by the European Union and implemented by the European Defense Agency (EDA ). The latter will act as contracting authority, as part of the “Preparatory Action on Defense [...]
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Leonardo has begun deliveries of the 'BriteCloud' countermeasure to the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom for the operational use of the new technology, following the formal green light from the British Ministry of Defense. The countermeasure, one of the most compact available on the market, will protect aircraft from modern radar-guided missiles and will be ready [...]
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Dedicated to aspiring Top Guns, to those looking for unique emotions and simply to those in a hurry: a new way of flying that makes the future present UBEFLY, the company that has revolutionized the way of flying, aims to overcome every barrier, including that of sound. , offering a new and revolutionary experience in the skies. From now, […]
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Leonardo and the Polish Ministry of National Defense have signed a contract for the supply of four additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) aircraft which, by 2020, will join the fleet of eight aircraft already in service with the Italian Air Force Polish. The contract is worth over 115 million euros and [...]
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Leonardo participates in the FIDAE Air Show 2018, one of the most important South American exhibitions in the field of aerospace, defense and security, which will open its doors on April 3 in Santiago de Chile. Ready to seize new business opportunities in Latin America, Leonardo will exhibit at FIDAE (Stand B44) a range of products able to satisfy [...]
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With the insurance-financial support of UniCredit and SACE - which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group - Clax Italia will be able to export two methacrylate cylinders to Tbilisi for the construction of a large aquarium worth 2 million euros, destined for one of the most important hotels in [...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (“FCA”) (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA) announces the following changes in its leadership team, effective immediately. Antonio Filosa is appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Latin America Region. Filosa has 18 years of experience in FCA, most recently as Head of Argentina and Head of Alfa Romeo […]
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A few days ago, at the Nola (Naples) production site of the Leonardo Aerostructures Division, the delivery ceremony to Airbus of the first fuselage section of the A321 LR aircraft took place. The A321 LR features a new tailgate configuration, which allows its operators to accommodate up to 240 passengers in the widest [...]
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Google of Alphabet Inc. regularly posts product queries from millions of buyers. Now he wants to do something more to help and inspire customers. The US technology company is partnering with retailers such as Target Corp, Walmart Inc, Home Depot Inc, Costco Wholesale Corp and Ulta Beauty Inc. As part of a new program, [...]
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In the Europe of the 28 plus nations participating in the EFTA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles registered over 84.300 cars in February for a 7,3 percent share. In the progressive of the first two months of 2018, FCA registrations are 169.500, equal to 6,9 per cent of the share. Very positive results for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Germany (sales [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, unanimously examined and approved the draft financial statements and the consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2017. Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo's Chief Executive Officer commented "The 2017 closed with results in line with forecasts; on [...]
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The Ministry of Defense of Qatar announced today the signing of a contract for the purchase of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multi-role helicopters. The signing of the agreement was announced at the DIMDEX Show, underway in Doha, in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, and the CEO of Leonardo, Alessandro Profumo. The value [...]
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Carlo Maresca SpA today inaugurated in Iran the first photovoltaic park built in full equity by an Italian company, Blu Terra2. The energy produced by the 'Blu Terra2 ″ park which has 30 panels on an area of 20 hectares equal to about 40 football fields entered the Iranian energy network on March 4th [...]
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Donald Trump proceeds like a train on tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and begins to dictate American conditions to global markets and Europe in particular. The occasion was a rally in support of a Republican candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania. In addition to announcing that its slogan for the 2020 presidential elections [...]
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Bae System is thrilled that Saudi Arabia is increasingly interested in the Eurofighter program. Probably the order of 48 aircraft will regain vigor favoring the production of the aircraft. The new perspective was anticipated during the visit to London of the heir to the Saudi throne Mohammed bin Salman. In fact, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Riyadh and [...]
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The rating agency Moody's Investors Service has revised up Eni's long-term rating from 'Baa1' to 'A3', with a Negative outlook. Eni's new long-term rating is currently the highest rating by Moody's among listed Italian companies. The agency also confirmed to 'P-2' the [...]
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The collaboration agreement between the Department of Engineering and Architecture (Dia) of the University of Trieste, Fincantieri and Intergraph Italia, part of the Hexagon group, today sanctioned the inauguration of the new integrated naval design laboratory. It is a unique multidisciplinary environment of its kind in Italy. Equipped with 12 latest generation workstations supplied by Fincantieri [...]
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SACE - which together with SIMEST constitutes the CDP Group's export and internationalization hub - has insured against political risks (such as wars, civil unrest, expropriation and currency restrictions) the capital injections and shareholder loans of the Marzotto Group in favor of the Tunisian subsidiary Filature de Lin Filin. The operations, of [...]
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Digital Magics, the most important "Made in Italy" digital startup incubator, active throughout the Italian territory and the partners BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas, Credito Valtellinese, Ersel Investimenti, Innovation Center of Intesa Sanpaolo, Innogest, Poste Italiane, SellaLab, SisalPay, Società Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni and UBI Banca have chosen the 6 startups that access the [...]
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Leonardo recently signed a contract with Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd. (MATS), the Maltese air navigation services body, for the supply of an integrated ground-air-ground communications solution, based on the “Dual Language "Patented by Leonardo. The solution includes the supply, installation and commissioning of a VHF Data Link Mode 2 (VDL2) network infrastructure […]
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Leonardo: framework contract with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for new meteorological radars
Leonardo, through the German subsidiary Selex ES GmbH, has obtained an important contract from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to supply and install the latest generation C and S band meteorological radars in the country. The contract provides for the exclusive supply by Leonardo of new weather systems for the next four years and includes [...]
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Economist Luca Bianchi is the new Director of SVIMEZ. The Board of Directors appointed him. Bianchi had already worked at SVIMEZ in the past, where he was hired in 1996 and became Deputy Director in 2006. In 2012 he was chosen to hold the position of Councilor for the Economy of the Sicily Region in the Giunta Crocetta until [...]
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Japan is preparing to abandon domestic development projects for a new advanced fighter aircraft to replace the expensive F-2 fighter-bomber after 2030. In recent years, the Japanese Ministry of Defense had identified three alternatives to replace the expensive aircraft derived from the ' F-16, and developed independently by Japan with the help of thrusters [...]
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Buffetti Group, a leading company in office products, also active in the provision of SAAS services and Digital Magics, the most important "Made in Italy" digital startup incubator active throughout the Italian territory, launch "Future Office": Call for Innovation for Italian startups and SMEs. The objective of the Buffetti and Digital Magics Call is to find the [...]
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Having signed an agreement in Dubai between Emirati Dubai Ports and the Somaliland Port Authority, the Ethiopian government has bought 19% of the shares in the port of Berbera. According to the newspaper "AddisStandard", according to the agreement DP World will maintain a 51% stake in the project, while the remaining shares will be purchased for 30% by [...]
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FCA ready for the Geneva Motor Show, where the European debut of the new Jeep Wrangler and Cherokee is expected. So many hot times that will be at the center of Tuesday's meeting with the international press of the CEO, Sergio Marchionne, starting with the group's exit from diesel in 2022, which according to trade union estimates affects about [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The new and first LSS, Logistic Support Ship of the six foreseen by the Naval Law is about to arrive at the Fincantieri plant in Riva Trigoso. Thus began the military industrial program which will involve the major Italian companies operating in the sector and which in various capacities will be involved in the process [...]
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Leonardo announced today at the Heli-Expo event, underway in Las Vegas from February 27 to March 17, the signing of orders for a total of 140 helicopters with a total value of approximately XNUMX million euros by various customers in various countries and for a '' wide range of civil and public utility applications. I [...]
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The standard on laser equipment sets requirements in terms of functionality, testing and terminology, according to the newspaper. The standard was drafted by the China Electronics Standardization Institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, and the television producer Hisense. Sales of laser televisions in China increased by [...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ("FCA") (NYSE: FCAU MTA: FCA) announces that the Company is continuing to examine the potential separation of the subsidiary of FCA Magneti Marelli SpA ("Magneti Marelli"). The Company's Board of Directors expects to examine in detail the options for this transaction in the second quarter of 2018, concurrently with the examination of the industrial plan of [...]
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Levi Strauss changes production and chooses lasers to replace the workers. To make the jeans of the color and with the strategic folds, the giant will use robots, which will replace those who had so far dealt with the finishing of the product. The denim giant has already started using robots and hopes, within [...]
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The delivery ceremony of the eighteenth M-346 to the Italian Air Force took place today at the Venegono Superiore (Varese) production site of the Leonardo Aircraft Division. The M-346, called T-346A by the Italian Air Force, represents the spearhead of the 61 ° Stormo, the flight training department based in Galatina (Lecce). Here the pilots are trained [...]
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Leonardo announced today that the remotely controlled SW-4 Solo helicopter has successfully completed its first unmanned flight on board at Taranto-Grottaglie airport. The helicopter remained in the air for 45 minutes, fulfilling expectations and showing excellent qualities of system controllability and maneuverability. The tests carried out included, between [...]
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Leonardo and Era Group, one of the largest helicopter operators in the world, today announced the signing of an agreement of significant strategic and commercial value that will launch the AW609 tiltrotor on the US civilian market, with the aim of showing the versatility of the aircraft through its use in a wide range of missions. Era Group, already committed [...]
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Leonardo's AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar technology will be aboard Saab's new GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System (SRSS), officially unveiled last week in Linköping, Sweden. Leonardo's Seaspray electronic scanning radar, thanks to advanced operating modes, will allow the GlobalEye system to perform [...]
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Tests of the first F-35B assembled in Cameri, in the province of Novara, where the Final Assembly and Check Out (Faco) is located, are underway at the Pax River air base in Maryland, the center where the fifth generation low observability supersonic jet. This was stated to "Agenzia Nova" on [...]
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Avio and Europropulsion have signed a supply contract in Paris for the last production batch of Ariane 5 for the next 4 years. The order has a value of over 100 million euros. The contract signed in Paris for Ariane 5 represents the final point of a European space program that has seen [...]
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Airbus today delivered the first A350-1000 widebody aircraft to its customer Qatar Airways in Toulouse. This is the first of the 37 A350-1000 aircraft ordered. The first Airbus aircraft equipped with the revolutionary Osuite armchairs, the first double bed in Business class. Qatar Airways is the largest customer of the Airbus A350 XWB family with 76 […]
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5g technology was presented at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in the “5G Champion” project, which is part of the Horizon 2020 program funded by the European Commission. This is communicated by Thales Alenia Space who is involved in the project and which has Cea / Leti (electronics and IT laboratory) and Nokia as partners. Part [...]
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While negotiations continue between Naval Group and Fincantieri, Italy is in talks with Germany for the purchase of two U-212A class submarines. This was reported by "La Tribune", explaining that the operation should be completed within this year. Fincantieri's CEO, Giuseppe Bono, said he had bought "a piece of France". "The Italians play on all [...]
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Next Monday 178 companies will be present in Tirana (35 of which in the context of the second edition of the South Export Plan), 14 between industrial associations, category and public institutions, 3 banks, for a total of over 346 participants. A multi-sector initiative promoted by the ministries of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [...]
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Apple continues to dominate the global smartphone market. Despite the increase in the prices of its latest models, people continue to dominate by far on the revenue front with an increasingly clear distance from the competition. According to estimates by Strategy Analytics, as of the fourth quarter of 2017 Apple holds a stake of 19 for [...]
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Apple will soon be in business with a Chinese company, Yangtze Memory Technologies to purchase flesh Nand memory chips. The conclusion of the deal would be a first by Apple against a Chinese chip maker. For Yangtze Memory, a relatively small and little-known Chinese state-backed company, securing a deal [...]
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January with a positive sign for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles which, with almost 85 registrations in Europe of the 28 plus the EFTA member nations, grew by 1,2 percent, for a share of 6,6 percent. In addition to the slight growth recorded in Italy (+0,5 per cent), among the major markets FCA achieved positive results in France (+9,6 per [...]
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Elon Musk's SpaceX, fresh from the successful launch of the world's most powerful rocket, today won an order from the main US regulatory body to build a broadband network using satellites. Ajit Pai, President of the Federal Communications Commission, proposed the approval of an application [...]
Read MoreVersalis, Eni's chemical company and leader in the production of polymers and elastomers, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), world leader in the production of tires, to develop a technological platform for the marketing of guayule * in the agronomic sectors , sustainable rubber and renewable chemicals. The partnership combines [...]
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The future is “dual use”: a control room is needed which conveys supply and demand in a virtuous way
Today, in the presence of the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, the presentation of the 2018 Report of Italiadecide “Civil and military - Dual technologies for innovation and competitiveness”, published by Il Mulino, took place. The opening of the works by Luciano Violante, President of the Italiadecide association. Among the speeches, also that of Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union [...]
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Four ships, two of which will be destined for the Onorato family and the rest for GNV. The shipowner Achille Onorato announces an important agreement, signed yesterday in Beijing with the GSI shipyards, which provides for the construction in Guangzhou, China, of new units for both passenger and freight transport. The ships, which will be LNG-ready, [...]
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Emirates signed a contract on Sunday to purchase 36 Airbus A380s worth $ 16 billion. The order guarantees the future of the largest passenger aircraft in the world. The order, for 20 double-decker aircraft with an option for 16 more, was announced in mid-January, but nothing concrete. Today with the [...]
Read MoreEni has signed two exploration and production contracts with the Republic of Lebanon for blocks 4 and 9, located in the deep waters of the Lebanon offshore. The blocks were awarded as part of the first international competitive tender launched by the Lebanese authorities for blocks in the country's offshore. The signing of these new contracts opens the [...]
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Eataly is also one of the companies that adhere to the United Nations global standards to promote and protect equality for LGBTI people in the workplace and in society. During the Colorful Workplaces Conference, held in Nairobi on Thursday 8 February, the head of human rights of the United Nations Fabrice Houdart announced that [...]
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The professor. Alessandro Zanasi from the Sanpellegrino Observatory explains why hydration is essential when playing sports, especially in winter when the thirst is weaker The XXIII Winter Olympic Games are opening today in South Korea (in Pyeongchang). Two weeks in which the best athletes from all over the world will compete in [...]
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Leonardo continues to grow in the Bangladesh helicopter market with the announcement, during the Singapore Airshow, of the forthcoming entry into service with Bashundhara Airways of five helicopters, three of which are AW109 Trekker and two AW119Kx. The units will be used for utility transport, helicopter rescue, public order, surveillance and passenger transport tasks. With deliveries scheduled by [...]
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A red Tesla sports car is now headed for an orbit adjacent to Mars by the world's most powerful operational rocket, the Falcon Heavy, launched yesterday. Elon Musk of SpaceX and founder of Tesla, tweeted about seven hours after take-off: "the orbit of Mars has been exceeded, the rocket continues to go towards the belt of [...]
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Indonesia confirms a strong growth market for Leonardo thanks to a new order in the country for two AW169 light intermediate helicopters for corporate transport. The helicopters, the first of this model ordered in Indonesia, will be delivered by the end of 2018. With the imminent deliveries of an additional AW139, which will be managed […]
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BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, have completed a loan of 700 thousand euros to support the international growth plans of the well-known luxury luggage brand Bric's . The credit line, issued by BNL and guaranteed by SACE, is aimed at [...]
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The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, after the difficulties encountered in obtaining contracts in the United States, has decided to increase its ambitions towards the United Kingdom, where it is ready to invest 3,4 billion euros more. According to a press release published online by the group, the announcement comes after the trip of [...]
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Apple announces that it will open a new data center in China, in the remote northern autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. According to the Xinhua news agency, the city of Ulanqab will host the new center. The Cupertino giant already last July announced the opening of the first big data research center in China, in the province [...]
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Leonardo and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, official distributor in Japan for the AW139 and AW169 helicopter models, today announced the signing of a contract for an AW169 with telecommunications company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The helicopter, which replaces an old model, will be used for television shooting and will enter service in 2021 after [...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (“FCA”) (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA) announces the following changes in the leadership team, effective immediately: Tim Kuniskis is named Head of Alfa Romeo and Maserati globally. Kuniskis, who has 26 years of experience in FCA, recently held the position of Head of Passenger Car brands in [...]
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Leonardo participates in the Singapore Airshow, the largest aerospace industry event in Asia, from 6 to 10 February, aiming at expanding its presence and commercial growth in the region. Among the leaders in the aerospace, defense and security sectors, Leonardo will present to the market its latest technologies and helicopter, aeronautical and avionics products. With a consolidated [...]
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Leonardo and the Japanese company Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) have announced the signing of an agreement for the construction of a maintenance, repair and overhaul center at Shizuoka-Mount Fuji Airport. The agreement provides for the start of construction of a new dedicated hangar in 2018, with completion in the autumn and opening in the spring of 2019. The [...]
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FCA US LLC prepares the ground for the arrival of its last three and highly acclaimed models - the new Jeep Wrangler 2018, the new Ram 1500 2019 and the new Jeep Cherokee 2019 - with the presentation of five commercials during the live broadcast of the 52nd edition of the Super Bowl. "The launches of the new models [...]
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Yesterday, a note reads, Fincantieri signed with the French State represented by the Agence des Participations de l'Etat (APE), through its subsidiary Fincantieri Europe SpA, the purchase agreement for the acquisition of 50% of the capital of STX France. The signature takes place after the termination of the Share Purchase Agreement signed by Fincantieri and STX [...]
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An investigation by International Data Corporation reveals today that Apple is the best-selling smartphone of 2017, Samsung in recession. With 77,3 million iPhones sold between October and December, Apple took first place in the world, with a market share of 19,2%. Although mobile phone sales are slightly down compared to [...]
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January is growing for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles which, compared to the same month of 2017, increases registrations by 0,7 percent, with almost 50.700 registrations. The FCA share is 28,5 percent. Also in January, as in the last months of 2017, the balanced management between quota and financial results continued and the result [...]
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On Monday 5 February in Rome at the Temple of Hadrian the main protagonists of the Italian startup world will meet to present to the representatives of the parties involved in the electoral campaign in recent weeks an ideal 'to do list' to support the development of new innovative companies. There will be top experts on this topic among the [...]
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Samsung released its latest earnings report, where it said the business is expected to increase its profits. The report also confirmed that the South Korean company has overtaken Intel to become the largest microchip maker. And he expects strong demand for his Galaxy S9 smartphone, which will be unveiled on [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, approved the 2018-2022 Business Plan focused on initiatives for the growth of the Group. In the same session, the Board of Directors examined the most recent estimates for the 2017 financial year (the final results of which will be examined for the approval of the Project [...]
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UniCredit, BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, have completed a 16 million euro loan to support the export of ASO Group. The credit line, provided by the two banks and guaranteed by SACE, is aimed at the purchase of an innovative line of [...]
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On January 27, 2018, the 5th National Convention on vintage boats took place in Varese, organized annually by the Associazione Vele d'Epoca Verbano. Attendance exceeding expectations required the early closure of registrations. At the Palace Grand Hotel in Varese, the prestigious congress venue, some wooden boats were also exhibited. Among the announcements [...]
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The Ival-Iveco factory represents “a successful example of Algerian-Italian industrial cooperation in the automotive sector”. This is what the Italian embassy reported on its Twitter profile on the occasion of the visit of the Italian ambassador to Algiers, Pasquale Ferrara, at the production site in the city of Ouled Haddadj Boumerdes (east of Algiers). Also present was Mohamed Bairi, general manager of [...]
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The International Trade Commission (ITC) postponed the decision on whether to impose tariffs on US sales of Canada's largest jet, Bombardier, until Friday. The ITC moved the sentence date from Thursday to Friday due to the recent reservation placed by the US government. The ITC, which oversees the laws and trade of [...]
Read MoreBoeing has yet to complete flight tests on the new 787-10 Dreamliner with General Electric engines, but it has finished testing with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines, a Boeing executive said today. The US jet manufacturer announced on Monday that the US Federal Aviation Administration has certified the model [...]
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Yesterday during a ceremony held at the Headquarters of the Royal Naval Force of Bahrain of Mina Salman, Leonardo delivered the first of six Al Manama class ships, which are undergoing modernization with advanced high-tech systems. The modernization was carried out in advance of delivery times [...]
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The entire ANAS stake was transferred from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to FS Italiane following the positive opinion of the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM). The subscription of the capital increase of € 2,86 billion by the MEF completes the process for the creation of the first integrated railway hub and [...]
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To increase the productivity and competitiveness of the industry, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitization. In Avio Aero, the fourth industrial revolution has already begun, through what has been called the 'Brilliant Factory', i.e. the 'Intelligent Factory', a production site that can continuously self-improve its products and processes, through the collection, [...]
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The LEONARDO group will be with its own stand at the Kuwait Aviation Show, scheduled at the Kuwait International Airport until Saturday. The aim of participating in the fair is to underline the strong commitment to the country and present some of its main technological solutions and capabilities for Kuwaiti customers and more generally [...]
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Airbus ultimately succeeded in its main intent as Emirates announced that it had ordered the purchase of 36 A380s for $ 16 billion. Just three days ago, during a press conference for the presentation of the 2017 commercial report, Airbus sales director John Leahy admitted the stalemate [...]
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The Japanese space agency successfully launched its small Epsilon-3 rocket from the Uchinoura space center in southern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture this morning. The rocket is carrying a satellite for Earth observation. The ASNARO-2 satellite was developed by the Japanese electronics company NEC and is the first with a payload […]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, less than four weeks after the launch of the most significant tax reform of the last 30 years, the Apple company has planned how to make the most of the new rules. The company, reports the newspaper "New York Times", today announced that it wants to contribute to the US economy with 350 billion [...]
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The SACE Research Department publishes an in-depth study on Italian construction companies, increasingly present in international markets. Below is a brief abstract of the most important points: The share of turnover achieved abroad by Italian contractors has increased considerably in recent years, going from 3 billion euros in 2004 [...]
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Ferrero strengthens its position on the conquest of the United States, which seems to have an advantage over the American giant Hershey in the acquisition of Nestlé chocolate bars. The two groups presented their offers and the results should be known by next March, but barring any last-minute surprises, Ferrero should have checked it out [...]
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Sweden's Yevo Labs has unveiled a series of wireless headphones incorporating metal made from seized illegal guns. The charging case and a headband on the headphones themselves are made from Humanium branded material. It was created by the Humanium Metal Initiative, also based in Sweden, and used by numerous Scandinavian manufacturers. An analyst [...]
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Isotta Fraschini Motori, a company controlled by Fincantieri, was awarded the “Best Italian Client 2017” award during the Lloyd's Register Awards, a gala evening that celebrates the nautical world, organized every year by the British classification body. The award was given to Ifm for promoting an innovative approach in relations between [...]
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Macs, iPhones and iPads are not immune to the vulnerabilities found in microprocessors that have led to a widespread alarm about the risk of data theft by hackers. Apple reported this, according to the BBC. In recent days, a race against time has begun to process the [...]
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An Italian ice cream factory in the Mongolian steppe Thanks to the insurance support of SACE, Technogel from Bergamo exported a plant for the production of high quality ice cream to Mongolia for a value of 665 thousand euros. SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has ensured exports [...]
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Italcementi acquires Cementir Italia, consolidating its production and market leadership in Italy. Today, Italcementi completed the acquisition of all the Italian businesses of Cementir Holding, consisting of an industrial structure consisting of 5 full-cycle cement plants and 2 grinding centers, as well as a network of terminals and plants [...]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles closes 2017 with registrations up compared to 2016. In fact, with over 557.500 registrations in the year, it increases sales by 5,5 percent. Sales of the Alfa Romeo (+2017 per cent), Jeep (+24,6 per cent) and Fiat (+22,3 per cent) brands grew in 4,3. This is the best year for Jeep [...]
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Leonardo announced today that the Latvian Border Police has signed a contract that provides for the purchase of two AW119Kx single-engine helicopters with dedicated configuration, an option for an additional unit and training services for crews and maintenance technicians. The AW119Kx will be delivered from the Leonardo plant in Philadelphia in 2019 and will carry out a [...]
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Airbus is trying to take the lost ground relative to competitor Boeing, with a series of multi-billion dollar deals to end a traumatic year haunted by management upheavals and corruption investigations. The offers announced this week include the confirmation of a record order of 430 aircraft traded by private equity firm Indigo Partners […]
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The AW139 global fleet of twin-engined intermediate helicopters has achieved an extraordinary operational milestone by exceeding 2 million flight hours on five continents and serving a wide range of missions to commercial, military and government customers. This result was achieved after only 3 years from the millionth hour of flight, demonstrating impressive [...]
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The Veronese company Uteco Converting exports machinery for 1,4 million euros to the Latin American country. With the support of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, Uteco Converting - a Veronese company active in the production of printing machines for the packaging and packaging sector - has exported [... ]
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Leonardo announced that it has obtained the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency - EASA) certification for the AW109 Trekker helicopter. Deliveries will start in the first quarter of 2018. The result marks the market entry of the most modern light twin-engine helicopter developed by Leonardo, which further strengthens its leadership in an important segment. [...]
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In many articles PRP Channel had talked about the opportunity for Leonardo to enter the Fincantieri-Stx joint venture as soon as possible. 2018 will be the year of the turning point where the Italian group led by Profumo will have important chances to actively participate in the new Italian-French consortium which aims to conquer more and more important slices of the market in the shipbuilding sector [...]
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Japan is considering restructuring the Izumo aircraft carrier so that it can land U.S. stealth fighter-type F-35B fighters, government sources said, as Tokyo faces China's maritime expansion and North Korea's nuclear and missile development. Japan has never had a complete aircraft carrier after the defeat of the Second [...]
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The new AG-600 amphibious aircraft, the largest in production in the world, of complete Chinese design, made its maiden voyage today. According to the Xinhua news agency, it took off from the southern city of Zhuhaj and landed after making a flight of about an hour. The "Kunlong" plane, this is his [...]
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Today in the Official Gazette the tender, with the Framework Agreement procedure, for the supply of aesthetic-functional elements Anas' commitment to characterize Smart roads continues. Anas has in fact published in the Official Gazette of today, December 22, an electronic call for tenders, worth 30 million euros, for a procedure of "Agreement [...]
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Eni has signed a collaboration agreement with Utilitalia (Federation of publicly owned water and environmental energy companies) and CONOE (National Consortium for the collection and treatment of used vegetable and animal oils and fats) to increase the collection of used vegetable oils produced by domestic users of company employees. This will take place at [...]
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Mapei, a leading company in the construction chemicals sector, will take part in Domotex 2018, the leading international trade fair for resilient and textile coatings, in Hanover from 12 to 15 January. Stunning Innovation The company presents itself with an important and renewed stand (Hall 13, Stand C58) where it introduces the news and presents its systems [...]
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Eni announces that it has successfully completed the production trial of the Tecoalli 2 well in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. The results of the production test on the Tecoalli 2 well, located in the Contractual Area 1 (Eni's interest 100%), 200 km west of Ciudad del Carmen and in 33 meters of water depth, confirm [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) It is an innovation system whereby companies also use resources from outside (startups, universities, incubators, etc.) to encourage research and development of unique and cutting-edge materials and construction elements . A survey conducted by Accenture claims that in Italy alone, this model could generate GDP growth of [...]
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Following the meeting of the Board of Directors, Leonardo announces that Eng. Filippo Bagnato leaves the position of Head of the Aircraft Division due to having reached the age limit on 31 January 2018. Leonardo wishes to thank Eng. Filippo Bagnato for the fundamental and significant professional contribution made to the Group over the years and formulates [...]
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The new course, which has the full support of all the main stakeholders of the company, revolves around the development of the P.1hh and P.180 programs. A complete financial restructuring is expected, including a liquidity injection by the shareholder of 255 million euros. CEO Renato Vaghi: "the foundations have been laid to guarantee long-term stability" [...]
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In the year of its 80th anniversary, Mapei has chosen to produce the first Sustainability Report, which highlights the environmental, social and economic aspects of the Company's activities, in order to share the objectives that guided it with its stakeholders. in his daily work: improve the quality of life of people and protect the environment through [...]
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Eni's Board of Directors acknowledges the decision of the Judge for the preliminary hearing of the Court of Milan who ordered the indictment of the company, its CEO and some managers for the crime of international corruption in relation to the matter of 'acquisition in 2011 of a stake in the license called [...]
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Nine months after the laying of the first stone of the EMERGENCY Pediatric Surgical Hospital in Uganda, the organization shared the status of work on the construction site in progress. The Center of Excellence in Pediatric Surgery will be built on Lake Victoria, 35 km from the capital Kampala, to provide free and quality care and reduce the [...]
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Eni started production of the Zohr gas super-giant in less than 2 and a half years, a record time for this type of field. The discovery, which is located in the Shorouk block, offshore Egypt about 190 kilometers north of Port Said, has a potential of over 850 billion meters [...]
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UniCredit and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, have completed a 5 million euro loan to support the expansion abroad of Pastificio Attilio Mastromauro Granoro. The credit line, provided by UniCredit and guaranteed by SACE, is aimed at supporting the investment plan for [...]
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Leonardo was awarded the most important recognition dedicated to made in Italy innovation. The National Innovation Award was awarded to the company during a ceremony held in the Chamber of Deputies, in the presence of the President, Laura Boldrini. Established by the Italian government at the National Foundation for Technological Innovation, COTEC, on [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) They had to find a culprit and they identified him in the Chief of the Armed Force. Admiral Marcelo Srur who was in charge of the Argentine Navy after the disappearance of the Ara San Juan submarine and its crew in the southern waters of the Atlantic Ocean was sacked last month. The BBC writes it online specifying [...]
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The smartphone market is booming: at the end of the third quarter of 2017, another 373 million devices were placed on the market, with an increase in shipments of 3 percent compared to the previous year. According to what was recorded by IDC, Samsung continues to dominate the scene, with more than 83 million [...]
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Following the agreement signed last April between Fincantieri and Viking Ocean Cruises, the contracts for the construction of the seventh and eighth units have become executive; at the same time, the company exercised the option for the ninth and the tenth. The new ships will be twins of those already ordered, four of which have already been delivered [...]
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Comfort and relaxation to make waiting for the trip pleasant. It is possible in the Leonardo Lounge, a new VIP room in Rome Termini, to welcome travelers on the Leonardo Express, the non-stop connection to Fiumicino airport. Made available by the company Italia Ventures / Italia Pass, in agreement with Trenitalia, it covers an area of 100 square meters, [...]
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After years of collaborations, this year Mapei has joined the supporters of the La Triennale di Milano Foundation, the Milanese cultural institution dedicated to the organization of exhibitions, conferences and events relating to art, design, architecture, photography and fashion by joining the Amici della Triennale initiative as Corporate Platinum. Becoming Friends of the Triennale means joining a group of companies [...]
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The press conference for the presentation of the 14th edition of Seafuture took place on 2017 December 6, at the NCOs of the Navy, an event to be held from 19 to 23 June 2018 at the La Spezia Arsenal. Seafuture 2018 thus confirms itself, on the international scene, as an event of strategic importance for the [...]
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In Europe, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles closes November with almost 74.600 registrations. In the first eleven months of 2017, FCA's registrations numbered over 982.400, up - compared to the progressive one a year ago - by 6,9 percent, a value higher than that obtained by the market (+4 percent). Strong growth for the Alfa brands [...]
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Leonardo will design, supply and install the Baggage Handling System (BHS) of the new Terminal 4 of Kuwait City International Airport. The announcement was made public during the 2017 Gulf Defense and Aerospace Show, underway in Kuwait City, in which Leonardo participates. The supply is part of a more [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) The report that the Swedish International Research Institute SIPRI draws up each year on the military industry is very interesting and indicative of the "growth trend", the "SIPRI Top 100". The data we report refer to the year 2016, those of 2017 are contained in the “Year Book 2017”, for sale online. The Report clearly demonstrates the [...]
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"Thanks to the synergy with the Italian Government and the Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU, it was obtained that, as an attachment to the document of the EU Presidency, a declaration on the EU Council Conclusions (EPSCO) was inserted to avoid assimilating alcohol abuse Northern countries with conscious and limited consumption of traditional alcoholic beverages [...]
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Trump had promised his generals to exceed the figure of 549 billion dollars, required by the federal law. So many global threats to face and so many needs for army modernization. So the budget authorized today by Donald Trump by signing the annual law on defense policy is 692 billion dollars. But [...]
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Eni announces that it has successfully drilled the Tecoalli 2 well in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. Thanks to the results of this well and the revision of the reservoir models of the Amoca and Miztón fields, the total estimate of hydrocarbons in place in Area 1 rises from 1,4 to 2 billion barrels of [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has secured the MAC Costruzioni contract relating to a contract worth 4,2 million euros. The Venetian company, active in the development of medium and high level building works, was awarded the contract to build a new section [...]
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The Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Ma Kai, in Italy for a state visit, went to the Pininfarina headquarters in Cambiano (Turin) where he was received by the CEO Silvio Pietro Angori and the team of the Design and Engineering Center. The delegation visiting Pininfarina was made up, among others, of the Chinese ambassador [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has conquered ten positions in the international ranking of the largest military companies in the world reaching the 81st place. The data was published today by the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI). According to the Swedish think tank, an international reference point on the subject, sales [...]
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The Bologna-Venice High Speed Interconnection “was the missing link: the Bologna station is one of the first to have a dedicated High Speed station, which completely separated the flow of regional transport from long-distance transport. There remained this presence on the surface of 54 trains a day which are now all brought underground, freeing [...]
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Leonardo today announced new orders for the AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter for public utility and safety missions in Italy. The eight units are valued at around 112 million euros. The Italian Coast Guard has signed a contract for two helicopters to be used for search and rescue missions, with deliveries to be completed by [...]
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Italy also leader in the production of fire extinguishers. They are little known realities but which in any case make the Italian production system proud. PRP Channel also has among its objectives that of bringing out historical and quality realities such as Cea Estintori. Bringing prestige to a company that has been producing avant-garde products for over 50 years, in a [...]
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Strong is the commitment of the banking world in support of Renewable Energy Sources: in 2016, in fact, the main banks operating in the sector, representing 40% of the sector in terms of total assets, took on loan commitments for over 2,3 billion euros. The data is contained in the latest Abi Lab survey "Supporting banks [...]
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The present and the future of the COSMO-SkyMed satellite system, which in ten years since the launch of the first satellite, carried out in 2007, has changed the way we observe the Earth, ensuring fundamental information for our safety and to understand the phenomena that affect the our Planet. This was discussed at the MAXXI in Rome by [...]
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Italy has played a crucial role in relaunching the Europe of Defense and plays an equally important part in NATO-EU cooperation through, the so-called "southern hub" of the Alliance inaugurated in Naples. The challenge now is represented by the opportunities offered to industry by the European Defense Fund and by the increase in military spending to approach the threshold of [...]
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SACE's intervention will support the Italian sub-contractors for the construction of a new power plant assigned to the GE Power-Gama Power consortium by the Bahraini group Alba The plant will be connected to the Line 6 Expansion Project which, once completed, will be the largest aluminum production plant in the world With a commitment of 125 [...]
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San Donato Milanese (MI), 6 December 2017 - Eni, together with its Area 4 partners, announces that the multi-sourced project financing for Coral South's floating gas liquefaction unit (FLNG) has reached financial close, for a total amount of $ 4.675.500.000 divided into the following tranches: · Financing guaranteed by the export credit agency [...]
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Fiumicino airport is flooded with Chinese flights, while Alitalia struggles to connect with the eastern country. These are the statements of Alitalia's extraordinary commissioner, Luigi Gubitosi, at a hearing today in the Senate. Specifically, Gubitosi said: “We have a good relationship with Adr. We would like to have a relationship with Fiumicino like that of AirFrance with [...]
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The event “Privacy and GDPR: Solutions to adapt to the European Regulation for the Protection of Personal Data”, organized by Alfa Group in collaboration with Kaspersky, took place on 30 November last at Palazzo Montemartini, in Rome. The appointment was the moment to take stock of the GDPR, the new European Data Protection Regulation [...]
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Leonardo announced for the year 2017 the sale of over 150 Linaps pointing systems and 100 inertial navigation units (INU - Inertial Navigation Unit) FIN 3120 for a value of more than 50 million euros. Linaps is able to determine the trajectory of the artillery with a high level of accuracy, without the need for [...]
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Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales 67 per cent and Leonardo 33 per cent, has won the Better Satellite World Awards 2017 for the Meolut Next solution. The prize was awarded in the prestigious One Whitehall Place in London, by Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), and is aimed at established companies and companies [...]
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The digital economy alone generates nearly a third of China's gross domestic product. This is supported by a report presented by Beijing at the annual Chinese conference on cyberspace. The report presented yesterday in Wuzhen by the Chinese State Academy for Cyberspace Studies claims that last year China's digital economy generated a [...]
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In Beijing, the Italian Prosecco made the "boom" and is increasingly appreciated in the world. The Italian Embassy in China organized a seminar to promote one of the best known symbols of Italian style. The seminar was an opportunity to promote the candidacy of the Prosecco Hills in Conegliano and Valdobbiadene as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as [...]
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“Public and private investment plans are urgently needed to modernize the distribution network and to accelerate the adoption of innovations in agriculture and precision farming that help in saving water and reusing the resource. We have launched a first plan worth 700 million euros. It is not just an agricultural issue, [...]
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Italian showbiz & web star, sport star, brand, opinion leader, business leader: all are protagonists in their own field. But who among them are the real leaders of the digital arena? The answer is in an index. It is called i-Leader Index and through a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the digital presence it measures the ability to be an online leader. The index was [...]
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Alfa Romeo in Formula 1 is not a joke but reality. Next season Alfa Romeo will whiz on the world circuits, thanks to the collaboration with Sauber. Sergio Marchionne, enthusiastic and proud, also gave the names of the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team drivers who discovered, with great emotion, the veil in the historic museum [...]
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The sales success of the Ypsilon continues, once again highly appreciated by Italian customers: in November, in addition to being the second best-selling car ever, it is also ahead of the B segment with a share of 10,7 percent. Excellent November for Alfa Romeo which registers 4 cars, 21 percent more in comparison [...]
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Naval Group and Fincantieri, with the "strong support" of the governments of France and Italy, will combine their skills by presenting to the Canadian government a "ready to use" and already well proven solution, based on the Fremm frigate project, for the supply of 15 surface combat ships to the Royal Canadian Navy. A note announces it, [...]
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(by Giovanni Calcerano) In our technological world, batteries are everywhere: telephones, laptops, appliances but also portable devices, toys and industrial applications. And to meet the expectations of today's consumers, these batteries need to be lighter, more powerful and designed to last longer. Currently the most modern technology in this [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) The foreign ministers / defense of 23 countries of the European Union have given shape to the new permanent structured cooperation (Pesco) in the defense sector. Over 50 projects, defined as concrete, will provide the new joint military capabilities that the European defense of tomorrow will need. The EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy [...]
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Rolls-Royce and the European Space Agency have signed a futuristic collaboration agreement to apply activities in space to support autonomous and remote-controlled maritime navigation, as well as to promote innovation in digital logistics. The collaboration, underlines Rolls-Royce, will involve the creation of a joint structure in the Ship Intelligence division of the British Group to develop and [...]
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Leonardo and its subsidiary Leonardo US Holding, Inc. (the "Company") today announce the initial results of the Company's takeover bids (the "Offers") concerning outstanding "7.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2039" bonds ( the "2039 Bonds") and outstanding "6.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2040" bonds (the "2040 Bonds" and, together with the [...]
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The American specialist magazine 'Motor Trend' has named the Alfa Romeo Giulia Auto of the Year 2018, because it is "the bearer of exceptional value, for the superiority in its category and for the impact on the automotive landscape". The 'Car of the Year' award, awarded annually by Motor Trend, is one of the most prestigious awards given to the automotive industry in [...]
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The opening ceremony of the third edition of the MED Forum, Mediterranean Dialogues, will be held at the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, with keynote speeches by Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Michel Aoun, president of Lebanon. Speakers include Giampiero Massolo, [...]
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Countries of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership have set the cornerstones for cooperation activities in the energy sector, the fight against Russian propaganda, dialogue "where appropriate" in matters of common security and defense, commitments for civil aviation agreements, and the firm will that "as soon as possible" we can make progress towards a new one, [...]
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Eni's CEO, Claudio Descalzi, met the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, in Nicosia today. The meeting was an opportunity to illustrate to President Anastasiadis an update on Eni's activities in the country and to discuss possible future joint opportunities. Eni's Chief Executive Officer reconfirmed the company's commitment to the offshore exploration of [...]
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A new integrated industrial complex for the production of elastomers was inaugurated today in Yeosu, South Korea, in the presence of local authorities, the Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Korea and the main customers. The new plants of Lotte Versalis Elastomers, a XNUMX/XNUMX joint venture between Versalis (Eni), a global leader in the elastomers sector, and Lotte Chemical, an important [...]
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Link Campus University was established in 1999 in Rome as a subsidiary in Italy of the University of Malta and in September 2011 it was recognized as a non-state university of the Italian University System. Today the headquarters are in via Casale di San Pio V, what was once the summer residence of Pope Pius V. Among the [...]
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Infiniti is preparing for the great world premiere debut of the new QX50 which will be unveiled on November 28 at the opening of the Los Angeles Motor Show. The new model will reveal a new interpretation of INfiniti's unique design language of powerful elegance, characterized by flowing sculptural lines and strong, muscular proportions […]
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Jean-Claude Juncker, in his State of the Union Address, stated in 2016 that by 2020, “every city and town in Europe will be equipped with free wireless internet access in the main public meeting points in the area. He spoke of WiFi and the WiFI4EU project, which with a budget of 120 million euros [...]
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The Board of Directors of Anas, chaired by Gianni Vittorio Armani, has given the green light to seven projects for the construction of new infrastructural works concerning Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Campania, Puglia and Sardinia for a total investment of 1.375 million euros. In particular, the following were approved: in Lombardy, the [...]
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With the support of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, the Marini company - one of the world's leading manufacturers of asphalt production plants - has exported to the Latin American country its products worth 3,9 million euros. SACE's intervention - [...]
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In the presence of the Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and the CEO of FCA, Sergio Marchionne, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Palazzo Chigi for the joint development of research projects and technological applications for the reduction of CO2 emissions in road transport. The two […]
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The CEO of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, in a hearing at the Senate Industry Commission spoke about the recent strategic alliance with France. Alliance that has raised not a few discontent among insiders and public opinion. An "agreement for growth", without overlapping ", certainly not" for a restructuring "but" to enter [...]
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The week of Italian cuisine has reached its second edition in Tokyo. Event promoted by the Italian government with the aim of enhancing the culinary art and products of the Italian agri-food, with promotional and cultural initiatives. The presentation conference at the Italian Embassy where representatives of the Japanese media and the main delegates of the [...]
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“I.Lab Mathematics” was inaugurated, the new interactive laboratory created by the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan in partnership with Leonardo. The objectives of the laboratory are fluid dynamics and mathematical models applied to the vote, developed thanks to a simulation software created by the Politecnico di Milano that will allow the visitor to immerse the [...]
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For over twenty years, Alfa Group has been operating in the ICT sector, in consulting, system integration and software development. The Group recorded a turnover of over 2016 million euros in 18. With over 150 employees and collaborators, Alfa Group has five operational offices between Italy and the Netherlands: Rome, Milan, Bologna, Fermo [...]
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Leonardo today announced the delivery to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security of the first of 16 AW101 search and rescue (SAR - Search and Rescue) helicopters. On November 17, the first AW101 left Leonardo's plant in Yeovil, United Kingdom, for the Sola air base in southern Norway, [...]
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It was November 20, 1927 when for the first time a car of the new tram model, “revolutionary” for the time, entered the Atm home. The name is inspired, in fact, by the two trolleys under the long steel case that represented a novelty imported from the USA, derived from the original American model such as Peter [...]
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Did you know that there are 200-ton magnets that can open the door to the energy of the future? On Monday afternoon, the largest magnet ever built in the world in the shape of a D and weighing 200 tons will leave the La Spezia plant where it was built, that of Asg Superconductors, a company of the Malacalza family. [...]
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(by Franco Iacch) These are special days for Putin's state rearmament plan. This morning the launching ceremony of the first Borei II class submarine took place. A few hours ago the roll out of the Tu-160M2 took place: the M2 program is the main Russian investment to modernize its strategic bombers [...]
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Anas has published today in the Official Gazette five calls for tenders under a four-year framework agreement for the execution of definitive and executive design services and for technical-economic feasibility design services, with a single operator for each of the lots in tender, for a total of 196,3 million euros. [...]
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The Big [smart] Hack 25 will take place on 26 and 4.0 November at the Tempio di Adriano: an entire weekend of programming dedicated to the themes of Smart City, Energy efficiency, Big data, IoT technology and, in general, innovative technologies. The event - organized by Maker Faire Rome 2017 (1-3 December, Fiera di Roma) in collaboration with [...]
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According to the main economic indicators, Russia has started to grow again. The federal and regional governments continue the policies for the diversification of the economy and the attraction of investments, the ruble has stabilized and the political dialogue between Moscow and Rome, which has always remained alive despite the sanctions, can only bring benefits to business . IS […]
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The Piaggio Aerospace of Sestri Ponente is facing a critical situation that has caused a "liquidity crisis that puts the income of 1300 families at risk". So declared the RSU present in the company. The unions also recall that they have not had any call from Rome that could inform them of the problems that [...]
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A day dedicated to safety, to grow even more in the culture of preventing all types of accidents with the aim of reaching “Zero accidents”. Particularly significant appointment for the Colleferro cement plant. A particularly significant appointment for the Colleferro cement plant, which in recent days has reached 365 days without injuries. A [...]
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The balance in the annual progressive is decidedly positive: almost 907.800 registrations in the first ten months of 2017, 7,6 percent more than last year in a market that is growing by only 3,8 percent. FCA's share is 6,9 per cent, 0,3 percentage points higher than in 2016. […]
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Leonardo announces that its subsidiary Leonardo US Holding, Inc. (the "Company") today announced public takeover bids (the "Offers") up to a total nominal amount of 200 million US dollars (the "Maximum of the Offer ") of its outstanding" 7.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2039 "bonds (the" 2039 Bonds ") and of its own [...]
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In Tuscany, innovative technologies for the continuous monitoring of blood sugar. On the occasion of the 2017 World Diabetes Day, the Region announces that it will make them available to patients who will be eligible, among the more than 172.000 people with diabetes present in Tuscany. Glycemic self-control - experts say - is essential for the management of diabetes [...]
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This is really the low-consumption car or if you prefer: The Green Auto par excellence. We bet you haven't even heard of it in the media? Obviously, this patent is too inconvenient. The future of the automobile? It is also in the hands of a 28-year-old engineer from Abruzzo. His name is Davide Patella, an engineer with a passion for cars, [...]
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The world's first 2-ton displacement cargo ship with electric propulsion, developed by a Chinese company, was launched on Sunday in Guangzhou, in the Chinese province of Guangdong. This was reported by "China News" - According to Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd., which built the boat, the ship is able to travel 80 kilometers [...]
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The largest solar-powered power plant in the world in a similar place was inaugurated today in Jordan, in the Zaatari refugee camp, with the aim of improving the daily lives of the tens of thousands of Syrians who live there. The plant has 40.000 solar panels with a total capacity of 12,9 megawatts which, [...]
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Leonardo announced today that UAE operator Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) has signed a contract for two additional AW139 helicopters. The order was announced during the Dubai Air Show during an official ceremony. The helicopters, whose delivery is expected by 2017, will be used for offshore transport tasks, allowing the expansion of [...]
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Leonardo and MVP Tech announced at the Dubai Air Show (12-16 November) the start of a collaboration to provide integrated cyber security solutions in the United Arab Emirates. The two companies will offer government organizations and businesses customized cybersecurity services including intelligence, risk management, analysis, design, development and system certification. Founded [...]
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Leonardo, during the Dubai Airshow 2017, announced the first delivery of the Falco EVO, Remote Pilot Air System (SAPR), to its launch customer, a country in the Middle East. The first of the new production aircraft was completed in August with the acceptance test completed in Italy at Ronchi [...]
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Alessio Quaranta, general manager of the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), was appointed president of Eateo, the European association of Aviation Training and Educational Organizations, during the first General Assembly of the organization held in Cyprus. EATEO, a European association that brings together organizations that deal with aeronautical education and training, is a non-profit and [...]
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During the 2017 Dubai Airshow, Leonardo announced that it has signed a contract with the British Ministry of Defense to equip the Royal Air Force's new A400M transport aircraft with a capability assurance system. Through tests carried out with equipment that replicates radar threats, it is possible to guarantee that the sophisticated suite [...]
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Leonardo and Milestone Aviation Group ("Milestone"), a GE Capital Aviation Services company and a world leader in the helicopter leasing sector, today announced the expansion of Falcon Aviation's AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter fleet (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Uniti) with the supply of three additional units. These helicopters will have multi-role capabilities and will enter [...]
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Ireland is in no hurry to collect 13 billion euros from Apple, which is the amount of unpaid taxes, from 2003 to 2014, calculated by the EU Antitrust which announced the provision on 30 August 2016. The tax agreements between the Cupertino company and Ireland 'is illegal state aid', is what the Commissioner had declared [...]
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MetsTrade, the international exhibition dedicated to the naval industry, takes place in Amsterdam from 14 to 16 November and Mapei participates with its articulated proposal of solutions and systems developed for naval transport. The Mapei Marine line is a range of products and solutions that stems from the exclusive wealth of experience acquired by Mapei in this [...]
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Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU - Memorandum of Understanding) on 8 November with the Military Technology Institute of Thailand which provides for a transfer of technology and maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities linked to the potential acquisition of AW101 helicopters to be allocated to the Police, Army, Air Force and Navy of the country. The MoU was [...]
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From 12 to 16 November Leonardo participates in the Dubai Air Show, one of the most important showcases in the world for the aerospace and defense industries as well as one of the main sector events in the Arab Gulf region. The company presents, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates, the 1: 1 scale reproduction of the convertiplane cabin [...]
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Vega, the European launcher conceived, designed and built by Avio, has successfully completed its eleventh consecutive mission, further consolidating its world record in terms of precision and reliability. This was reported by a statement according to which in its third mission in 2017 Vega put the satellite Mohammed VI-A into orbit, a satellite [...]
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SACE guaranteed a 100 million euro loan, disbursed by Intesa Sanpaolo Group and ING A.Ş., in favor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (“IMM”), the largest of the thirty metropolitan municipalities and the main economic and financial center in Turkey. The credit line will contribute to the financing of the € 2,75 billion investment plan [...]
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The President of the Republic of Angola João Gonçalves Lourenço and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi met today in Luanda. The meeting, which took place in the presence of the Minister for Mineral and Petroleum Resources Diamantino Azevedo, was an opportunity to take stock of the operational activities, access to energy and socio-economic and health support of [...]
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The investments raised by the startups owned by Digital Magics, a business incubator listed on AIM Italia of the Italian Stock Exchange, are € 750 thousand, presented to the BacktoWork24 network, the first system in Italy that offers integrated solutions to encourage the investment of financial resources and professional skills from part of managers and investors. This is the first assessment, [...]
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Countess Maria Fede Caproni di Taliedo passed away today in Rome, a strong and charismatic figure, daughter of Gianni Battista Caproni, aeronautical engineer, entrepreneur and pioneer of Italian aviation. From 1911 his whole series of planes that went from Ca.8 to Ca.16; from Ca.42 to Ca.40 in the years to come, up to the models [...]
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The Umbrian company Urbani Tartufi, on the occasion of the "This is Italy - parts unknown" event, the three-day event organized in New York by "Panorama d'Italia", received the "Leadership Excellence Award", dedicated to those companies who have been able to make Italy great in the world. Giammarco Urbani, owner with the family of urban Tartufi said in a [...]
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The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Chief Executive Officer of Eni Claudio Descalzi met today in Accra to analyze the initiatives of Eni, which in the country combines operational activities with energy access programs, partner support -economic, health protection and development of renewable sources. In May of this year Eni [...]
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Donald Trump seems to be achieving the first great results of his mandate, which appears close to closing the so-called games as regards tax reform, one of the priorities that the President had given himself when he took office in the White House on January 20 last. In fact, today the Republicans in the House presented their [...]
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The 5G network is essential for new technology, when it comes to virtual reality and augmented reality that will change our daily life in at least six vital sectors: media, school, work, social interactions, tourism and retail. But for this to happen, the response times of the networks must be improved. It is the result of the 'Merged Reality' study, [...]
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According to the Nova Agency, the Soubré hydroelectric dam in the south-west of the country will be inaugurated today in the Ivory Coast. During the ceremony, the local press reports, President Alassane Ouattara will operate the fourth and final turbine of the plant. The plant will have a capacity of 275 MW. 85 percent of the works, worth [...]
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Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's goal was centered on the mission that led him first to India and then to the Gulf countries, Arabia, the Emirates and Qatar. Resume relations with New Delhi and open a new page after the tensions due to the case of the two Maro '. And last but not least, consolidate [...]
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After the controversy of the past few days on the tests of the F35 B aircraft, and on the announcement omitted by the Defense, the first test was finally successful yesterday. The first flight in short take-off and vertical landing mode of the first Italian F-35 in the 'Stovl' variant, assembled in the Cameri plant in Piedmont, took place "perfectly" yesterday. [...]
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SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has insured Dragflow's exports for a value of 5,5 million euros. The company, which operates in the mechanical sector, exports water dredging machinery to Dubai that will be used for the work of the numerous construction sites in the [...]
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UniCredit has granted two loans to the companies of the Petti Group for the purchase of raw materials to be included in the production process to be destined for the foreign market. The loans were guaranteed by SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group. UniCredit has structured a financing transaction for a total of [...]
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Contrary to what has been read in some prestigious Italian newspapers, the first flight test with short take-off and vertical landing (Stovl mode) is scheduled for next week for the first F35 of this type assembled in the Cameri plant, in Piedmont, which will be delivered in the coming months to the Defense. This was stated in a note from the Secretariat [...]
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Thaw, this is the watchword between the two democracies, the Italian and the Indian. After the disagreements of recent years, the ever-flourishing commercial relations between the two countries could not be overlooked. The court case of the two marines now seems to be left behind: this is the meaning that the Delhi press attributes to the visit [...]
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It seems to be a sector in constant growth and as the experts say, with exponential growth margins, that of sex with robots, increasingly evolved and sophisticated to resemble the human body as much as possible. We are talking about the realistic dolls originally conceived and designed in Japan and then practically exported to [...]
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Saudi Arabia will invest US $ 1 billion in space tourism in the company of British billionaire Richard Branson. The Saudi Public Investment Fund has announced that it will invest a billion dollars in Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company of British billionaire Richard Branson. "This investment will allow us to develop the next generation of launches [...]
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As part of the Italian G7 Presidency, the Farnesina will host today a seminar on the topic of measuring corruption, organized in collaboration with Istat, Anac, the Ministry of Justice and the Bank of Italy. In the words of Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, "how to measure corruption reliably, to correctly frame the image of a country - especially when [...]
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We have done a great job with the beach bill. The goal is to protect businesses, seaside tourism and restart investments. I remember that this is a sector that is worth 50% of Italian tourism. One of the few in which an industrial logic lives. Forza Italia's controversy over [...]
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A firm and definitive no to Italy from the EU Court of Justice. The appeal on the recovery of aid for milk quotas was "definitively rejected". This was decided by the European Court of Justice, with a ruling issued today. "The Court upheld the Commission's appeal definitively rejecting Italy's appeal and, consequently, confirming the [...]
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The Russian market is “increasingly strategic for Italian companies, which Sace and Simest will not lack their support. New projects for 2,5 billion euros are being studied ". Alessandro Decio, CEO of Sace, said this during the Vtb Capital Investment Forum “Russia Calling!”, According to what the two companies announced. [...]
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The first F-35B in short take-off and vertical landing version made its first flight today from the Cameri plant, reveals it in a RID article. It is not yet known whether the aircraft will be delivered to the Navy or the Air Force which, at the moment, have planned to acquire 15 F-35Bs each for a total [...]
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Leonardo strengthens its presence in Africa in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) sector thanks to two contracts, recently signed, which provide for the supply of ATC systems in Somalia and Sudan. The announcement was made public during the African Airshow event, underway in Accra (Ghana), in which the company participates [...]
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Leonardo announced today that the Queensland State Government in Australia has ordered two additional Agustawestland AW139 helicopters, expected to enter service in December 2018, for land and sea rescue tasks. The AW139s will replace two obsolete helicopters of another type as part of the general fleet modernization program [...]
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The United States is considering India's demand for armed drones. This was reported by the Indian news agency "PTI" on the basis of a US government source. The New Delhi government aims to strengthen the Air Force with the purchase of approximately 80-100 remotely piloted General Atomics Avenger aircraft (also known as Predator C), of the total cost [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that Ministers Maurizio Martina and Carlo Calenda have signed the inter-ministerial decree to introduce the obligation to indicate the origin of tomato products. The measures introduce the testing of the labeling system for two years, in the wake of the standard already in force for products [...]
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Iveco, the commercial vehicle brand of CNH Industrial, has entered into the largest agreement so far for Stralis Np vehicles. The contract signed with Jost Group, one of the largest transport and logistics companies in Europe, provides for the delivery of a fleet of 500 Stralis Np trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), considered [...]
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There are production companies in Italy that are able to convey to the world an image of high responsibility and professionalism. Surely one of this reality is represented by DGS Group. DGS is a private group founded in 1997, which operates in the ICT sector providing high-tech professional solutions of value, through the combination of a [...]
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The Farnesina supports the strategic export plan that is to be given to Italy. This was stated by Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, speaking at the sixth meeting of the control room for internationalization, underway at the Ministry of Economic Development. An essential point to underline, according to Alfano, "is that Italian exports had an important function [...]
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The presentation of the iPhone X in many countries around the world, including Italy, caused quite a few reactions. The controversy over the high cost has arisen: for the first time for a smartphone the 'psychological threshold' of one thousand euros is exceeded. Few have worried about the possible risks related to the privacy and security of biometric data with [...]
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Leonardo signed today at ADEX, the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, an agreement with Hanwha Systems, a leading South Korean company in the aerospace systems sector, to jointly supply avionics and mission systems to the country and other international customers. Initially, the collaboration will be aimed at the development and supply of research, discovery and tracking systems [...]
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The Europe of the skies runs to Canada's aid against Donald Trump's US measures. This is the meaning of the operation that sees the European consortium Airbus take over the majority share of the Canadian Bombardier program for the development of the 'C-Series' line of airliners. News that comes just over two weeks after the decision [...]
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Seven envelopes presented to the Notary. So many proposals that will be evaluated by the extraordinary commissioners. The only certain confirmation is the concrete interest of Lufthansa-Easy-jet. After the deadline for the presentation of the binding offers, the two companies, which are already committed to the rescue of another former member of the Etihad galaxy, Air Berlin, have confirmed that they have [...]
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Rescue, public order and fire prevention among the tasks foreseen for the three helicopters The success of the AW169 on the world market is growing, also for public utility tasks, with over 160 units ordered by 70 customers in 30 countries Rome, 16 October 2017 - Leonardo announced today during the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC, [...]
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Leonardo's presence on the Japanese helicopter market is growing with the first AW189 sold in the country, the first fire-fighting AW169 and two further AW139s.These helicopters are added to a fleet of about 120 units present in Japan also for public utility and emergency support tasks The City of Tokyo and the Shizuoka Prefecture, Fukushima [...]
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After six years, Italy is once again the EU's first trading partner. This is certified by Eurostat data which reports, in its latest data on trade trends in member countries, a record volume of trade of 1,2 billion euros with Tehran. The EU statistical office in Brussels testifies that in 2011, the volume of Iran-Italy trade had reached the figure [...]
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Italian companies see the Islamic Republic as a privileged interlocutor with whom today it is possible to do excellent business. This is confirmed by the figures of the ICE (Foreign Trade Institute) but also the evidence of those who today in Tehran register a growing interest in the development of bilateral economic relations. For the moment we see no signs of a slowdown [...]
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The war on coal is over ”: Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), thus announced the beginning of the abolition of the regulations set by Barack Obama to reduce polluting emissions from US power plants. In the sights of the executive, appointed after DonaldTrump's entrance to the White House, the Clean Power Plan is over: the [...]
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Enel has finalized the agreement for the sale of 10% of the Indonesian coal producer PT Bayan Resources Tbk ("Bayan"), currently owned by Enel Investment Holding BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel, to the entrepreneur Dato 'Low Tuck Kwong, controlling shareholder of Bayan, for a consideration of 100 million US dollars, entirely [...]
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Sicilsaldo obtains an 80 million euro contract with SACE (CDP Group) for the construction of a gas pipeline in Mexico With the insurance-financial support of SACE - which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group - Sicilsaldo obtained a contract worth 80 million euros for [...]
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FincantieriEurope, the largest shipbuilder will enter the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) if it receives the $ 27 billion dollar contract. Italian funding for the Future Frigates project of $ 27,4 billion which involves the construction of nine ships for the Australian Navy, the first of which will be delivered at the end of 2020. […]
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The third group of Iridium Next satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales 67 percent and Leonardo 33 percent) was successfully launched by Space X, from the Vandenberg military base in California. This was reported today in a press release by Thales Alenia Space. After the successful start-up phase of the [...]
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According to Nova, an agreement has been reached between Russia and Saudi Arabia for the supply of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. This was confirmed by the Federal Service for Russian military-technical cooperation. "It is confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reached an agreement on the supply of S-400 Cornet-AM air defense missile systems, [...]
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Analysis by General Pasquale Preziosa and Professor Anna Maria Pagnani President Macron took office last June and his first goal was to establish a strong foreign policy in France. He moved from the east to the west of the planet, staying, then, in the center of Europe, he had talks with Trump, [...]
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Lorenzo Gancia, dean of Italian sparkling wine makers, dies. Mourning in the world of enology due to the death of Lorenzo Vallarino Gancia, dean of the family of historic Italian sparkling wine entrepreneurs. He was 87 and had been ill for some time. First national president of the Young Industrialists of Confindustria, vice president of Confindustria with responsibility for external relations, he was also president [...]
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Perugina: hundreds of demonstrations in the center of Perugia Great demonstration in Perugia to defend an Italian symbol in the world. “The Nestle group is a company that only takes from this territory. Let's take back the helm asking for work today for a future tomorrow ": this morning the secretary of the CGIL of Perugia, Filippo Ciavaglia, on the stage set up [...]
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EU: green light for anti-dumping duties in Brazil, Russia, Ukraine and Iran According to Nova, the European Commission announced today in Brussels that it has imposed import duties on hot-rolled flat products from the four countries. The community executive announced that, after an investigation launched in July 2016, [...]
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On the occasion of the Cemtech days - an international conference in which presentations, workshops and meetings between experts and operators in the world of cement alternate which took place in recent days in Rome - a delegation of about forty people visited the Colleferro cement plant to see live the cement production cycle [...]
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Avio SpA, a leading Italian company in the aerospace sector, announces that today it has signed a loan agreement for 40 million euros with the European Investment Bank (EIB). With this loan, Avio SpA will support, on the one hand, the development of new products and technologies in space propulsion systems through [...]
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North Korea reported today the restart of operations at the Kaesong inter-Korean industrial complex, which Seoul had unilaterally closed in February 2016, in response to nuclear and ballistic tests carried out by its Northern Neighbor. . The North Korean information and political propaganda site Uriminzokkiri, managed by the agency [...]
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CONFINDUSTRIA: BUSINESSES NO TO NEW ECB RULES ON NPLs Businesses are extremely concerned about the addendum to the guidelines on the treatment of NPLs put into consultation yesterday by the ECB. It contains a series of forecasts and automatisms which, if confirmed, would have a major impact on the capital requirements of banks, imposing new ones on them [...]
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The president of the International Chamber of Shipping Esben Poulsson, world shipowners 'organization, the number one of the European shipowners' association Panos Laskaridis, the president of Confitarma Emanuele Grimaldi and his designated successor Mario Mattioli. These are some of the names in the rich list of leading figures who will be found in Naples, at the Teatrino di [...]
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Banca Popolare di Puglia and Basilicata and SACE (CDP Group) for SMEs: together for the growth of the Apulian The Digital Box in the United States Banca Popolare di Puglia and Basilicata and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the hub of exports and internationalization of the CDP Group, have completed a loan of 300 thousand euros for [...]
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Leonardo announced today that Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) has been awarded a tender in the United Kingdom for the supply of an AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter rescue helicopter for the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust. The service supply contract will last for ten years, with activities starting in 2019. The AW169 will replace an MD902 Explorer and will be [...]
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The President of Anas, Gianni Vittorio Armani, presented this morning to the representatives of the business community the new Investment Plan of the company which activates interventions on over 60% of the network under management of over 26 km. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio and the Director of Industrial Policies of [...]
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New AW139 helicopters for the United Kingdom Leonardo today announced the sale of two additional AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for VIP / corporate transport to UK customers, further strengthening its leadership in the global twin-engine market for this operational role and in which it holds a share 50%. These AW139s are added to the over [...]
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A poll last year showed that more than half of American companies said they had suffered a hacker attack. The investigation carried out by Zogby Associates, on behalf of the insurance company HSB, which offers cyber insurance, showed that following the attacks these companies had to spend large sums of money to repair [...]
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As part of the 2017 Promotional Activity to support the international promotion of the Italian supply chain of environmental technologies and renewable energy, the organization, in collaboration with the ANIE federation, of an Italian collective participation in the Ener Event 2017 fair scheduled in Casablanca from 4 to 7 October 2017 at the OFEC exhibition center. The 6th [...]
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Leonardo announced today that the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) has purchased an AgustaWestland AW169 intermediate light helicopter, with delivery scheduled for early 2019. The helicopter will be equipped with a special configuration a support of scientific exploration activities in the polar environment and will be used for passenger transport, monitoring [...]
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Leonardo today announced the signing of a contract with the Danish operator Uni-Fly A / S for two AgustaWestland AW169 intermediate light helicopters. Deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2018. The helicopters will perform support tasks for DONG Energy's operations for the Hornsea Project One wind energy project in the North Sea, in [...]
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Another successful mission for the Ariane 5 launcher which completed its fifth flight in 2017 by placing two satellites in orbit: Intelsat 37e and BSAT-4a. Intelsat 37e is the fifth satellite of the Intelsat EpicNG constellation and represents an evolution of the previous EpicNG satellites. It will serve to ensure more efficient transmissions for customers [...]
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The famous “Dieselgate” continues to significantly affect Volkswagen's finances. The well-known scandal of software capable of deceiving tests on harmful gas emissions led the German car manufacturer to an "unscheduled" expenditure of 2,5 billion euros only in the third quarter of 2017. The large sum was paid out to following […]
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The culture of integrity as a key factor to qualify as a reliable partner in the long term, towards customers, suppliers and, more generally, all stakeholders. This is the goal of the “Compliance Council”, Leonardo's annual event on compliance and ethical culture issues, this year in its second edition. The initiative was divided into a [...]
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Today, at the headquarters of the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Enea) in Rome, the conference "Research, innovation and technology transfer", promoted by the agency with the aim of discussing with the protagonists of the national cooperation system and of the main international institutions on the contribution of research and technological innovation [...]
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On Thursday 5 October at the Farnesina, the 2017 Ance Report will be presented on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world. With respect to this important event, Minister Alfano declared: "The report on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world, now in its eleventh edition, is presented for the tenth consecutive year [...]
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UniCredit and SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, have completed a financing transaction to support Ferretti Group in preparing new foreign contracts. The 35 million euro credit line, disbursed by UniCredit and guaranteed by SACE, is aimed at supporting the needs of working capital [...]
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The Italian Energy Summit of the Sole 24 Ore is in its seventeenth edition, which, through the comparison between companies, institutions and professionals, aimed to draw up a balance of global and national trends in the energy market, starting from industrial policy strategies in support of the sector and the challenges facing operators and consumers. [...]
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“Confindustria fully supports the Trans-Adriatic (Tap) gas pipeline project in Puglia. It is needed, it is needed immediately, it is a competitive factor for the country and together with the other measures envisaged by the SEN it could be worth 1,4 billion euros ”. Thus Stefan Pan, Vice President of Confindustria during a meeting at Palazzo Chigi in the presence of the minister for [...]
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Enel launches the call to develop innovative projects in the field of renewable energy. The Electricity Group offers small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups the opportunity to collaborate with specialized technicians and use the facilities of the Catania Innovation Hub in Passo Martino for the design, implementation and testing of the selected ideas. The [...]
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Councilor Buschini spoke at the opening of the second hearing relating to environmental issues on the waste situation in the Colleferro plant. In the absence of representatives of the Metropolitan City and Ama, it was Buschini himself who summarized the outcome of the latest institutional meetings on the future of the landfill in the past used to incinerate waste [...]
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In the meeting held at Mise on the future of the Perugina plant in San Sisto (Perugia), "Nestle 'Italia fully confirmed the objectives of the industrial plan and gave an account of the timely fulfillment of all the commitments signed, which are proceeding in full and in full compliance with the expected times ". Thus we read in a note released by the company, [...]
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The first Russian fifth generation fighter is now identified as Sukhoi-57. The T-50 of the Pak-Fa Program, the first fighter in the air domain (a term coined and currently valid only for the American F-22 Raptor) in Moscow, received its official name from the Russian Aerospace Forces on XNUMX August. The video highlights the flight of a [...]
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Mapei has decided to renew the co-sponsorship agreement with Reggiana Basketball for the 2017/2018 season of the Serie A Basketball League Championship. The company, for the twelfth year with its logo on the red and white uniform, for the fifth season consecutive will be on the back of the Grissin Bon shirt. This year Mapei supports Reggiana Basketball also in the [...]
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Energy: Emirates, first nuclear reactor operational in 2018 The first reactor of the civil nuclear power plant "Barakah" in the United Arab Emirates, intended for the production of electricity, will be operational in 2018. This was confirmed by the Emirati Minister of Energy Souhail al Mazroui, adding that "this is the first of the four reactors, and will be definitively put into service [...]
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Video - Trenitalia and MyTAXI travel together, strategic partnership agreement signed between Trenitalia and mytaxi “to guarantee customers a real seamless experience, through the integration between train and taxi: increasingly smart, increasingly digital”. It is announced in a note from Fs. The collaboration between the FS Group transport company [...]
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Israel, natural gas device breakdown. Pollution Emergency Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection reported on Friday that there had been a breakdown on the natural gas device off the Ashkelon coast. The ministry announced that, despite the switch to liquid fuel, there had been no significant increase in air pollution. It is not […]
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Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri, which envisages the Italian component involved in the construction of a new generation passenger ship for Cunard, the legendary lucco brand of the Anglo-American company. The ship, which will become part of the shipowner's fleet in 2022, will have [...]
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Russia active to interfere with elections in Germany: German intelligence at work to prevent hybrid attacks The Bavarian State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (LFV) warns that in the elections in 2017 (parliamentary elections of 24 September 2017) and 2018 (election state in Bavaria in autumn 2018) strengthened the websites of [...]
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Leonardo: intelligence, international collaboration and partnership between industry and institutions at the center of the debate at "Cybertech Europe 2017 ″ For two days Rome will once again be the capital of the international debate on cyber security with Leonardo, the main partner of" Cybertech Europe "( http://italy.cybertechconference.com/). The appointment of 26 and 27 September, for the second consecutive year in Italy, [...]
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The new Fiat 500X Edition arrives at all Italian showrooms. The more metropolitan soul of the Fiat compact crossover, identified with the commercial name "Look Urban", is now enriched with a new version, available in a limited batch of units and designed for a young target, looking for a car at the same time accessible, beautiful [...]
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Leonardo strengthens its commercial commitment and pushes towards Customer Support The Board of Directors of Leonardo, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, was informed by the CEO, Alessandro Profumo, of the establishment of two new organizational structures, the "Chief Commercial Officer "and the" Chief People, Organization and Transformation Officer ", and some appointments that enhance [...]
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The Ambassador of Italy to the Russian Federation Cesare Maria Ragaglini went on a mission to the Samara Region in recent days, visiting the cities of Samara, Togliatti and Oktyabrsk. The Region is now characterized by a dynamic and rapidly expanding business fabric, capable of attracting many foreign investments in recent years, especially in the industrial sectors [...]
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Following the listing of Avio on the stock exchange, the reorganization of the Staff functions is completed, which will all report directly to the CEO. Consequently, Dr. Roberto Ciervo, with effect from 1 October 2017, leaves Avio following the conclusion of the commitment carried out in the last 3 years to support the transformation of the Company towards its [...]
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Italcementi acquires Cementir Italia's activities: "Let's go back to grow and invest in our country"
Italcementi returns to grow and invest in Italy, improving its industrial structure and its distribution network through the acquisition of Cementir Italia. Italcementi today signed an agreement with Cementir Holding for the purchase of all Cementir Italia activities in the cement and ready mixed concrete business (including the wholly owned subsidiaries CementirSacci and [...]
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Chinese CNN to invest in UK nuclear power plant China's state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp (CNN) has announced that it will return to invest in a UK nuclear power plant. The new plant will be built in the north-western part of the country and will involve an investment of 20,35 billion dollars. [...]
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Signed today in Beijing an important preliminary agreement for the strategic development of a new series of four-wheeled light commercial vehicles. The agreement was signed by Piaggio President Roberto Colaninno and by the CEO of Foton Motor Group, Wang Jinyu. The agreement provides for the establishment of a working group made up of the two countries [...]
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US defense deal: Northrop Grumman buys Orbital The giant of US defense contractors, Northrop Grumman, has bought rival Orbital Atk putting on the table 7,8 billion dollars in cash. It can be read in a note underlining that the value of the passage rises to 9,2 billion dollars, including the debt [...]
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The British Defense Minister, Michael Fallon, has signed a letter of intent with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled Al Attiyah, to supply the Arab country with an order of 24 Typhoon fighters manufactured by the company Bae Systems. This was reported by the Qatari Ministry of Defense in a statement following today's meeting between the two ministers [...]
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Born on September 17, 1857 in the village of Izhevskoye, the fifth of 18 siblings, Tsiolkovsky was the son of a Polish immigrant. At 10 he was deaf from scarlet fever and at 14 he was forced to leave school. He continued his education at home, and from 1873 to 1876 he lived in Moscow, where he studied [...]
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Inauguration tomorrow at 11 in Colleferro (Rome), Piombinara locality in via Casilina of the Truck Village, the largest and best equipped parking area in the center south built on an area that will occupy an area of 90.000 square meters when fully operational. At the inauguration of the complex will be attended by the Undersecretary of State for Transport Umberto Del Basso De Caro, [...]
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Hitachi Rail Italy and Trenitalia invited the associations of people with disabilities and consumers to Pistoia to show them, in preview, the full-scale model of the new Rock regional train and to discuss with the designers and technicians of Hitachi and Trenitalia. The mock up of the train will be the protagonist, starting from [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the Council of Ministers definitively approved the legislative decree this morning which reintroduces the obligation to indicate the production or packaging plant on the label. The provision provides for a transitional period of 180 days from publication in the Official Gazette, for disposal [...]
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Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku said: “Over the past two years we have collaborated very intensively with our clients on the design of these new ships, and the result is a truly new and original design, which combines with cutting-edge technology. . We are delighted to have brought all the experience we have to this project [...]
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With the support of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the CDP Group's export and internationalization hub, the Calabrian SME Oleifici Sità has insured the supplies of olive oil in India for 150000 euros. The intervention of SACE, present in India with an office in Mumbai, allowed Oleifici Sità to offer its [...]
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The Board of Directors of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane today appointed the members of the new Trenitalia Board of Directors. The new BoD, which will be appointed by the next Trenitalia assembly, will be composed of Tiziano Onesti - reconfirmed as Chairman -, Orazio Iacono with the role of Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Paolo Colombo, [...]
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Eni today signed a cooperation agreement in order to collaborate in China and abroad in the sectors of exploration and production of oil and gas, gas and LNG, trading and logistics, refining and petrochemicals. The signing took place on the sidelines of the meeting of the CNPC President, Wang Yilin, with the administrator [...]
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The recent moves made by Europe, as a result of Great Britain's decision to leave the grouping of 28, have been characterized by the relaunch of European defense. The topic dealt with at the Almo Collegio Borromeo in Pavia by illustrious scholars, in the context of an institutional conference, on the future of Europe and its industrial component for defense, put in [...]
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Leonardo has been selected by the UK government's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) to lead a team of UK companies that will work on a project to protect UK Army vehicles from current and future threats. This was reported by a press release, according to which as part of the technological development program [...]
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WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton decided to leave Facebook three years after Mark Zuckerberg's company bought the hugely popular instant messaging app for $ 22 billion. "After 8 years on WhatsApp - Acton writes in his post - I decided to move and start a new chapter of [...]
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The Cassini probe has never been so close to 'its' planet: it reached Saturn 13 years ago and is now ready to dive into the yellowish atmosphere of the planet of the rings. It will be a very rapid descent, whose start is expected just before 14,00 Italian on September 15th. Everything will last a few minutes, but [...]
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Leonardo, Discovery Air Defense Services Inc. ("DA Defense") - a subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc. -, and Inzpire Ltd apply to respond to the UK Ministry of Defense's ASDOT (Air Support to Defense Operational Training) program for supply of operational and simulated training services. Companies will develop highly customized training solutions and [...]
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Africa confirms itself as a market with a strong potential for Italian SMEs. With the support of SACE, present on the Continent with offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi, FuturaSun has in fact exported photovoltaic modules to Uganda worth 120.000 euros. The intervention of SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the Group's export and internationalization hub [...]
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The newly released Galaxy Note 8 has received very positive reviews, which have made us forget the mess of the Note 7, at the root of one of the toughest crises ever for Samsung. However, there is a problem: facial recognition, which is much less sophisticated than it is reasonable to think. Whether it's a fingerprint or a face, [...]
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A great opportunity for information, dialogue and discussion on the present and future of payments. And, together, an incubator of ideas on innovation in financial services, and a discussion meeting able to promote dialogue between banks, entrepreneurs, PA, professionals, institutions and citizens. All this is Il Salone dei Pagamenti - Payvolution, the event organized [...]
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On Monday in Rome the meeting between the ministers of the Economy of Italy and France, Pier Carlo Padoan and Bruno Le Maire, to try to re-establish relations after the mockery given to the Italian government with the decision to temporarily nationalize the shipyards of Saint- Nazaire so as not to end the control of the company Stx in the hands of [...]
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Leonardo is confirmed for the eighth consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Europe. The consolidated presence in the Dow Jones stock indices reflects the Group's commitment to a path of sustainability that integrates environmental, social and governance issues within business strategies and in support of business processes and the ability to innovate. The indices [...]
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On September 8, 1930, the American company 3M put "Scotch" on the market. It was invented by Richard Drew, a 31-year-old chemist who has worked for seven years in the factory in St. Paul, Minnesota, who for several years has specialized in the production of the world's first waterproof sandpaper, used in the automotive field. Precisely to allow [...]
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Caffè Guglielmo's expansion plan continues on its way to the East. After entering the markets of China and South Korea and the opening of the first Guglielmo branded coffee shops, the Calabrian company signed an exclusive distribution agreement for its products in Vietnam with Cheung YongMa, a company based in Hong Kong and operating [...]
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Presented last night at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA - Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung), the new Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster, in which the technologies and driving dynamics of the Aventador S combine with the thrill of an open experience -air. "The new Aventador S sets new benchmarks in terms of technology and performance on the road and track, [...]
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It was published today, in the Official Gazette no. 103, the outcome of a framework agreement for the award of services for topographic surveys and measurements worth 3 million euros. The tender, awarded on the basis of the criterion of the most economically advantageous offer based on the best quality / price ratio, was won by the temporary grouping of companies [...]
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With the guarantee of SACE, the Pisan company will direct the construction of a stadium and a multi-sports facility in Cameroon. SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the export and internationalization hub of the CDP Group, has guaranteed 1,2 million euros to support the contract for the construction management of the Japoma-Douala sports complex in [...]
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Enel, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Peru (“EGPP”), has started construction work on Wayra, its first wind farm in Peru, located in the Marcona district, Ica region. The park, where the first wind turbines are being installed, will have a total capacity of 132 MW and a [...]
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“We are working with Minister Calenda to extend the mandatory labeling of the origin of raw materials, as made with milk, pasta and rice, to tomato-derived products. A commitment that we confirm today in the face of an important operation for the supply chain with the union of the Pomi and De Rica brands. The experience of the Casalasco Tomato Consortium can make [...]
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The first composite casing of the new P120C solid propellant engine was completed, which recently successfully passed the mechanical load and pressurization tests at the Avio plants in Colleferro. In recent weeks, this first model has traveled to the European space base of Kourou in French Guiana where, currently, in the [...]
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Promote and enhance the wine excellences of Chianti Classico. This is the main objective of Expo Chianti Classico, scheduled from 7 to 10 September in Greve in Chianti. Meetings, exhibitions, guided tastings, itinerant musical performances and various forms of entertainment in the rich program of this 47th edition in which 70 companies will participate. The Chianti Classico Expo will be [...]
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Satellites, airplanes and helicopters: Leonardo's safety technologies used by rescuers at work in the southern areas of the USA affected by the passage of Hurricane Harvey are many. The images of the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites are used in Texas to monitor the consequences of the rains and in particular to control flooding along the coast. Leonardo [...]
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Two days after the launch of a North Korean missile that flew over Japan, the test of strength arrived in Washington and Seoul which saw for the first time the infamous 'stealth' fighter-bomber F-35B (short take-off and vertical landing) of which Italy intends to purchase 30 copies, in addition to 30 of the [...]
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From the delight of the palates to the ruin of the teeth: while prosecco is depopulating in Great Britain, with 40 million liters exported in 2016, it ends up under the lens of newspapers such as the Daily Mail and the Guardian on charges of ruining the teeth due to high acidity. The online Mail has collected the statements of some [...]
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Rome, Rio de Janeiro, August 30, 2017 - Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações (“EGPB”), has started production of the Delfina wind farm, which has a total installed capacity of 180 MW. The plant is located in the municipality of Campo Formoso, in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. "The entrance […]
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The loan will support the costs of new equipment and technologies envisaged in the company's Business Plan to 2020 SACE, which together with SIMEST constitutes the CDP Group's export and internationalization hub, has guaranteed a loan of 30 million euros, disbursed by Crédit Agricole Cariparma in the role of agent bank and Banca Popolare di Milano SpA [...]
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The economy minister Bruno Le Maire returns to talk about the Stx-Fincantieri case declaring that he wants to reach an agreement with Italy by the end of September: "My desire and my will is to reach an agreement with our Italian friends on the shipyards "that should have passed to the group [...]
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The merger between the coal giant Shenhua Group and the fifth Chinese electricity producer China Guodian Group is underway, leading to the birth of the world's first energy group. This was reported by the Reuters agency. To announce the operation, which comes at the end of months of negotiations, was the government commission for the control of assets. [...]
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Israel has signed a contract with the United States to purchase another 17 F-35 fighters, which will bring the Israeli Air Force fleet to 50 F-35 fighters. The Israeli Defense Minister: "It is a significant and strategic addition to the power of the Air Force". It was announced today. For the first time, the price for this type of [...]
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The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has issued a "warning" of the highest level of urgency for the new Airbus A350-941, introduced into service in 2014. Complaint no. 2017-0154-E, was filed for a problem with the hydraulic fluid cooling system, which, if not fixed, could potentially lead to an engine explosion. [...]
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Ceremony of the "float out" (putting into water) of the largest cruise ship ever built in Italy, in the Fincantieri shipyards of Monfalcone (Gorizia). This is the "MSC Seaview", a 154.000-ton giant that will sail the Mediterranean seas from June 2018, before spending the winter in Brazil. The sister ship, the "MSC Seaside", is [...]
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Great success for Birra Morena at the International Beer Challenge in London. The Lucanian company won a prize with the four beers presented in the competition: for the Morena Unica silver medal for taste and bronze for the packaging and label; bronze medal for the Celtic Super Morena, for the Bio Lucana Morena and for [...]
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Chinese manufacturer Great Wall would be interested in purchasing the brand from FCA. The news is reported today on the Automotive News website. It would have been the president of the Asian carmaker himself, Wang Fengying, with an e-mail message to communicate it to the site, saying he was "in contact with FCA". For his part, however, no [...]
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Enel Green Power North America, Inc. ("EGPNA") - the Enel Group company operating in the renewable energy sector in the USA - through its subsidiary Red Dirt Wind Holdings, LLC ("Red Dirt Holdings") 1, has signed an agreement of tax equity worth approximately 340 million US dollars with MUFG and Allianz Renewable Energy [...]
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The new flagship of Her Majesty's fleet, the aircraft carrier 'Hms Queen Elizabeth', entered the Royal Navy naval base in Portsmouth for the first time. In a ceremony, Prime Minister Theresa May from the deck of the ship spoke of "pride of the British navy" in the face of the great challenges for international security. On [...]
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There has been an increase in demand for fighter jets around the world and the share of aircraft from Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport will exceed 50% by the end of the year. This was stated by Rosoboronexport, citing the general manager Alexander Mikheev. Over the past five years, the share of aircraft supplies [...]
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We believe that the Chinese may be interested in FCA for its technology, brand and global sales network ”. Equita analysts say this, commenting on the rumors that have not yet been denied of a Chinese player's interest in FCA activities, adding that to establish the value of any offer, it would be necessary to understand whether [...]
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Leonardo today announced new successes for its executive helicopters in Brazil which further strengthen the Company's leadership in the country and on the world market for this operational application. The orders concern in particular three AW169s and a GrandNew for as many Brazilian VIP customers who further expand Leonardo's presence on the helicopter market of the South American country where up to [...]
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The Decree for the integrated VIA / AIA authorization for the Gela green refinery has been signed. The release of the authorization marks a turning point for the completion of the project and allows a strong growth of the local induced. With the release of the VIA / AIA authorization by the Ministry of the Environment for the Protection of the Sea and the Territory and by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Eni [...]
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Confindustria considers the construction of the new TAP gas pipeline an essential element for the construction of a national energy strategy, which focuses on the sustainability, safety and competitiveness of the country's energy supply sources ", said Stefan Pan Vice President for Territorial Cohesion, commenting on the convened table by Minister De Vincenti at Palazzo Chigi on investments [...]
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Of course international politics is strange and twisted. Angela Merkel presses to continue on the path of sanctions against Russia and then it turns out that Siemens, the German industrial giant, has a supply of gas turbines in progress, again for Russia. Turbines which, as it turned out, have already been placed in the Crimea. [...]
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The OPTSAT-3.58 satellite of the Italian Ministry of Defense was successfully launched at 3000 am Italian time. The launch was carried out by Arianespace from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana, with the European launcher VEGA, built by AVIO. The satellite separated from the rocket 42 minutes after launch and the first signal of [...]
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A tense confrontation held initially in an icy climate and continued with the confirmation of the respective intransigent positions clearly distant, closes, if only with a joint declaration that leaves a small opening for a possible agreement to be found at the Franco-French bilateral summit. Italian, scheduled for September 27th. Despite the [...]
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The expected meeting between the French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire and the Ministers of Economy and Economic Development Pier Carlo Padoan and Carlo Calenda ended with a “stalemate”. The French minister's proposal for a shareholding split between the two countries, with Italian leadership, as announced, was [...]
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Cairo (Egypt), 01 August 2017: The Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail meets the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi During the meeting, which focused mainly on the future of the Zohr mega field and on the positive impact this will have in the national energy economy, CEO Claudio Descalzi illustrated to the Prime Minister the stages that are marking the [...]
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All innovative startups - operating in construction, metallurgy and steel, plant engineering, automotive, mechatronics and electronics, in the glass, paper, wood, ceramic, rubber, plastic and concrete industries - will be able to submit their project on http: / /industrialrevolution.digitalmagics.com Digital Magics, business incubator listed on the AIM Italia market of Borsa Italiana (symbol: DM), together with IBM, launches the Call for Innovation INDUSTRIAL [...]
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Leonardo announces that the OPTSAT-3000 satellite of the Italian Ministry of Defense is ready for launch, scheduled for Wednesday 2 August at 3.58 Italian time from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana. Consisting of a heliosynchronous satellite in orbit LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and an earth segment for in-orbit control, acquisition and processing [...]
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The head of the Presidential Council of the Libyan government of national unity Fayez al-Sarraj met today the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi. The meeting, which took place in a climate of mutual esteem and trust, was an opportunity to take stock of Libya's economic and political development, also in the light of recent developments [...]
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Even the Financial Time launches criticism towards President Macron and his request to renegotiate the agreement made with the previous French government, thus insinuating a lack of trust in Italy. The English newspaper writes: "The nationalization of Stx increases the sense of betrayal in Rome" adding that "while the French president has all the [...]
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The Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, who spoke at the meeting of "Forza Europa" (Rome), referring to the Fincantieri case, announced that during the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday with the French Minister Bruno LeMaire NDR, Italy will be firm and decisive : “It is a question of respect and dignity - says the Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda. Not […]
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Eni, through the company EniServizi, has finalized the sale to IDeA Fimit SGR, as the management company of the Milan Development 1 fund - underwritten by GWM Group - of the project and the area on which the new headquarters will be built, which the company will take leased upon completion of the work. The operation causes the project [...]
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The affront to Italy will leave traces ": this is the title of an article published today by Le Monde, which explains that" Paris is accused of playing the lion's share between the two countries, despising the European ideal " . For Italy, “which had enthusiastically welcomed the election of Emmanuel Macron expecting a lot from him to give [...]
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New market ideas come from Alessandro Profumo CEO of Leonardo during the conference held with analysts. The CEO, in his presentation, after thanking his predecessor Mauro Moretti for the work done, presented an analysis of all Leonardo's sectors. In particular, I set the goal of accelerating on the side [...]
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Economy Minister Bruno Le Marie said that France, with the installation of the new Macron government, is reviewing the agreement for the sale of the shipyard to the Italian Fincantieri. “We have made the decision to exercise the state pre-emption right on Stx. We want to ensure that the exceptional skills of the Saint-Nazares shipyards, as well as the [...]
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Moleskine, a brand that supports creativity and talent, and Digital Magics, a business incubator listed on AIM Italia of the Italian Stock Exchange, launch the Moleskine Open Innovation Program project: a Call addressed to Italian and international startups and scaleups. From today until September 24, 2017 it will be possible to send your application through the website https://openinnovation.moleskine.com, where you can find the terms to participate. [...]
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Leonardo's Board of Directors, which met today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, unanimously examined and approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2017. Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "The half-year results confirm the solidity of Leonardo and the commitment to achieving the set objectives of cash generation, [...]
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Leonardo: the AW119Kx helicopter chosen by the New York Department of Environmental Police An AW119Kx will carry out surveillance and monitoring missions with a special configuration for public order The helicopter will be used to protect the city's drinking water resources Over 280 AW119 helicopters have been ordered to date in 35 countries by around 120 customers [...]
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Prizes of 150, 75 and 50 thousand euros awarded for the design of a type of flyover to be replicated on the road and motorway network of competence After the announcement last October of the short-list of the 10 finalists who participated in the competition of ideas "Reinventa Cavalcavia", the commission of experts chaired by Professor Francesca Moraci, director of [...]
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The PNI - National Innovation Award 28 will be presented on Friday 2017 July 11.30, at 2017 am. The meeting will be held in the Board of Directors Room of the Rectorate of the Federico II University of Naples, in corso Umberto I, 40. Speakers Gaetano Manfredi, Rector of Federico II, Giovanni Perrone, PNICube President, Mario Raffa, PNICube Board of Directors, Valeria Fascione, Councilor for Innovation, Internationalization and Startup of the Campania Region, and Ambrogio Prezioso, [...]
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Airbus delivered the hundredth A350 XWB to China Airlines. Thus, said Fabrice Brégier, coo of Airbus and president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft: "we exceed the threshold of 100 deliveries of the A350 XWB at a time when this aircraft is experiencing the fastest increase in production rates for a widebody, and is on the road to reach [...]
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The AW169 helicopter won the tender announced by the Norwegian Police for the new helicopter dedicated to public safety tasks in the country. The customer recently announced this, kicking off the modernization of its helicopter component. The contract, which is expected to be signed in August 2017, provides for the purchase of three helicopters, with an option for a further three units, [...]
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Snam has signed a EUR 310 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to finance some projects aimed at strengthening the Italian gas system, making the network even safer, more efficient, flexible and interconnected. The financing, explains a note, is aimed at investments for an overall cost [...]
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The Board of Directors of FINCANTIERI SpA ("Fincantieri" or the "Company"), meeting under the chairmanship of Giampiero Massolo, examined and approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2017, drawn up in compliance with international accounting standards (IFRS). On the sidelines of the Board meeting, Giuseppe Bono, Chief Executive Officer of Fincantieri, commented: "The operating and financial results achieved in the first half of 2017 [...]
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Human traffickers in the Mediterranean used old disused fishing boats, purchased from Algerian and Tunisian fishermen. Since the soldiers of the various international military missions have begun to destroy these precarious boats, the "refugee boats" have come out "afloat". This is how the strange rubber boats made to measure for migrants are called that you can easily buy [...]
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Leonardo's new plant in L'Aquila dedicated to the Group's avionics activities was inaugurated today. With the site of Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67% and Leonardo, 33%), opened in 2013, the production center of Leonardo was born in the Abruzzo capital. In the Region, the Company is present with two other centers of excellence [...]
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MAPEI reinforcement systems have obtained the CIT (certificate of technical suitability) from the Central Technical Service (STC) of the Superior Council of Public Works (CSLL.PP.) The CIT, in accordance with the Guidelines referred to in the DPCS LL.PP. n. 220 of 9.7.2015, qualifies FRP composite materials for their use in the consolidation of existing buildings. The Technical Standards for Construction currently in force [...]
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The Italian group Italdesign has signed a partnership agreement with CRRC Guangzhou Electric Locomotive. The Italian company has joined forces with the Chinese transport giant to produce a new tram for Guangzhou, which with its 14 million inhabitants is the third most populous city in China. The tram, which will enter [...]
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The 90 MW plant, located in the state of Bahia, will be able to produce around 350 GWh per year Enel has invested around 190 million US dollars in the construction of Cristalândia Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary, Enel Green Power Brasil Participações ("EGPB"), started production of the Cristalândia wind farm, which [...]
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Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Saad Sherida Alkaabi, President and Chief Executive of Qatar Petroleum, today in Doha. The parties discussed various aspects of the current and possible future cooperation between Qatar and Eni in the LNG sector and in the oil sector in general. As part of the visit, Claudio Descalzi met the Emir of Qatar Tamim [...]
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In 2016, the trade balance of 'made in Italy' products recorded a positive value of 121,6 billion euros: a figure almost in line with what has happened in recent years. A result, however, that 'obscures' the negative result achieved by 'non-made' manufacturing products (-31,2 billion euros) which, traditionally, are attributable to sectors characterized [...]
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The Undersecretary of State for Defense, Hon. Gioacchino Alfano signed, at the "Federico II" University of Naples, two framework agreements for collaboration with the University and the interinstitutional Stress Consortium - Technological Development and Research for a seismically safe and ecoSustainability - concerning the definition and implementation of research activity projects, technical-scientific consultancy [...]
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Eni presents the 16th edition of the World Oil and Gas Review, the world statistical review on oil and gas reserves, production and consumption. A particular focus is dedicated to the quality of crude oils and the refining sector. This year the Review presents two important innovations. For the first time, a section dedicated to renewable sources is included - biofuels, wind [...]
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The companies will develop innovative solutions for the benefit of their respective operating areas Fincantieri, world leader in the construction of cruise ships, and Mapei, a leading company in the chemical sector for the construction industry, with a branch specializing in products for shipbuilding, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement on research and innovation. Through […]
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Enel SpA ("Enel") has published the "Quarterly Bulletin" ("Report") containing the Group's operating data for the second quarter and first half of 2017. The Report, published in advance of approval by the Board of Directors of Enel and the disclosure of the economic and financial data contained in the periodic accounting documents, aims to further strengthen [...]
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The recovery of the South continues, driven by its businesses: this, in summary, is the picture that emerges from the mid-year Check Up that Confindustria and SRM (study center of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group) dedicate to the economy and southern society. After a 2015 that saw the southern regions grow more than the national average, the anticipations [...]
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Eni began today the operations to restart the Val d'Agri Oil Center (COVA) in Viggiano, after receiving the resolution of the Council of the Basilicata Region. The resumption of operational activities of the plant follows the positive opinions issued by the competent bodies following the investigations and verifications that confirmed the integrity of the plant and the [...]
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In 2016, trade between Italy and China exceeded 38 billion euros, with Italian exports worth over 11 billion euros, up by about 6% compared to last year. Italy is the third European destination for Chinese investments and 168 Chinese groups have already invested in our country, especially by participating [...]
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In recent times, the Government has put in place a battery of tools to facilitate the growth of the South, after the long period of crisis between 2008 and 2015 has further widened the gap between the two macro areas of the country. Starting with the Tax Credit for new hires in the South and [...]
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The projects, funded for quality and technological relevance, will benefit from European resources through the National Operational Program for Infrastructures and Networks 2014-2020 (PON) and the Multiannual Work Program 2014-2020 of the Connecting Europe Facility for Trans-European Transport Networks The road company has in fact received the green light from Europe to obtain [...]
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On Tuesday 18 July 2017, at 10.30 am, the presentation of the eighth edition of the Annual Report, "China in 2017 - Scenarios and perspectives for businesses", prepared by the Business Studies Center of the Italy China Foundation will take place at the Foreign Ministry ( CeSIF). The Annual Report, published by the Italy-China Foundation, is among the most important "outlook" on China [...]
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Formula E - the first world car championship for electric single-seaters - joins Enel to offset the emissions from the opening race in New York, making it the first zero-emissions event in the history of the championship. Before the event that will take place in Brooklyn, at the Cruise Terminal in Red Hook, on July 15th and 16th [...]
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In Italy, the economic crisis, the most serious in peacetime in unitary history, has significantly lowered the average income per inhabitant (-11,6% from 2007 to 2014). This general decline in the level of well-being has reduced a substantial number of families and people into poverty. There are 1 million 619 thousand families in absolute poverty, [...]
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The ceremony for the cutting of the first sheet metal was held today at the Stabia plant in Fincantieri, which starts the work of the multirole amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock). The new unit will be delivered in 2022 and is part of the renewal plan of the operational lines of the naval units of the Navy decided by [...]
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Industrial production resumes in May after the decline in April. The seasonally adjusted index recorded an increase of 0,7% compared to April. This is evident from the Istat data. Adjusted for calendar effects, in May 2017 the index increased in trend terms by 2,8%. On average for the first five months of the year, production is [...]
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Assonave, the 2016 "the year of reckoning", Fincantieri confirms itself as the first Italian company
The Assembly of Associates and Aggregates of ASSONAVE, the Association that represents a large part of the Italian shipbuilding industry, was held today in Rome, under the presidency of Ambassador Vincenzo Petrone. The result was a picture of the world shipbuilding sector now split in two, with the Cruise sector in extreme health, the military and nautical sectors recording [...]
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Rapid survey on industrial production Industrial activity in further recovery: + 0,4% in June over May The CSC notes an increase in industrial production of 0,4% in June over May, when there was a recovery of 0,7% on April, announced today by ISTAT1. In the second quarter of 2017 there was an increase of 0,7% on the first, which had [...]
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In recent times, the Government has put in place a battery of tools to facilitate the growth of the South, after the long period of crisis between 2008 and 2015 has further widened the gap between the two macro areas of the country. Starting with the Tax Credit for new hires in the South and [...]
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The competition dedicated to young innovators starts again. Students, recent graduates and PhD students of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) faculties of all Italian universities can participate in the Leonardo Innovations Award. This initiative aims to support the creativity and innovation of the new generations who want to transform the ideas of the present into [...]
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The ceremony for the sheet metal cutting of the third ship of the "Vista" class that Fincantieri is building for Carnival Cruise Line, a brand of the Carnival Corporation Group, was held today at the Marghera plant. Delivery is scheduled for autumn 2019. The new unit it will be the sister ship of "Carnival Vista", delivered in Monfalcone in April 2016, and of "Carnival Horizon", [...]
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The conditions in Libya still do not give peace of mind, they are not those that allow the Farnesina to recommend going to Libya from the point of view of commercial travel and tourism. However, we wanted to move forward, creating a first opportunity to meet with the desire to reach out to Libya on another engine: [...]
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After more than four years of negotiations, the political OK finally arrives to finalize an agreement now largely defined ”. Thus Lisa Ferrarini Vice President of Confindustria for Europe. “First of all, the European negotiators must be recognized for having traced an ambitious perimeter and for having achieved satisfactory results up to now. In addition to duties, particularly high for [...]
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A historic agreement ", which closes" 30 years of litigation "and finally" 15-16 months of negotiations "on the node of the motorway concessions was concluded this afternoon in Brussels between the Italian Minister of Infrastructure, Graziano Delrio, and the European Commissioner at the Margrethe Vestager Competition. Delrio himself reported this to journalists upon leaving the meeting, specifying [...]
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Stop the free trade treaty with Canada (Ceta) which legitimizes the imitations of many Italian agri-food excellences, opening the doors to the invasion of durum wheat and meat at zero duty. It is for this reason that thousands of breeders, farmers, consumers, trade unionists, environmentalists have come to Rome from all over Italy to demonstrate in Piazza Montecitorio. [...]
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“Satisfied because we have kept together the decree from the point of view of prevention”. Thus the Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin on the sidelines of the presentation of the 2016 Annual Health and Scientific Report of the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome, regarding the changes made to the vaccines decree in its passage to the Hygiene and Health Commission of [...]
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GE Power and Fincantieri have today reached a significant milestone for the joint development of an innovative emissions control system, aimed at reducing pollution in the maritime sector. The new solution bears the name of "Shipboard Pollutant Removal System" (Shipboard PRS), and will be functional to the abatement of emissions in compliance with the most stringent directives [...]
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Piaggio Group: 5-year bond issued with SACE for a total of 30 million euros. The bond is intended for institutional investors and will support the Piaggio Group in its internationalization plan. Milan, 03 July 2017 - Following what was communicated on 3 May, the Piaggio Group announces that it has issued a bond to [...]
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US President Donald Trump phoned Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Topics covered involved North Korea's nuclear power and the out-of-control business in the steel market. The talks will go on during the meetings to be held with both leaders on the sidelines of [...]
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A source from the Russian aviation industry has made it known that Russia will cease production of AN-148 aircraft built by the Ukrainian company ANTONOV (twin-engine used for regional and local routes). The last two aircraft are being built in Voronezh. At the end of the works the aircraft will no longer be developed. Photo: www.airliners.net
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The Italian public debt, in the last two years, has grown at the rate of over 2 billion euros per month. This is what Unimpresa claims, which after carrying out an analysis of the public debt declared: “The chasm in the state accounts has widened by almost 50 billion from 2.220 billion in May 2015 to 2.270 in April. The increase […]
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The assignment to WebSystem 24 of the premium video network of DigitalBees, the first Video & Content Facilitator in Italy, has been confirmed in these days: the video advertising offer of the advertising agency of the 24 ORE Group is strengthened, which reaches a monthly inventory of over 40 million. DigitalBees, digital startup of the business incubator Digital Magics, listed [...]
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Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business that operates in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for civil and military aeronautics. Today the company offers its customers innovative technological solutions to respond quickly to the continuous changes required by the market: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping and cells dedicated to lean manufacturing of [...]
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A group of about 50 Italian scientists has solved the problem of the "capture" of solar energy. Man's ancient dream of using and transporting the sun's energy how, where and when he wants, is a reality. SANA TELLUS - in Latin - has been called the environmental remediation company Hydrogen is the great protagonist of the new era that history will call POST [...]
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Surely all of us have heard, at least once in our life, of "Artificial Intelligence", a notion that has now entered the daily terminology through science fiction books but also, and increasingly, through films, TV series and "easy" contact channels and "Direct". Some of us will have also recently heard of "Automatic Learning", perhaps in speeches [...]
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The US Department of Justice is said to be filing a civil suit against Fiat Chrysler (FCA) today after authorities accused the Italian-American carmaker of using software that allows higher-than-standard emissions in 104.000 diesel vehicles. Fca "is analyzing" the civil suit filed by the US government for the [...]
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During this month, Fincantieri launched the second part of the innovative corporate welfare plan envisaged by the supplementary contract signed with FIM, FIOM, UILM, FAILMS and UGL on June 24, 2016, launching a series of meetings illustrating the mechanisms and related employee benefits. In particular, at the end of [...]
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In the FCA affair there is the suspicion that Germany may have put a hand in it. The Minister of Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, told Corriere Tv. A trip from Germany? "Some kind of suspicion could arise, we hope not, we have no evidence or fact to determine it," explained the minister. "That [...]
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