HKTDC integrates Access to iPhone
Users of the iPhone now have access to the online platform of hktdc.com. At the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2009, the organiser Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) introducted the two applications HKTDC Mobile and HKTDC Fairs for the Apple iPhone. Thus the website of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council is one of the first industrial online market places to be accessed through the iPhone. Read more
Siemens Extends Strategic Relationship with SAP
Siemens AG has expanded its strategic relationship with SAP through its selection of the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) application for Siemens’ worldwide e-procurement operations. Read more
15 Years of NAFTA
Imports to Germany from NAFTA states – Canada, Mexico and the U.S. – rose by 111.9 percent to 54.1 billion euros since 1994. Read more
Free Trade Deal with South Korea
On 15 October 2009, EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton and Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon initialled a free trade agreement (FTA) that is the most important ever negotiated between the European Union and a third country. The deal, estimated to be worth up to EUR 19 billion in new trade for EU exporters, will remove virtually all tariffs between the two economies, as well as many non-tariff barriers. Read more
New Order Growth
September data indicated that the manufacturing rebound in Germany remained on track, although the latest rise in output was a little more muted than in August. The latest survey also showed that new order growth accelerated to its fastest for a year-and-a-half and backlogs of work stabilised after fourteen consecutive months of decline. The recovery is nonetheless in its early stages, as cost cutting, job cuts and tight management of working capital remained to the fore. Read more
ThyssenKrupp Plastics Takes off
As of October 1, 2009, ThyssenKrupp has bundled its plastics capabilities under ThyssenKrupp Plastics International GmbH. The new company is heading over 15 enterprises located in ten European countries. The new organization was made possible following the acquisition in 2008 from Evonik Röhm of the latter’s remaining stake in ThyssenKrupp Röhm Kunststoffe GmbH. Read more
WISAG Takes over ThyssenKrupp Industrieservice
WISAG is taking over ThyssenKrupp Industrieservice GmbH from the Düsseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Group with effect from October 1, 2009. Read more
Gebrüder Weiss: Joining Tricon Shipping
With its joining of Tricon Shipping and the name change to Weiss-Röhlig India, the Austrian transport and logistics enterprise Gebrüder Weiss strengthens its global network with 16 locations on the subcontinent. Read more
