Food ingredients Industry Flocks to Frankfurt for Fi Europe 2009FRANKFURT, November 19 - Frankfurt bids farewell to the global food ingredients industry as Fi Food ingredients Excellence Awards Announced at Fi Europe 2009FRANKFURT, November 19 - Speculation over which of the 13 shortlisted ingredients would take home Food ingredients Europe 2009 Welcomes the World in FrankfurtFRANKFURT, November 17 - Fi Europe 2009, the world's leading food ingredients event, opened its Solae Europe Introduces Innovative Soy Protein IsolateSUPRO(R)XF Delivers Exceptional Flavour and Functional Performance for High Protein Beverages The Union for Ethical BioTrade and Food Ingredients Europe Announce the Ethical BioTrade Awards for BiodiversityFRANKFURT, November 16 - To celebrate the United Nations 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, "New Pact for the Future Secures Sustainability of Fraport Ground Services"Threat of FRA Strike Eliminated - Fraport and Unions Reach Agreement FRANKFURT, November 16 - Sunday evening Fraport AG reached an agreement with the ver.di Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2009: Airfreight Grows for the First Time in Over a Year - Passenger Traffic Continues to Develop PositivelyFRANKFURT, November 11 - Frankfurt Airport's traffic figures continued on the recovery Fraport Interim Report - First Nine Months 2009: Fraport Continues Preparations for Traffic GrowthFRANKFURT - - Schulte: Traffic Bottoms Out, Declines Easing Noticeably Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte presented an optimistic look into the future for the airport company at today’s financial press conference for the first three quarters of 2009. “The global economic and financial crisis noticeably influenced Fraport’s financial figures in the first nine months of the year. However, from month to month the decline in traffic is dwindling, confirming our 2009 full-year forecast which was already positively revised in September. Air traffic has bottomed out and is clearly starting to claw up its way from recent lows,” Schulte stated optimistically. Supplying Frankfurt Airport with Renewable EnergiesFRANKFURT - - RWE Innogy/Daldrup & Sohne and Fraport Jointly Explore Waldorf Geothermal Field Frankfurt Airport Winter Timetable 2009/10: Intercontinental and Domestic Flight Offerings IncreaseFRANKFURT - - Oman Air and Safi Airways Continue - New FRA Services for the Winter Schedule Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: September Results Confirm Forecast for 2009FRANKFURT - Fraport AG served 4.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home-base hub in September 2009, down 4.7 percent year-on-year. “The September passenger figures confirm our 2009 full-year forecast of only a five to six percent drop in passenger traffic at Frankfurt,” explained Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte. In particular, intercontinental traffic has developed over proportionately well again and is increasingly influencing the positive development of traffic figures. Kathrin Schmidt Receives the German Book Prize 2009 for her Novel “Du stirbst nicht”FRANKFURT - The winner of the German Book Prize 2009 is Kathrin Schmidt. She receives the award for her novel “Du stirbst nicht” (Kiepenheuer & Witsch). “The novel tells a story of regaining the world. Syllable by syllable, sentence by sentence, the heroine, waking from a coma after a brain haemorrhage, searches for her lost language, her lost memory. At times laconically, at times mockingly, at times uncannily, the novel describes the inner world of the sick woman, and with great eloquence, gives rise through this to the emerging story of her family, of her marriage, of an unplanned, unheard of love affair. The world she reassembles from the fragments also includes the disintegrating GDR, the years between reunification and the beginning of our century. Thus, the individual tale of a return from the brink of death is positioned both unobtrusively and with great skill in the echo chamber of the historical-political era of change” - in the words of the citation from the seven judges. The judges for the German Book Prize 2009 are: Richard Kämmerlings (literary editor at the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung), Michael Lemling (managing director of Buchhandlung Lehmkuhl, Munich), Martin Lüdke (freelance literary critic), Lothar Müller (editor of the feature section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung), Iris Radisch (literary editor at DIE ZEIT), Daniela Strigl (literary critic and literary researcher at Vienna University) and the judges’ spokesman Hubert Winkels (literary editor with broadcasters Deutschlandfunk). Fraport Places More Than EUR1 Billion in ContractsFRANKFURT - “Investments at FRA Secure More Than 25,000 Jobs at Contracted Companies” Fraport AG continued to serve as a major economic engine during the first three quarters of 2009 - particularly in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. Already during the first nine months of the year Fraport awarded contracts totaling more than EUR1 billion. Particularly positive: with a total investment volume of more than EUR620 million, the majority of these contracts was awarded under competitive tenders to firms throughout the Frankfurt Airport (FRA) region. Newly Established Continuum Capital Seeks to Invest in German Ground Rent PropertiesFRANKFURT - Continuum Capital, which was set-up in Frankfurt/Main in 2009, is focussing on investments in German ground rent properties and intends to further establish this particularly attractive asset class with long-term institutional investors. Cash-flows from ground rents are characterized by their first-ranking title over the property and full inflation protection of up to 198 years. “Russia Calling” Investment Forum in MoscowFRANKFURT, Germany - - Dr. Schulte Promotes Fraport’s Future Airport Concession in St. Petersburg Schulte Demands EU “Alleviation for Airports”FRANKFURT - - New Fraport CEO Presents Comprehensive 3-point Package of Demands to EU Dr Stefan Schulte, Fraport AG’s new executive board chairman, has presented the European Commission with a three-point package of demands for alleviating the burden faced by airports. Speaking to journalists in Brussels today, Schulte advocated the “complete abolition of regulations for liquids in carry-on baggage.” However, he disapproved of any rushed and costly interim solutions regarding liquid restrictions. He said that it would be better to wait until new technologies are available that detect prohibited liquids in hand luggage. Value of Text Verification Tool (TVT) Strongly Confirmed at RAPS in PhiladelphiaFRANKFURT - Trying economic times mean tight budgets. More projects, fewer people, rigid quality standards and competitve pressures are making the computer-driven proofreading tool made by Schlafender Hase more valuable than ever. Student Design Talent Shines Through Auto Industry GloomFRANKFURT, Germany - - Coventry Student Wins Top Prize in Global Awards Ceremony The automotive design community celebrated the industry’s top future designers at a glamorous awards ceremony during the Frankfurt motor show last night. An alpine sports vehicle from Coventry University student Philip Woodman was selected as the best overall in this year’s Interior Motives Design Awards. Valeo Detection Systems Offer Complete Safety for Low-Speed ManeuversFRANKFURT - Valeo has developed three innovative detection systems combining camera, sensor and radar technologies, which significantly enhance road safety and give the driver complete peace of mind. Safety is significantly improved if the driver is not surprised by the appearance of a hazard in the vehicle’s immediate environment, especially during delicate parking maneuvers or when driving in conditions of poor visibility. Valeo’s Long Travel Damper Dual Mass Flywheel Offers Significantly Improved Acoustic Comfort and Reduced VibrationFRANKFURT - The long travel damper dual mass flywheel (LTD DMF) significantly reduces perceived vibrations and engine noise. This represents a major step forward in powertrain filtration technologies. This advance is especially important because the fuel-saving engines now being developed have higher torque and, consequently, generate greater vibrations, especially at low speed. The LTD DMF absorbs torque vibrations generated by the engine to the transmission, thereby increasing the comfort of the vehicle’s occupants. The Audi Q7 Equipped With Valeo’s Tri-Xenon Smart LightingFRANKFURT - Valeo’s Tri-Xenon lighting technology is being launched as a world first on the new Audi Q7. In addition to traditional high and low beams, the module has a “highway” function activated at 115 km/h which doubles the range of conventional Xenon low beams (from 80 m to 140 m), without dazzling other drivers. Valeo, the World’s First Supplier to Produce Top Column Modules With the FlexRay SystemFRANKFURT - Valeo has signed two new major contracts to supply top column modules to two European automakers, the Volkswagen Group and BMW, boosting Valeo’s position on the German market as well as its global reputation as a top column module supplier. Valeo’s New 3D-Effect Position Lamps: a World First on the Citroen D09 Concept CarFRANKFURT - Valeo unveils a world first: a new technology that will transform lighting and signaling systems. The 3D-effect technology, used in the front and rear position lamps, adds substantial depth to the perceived image, despite being only 25 mm thick. It is based on the principle of the multiple reflection of light from LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and opens up significant new styling possibilities. Valeo Engine Cooling Modules to Equip Renault’s Future Electric VehiclesFRANKFURT - Valeo has been awarded the contract to supply engine cooling modules and condensers for Renault’s electric vehicles program. The first of these vehicles is the L38 VE project, or electric Fluence sedan, initially planned for the Israeli market. Valeo Offers Hybrid Solutions for AllFRANKFURT - Valeo is developing a range of scaleable solutions for different levels of vehicle hybridization, offering significant fuel savings and CO2 emission reductions. These systems can be rapidly applied and introduced to the market. Valeo’s AquaBlade(R) System: Simplicity, Safety and IngenuityFRANKFURT - Valeo has perfected a windshield wiper system that distributes the washer fluid evenly along the entire length of the blade, representing a major innovation in wiping systems. The AquaBlade(R) System improves driving safety with more homogenous wiping that does not interrupt visibility, since the fluid is completely invisible and is wiped away immediately. Valeo’s BeamAtic(R) Premium System is a Lighting RevolutionFRANKFURT - While high beam headlamps provide the most efficient lighting, they must quickly give way to low beams as soon as another vehicle approaches. Thanks to the new automated BeamAtic(R) Premium function, also known as Adaptive Driving Beam, maximum light is maintained except in zones occupied by other vehicles. Visibility is equivalent to that obtained using high beams and other drivers are not dazzled. In addition, the automatic switching between high and low beams improves driving comfort and safety. German Pfandbrief Keeps its Benchmark Position in the Covered-Bond MarketFRANKFURT - - Additional Safety Due to the ECB’s Purchase Programme and Federal Government Backing Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: Passenger Figures Nearly at Last Year’s LevelFRANKFURT - - Frankfurt Airport Achieves Highest August Punctuality Rate Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic results continued to develop positively in August 2009. Germany’s largest airport registered about 4.9 million passengers, down only 0.4 percent year-on-year. Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte is optimistic that the decline has bottomed out. Commenting on the actual traffic figures Schulte said: “From month to month the traffic decline is lessening. In the passenger segment, we have almost reached the previous year’s level during August 2009 - especially because of the base-year effect from the weakening economy in the second half of 2008. With improving positive development, we have a good chance of ending the year with a passenger decline of only five to six percent. Up to now, we had been expecting six to nine percent fewer passengers than in the previous year.” LORENZ Releases Final userBridge Agenda; New: Interactive Table TutorialsFRANKFURT - LORENZ Life Sciences Group // Frankfurt, Germany // LORENZ Life Sciences Group, the largest supplier of eCTDs in the world, announced the final release of the userBridge.09 agenda, LORENZ’ well established user conference. The conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland and will take place on 22 - 24 September 2009. Fi Europe: Expected To Be ‘Can’t Miss’ Event of 2009FRANKFURT - Food ingredients Europe (fieurope.ingredientsnetwork.com/home), the industry event connecting FMCG food & beverage manufacturers with raw & processed ingredients suppliers, is on track to outpace both food and trade show industry growth forecasts, it was announced today. Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2009: Positive Trend for Passenger and Airfreight TrafficFRANKFURT - - Only About 3 Percent Fewer Passengers Year-on-year - Airfreight Decline Drops Below 10-Percent Mark Romantik Travel Blog: Discover Europe and its RegionalityFRANKFURT - You would love to tour the continent and now need some insiders’ tips? You want to see the highlights, but also leave the beaten tracks behind? The Romantik Travel Blog offers you a new perspective on Europe. Discover exciting tour suggestions, food articles that make your mouth water and insightful presentations of touristic regions on romantikhotels.wordpress.com/. Travel through Europe with Romantik Hotels & Restaurants and you will get a real taste of its great cultural and scenic variety. Fraport Interim Report - First Half 2009: Revenue Slightly Down - Group Profit PositiveFRANKFURT - - Crisis Effect on Traffic Figures Eases The economic and financial crisis also left its mark on Fraport AG in the first six months of the current year. Group-wide passenger traffic in the first half of 2009 dropped 5.8 percent year-on-year, while the Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base registered 8 percent fewer passengers. Adjusted for consolidation effects, Group revenue slipped 2.2 percent year-on-year to EUR941.2 million; EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) fell 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year to EUR255.4 million. Group profit continued to be positive, too, reaching EUR70.1 million. However, this was 31.1 percent less than in the January-to-June 2008 period, before the global regression set in. 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