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Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. EXMAR: Exmar reported on Thursday a decline in FY IFRS revenues to $348.9 millions but an increase in IFRS EBITDA at $204.7 million. It will not be proposing a dividend in 2024. FLUXYS: Fluxys announced on Thursday that FY revenues and EBIT had increased to 608.8 millions euros ($657.0) and 133.9million euros, respectively. It proposes to pay a EUR 1.4 dividend per share. HAL TRUST HAL Trust reported that its NAV will increase by 2,20 billion euros in 2024 to...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. EUROPEAN CAR SALE/RENAULT: According to industry data released on Tuesday, new car sales in Europe fell by 2.1% during January. This was due to a decline in petrol and diesel sales and a rise in the number of fully electric and hybrid-electric cars registered in Europe's main markets. CLARIANE expects organic revenue growth of around +5% in 2025. FRANCE/MACRON/TRUMP/UKRAINE U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron displayed stark differences on Monday in their approach to Ukraine, exposing a...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. BOUYGUES: Amazon announced Bouygues Group & AWS have signed a strategic alliance to accelerate digitalization across Bouygues Group operations. Credit AGRICOle The second largest listed bank in France announced a 27% increase in profits, exceeding quarterly earnings expectations. THALES: Thales Alenia Space - a joint venture between Thales & Leonardo - announced that it had signed a contract for the development of an airlock module by Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in the Emirates. TOTALENERGIES: Lebanon's President expressed his hope...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which might have an effect on the region's markets or private stocks. LISI: LISI got in settlements to sell its French division LISI Automotive Nomel to ZeroBaseInvest. The deal should be finished by the end of February 2025. Viridien: French oil and gas services group Viridien revealed a. short-lived marriage of its Chairman and CEO roles. Sophie. Zurquiyah is to presume combined functions up until 2026, while Philippe. Salle will assume roles of Vice-Chairman and Lead Director. Waga Energy: Waga Energy signed a 20-year arrangement with Seccra to. produce RNG...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an effect on the area's markets or private stocks. ALSTOM: French train maker Alstom on Wednesday reported outcomes for the first half of the year, beating cash outflow expectations at 138 million euros ($ 146 million). EIFFAGE: French building group and motorway operator Eiffage reported a 4.6% like-for-like increase in its third-quarter revenue on Wednesday. ENGIE: Engie and Carmeuse announced, on Wednesday, the termination of their Columbus job for financial and regulatory factors. LVMH: Named Cecile Cabanis as CFO. MONTEA: Montea launched a share buy-back program, on...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an influence on the region's markets or private stocks. AIRPLANE: Airbus reported Q3 net income at EUR 983 million, and stated it would propose a third therm for CEO Guillaume Faury. AXA: Axa reported 9-month revenues up 7% at EUR 84.0 billion, in line with expectations. BNP PARIBAS France's most significant bank increased trading activity at its investment banking department helped it fulfill profit projections in the third quarter, after its customer finance and car-leasing organizations disappointed. ELIS: Elis revealed an earnings for Q3 at EUR 1.18...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an effect on the region's markets or individual stocks. LVMH: French luxury group LVMH revealed it will become a Global Partner of Solution 1 from 2025 in a brand-new 10-year arrangement. As part of the deal, several of the group's brands will be included in the collaboration, consisting of Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy and TAG Heuer. TOTALENERGIES: France-based oil and gas company Totalenergies held its capital markets day on Wednesday, with CEO Patrick Pouyanné saying he would meet Mozambique president to talk about the group's upcoming task...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which might have an impact on the area's markets or individual stocks. TRADE French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stated he was persuaded that the CETA free-trade arrangement in between the European Union and Canada would become officially validated by all members. French senators earlier this year hit the brakes on ratifying the deal in reaction to substantial farmer protests. JET Deliveries are closing September at a slower pace than a. year back, raising increased concerns over the European. planemaker's capability to hit a revised yearly target, analysts. and market...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or private stocks. EXOR: The Dutch investment holding company published results for the first half of the year with a net possession value of 38.34 billion euros. FRANCE/IRAN: French President Emmanuel Macron informed his Iranian counterpart that an enhancement in bilateral relations might just happen if there was an instant release of 3 French nationals kept in Iran. GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ: The French engineering company got an order from HD Hyundai Samho Co. for tank style of four brand-new LNG carriers....

Brazil's Petrobras will include a minimum of one partner in its quote for a. 40% stake in Galp Energia's Mopane oil prospect in. Namibia, 2 sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Recently, Petrobras' director of exploration and. production, Sylvia dos Anjos, informed Reuters that the state-run. company had actually made a non-binding offer for a stake that would make it. operator of the Mopane block off Namibia's coast. She did not. detail just how much of the 40% Petrobras was looking for. The firm will not seek the complete 40% stake alone, the sources. said on condition of...

A Belgian strategy to grant state aid to an unit of French energy business Engie to help it extend the life of 2 atomic power plants triggered an EU competition investigation on Monday over issues it could breach the bloc's rules. Belgium and Engie clinched a handle December in 2015 for the life time extension of the nuclear reactors Doel 4 and Tihange 3 to preserve the security of electricity supply in Belgium and neighbouring countries. While the Belgian step appears justified, at this phase, the Commission has doubts regarding its compatibility with EU State aid rules, the European Commission,...

Numerous business hesitate to buy vital minerals and energy shift projects due to uncertainty about customer need for EVs and federal government commitment to zerocarbon objectives, industry players said. The long-term photo is undamaged of a world needing large quantities of materials such as lithium, cobalt and copper to enable the world to quit utilizing nonrenewable fuel sources. The timing of the next numerous years, however, is in concern, they stated at the World Materials Forum in Paris last week. Both the European Union and 12 U.S. states intend to prohibit new gas cars and truck sales by 2035, however...

London metals were mostly lower on Thursday, despite aggressive Trump tariffs. Zinc surged to more than a seven-week high after Nyrstar cut production in Australia. The U.S. president Donald Trump slammed Canada on Tuesday for its retaliation to his previous tariffs. He doubled the import duty for Canadian steel and aluminium, and kept rates at 25% for all other nations, and removed prior exemptions, exclusions, and quotas. As of 0341 GMT, the price for three-month zinc at the London Metal Exchange increased by 0.3% to $2932 per metric ton. The price of zinc reached a seven-week high earlier in the...

According to preliminary government data, seen on Tuesday, India's finished-steel imports from China and South Korea, as well as Japan, reached a record in the first ten months of this financial year. India, which is the second largest crude steel producer in the world, reported that it was a net steel importer and shipped record amounts of finished steel between April and January. The data revealed that South Korea imported 2.4 million tons of finished steel, an increase of 11.7% over the previous year. South Korea was India's largest exporter of this alloy during that period. The total amount of...

According to a document seen on Thursday, French prosecutors closed the case brought by Democratic Republic of Congo against Apple subsidiaries for using conflict minerals in their supply chain. In December, Apple's lawyers confirmed that the Congo had filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against Apple subsidiaries. Apple strongly denied the allegations at the time and told its suppliers not to use minerals sourced from Congo or Rwanda. The Paris prosecutor's Office, in a document dated February 18 and seen by us, said that allegations of money laundering and deceptive practices were "not well-founded". It closed the case and...

Titan America's shares rose by 1.25% on their debut at the New York Stock Exchange. The Belgian cement manufacturer now has a $2.99 billion market capitalization. The company shares opened at 16.2 cents per share, compared to the IPO price. In its initial public offering of 24 million shares, the cement producer and its parent company Titan Cement International raised $384 millions, which was within its target range. Titan America CEO Bill Zarkalis said, "The IPO allows us to use the money that we receive from the primary sales in a more effective way. We also have access to the...

Belgiumbased Titan America is looking for an appraisal of up to $3.32 billion in its New York listing, as the initial public offering market gets steam on hopes of a more businessfriendly environment under President Donald Trump. European companies are significantly aiming to note their U.S. systems in New york city looking for deeper capital markets, a. wider investor base, and greater appraisals. Titan Cement International, parent of Titan. America, last year revealed its intent to list the system in. New York in early 2025. The unit is providing 9 million shares, while parent Titan. Cement is offering 15 million...

An investigating magistrate has been designated in Belgium after Democratic Republic of the Congo in December filed criminal grievances implicating Apple subsidiaries of using socalled conflict minerals in their supply chain, a. legal representative for Congo stated Monday. I can validate that the Belgian examining judge has been. designated, said Leo Fastenakel, one of the attorneys representing. the Congolese federal government in Belgium. Our company believe he is a serious and strenuous judge, he included,. without naming the magistrate. Any choice on whether offenses have been committed. will be based on an examination carried out by the. examining magistrate, another...

India's imports of steel over the period from April to September were led by shipments from China, according to provisional government information evaluated by Reuters on Friday, and the South Asian country stayed an internet importer of the alloy. The world's second-biggest manufacturer of unrefined steel imported 4.7 million metric lots of the ended up metal from April to September, up 42.2% from a year ago, the information revealed. China exported 1.4 million metric lots of steel to India throughout the duration, up 36.7% from a year back. Hot-rolled coil was India's most significant import, comprising 44% of general completed...

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an effect on the area's markets or specific stocks. GERMAN POLITICS: Germany's judgment union collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the method for a breeze election, setting off political mayhem in Europe's. largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. JET: Taiwan's China Airlines is nearing a decision to. split a multi-billion-dollar order for long-distance traveler. jets in between Plane and Boeing, while an order for trucks. hangs in the balance, market sources told Reuters. AMG: AMG...

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not validated these stories and does not guarantee their accuracy. Headlines - Starmer cautioned he can not sidestep Brussels in bid to reset UK-EU relations - Shell to cut 20% of employees in oil and gas expedition units - Elon Musk's X braced for ban in Brazil amid fight with judge - Thyssenkrupp Steel executives quit in the middle of tension over Kretinsky approach Summary - Keir Starmer can not avoid Brussels as he seeks to improve the UK's post-Brexit ties with the European Union, officials in the...

Belgian chemicals group Solvay goals to provide Europe with rare earth metals for long-term magnets utilized in EVs and wind turbines from its refurbished plant in France, to help the continent decrease reliance on China, the company said. The group validated routine production at the plant in La . Rochelle ought to start in early 2025 and stated it aimed to satisfy. 30% of Europe's requirements for long-term magnets by 2030. It is the only facility in Europe able to process light and. heavy unusual earth materials at an industrial level. Solvay supports a tactical shift for Europe to start....

The United States is reviewing the strictest components of a ban on Russian diamonds from the Group of 7 significant democracies, after opposition from African countries, Indian gem polishers and New York jewellers, seven sources stated. The sanctions package, concurred in December and consisting of a. restriction across the European Union, represents one of the industry's. biggest shakeups in decades. 2 of the sources familiar with the negotiations said the. Americans had actually disconnected from G7 working groups on the. stringent controls, with one explaining them as there but not. engaging. The U.S. State Department declined to comment. A senior...

South Africa's federal government is scrutinising BHP Group's proposed offer to purchase Anglo American, a spokesperson said, with the offer likely to issue authorities the coming weeks before a general election where the governing celebration's bulk is at danger. The deal worth about $39 billion would involve Anglo leaving its platinum and iron ore assets in South Africa. It might set off big capital outflows and more damage the nation's track record as a location for mining financial investment. Anglo's potential exit would mark the end of a period for a. company established in Johannesburg over a century earlier. South...