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UPDATE 1-Dutch aluminum products maker Constellium shares fall in debut
Thu May 23, 2013 3:07pm EDT * Shares open at $13.50, 10 pct below IPO price * At IPO price, company was valued at $1.51 bln By Aman Shah May 23 (Reuters) - Constellium NV, a Dutch aluminum products maker part-owned by miner Rio Tinto , fell as much as 12 percent below its initial public offer price in a market debut that failed to capture investor appetite. The stock regained some losses and was ...
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Dutch Mill works with govt to upgrade dairy standards
Dutch Mill Group and the Agriculture Ministry are collaborating to develop milk production from upstream to downstream and upgrade the quality of local milk to international standards in preparation for stiffer competition coming under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. "The key role of Dutch Mill Group is to ensure cooperatives that milk-collection centres will have at least four ...
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Human remains found in suitcase in Netherlands
Human remains were discovered in a suitcase floating in the water near the village of Weteringbrug, Netherlands, police said. The suitcase was discovered Thursday by fisherman in the village in North Holland province in east central Netherland, the news website DutchNews.nl reported Friday. Forensic experts are attempting to identify the remains and determine how long they had been in the ...
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Rotterdam Hits Out at EU Port Package
The Port of Rotterdam said the European Union's proposal to appoint a supervisor for ports in every member state will increase bureaucracy on the waterfront.Europe's largest port said the proposal, which is part ...
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Netherlands reaffirms deficit target of 3.0 for 2014
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Thursday that his government is sticking to its target of bringing its deficit back within EU limits by next year and will not ask the EU for a delay. "We are endeavouring to bring the budget deficit down to 3.0 percent (of output) in 2014. We're not going to ask for extra time," Rutte told a news conference following a meeting here with his ...
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Netherlands Confirms Plan to Sell Urenco Stake
The Netherlands Thursday confirmed it plans to divest its 33% stake in Urenco Ltd., clearing the way for the sale of the world's second-largest nuclear fuel maker.Urenco supplies nuclear fuel to power plants in Europe and the U.S.The U.K. government also owns a third of the company, while Germany's top two utilities--E.ON SE (EOAN.XE) and RWE AG (RWE.XE)--hold equal shares of the ...
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UPDATE 1-Dutch want governments to keep control of Urenco
Thu May 23, 2013 1:13pm EDT * Dutch discuss future ownership structure with Germany, UK * Dutch expect to make progress in talks by this summer * Three parties looking into private sale and IPO (Adds comment by Dutch government, finance minister's letter) By Ivana Sekularac and Geert De Clercq AMSTERDAM, May 23 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is willing to sell its 33 percent stake in nuclear ...
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Dutch man arrested on suspicion of supplying horsemeat as beef
The owner of a Dutch meat wholesaler has been detained on suspicion of fraud and forgery for his alleged involvement in false labelling of meat products. Jean-Paul ...
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Netherlands wants governments to keep majority Urenco stake
AMSTERDAM | Thu May 23, 2013 11:03am EDT AMSTERDAM May 23 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is willing to sell its 33 percent stake in nuclear fuel producer Urenco, but wants governments to retain a majority holding in the firm, the Dutch finance ministry said on Thursday. Britain also holds a 33 percent stake, while the remaining third is held by two German utilities companies. The three ...
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Orkla Royal Unibrew Nordic vie for Heinekens Hartwall-sources
STOCKHOLM | Thu May 23, 2013 10:56am EDT STOCKHOLM May 23 (Reuters) - Norway's Orkla, Danish brewer Royal Unibrew and private equity firm Nordic Capital have proceeded to the second round of bidding for Heineken's Finnish division Hartwall, three people familiar with the matter said. The sources, who put the value of Hartwall at around 500 million euros ($644 million), declined ...
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Amsterdam and the Clash of Civilisations: is this city on the frontline?
There is a polarising pattern of insult and violence going round and round in Europe, and Amsterdam seems to be one of the cities leading the continent down the spiral toward a culture of intolerance toward everyone who isn't European.
The Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks is frequently in the media for his decisively controversial cartoons that seem to unremittingly try and provoke the Islamic communities across Europe. Just this week alone he was the target of two separate assassination plots that were to be carried out, interestingly, by two women who had converted to the religion he vilifies. Read more
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