Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Gunvor Group ("Gunvor" or "the Company") has successfully closed a new EUR 300 million financing (the "Facility"), which consists of a syndicated, pan-European natural gas repo facility to cover multiple jurisdictions in Europe with a shared security package. It will be used to support Gunvor's growing natural gas activity across Europe, where the company is already one of the largest physical ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - One of only two companies worldwide to achieve "A" in climate, water and forests for three consecutive years Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, is today recognized by CDP as a leader in corporate sustainability, with a Triple "A" for ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Banks demonstrate strong support for feedstocks that meet European Green Deal Gunvor Group ("Gunvor", "the Company") has successfully closed a new US $540 million borrowing base facility (the "Facility") to support the Company's biodiesel trading activity. The Facility drew strong support among Gunvor's banking partners, which align with its strategy to promote cleaner products with greener ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Fragrance is culture. It's hope and happiness, passion and positivity. As we enter a new decade amid the global pandemic, the Firmenich Fine Fragrance annual trends presentation Mind, Nose + Matter focuses on the theme of RE|GENERATION, giving customers unique insights into how the power of ...
Houston (ots/PRNewswire) - Gunvor USA LLC ("Gunvor USA" or "the Company"), a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd ("Gunvor" or "the Group"), has successfully closed the syndication of its USD 1.1 billion borrowing base credit facility ("the Facility"). The Facility includes a USD 500 million accordion feature, which remains available to support future growth. The proceeds of the Facility will refinance Gunvor USA's existing ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich is today marking its 125th anniversary by offering unprecedented insight into the world's largest privately-owned Fragrance and Taste company with the launch of its redesigned website. Firmenich.com opens new digital avenues for direct customer engagement and showcases the Group's creativity, world-class science and top-rated ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund will be critical to dramatically scale up investments to reach everyone with sanitation services, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General has said as the new financial mechanism to drive billions of dollars into the sanitation sector was launched today. Speaking at the launch of the new Sanitation and Hygiene ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Gunvor Group Ltd ("Gunvor" or the "Group") has signed a USD 1.225 billion revolving credit facility ("RCF" or "Facility") in favour of Gunvor International B.V. and Gunvor SA. Initially launched at USD 1 billion, the Facility received strong support from Gunvor's banking partners and showed substantial over-subscription of 22.5%. "The strong, ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned fragrance and taste company, has introduced the industry's first laundry care fragrances that fuse Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human creativity. Presented at a customer Sensorium(TM) in Hangzhou, China during the China Cleaning Industry Association (CCIA) conference, the AI-augmented ...
Makor Group; Churchill Capital
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Makor Group "Makor" (www.makor-capital.com), an international agency brokerage group trading all asset classes, is excited to announce it has entered into a strategic alliance with Churchill Capital (www.churchillcap.com), a global firm specialized in trading and advisory services, as Makor continues its international growth. Over the past ...
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Bern (ots) - Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation have discovered that neural oscillations determine whether the brain chooses eyes or ears to interpret speech. To decipher what a person is telling us, we rely on what we hear as well as on what we see by observing lip movements and facial expressions. Until now, we did not know how the brain chooses between auditory and visual stimuli. But a ...
EMD - European Marketing Distribution
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has signed an innovative partnership to further strengthen its responsible sourcing of vanilla with Authentic Products, one of the world's leading producers in Madagascar and a founding member of Group's ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, today releases its annual Sustainability Report 2020, which shows that the Group achieved its five-year goals, accelerating its industry-leading environmental and social performance. In the independently verified report, Firmenich also outlines its ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich International S.A., the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, held its Annual General Meeting on the 6th October 2020 as planned without in-person participation. Firmenich's Chairman Patrick Firmenich said: "I am proud of our performance in the past fiscal year which shows how resilient our business is. I want to ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce it has created the first ever flavor by Artificial Intelligence (AI), a delicious lightly grilled beef taste for use in plant-based meat alternatives. A key milestone in Firmenich's digital transformation across its value chain, this breakthrough provides customers with uniquely tailored taste and ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - At Climate Week NYC, Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, is engaging with like-minded businesses and United Nations leaders to accelerate exponential action on the race to a zero-carbon future. Building on the Group's ambitious, science-based targets, Firmenich committed to three new initiatives on climate ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Intelligence shows criminals are ready for post-Covid boom JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has published a report, independently verified by Intrinsic Insight Ltd., entitled 'The Gathering Storm', on how the illegal tobacco trade are operating during the Covid-19 global pandemic and preparing to reap the rewards in the economic aftermath that will follow. Law enforcement agencies around the ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - ACG Analytics, an independent policy research firm based in Washington, D.C., in partnership with Makor Oscar Gruss, an international agency brokerage group trading cash equities, fixed income, FX and derivative products, is pleased to announce a collaboration to provide clients with an analysis of the impact of public policy on capital markets. "I'm excited to bring our trusted analytical ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, has appointed Benoit Fouilland as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1st. Benoit will report directly to Firmenich CEO Gilbert Ghostine, as a member of the Company's Executive Committee. He will also be the Secretary of the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee of ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich International SA, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, announced its Full Year Results for the 52 weeks ended 30 June 2020. Financial Highlights - Group revenue reached CHF 3,878m, +2.8% growth on a local currency basis (FY2019: CHF 3,874m) - Adjusted EBITDA[1] of CHF 859m, representing a margin of 22.1% (+60bps vs. FY 2019) - Free Cash Flow[2] reached CHF ...
QCAM Currency Asset Management AG
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is the first in the industry to complete the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Manager assessment, developed by B Lab and the UN Global Compact. A key milestone for its B Corp Certification, the SDG ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has launched a global equal family leave policy for all its employees, which goes beyond national family leave plans in 80% of the 81 countries the company is located in. The new global strategy offers a minimum of 20 weeks fully paid leave for respective employees, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or whether employees become parents by giving birth or ...