Business Memo from Belgium articles from January 1 1992

Business Memo from Belgium archives from January 1 1992

Belgian technologies for an interconnected world. (Belgian telecommunications industry) (Special issue: Telecommunications in Belgium) (Industry Overview)
January 1, 1992... Telecom plays an extremely important role in the Belgian economy. It is an integral part of Belgium's industrial history. Since the telephone was first introduced in the late nineteenth century, Belgium has established strong research...

European research & development programs for telecom: ESPRIT II and RACE. (European Strategic Program for Research and Development in Information Technologies; Research and Development in Advanced Communications technologies) (Special issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... ESPRIT II, the European Strategic Program for Research and Development in information Technologies, aims to develop basic technologies for the Information Technology industry. in addition, the group strives to promote European industrial...

Combellga, the direct link to Russia. (joint venture of RTT-Belgacom, Alcatel Bell and Comincom providing international communications services) (Special issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... In 1991, RTT-Belgacom joined Alcatel Bell and Comincom (a Russian Telecom service provider) to launch COM-BELLGA. Combellga established a digital overlay network in Moscow which provides subscribers with high quality international...

Whittaker Corporation. (joint venture with Boehringer Ingelheim Group to produce cell cultures and sera) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... The aerospace concern WHITTAKER CORPORATION formed a joint-venture with BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, a German pharmaceutical and chemical company, to produce cell cultures and sera using the Whittaker-technology, and to build a manufacturing facility...

Centocor Inc. (joint venture with Corvas International Inc. to develop monoclonal antibody products) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... CENTOCOR INC. announced an agreement with CORVAS INTERNATIONAL INC. to jointly develop and commercialize monoclonal antibody products. Corvas, based in San Diego and Ghent, Belgium, designs and develops pharmaceuticals to prevent and treat...

Whittbread. (joint venture with Belgian GIB Group to double number of Pizza Hut restaurants in Belgium) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... The British WHITTBREAD concluded a joint-venture agreement with the Belgian GIB-GROUP aiming at the doubling of the number of Pizza Hut restaurants in Belgium. Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza chain.

De Smet. (joint marketing agreement with International Paper Co.'s Cherry-Burrell Packaging division) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... DE SMET, the Antwerp-based manufacturer of industrial equipment for margarine producers, has signed a joint marketing agreement with the US-based CHERRY-BURRELL company.

COB. (proposed acquisition of Luxembourg affiliate of Maryland National Bank) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... COB, Belgium's second largest savings bank, is to acquire the Luxembourg affiliate of the Maryland National Bank.

UCB. (acquisition of French pharmaceutical production unit of SmithKline Beecham) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... UCB, the chemical and pharmaceutical products company, has acquired a pharmaceutical production unit in Limay, France from its competitor Smith Kline Beecham. The move allows UCB to expand its capacity.

Honeywell Belgium. (contract to supply Brussels International Airport with equipment) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... HONEYWELL BELGIUM, the Brussels-based subsidiary of the US firm, has won a contract to supply Brussels International Airport with equipment that will make possible the centralization of all heating, ventilation, lighting, safety and access...

Sheraton. (hotel construction in Antwerp, Belgium) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... SHERATON will construct a new 220-room hotel in Antwerp opposite the central station. The facility is expected to open in 1994.

Hilton. (Hilton Hotels Corp. to open hotel in Antwerp, Belgium) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... Other hotels under construction in the port city include a HILTON (expected to open in mid-1993) and a luxury RUBENS hotel, in time for Antwerp's celebration as Europe's Cultural Capital.

Primevere. (French two-star hotel group) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... PRIMEVERE, the French two-star hotel group, is to build two hotels near Brussels: one in Waterloo and one in Wavre. The company has 3 other as-of-yet unspecified projects in the works for Belgium.

Mobil Plastics Europe. (investment plans) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... MOBIL PLASTICS EUROPE, the Virton-based production unit, is to invest BF3.2 billion over the next two years to increase production of its best-selling polyethylene plastic films and to introduce a new range of rigid polystyrene film.

General Motors Continental. (to invest in steel facility) (Special Issue: Telecommunications in Belgium)
January 1, 1992... GENERAL MOTORS CONTINENTAL, the Antwerpbased subsidiary of the US automobile group, is considering a BF5 billion investment in a new steel pressing and moulding facility. The move is part of the BF15 billion the company will invest in its...