Vienna International Company News

Read the latest headlines about developments in international organizations, companies and institutions operating in Vienna, Austria

AE&E: Survival Less Likely Every Moment That Goes By

While the participants at the negotiating table constantly change, bankruptcy is imminent. An A-Tec without AE&E is now being worked on.

November 22, 2010

Pankl Announces 2009/10 Results

The Styrian Engineering Company records a slight fall in revenues. EBIT grew by 94%.

November 22, 2010

OMV Plans to Expand Further in Turkey

The Austrian oil and gas group is still assessing the best form of financing Petrol Ofisi. Further projects in Turkey are being evaluated.

November 22, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-11-19)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.

November 19, 2010

Rosenbauer Group Announces Q1-Q3 2010 Results

Revenues rose by 9.6%, EBIT is 22.4% above the level of 1-9/2009.

November 19, 2010

Study: Austrian Thermal Market Saturated

The regional management Burgenland has commissioned a study on the regional thermae. The offer is currently exceeding the demand.

November 19, 2010

S&T Seeks to Refinance Bonds

The Vienna-based IT service provider wants to have a sound financing basis. New investors are also being sought.

November 19, 2010

Audit Court: Massive Criticism of Vienna International Airport

The Court expects significantly higher costs for Skylink than the airport itself. There are personal consequences.

November 19, 2010

UniCredit: Expansion to the Czech Republic, Poland and Turkey

UniCredit’s subsidiary Bank Austria functions as an Eastern Europe Holding. 40% of the net income of the group comes from the region by now.

November 19, 2010

OMV Sells 56 Gas Stations to PKN Orlen

56 gas stations in the German states of Thuringia and Saxony go to a subsidiary of the Polish oil group PKN Orlen.

November 19, 2010

Little Progress for Southstream

The Russian energy group Gazprom has difficulties with the Southstream pipeline project. The optimal path has to be found first.

November 18, 2010

Economic Espionage: Damages for 880 Million Euro in Austria

Every year, Austrian companies lose 880 million euro to economic and industrial espionage.

November 18, 2010

Siemens Austria Participates in Construction of Zagreb’s Main Train Station

The consortium Siemens AG Österreich and Elektrokem d.o.o from Zagreb has been awarded the contract for the delivery of a modern electronic switch system

November 18, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-11-18)

Daily News-Flash from the Vienna Stock Exchange: Upgrades & Downgrades, Winners & Losers.

November 18, 2010

Bwin Announces Q1-Q3 2010 Results

Considerable decline in earnings and profits: EBIT fell by 70%, Result after tax shrank by 67%.

November 18, 2010

AE&E: Negotiations Under High Pressure

The negotiators must reach an agreement still today in order to avoid the insolvency of the industrial plant manufacturer AE&E.

November 18, 2010

Magna: Fight for Pininfarina Car Designer

Magna is interested in buying the renowned car body manufacturer and designer Pininfarina, but Indians and Chinese also have purchase intentions.

November 18, 2010

Suspicion of Insider trading: Ruttenstorfer receives support

After the Vienna Public Prosecution's charges against OMV's CEO Ruttenstorfer, the latter now receives support. It is being said that he has merely been "clumsy".

November 18, 2010

Roche Lays Off 400 Jobs in Styria

The Swiss pharmaceutical group reduces its international workforce by 6%: a setback for the region.

November 18, 2010

Allianz Austria Announces Q1-Q3 2010 Results

With good results for the first nine months, both in the investment and the core business, Allianz could increase the net operating result by 27.3%.

November 18, 2010

Voestalpine Announces Q1-Q3 2010 Results

Voestalpine group increases EBIT by almost tenfold up to € 414m. Revenue goes up by 24.2% due to significant growth in sales

November 18, 2010

Linz Textil Announces Q1-Q3 2010 Results

The textile group was able to attain a sales increase of 20% and also a significant increase in earnings.

November 18, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-11-17)

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November 17, 2010

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG Announces Results of Q1-Q3

Vienna-Stock-Exchange listed SBO records a clear increase of all key financial figures.

November 17, 2010

Binder&Co; Announces Q1-Q3 Results

Binder was able to increase its order intake by 50% over the previous year. However, company sales revenues and EBIT remained below the 2009 level.

November 17, 2010

Industry Welcomes EU Energy Infrastructure Package

Secretary General of the Federation of Austrian Industrialists, Markus Beyrer: the package is also important to achieve energy and climate objectives.

November 17, 2010

A-Tec: New Hopes with Ronny Pecik?

Pecik, a former associate of Kovats might get again into A-Tec. Several years ago, the investors separated because of differences.

November 17, 2010

Hoteliers: Threat of Staff Shortage

On one hand, hotel owners are confronted with more vacancies, on the other the seasonal contingent is reduced, so they are calling for the opening of the labor market.

November 17, 2010

AE&E: Staff asks for continuity concept

The staff of A-Tec's subsidiary AE&E (Austrian Energy & Environment) call on the negotiators in the restructuring process to ensure continuity.

November 17, 2010

GPA: Private Employees Receive 2.2% Salary Increase.

Bigger salaries in trade, crafts and consulting: the negotiators consider this to be a "reasonable result".

November 17, 2010

Warimpex Announces Results of Q1-Q3 2010

Upward trend continues in the third quarter of 2010: Sales up by 21 percent.

November 17, 2010

Post AG Announces Results for Q1-Q3 2010

The Austrian Post experienced a very stable period. Sales declined slightly, EBIT and cashflows increase moderately.

November 17, 2010

Strabag: Takeover of h s energieanlagen Austria

STRABAG SE increases its stake in h s energieanlagen Austria from 43 percent to 100 percent in order to enlarge fluidised bed technology for energy production.

November 17, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-11-16)

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November 16, 2010

Mayr-Melnhof Announces Results for Q3 2010

Mayr-Melnhof records a significant increase of results in Q3. The rise in cartonboard prices compensates the recent cost surge.

November 16, 2010

AE & E: No Agreement on Sale Talks

No agreement could be reached with the interested party from Hong Kong. The search for a buyer is under intense pressure of time.

November 16, 2010

Procurement: Economy Welcomes Extension

Economic Chamber President Christoph Leitl welcomes the planned extension of the threshold values regulation by one year as an important growth impulse

November 16, 2010

Voestalpine Expands into the Gulf Region

The Austrian steel group will manufacture rail components for Saudi Arabia over a joint venture.

November 16, 2010

Oberbank Announces Results for Third Quarter 2010

Due to the expansion of interest and commission income and a stable cost structure, Oberbank has achieved an excellent result.

November 16, 2010

Merger Between Volksbanken and Investkredit

The merger between the Österreichischen Volksbanken AG (ÖVAG) and Investkredit, the subsidiary acquired in 2005, shall be in effect by July.

November 16, 2010

Hypo Tirol Regroups

The Tyrolean Hypo Bank AG is planning a new market direction, staff restructuring and financial consolidation.

November 16, 2010

Infenion Announces 4Q 2010 Results

Quarterly revenue up by 6 percent sequentially. Segment Results of € 171m, a 24 percent increase from prior quarter.

November 16, 2010

Semperit Announces its Results of Q1-Q3 2010

Group revenue up by 17% to € 519.3m. EBT rose by. 15% to € 62.9m

November 16, 2010

Lenzing Group Announces Results for Q3 2010

Lenzing experiences its best quarter in company history. A new record result is expected for 2010.

November 16, 2010

Vienna Stock Exchange: Winners and Losers (2010-11-15)

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November 15, 2010

Austria's Exposure in Ireland: 3.4 Billion Euro

Since September 2009, Austrian banks have halved their exposure in Ireland. The most affected countries are the United Kingdom and Germany.

November 15, 2010

No Bankruptcy Proceedings Against Kneissl

Contrary to what has been speculated for days, no bankruptcy proceedings have been filed against the Tyrolean ski manufacturer. Five execution applications have been filed however.

November 15, 2010

Mechanical Engineering Returns to High of Growth

The sector experienced a decline of output capacity by 22% in 2009, revenue in the sector dropped 24% to € 14.7bn. In 2010, production will grow by 8%.

November 15, 2010

The ÖBB is a Risk Factor for the State Budget

While the investment projects for the ÖBB are being reduced by Transport Minister Doris Bures, a fiasco is threatening on the revenue side.

November 15, 2010

A-Tec Subsidiary: Negotiations with Banks have Failed

The Kreditorenschutzverband (KSV, Creditors Protection Association) has confirmed that negotiations have failed. The Styrian AE&E is to be sold.

November 15, 2010