Business, page 94

• Bene to expand in Scandinavia
  Lower Austrian office furniture producer Bene said today (Tues) it would expand in Scandinavia and start cooperating with Danish firm Designoffice.
• Voestalpine to increase investment in research
  Linz-based steel producer voestalpine yesterday (Mon) confirmed it would increase investment in research by 10 per cent year on year to 111 million Euros in 2010.
• Palfinger to partner with US firm ETI
  Salzburg crane and hydraulic systems manufacturer Palfinger announced yesterday (Mon) that it would form a strategic partnership with the US firm ETI.
• VIA wants 150 new staff
  Vienna International Airport (VIA) is looking to take on 150 new employees, according to the newspaper Niederösterreichische Nachrichten.

• Re-Think for E-Cars
  THINK, a Norwegian E-Car company is poised to make an impact on the Austrian Electric Car market. Is this a fad or have E-Vehicles a realistic chance of success? Does E-Mobility mean Immobility as critics fear, as John Morris reports.
• Saubermacher rumoured to acquire AVE
  Styrian waste management and recycling firm Saubermacher Dienstleistung-AG reportedly wants to acquire Upper Austrian waste-management firm AVE, a subsidiary of Upper Austrian energy provider Energie AG Oberösterreich (EAG).
• Lenzing to invest more in expansion
  Upper Austrian fibre producer Lenzing AG announced today (Mon) that it would invest an additional 78 million Euros in expansion of its facilities in Nanjing, China, and Lenzing, Upper Austria.
• Businessmen in better mood
  The mood among businessmen in Austria’s retail trade sector has improved, according to consulting firm KMU Forschung Austria.

• Tolls not car fuel tax, says IV
  The Austrian Industrial Association (IV) is calling for car tolls rather than for an increase in taxes on car fuel, according to today’s edition (Fri) of news magazine Format.
• Recovery not in sight as think tank corrects growth forecast
  A significant upward trend is not in sight for Austria’s economy, a top think tank has warned.
• JoWooD highscore in 2009
  Turnover improved last year for Styrian software and computer game producer JoWooD Entertainment AG, the company reported today (Fri).
• AUA 'keeps Moscow landing rights'
  Austrian Airlines (AUA) will continue to have permission to land in Moscow, according to a newspaper report.

• Austrian banks' 2009 balances saved by CEE business
  Austrian banks benefited from their investments in Central and Eastern Europe last year, it was claimed today (Thurs).
• VIA earnings and passenger numbers down year on year in 2009
  Vienna International Airport’s (VIA) turnover and earnings dropped in 2009 in a year overshadowed by the revelation that the cost of construction of a new terminal may double.
• Pages Jaunes snatches 123people
  An internet search engine co-founded by an Austrian company has been sold to French yellow pages firm Pages Jaunes, it was announced today (Weds).
• Vienna auctioneer pays €455,000 for Croatian gold and silver
  A Vienna-based auction house has purchased the gold and silver stocks of a Croatian company that are worth almost half a million Euros, according to a newspaper report.

• BAE 'bribery' lobbyist faces new investigations
  Austrian prosecutors will continue to investigate lobbyist Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, it has emerged.
• Immofinanz on road to recovery
  Vienna-based real estate firm Immofinanz managed to keep its turnover stable in the first three quarters of its 2009/2010 business year (1 May to 30 April).
• Blue Tomato to open Vienna flagship store
  Snowboard, surfing equipment and clothing chain Blue Tomato will open a 1,000-square-metre flagship store in Vienna this autumn.
• Cineplexx Mattersburg to open this Friday
  A new Cineplexx cinema is to open in Matterburg, Burgenland, this Friday.

• Warimpex earnings tumble
  Real estate developer Warimpex fell deeply into the red last year, company bosses announced today (Weds).
• Orange Austria and Alcatel-Lucent continue cooperation
  French mobile services provider Alcatel-Lucent today (Tues) announced the renewal of its existing managed services contract with Austrian mobile communications operator Orange.
• ÖGB's flock is shrinking
  The Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) failed to stop the dwindling of the number of its members last year.
• Volkswagen CFO hopeful after 'promising' start of the year
  German car maker Volkswagen (VW) CFO Hans Dieter Pötsch has revealed that the company has been spending around 600 million Euros on car parts and other purchases in Austria every year.

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