Robert G. Gwin Appointed Non-Executive Vice Chairman of LyondellBasell Supervisory Board

PR News - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

September 10, 2013 . After that date, Schlanger will continue to serve as a member of the Supervisory Board. Gwin, 50, has served on the Supervisory Board since May 2011.  Gwin is senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.  He also is chairman of the board of Western Gas Holdings, LLC, the general partner of Western Gas ...

LyondellBasell Announces Share Repurchase Program Increase to Interim Dividend

PR News - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LYB ) today announced that at its Annual General Meeting, shareholders approved a proposal to authorize the company to repurchase up to 10 percent of the company's outstanding stock.  As a result, the Supervisory Board has approved a share repurchase program of up to 10 percent of the company's shares over the next 12 months. The repurchases will be executed from time to time ...

Otto Porter Nate Wolters among future NBA pros to watch

Sports Illustrated - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Andy Lyons/Getty Images I don't know if this is a bad NBA draft or just a mediocre one that's been overly maligned, but I'm certain that it's an easy one for GMs to botch. There are no locks for stardom and only a few for starter-dom. There will be a few shrewd picks and far more flops, and no one will know on draft night which is which. Kentucky center Nerlens Noel is ...

Dutch honeymooners use WhatsApp to trace BB owner

Gulf News - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Dubai: A Dutch couple who came to Dubai on their honeymoon, left with great memories, a treasure trove of goodies and possibly friends for life after tracking the owners of a lost mobile using a smart phone ...

Police busts human smuggling ring in Britain France Europol

Expatica - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Europol on Wednesday said 18 people, mostly Sri Lankans, were arrested in joint police raids in Britain and France on suspicion of being part of a human trafficking ring that smuggled South Asian immigrants into Britain."During the joint operation, 11 suspects were arrested in the UK and seven in France. All persons arrested, except (for) one Dutch national, were of Sri Lankan origin," ...

Europes biggest port Rotterdam opens major extension

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Europe's busiest port of Rotterdam opened a multi-billion euro extension on Wednesday, with wider and deeper basins to accomodate the world's biggest freight ships. The Maasvlakte 2 project is the largest feat of Dutch maritime engineering in decades and is forecast to only reach full completion in 20 years. The initial stage of the extension has been completed at a cost of 1.55 ...

Vitol Announces Acquisition of Common Shares of Sterling

CNW Group - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

) Ltd, acquired ownership of 5,000,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Sterling Resources Ltd. (TSXV:SLG) ("Sterling"), representing approximately 1.62% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. As a result of this transaction, Vitol controls 48,490,923 Common Shares, representing approximately 15.72% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The Common ...

New Issue- Elsevier Finance prices 275 mln sfr 2018 bond

Reuters UK - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

May 22(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Wednesday. Borrower Elsevier Finance SA Guarantor Reed Elsevier Plc & Reed Elsevier NV Issue Amount 275 million Swiss francs ...

Rotterdam Opens First Phase of Giant Maasvlakte 2 Container Hub

Journal of Commerce - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

officially opened the first phase of Maasvlakte 2 , Europe's largest container terminal hub, which is expected to unleash a fierce battle for cargo across the Le Havre-Hamburg port range at a time of sluggish traffic growth."With Maasvlakte 2, the Netherlands is throwing the door wide open to the new generation of container ships. And we offer space for the latest terminals," said ...

Dutch face highest bills in Europe for mobile internet

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The Netherlands is the most expensive market in the EU for mobile broadband internet services, according to new Finnish research. For example, the report, by consultancy ...

Dutch firm exported chemicals to Syria with weapons potential

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Dutch companies have for years been selling chemicals to Syria which can be used to make chemical weapons, according to research by the NRC and RTL news. In 2003, for example, one Dordrecht-based company exported 160,000 litres of methyl ehtyleen glycol to part of the Syrian defence ministry, RTL and ...

Dutch internet gambling market to be liberalised in 2015

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The Netherlands is to open up the online gambling market to competition in 2015, ending the state's monopoly, according to draft legislation published on Wednesday. Currently, foreign firms are not supposed to target gamblers in the Netherlands, although the ban is widely ignored. The flouting of the ban has also had an impact on Holland Casino, the state-run gambling company which is ...

Soccer-Van Gaal adds four new names to Dutch squad for friendlies

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ROTTERDAM, May 22 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included four newcomers and recalled Everton defender John Heitinga when he named his 21-man squad on Wednesday for friendly international matches against Indonesia and China. Van Gaal is without 12 regulars who have been called up to the Dutch under-21 squad to play in the Euro finals in June in Israel. He called ...

The Netherlands APM Terminals Posts Q1 2013 Report

Dredging Today - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS o Profit of USD 166m (USD 226m). Gains of USD 73m after tax were included in 2012; o RQIC was 12.0% (20.1%); o Cash flow from operating activities was USD 242m (USD 185m); o Number of containers handled was 8.6m TEU (8.6m TEU); o A strategic partnership agreement was signed with Turkey-based Petkim to create and operate the new Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT) near Izmir, Turkey; o ...

Eredivisie Preview Twente v Utrecht

soccerway - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Utrecht - who finished the regular season in fifth - were one of four teams split into the UEFA Europa League play-offs and they accounted for Heerenveen in the semi-final stage, winning 3-1 on ...

Van Gaal Adds Four New Names to Dutch Squad for Friendlies

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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Special Report The Art of Collecting A Slice of Russia in Amsterdam

International Herald Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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Prime minister will not use veto over new EU budgets

Expatica - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Speaking during a debate ahead of Wednesday's summit, Rutte said he will do his best to ensure the Netherlands does not have to make a top-up payment of at least €350m, but that the chance of that happening is 'very small'.Several opposition parties oppose the payment of the extra bill, needed to make sure Brussels balances its books. However, the ruling parties, plus the D66 ...

Households put more money into investments

Expatica - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

For nine quarters households were taking money out of their investments, but in the first quarter of 2013 money went back in, to the tune of €18m, the Dutch central bank said on Tuesday.The rise is probably a result of low interest rates on savings accounts and the recent improvement in the stock exchange, says the ...