The week in business (18/09/2024)
Airlines - Jetairfly The Brussels-based carrier, specialised in charter flights, will launch a Brussels-Miami service from next spring.
Bio-tech - ThromboGenics
The Leuven-based biotechnology firm has signed an agreement with the UK’s Bicycle Therapeutics company to develop and market ophthalmic medicines to treat adult vision loss.
Facilities - Veldeman
The facilities accommodation company, based in Bree, Limburg province, supplied 22,000 square metres of outdoor tents and tarpaulins for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Saint Petersburg earlier this month.
Food service - Exki
The Brussels-based chain of eateries, specialised in fresh and organic foods, is opening its first outlet outside of Europe, in the Manhattan area of New York. The location is expected to open early next year.
Materials - Umicore
The Brussels-based non-ferrous metals group has received the green light from the Chinese authorities to build a new zinc powder production unit in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province.
Plastics - Resilux
The PET bottles producer, based in Wetteren, East Flanders, has signed a five-year agreement with Procter&Gamble to supply Airopack containers, which dispense liquids, powders and gases without using aerosol cans.
Supermarkets - Colruyt
The Halle-based discount supermarket chain has laid the first stone of a new 30,000 square-metre distribution centre in Lessines, Wallonia. The €80 million facility is expected to open in February of 2015. The company is also creating a Brussels-based strategic European alliance with Coop of Switzerland, the Italian Conad and the German Rewe.
Transport - Antwerp
Antwerp provincial authorities are negotiating the creation of a rail freight service between Antwerp and the Chinese city of Chongqing, home of computer producing facilities of HP and Acer. The move would cut delivery times to the European market to 14 days compared to 40 for ship transport.
