The Commission has adopted today the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24, with around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe to pursue breakthrough solutions for environmental, energy, digital and geopolitical challenges.

As part of the broader EU €95.5 billion research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, this funding will contribute to the EU reaching its climate goals, increasing energy resilience, and developing core digital technologies. It will also address targeted actions to support Ukraine, boost economic resilience and contribute to a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will help to achieve a stronger European research and innovation ecosystem, including through wider participation of researchers and innovators across Europe, greater mobility and funding for world class research infrastructures.

Delivering on climate action and digital transformation

€5.67 billion (over 42% of the work programme's budget) is dedicated to reaching key climate action objectives, finding innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. €1.67 billion contributes to supporting biodiversity.

"Bernard Thiers was promoted to CEO of Unilin Group in January 2009. He joined Unilin Group in 1984 as a Plant Manager and has served in roles of increasing management significance since that time. From 1996 to 2006, he served as Managing Director of Unilin Flooring and from 2006 until his 2009 promotion, as President Unilin Flooring.

Unilin Group, with its headquarters in Belgium, has recently developed a unique and innovative technology to reclaim the wood fibre from MDF and HDF boards in an economically viable manner and reuse them for the production of high-quality fibreboards on an industrial scale. The development of this groundbreaking new technology fits seamlessly with the sustainability strategy of Unilin Group.”

We would like to wish all our Finnish members, friends and connections a happy Independence Day!

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We would like to congratulate our Corporate Partner, Ericsson who has recently won the Best Vendor 5G Innovation at The Glotel Awards last week!

Malaysia’s 5G network has been recognised globally at the prestigious Glotel award which acknowledges innovation and excellence in advancing and transforming telecommunications.

The winners were revealed at the global awards ceremony in London last Thursday where Ericsson’s joint submission with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) won the “Best Vendor 5G Innovation” category.

In a statement today, Head of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, David Hagerbro said the award was testimony to the technology and innovations being incorporated into the network that Ericsson is delivering for DNB, which would be the backbone for Malaysia’s digital transformation.

Introducing our first video-documented site visit! EUROCHAM Malaysia was invited by our member Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad to their first and newly developed industrial project, Hap Seng Business Park under Hap Seng Land Sdn Bhd located in Shah Alam. Mr. Manfred Webber, Director of Property Management, Hap Seng Land welcomed our CEO, Mr. Sven Schneider and the team at the site.

The project was developed on a 20-ha piece of land and is a one-stop solution for interested tenants, which are looking for a state-of-the-art, secure, and strategically located venue to operate in. Hap Seng Business Park features exceptional facilities that cover security and traffic management systems, a basement parking sector that spans almost the entire site, and forward-thinking unit specifications that will accommodate virtually all business needs.

We would like to thank Hap Seng for inviting us and giving us a private tour of your exceptional business park and its facilities. It was a great session to understand and know more about the ever-growing industrial park.

We would like to wish all our members, friends and connections a happy International Day of Banks!

International Day of Banks was instituted by the United Nations General Assembly to acknowledge the importance of banks and the role they play in the financial stability and development of their communities.