Month: April 2021

Casino Group actively studies potential market operations for Cdiscount and GreenYellow subsidiaries                                                                                                              Paris, 12th April 2021, The Board of Directors of Casino Group today reviewed strategic options for its Cdiscount  and GreenYellow subsidiaries. The Board noted the excellent operational performances of both companies, their recognized strong growth potential in their respective markets and the current favorable environment on the equity market. It also confirmed the strategic role of both subsidiaries in the Group’s profitable growth plan. As a result, Casino Group announces that it has launched preparatory works for potential additional capital increases for GreenYellow and Cdiscount to enable them to accelerate their growth plans. Those...

Le Groupe Casino étudie activement de potentielles opérations de marché sur ses filiales Cdiscount et GreenYellow Paris, le 12 avril 2021, Le conseil d’administration du Groupe Casino s’est réuni ce jour pour examiner les options stratégiques concernant ses filiales Cdiscount et GreenYellow. Il a constaté les excellentes performances opérationnelles de ces filiales, leur potentiel avéré de forte croissance sur leurs marchés respectifs et l’environnement actuel favorable sur les marchés actions. Il a aussi confirmé le rôle stratégique de ces filiales dans son plan de croissance rentable. Au vu de ces éléments, le Groupe Casino annonce engager activement des travaux préparatoires en vue de potentielles levées de fonds propres additionnels de GreenYellow et Cdiscount, destinées à accélérer leur croissance. Ces levées de fonds, qui pourraient...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Search Minerals Inc. (TSXV: SMY) (“Search” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”) has reported on pre-concentration of the rare earth content of DEEP FOX, FOXTROT and FOX MEADOW mineral samples using Low Intensity Magnetic Separation (LIMS) and Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separation (WHIMS). This program was initiated following the successful use of LIMS to concentrate magnetite and WHIMS to concentrate rare earth elements prior to zirconia flotation with a channel sample of SILVER FOX deposit mineralization (see Search Minerals new release January 12, 2021). HIGHLIGHTS – RARE EARTH CONCENTRATION The DEEP FOX, FOXTROT and FOX MEADOW results for WHIMS concentration of REE’s are shown below.A sample of DEEP FOX mineralization containing...

TORONTO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSX: EFN) (“Element” or the “Company”), the largest pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, will hold its first quarter results conference call and webcast for investors and analysts on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Element’s financial and operating results for the period will be issued after market close on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 and will be available on the Company’s website at www.elementfleet.com/investors. The conference call and webcast can be accessed as follows:                          The webcast will be available on the Company’s website for three months. A taped recording of the conference call may be accessed through June 11, 2021 by dialing 1-800-319-6413 or +1-604-638-9010 and entering the access code 6635. About Element Fleet...

SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Chase Leavitt as General Counsel. Mr. Leavitt joins the Company with extensive experience providing strategic, transactional, financial, and operational advice to life sciences companies. “Chase is a highly seasoned and pragmatic General Counsel and business leader with a broad background spanning both biotech and technology companies that will help to position Oncternal for our next stage of growth,” said James Breitmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., Oncternal’s President and CEO. “I am excited to join the Oncternal team at this critical juncture. The Company is advancing an attractive and differentiated pipeline of ROR1-targeting...

COLUMBIA, Md., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA), the leading independent supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has licensed its UNIPOL® PP Process Technology to the new MTO Gas Chemical Complex located in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan to Enter Engineering. The UNIPOL® PP Technology facility is expected to be launched by-2025 and will include one reactor line with the capability to produce 257KTA of polypropylene. Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd., one of the largest construction companies in the region, will act as a licensee on behalf of the JV Jizzakh Petroleum LLC who will own and operate the Gas Chemical Complex. Grace’s all gas-phase UNIPOL® PP Process Technology delivers technology, innovation, and services for plant lifetime performance....

DENVER, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Bank Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NBHC) expects to report its first quarter financial results after the markets close on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Management will host a conference call to review the results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 23, 2021. Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing (877) 272-6762/ (615) 800-6832 (International) using the Conference ID of 9588935 and asking for the NBHC First Quarter Earnings conference call. A telephonic replay of the call will be available beginning approximately four hours after the call’s completion through May 6, 2021, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (United States) / (404) 537-3406 (International) using the Conference ID of 9588935. The earnings release and an on-line replay of the call will also be available on the...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the world’s most powerful hydrogen-fueled rocket engine built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, the RS-68A, completed its final hot-fire acceptance test for use on the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle on the B-1 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket uses three Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68A engines; one on each of its three common booster cores to launch the nation’s most critical spacecraft into orbit. The three RS-68A engines combine to generate more than two million pounds of thrust for the Delta IV Heavy. “The throttleable RS-68A engine has been the centerpiece of the Delta IV Heavy rocket for more than 15 years,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president. “We are very proud of the...

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS LOS ANGELES and TORONTO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Tinley Beverage Company Inc. (CSE:TNY, OTC:TNYBF) (“Tinley’s” or “Company”) is pleased to announce that Los Angeles-based Calexo will produce three new zero-calorie sparkling drinks in bottles, and four preservative-free juice beverages in cans at the Company’s Long Beach facility. The Company is also pleased to provide updates on distribution of its branded products and its Long Beach distribution facility buildout. Calexo’s new line of cannabis-infused sparkling waters, branded as “Watercolors”, will be crafted with natural botanicals and 5mg nano-emulsified THC per 12oz. bottle. Watercolors is designed for sessionable sipping, providing a precisely-dosed, easy-to-control, uplifting...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UFP Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation closed on its agreement to purchase the net operating assets of Spartanburg Forest Products, Inc. and its affiliates. The purchase price for Spartanburg’s property, plants and equipment is approximately $16.5 million. Sunbelt also purchased Spartanburg’s net working capital for an amount equal to the net book value determined on the date of closing, which totaled approximately $146.5 million. “This acquisition will allow Sunbelt to grow by offering more products to Spartanburg’s customers while expanding our capacity and geographic reach to serve our existing customers,” said Ken DelleDonne, president of Sunbelt Forest Products. “In addition, we expect to...