AkzoNobel’s Largest Powder Coatings Plant Opens In China
The facility – one of the largest of its kind in the world – is located at an existing site and will help to further strengthen the company’s global leadership position in the powder coatings market.
AkzoNobel Combines Digital Tools To Improve Color-Matching
The new offering couples the company’s Automatchic hand-held spectrophotometer with its MIXIT digital color retrieval technology.
AkzoNobel Seals Recommended Supplier Agreement With Mercedes-Benz China
The agreement means the company has become a certified supplier of vehicle refinishes to more than 50 auto companies in China over the past 20 years.
AkzoNobel Makes Progress On Transformation Into A Focused Paints And Coatings Company
AkzoNobel says it has successfully completed the dual-track process for the separation of Specialty Chemicals business and to sell Specialty Chemicals to The Carlyle Group and GIC. It is on-track implementing its “Winning together: 15 by 20” strategy.
AkzoNobel To Sell Specialty Chemicals To The Carlyle Group And GIC For Approximately $12.5B
This transaction creates two focused and high-performing businesses – Paints and Coatings, and Specialty Chemicals – as part of its strategy announced in April 2017.
AkzoNobel Delivers Another Year Of Increased EBIT For 2017
The company says it is on track to create two focused businesses.
AkzoNobel Receives Triple Recognition As Top Employer
The latest accreditation means that AkzoNobel has now achieved Top Employer status for six years in a row in the U.K. and five consecutive years in China.
AkzoNobel Appoints Renier Vree As Chief Financial Officer For Specialty Chemicals
AkzoNobel previously announced a dual-track process for the separation of its Specialty Chemicals business, either via a private sale or a legal demerger.
AkzoNobel And Black Bear Team Up To Make Powder Coatings From Old Tires
The cradle-to-cradle certified carbon black supplied by Black Bear – which is obtained from end-of-life tires – is being used as pigment in the eco-premium products developed by AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business.
AkzoNobel Shareholders Support Separation Of Specialty Chemicals Business
The Specialty Chemicals business will be split into two focused, high-performing businesses: Paints and Coatings and Specialty Chemicals.