01.06.2016
- Sir Denys Henderson, former chairman of Britain’s Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) has died at the age of 83. Henderson’s legacy is the 1993 break-up of ICI into a chemical...
19.05.2016
- AkzoNobel has completed the first phase of the €2.5 million expansion of its performance coatings plant in Cikarang, Indonesia. The Dutch company said the expansion will increase...
06.05.2016
- AkzoNobel has formed a partnership with agro-industrial cooperative Royal Cosun to develop novel products from cellulose side streams generated from sugar beet processing. The...
03.05.2016
- AkzoNobel has started production at its fourth, and largest, decorative paints plant in China. Located in Qionglai, Chengdu, the facility will produce waterborne and solvent-free...
29.04.2016
- Dutch chemical producer AkzoNobel has signed a Letter of Intent with integrated Indian chemical producer Atul to explore the feasibility of establishing a manufacturing joint...
18.02.2016
- BASF has accepted AkzoNobel’s offer of €475 million for the German chemical giant’s industrial coatings business. The two companies said they plan to finalize and sign the required...
12.02.2016
- Akzo Nobel and BASF are in talks about a sale of the German conglomerate’s industrial coatings business to the Dutch paints and coatings specialist. The two chemical players have...
22.01.2016
- Germany’s Evonik and AzkoNobel of the Netherlands have broken ground to start construction of a new membrane electrolysis plant in Ibbenbüren. The two companies set up a 50:50...
