20.06.2011
- Solvay won a 16.5% cut to an antitrust fine after Europe's second-highest court said the Belgian chemicals group took part in an illegal cartel for less time than EU regulators had...
10.06.2011
- AkzoNobel has announced that CEO Hans Wijers will be stepping down with effect from the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in 2012. Sulzer President and CEO Ton Büchner is...
09.06.2011
- AkzoNobel has opened €7 million fire protection laboratory at its Felling site in the UK, part of a major €10 million investment in research, development and innovation (RD&I)...
26.05.2011
- AkzoNobel has opened a new research laboratory in Deventer, the Netherlands, which the company says will play a pivotal role in its ambition to drive future growth through...
18.05.2011
- Europe's second-highest court on Tuesday upheld European Union antitrust fines totaling €59 million ($84 million) on French groups Elf Aquitaine and Arkema for participating in a...
11.05.2011
- Wireless Controls - Nicolas Delfosse, Process Engineer Surface Chemistry at AkzoNobel's surfactants processing plant in Belgium, explains why the lack of available I/O and high...
11.05.2011
- Belgian chemicals group Solvay said the French financial markets authority has approved their friendly public offer for Rhodia. Once the authorizations of the Autorité de Contrôle...
14.04.2011
- Stiff Competition - When looking at China, the competition between domestic companies and multinationals has so far largely been one between cost and customer relationship...
