23.11.2017
- Coatings rivals AkzoNobel of the Netherlands and US-based Axalta have ended their talks about a potential multibillion merger to create what they had said would be “a leading...
13.11.2017
- AkzoNobel India will transfer its specialty chemicals operations to an affiliate of its parent company for 3.2 billion rupees ($49 million), according to a statement filed with the...
30.10.2017
- Confirming market rumors, AkzoNobel said it has entered what it called “constructive discussions” with Axalta Coating Systems about a merger, adding that the combination of the two...
27.10.2017
- The world we live in is in transition. With the adoption of the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as...
17.10.2017
- AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is undertaking expansions in China and Germany for organic peroxides and chloromethanes, respectively. In Ningbo, the company has started...
06.10.2017
- In what it regards as a “potential game-changer for the industry”, AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has developed a novel technology for producing ethylene amines and...
28.09.2017
- AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to build a new plant for its Bermocoll ethyl hydroxy-ethyl cellulose (EHEC) ethers in order to meet growing global demand...
26.09.2017
- AkzoNobel has hired a new chief financial officer to replace Maëlys Castella who stepped down from the role earlier this month for health reasons. Maarten de Vries, most recently...
