20.02.2013
- The new chief executive of AkzoNobel said on Wednesday the Dutch paints and chemicals group would speed up cost-cutting and focus on improving returns and cash generation over the...
02.01.2013
- Dr. Wolfgang Josten has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Actega Colorchemie in Büdingen. Actega Colorchemie is a member of the Graphic Arts business line of...
14.12.2012
- AkzoNobel today announced the divestment of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries, for the value of $1.05 billion. In 2011, the North American Decorative...
18.10.2012
- Cash-strapped Europeans are cutting back on decorating, leading Dutch group AkzoNobel to take a €2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) writedown on its 2008 purchase of Dulux paint maker ICI...
30.08.2012
- DuPont struck a deal to sell its slow-growing car paint business to private equity firm Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion cash as it seeks to focus on higher-growth areas such as...
31.07.2012
- AkzoNobel has reached an agreement to sell its 75.81% shareholding in ICI Pakistan to the Yunus Brothers Group for $152.5 million (€124.4 million). The price is subject to...
20.06.2012
- AkzoNobel has completed the restructuring of its activities in Pakistan by formally establishing AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited as a separate legal entity from ICI Pakistan. As...
19.04.2012
- AkzoNobel, the world's largest paints maker and owner of the Dulux brand, warned that economic uncertainty - even in some emerging markets - as well as high raw materials prices...
