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But times change and technology evolves. Membrane electrolysis is the new standard in chlorine production - but ferrocyanide isn't removed during brine purification, putting YPS-salt at a cost disadvantage. more11.02.2011
AkzoNobel Strengthens its Global MCA Position
AkzoNobel has announced two steps in strengthening its global position in the market of monochloroacetic acid (MCA). Recently it has commissioned its expanded Delfzijl MCA facility in the Netherlands, which now has a capacity exceeding 100,000 mt/year. more21.07.2011AkzoNobel Q2 Profit Flat
AkzoNobel reported that its second-quarter profit from continuing operations was almost flat at €273 million. Earnings per share from continuing operations were €1.07 compared to €1.05 in the previous year quarter. Net income for the period was €268 million, lower than €273 million in the prior year quarter. Earnings per share from total operations decreased to €1.14 from €1.16 in the same quarter last year. more20.06.2011AkzoNobel Announces €140 Million Investment In Frankfurt
AkzoNobel said it is investing €140 million to convert its chlorine plant in Frankfurt, Germany, to state-of-the-art membrane electrolysis technology. more09.06.2011AkzoNobel Opens €7 Million Fire Protection R&D Facility
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) which will create around 40 new jobs. more11.04.2011AkzoNobel Presents Your Chlorine and mTA-Salt
At 8th International Chlorine Technology Conference & Exhibition in Budapest, AkzoNobel presented two innovative concepts : Your Chlorine is intended to re-invent the chlorine supply chain. It is designed to be the ideal solution for companies that need a chlorine supply of intermediate volumes. moreYour Chlorine
Markets are constantly on the move. But change is not something to fear. On the contrary, it brings new opportunities. With more than a century of experience as the largest chorine merchant in Europe, we thrive on change. We live in exciting times. New technology is opening up new horizons that were beyond our imagination a few years ago. The relationship between society and industry is also changing. moreSafe Savings - The Future Of Chlorine Electrolysis
Salt tends to cake when transported or stored without special additives. So back in the 1950s we developed ferrocyanide (also called YPS), a powerful anti-caking agent for salt that effectively prevented lumps forming and made it instantly ready for use in industry.But times change and technology evolves. Membrane electrolysis is the new standard in chlorine production - but ferrocyanide isn't removed during brine purification, putting YPS-salt at a cost disadvantage. more11.02.2011
AkzoNobel Shares Jump, But Takeover Seems A Stretch
Shares of Dutch chemical group AkzoNobel surged on talk of private equity takeover interest, traders said, though a deal would be improbably hard to fund, given its 11 billion euro market value. Any leveraged buyout would be easily the biggest such deal since the credit crisis began to bite in mid-2007, and at least three times the size of 2010's biggest deal, KKR's purchase of Del Monte Foods for $5.3 billion including debt. more24.01.2011AkzoNobel Invests €90 Million in New Facility in Brazil for World's Largest Paper Mill
AkzoNobel has invested close to €90 million in a new facility being built in Brazil. The plant, operated by the company's Pulp and Paper Chemicals business, Eka Chemicals, will supply the world's largest pulp mill. The agreement - with Eldorado Celulose e Papel - will help drive AkzoNobel's the medium-term strategy of doubling revenue in Brazil to €1.5 billion. It also underlines the value the company attaches to securing long-terms partnerships with customers. more03.01.2011Knut Schwalenberg Appointed Managing Director of Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals
Knut Schwalenberg has been appointed Managing Director of Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals. Schwalenberg succeeds Werner Fuhrmann, who has been appointed to Akzo Nobel's new executive committee, with responsibility for Integrated Supply Chain. Schwalenberg studied business economics at Essen University, Germany. He joined Akzo Nobel more than 25 years ago and has held a number of management functions in human resources, control and general management, including that of general manager of Akzo Nobel's Chlor-Alkali business. more- Legal
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