24.07.2017
- Citing health reasons, Ton Büchner stepped down as CEO of Akzo Nobel with immediate effect on Jul. 19. The 52-year-old executive, who took a leave of absence due to exhaustion...
08.09.2016
- AkzoNobel has named Thierry F.J. Vanlancker as the future executive committee member responsible for Specialty Chemicals, effective Feb. 1, 2017. He will succeed Werner Fuhrmann...
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...
04.09.2015
- Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...
13.03.2015
- The worldwide chemicals economy withstood the strong headwinds battering the industry again in 2014. Financial results reported by companies in Europe and North America showed a...
02.09.2014
- What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...
02.09.2014
- AkzoNobel is being touted as a possible buyer for Axalta Coating Systems, the former DuPont automotive coatings business being divested by private equity investor Carlyle Group...
13.05.2014
- AkzoNobel inaugurated its new, highly efficient chlorine membrane electrolysis plant in the Höchst Industrial Park, Germany. The Frankfurt-based, state-of-the-art plant is the...
