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Akzo Nobel makes progress with Chemicals divestments

27-Jan-2006 - Akzo Nobel has made major progress with its Chemicals divestment program. Two deals have been agreed as part of the strategic realignment of the portfolio, while a decision has been made to close part of a third business. The first transaction concerns a EUR 24 million agreement for ...

chemicals Germany joint ventures +1

Akzo Nobel expands coatings activities in Eastern Europe

22-Dec-2005 - Akzo Nobel is set to become one of the leading suppliers to the Ukrainian decorative paint market after signing an agreement to acquire a 51 percent controlling share in the coatings activities of Khimrezerv. The transaction-which is subject to regulatory approvals-marks the latest in a series ...

China coatings Germany +3

Millions to benefit from Intervet project in India

21-Dec-2005 - Akzo Nobel's animal healthcare business, Intervet, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to exclusively supply veterinary products for a special project in India which could benefit more than two million rural families. The partnership, with Indian NGO the BAIF Development Research Foundation, ...

anti-infectives vaccines

Akzo Nobel to close Surfactants site in U.S.

08-Dec-2005 - Akzo Nobel is to close the McCook plant operated by its Surfactants business near Chicago in the United States. A project has started to transfer production to some of the company's other U.S. chemicals facilities, with completion of the transition and closure of the site expected by the end of ...

chemicals surfactants

Akzo Nobel schließt Surfactants-Standort in den USA

08-Dec-2005 - Akzo Nobel wird den Standort McCook in der Nähe von Chicago (USA) schließen, der vom Geschäftsbereich Surfactants betrieben wird. Ein Projekt zur Verlagerung der Produktion an andere amerikanische Chemiestandorte des Unternehmens wurde gerade begonnen. Die Verlagerung soll bis Ende 2007 ...

chemicals surfactants

Akzo Nobel: Offer received for Ink and Adhesive Resins

30-Nov-2005 - Akzo Nobel has received an offer from Hexion Specialty Chemicals for its Ink and Adhesive Resins business for EUR 88 million free of cash and debt. The offer involves all assets and all current employees of the business. If completed, the deal would represent the first major divestment to be ...

Argentina chemicals China +7

Akzo Nobel Opens New Chinese Powder Coatings Site

16-Nov-2005 - CEO Hans Wijers yesterday officially opend Akzo Nobel's new powder coatings facility at Langfang in China. The new site - located between Beijing and Tianjin - not only consolidates the company's position as the world's largest manufacturer of powder coatings, but will also ensure that the ...

China coatings laboratory furnitures

Eka Chemicals invests in paper chemicals in China

03-Nov-2005 - Eka Chemicals, a business unit of Akzo Nobel, will build a new plant for production of paper chemicals in Guangzou, Guandong province in the south of China. The new operation is scheduled to come on-line by the fourth quarter 2006. The investment amounts to more than 4 mEUR. This additional ...

China paper chemicals

Akzo Nobel appoints Senior Vice President Finance

17-Oct-2005 - Keith Nichols [45] has been appointed Senior Vice President Finance. He will join Akzo Nobel on December 1, 2005 reporting to Rob Frohn, Chief Financial Officer. Keith Nichols, a British national, joins Akzo Nobel from Corus Group plc where he held the position of Group Treasurer. He brings to ...

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Akzo Nobel expands chemicals activities in China

13-Oct-2005 - Akzo Nobel is ramping up its Chemicals activities in China by investing approximately EUR 15 million in two new production facilities. In addition to building a new polysulfides plant in Taixing, the company will construct a new paper chemicals site in Guangzhou, two projects which emphasize the ...

chemicals China Germany +3