AkzoNobel’s Largest Powder Coatings Plant Opens in China
The facility – one of the largest of its kind in the world – is located at an existing site and will help to further strengthen the company’s global leadership position in the powder coatings market.
AkzoNobel Combines Digital Tools to Improve Color-Matching
The new offering combines the company’s Automatchic hand-held spectrophotometer with its MIXIT digital color retrieval technology.
Mercedes-Benz Chooses AkzoNobel as Recommended Supplier for Automotive Refinishes in China
The agreement, which follows extensive analysis and tests on AkzoNobel’s products and business processes, means the company has become a certified supplier of vehicle refinishes to more than 50 automotive companies in China over the last 20 years.
AkzoNobel to Divest Specialty Chemicals Unit
AkzoNobel announced the sale of 100 percent of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC for an enterprise value of €10.1 billion ($12.5 billion).
AkzoNobel Recaps 2017 Financial Results, Business Highlights in Digital Report
The report provides, among other things, details about the company’s new strategy and separation into two businesses: Paints and Coatings, and Specialty Chemicals.
AkzoNobel’s Heavy-Duty 20 Group to Co-locate with HD Repair Forum
The HD Repair Forum (HDRF) announced that AkzoNobel has confirmed they will host their spring 20 Group meeting the week of April 9, in conjunction with the HD Repair Forum at the Fort Worth Hilton.
AkzoNobel’s Coatings Technology Revives Mclaren F1 Team’s Racing Heritage
Fans of Formula 1 are revving up with excitement after the McLaren Formula 1 team unveiled its racing livery for the 2018 season, which was created using the latest coatings technology supplied by AkzoNobel.
AkzoNobel Recognized as a Top Employer in Brazil, China, U.K.
The Top Employers Institute has recognized AkzoNobel as a top employer in three of its key markets: Brazil, China and the United Kingdom.
Team AkzoNobel Join Employees to Add Splash of Color to Community in China
Sailors from Team AkzoNobel joined company employees and residents from a neighborhood in downtown Guangzhou, China, to unveil a special mural created by the winner of a student design competition.
Axalta, AkzoNobel Drop ‘Merger-of-Equals’ Talks
After mulling a possible “merger of equals,” the paint makers announced that they were unable to come to “mutually agreeable terms.”
