(IN BRIEF) Jolanda Poots-Bijl has decided to resign from her position as a member of AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board, effective from January 31, due to her recent appointment as the CFO of Ahold Delhaize, which would limit her availability for her … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Ahold Delhaize, AkzoNobel, appointment, Ben Noteboom, CFO, Jolanda Poots-Bijl, leadership, Supervisory Board
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings has introduced a new bisphenol-free internal coating, called Accelshield 700, for beverage can ends. This coating provides can makers with an alternative to traditional coatings containing bisphenol A (BPA) and complies with FDA and EU … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel held its Annual General Meeting today, where all resolutions were voted in favor by shareholders. This includes adopting the company’s 2022 financial statements, agreeing on a dividend policy and total dividend per share of €1.98 for 2022, … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Les marques Sikkens et Lesonal d’AkzoNobel ont lancé une nouvelle génération d’apprêts à séchage rapide pour les finitions de véhicules. Sikkens Autosurfacer Optima et Lesonal 2K Ultimate Filler aident à améliorer la productivité et à réduire les … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel’s Sikkens and Lesonal brands have launched a new generation of fast-drying fillers for vehicle refinishes. Sikkens Autosurfacer Optima and Lesonal 2K Ultimate Filler help to improve productivity and reduce energy costs by up to 85% by significantly … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business has developed a digital management system called Aerofleet Coatings Management that enables airlines and operators to optimize paint maintenance schedules for their entire fleets. Aerofleet captures data from both manual and drone-operated inspections to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Aerofleet, aircraft, AkzoNobel, Digital Management System, painting, Patrick Bourguignon, Tami Swearingin
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 6-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced it will take over the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AkzoNobel, aluminum wheel coating, Dr. Leo Rokeach, Grupo Orbis, Kansai Paint, Lankwitzer, Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH, Michael Friede, New Nautical Coatings, performance coatings, powder coatings, rims, Titan Paints, Wheel, wheel liquid coatings
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) AMSTERDAM, 6-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), Wegbereiter einer Welt voller Möglichkeiten, Oberflächen zu erschließen seit weit über 200 Jahren, hat angekündigt, das Geschäft mit Flüssiglacken für Räder der Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH, einem international führenden Unternehmen für Industrielacke, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AkzoNobel, aluminum wheel coating, Dr. Leo Rokeach, Grupo Orbis, Kansai Paint, Lankwitzer, Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH, Michael Friede, New Nautical Coatings, performance coatings, powder coatings, rims, Titan Paints, Wheel, wheel liquid coatings
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced the acquisition of the paints and coatings activities in Africa of Kansai Paint, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged acquisition, AkzoNobel, Arvind Shekhawat, coatings, Dulux, Grupo Orbis, Jan-Piet van Kesteren, Kansai Paint, KPAL, KPEA, Kunishi Mori, New Nautical Coatings, paints, Plascon, Prejay Lalla, Thierry Vanlancker, Titan Paints
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) AMSTERDAM, 1-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), Pionierarbeit für eine Welt voller Möglichkeiten, Oberflächen zu erschließen seit weit über 200 Jahren, hat die Übernahme der Farben- und Beschichtungsaktivitäten in Afrika von Kansai Paint, einem führenden japanischen Chemieunternehmen im … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 26-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced the company repurchased 97,632 of its own common shares between April 18 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged AGM, AkzoNobel, Annual General Meeting, repurchase common shares, repurchase program, share buyback, shares
(COMUNICATO STAMPA) AMSTERDAM, 26-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA: AKZOY), sperimentando un mondo di possibilità per dare vita alle superfici da oltre 200 anni, ha annunciato che l’azienda ha riacquistato 97.632 azioni ordinarie proprie tra il 18 e il 22 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AGM, AkzoNobel, Annual General Meeting, assemblea generale, Assemblea generale annuale, azioni, programma di riacquisto, repurchase common shares, repurchase program, riacquisto di azioni, riacquisto di azioni ordinarie, share buyback, shares
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 19-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced an update on its share buyback program for the period between April 11, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged AkzoNobel, coatings, paints, repurchase program, share buyback, shares
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) AMSTERDAM, 19-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced an update on its share buyback program for the period between April … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged actions, AkzoNobel, peintures, programme de rachat
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) AMSTERDAM, 14-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), Pionierarbeit für eine Welt voller Möglichkeiten, Oberflächen zu bringen seit weit über 200 Jahren ins Leben gerufen, hat den Start seiner Startup-Challenge „Paint the Future“ 2022 in Indien angekündigt, bei der … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Industrial, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 2022 Paint the Future, AkzoNobel, Beschichtungen, Beschleunigerprogramm, digitale Innovationen, digitale Lösungen, Dulux-Farben, Farben, Indien, Klaas Kruithof, Rajiv Rajgopal, Startup-Bootcamp, Startup-Herausforderung, Startups, The Paint the Future India, Thierry Vanlancker
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 14-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced the launch of its 2022 Paint the Future startup challenge in India with … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Industrial, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 2022 Paint the Future, accelerator program, AkzoNobel, coatings, digital innovations, digital solutions, Dulux paints, INDIA, Klaas Kruithof, paints, Rajiv Rajgopal, startup bootcamp, StartUp Challenge, Startups, The Paint the Future India, Thierry Vanlancker
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 21-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years, has announced an update on its share buyback program for the period between September 13, … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AkzoNobel, paints, repurchase program, share buyback, shares
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 3-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY), a Dutch multinational company global leader in paints and coatings, has announced it repurchased 215,310 of its own common shares in the period from July 26, 2021, up to and … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 18-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel invites startups to join the Paint the Future global startup challenge 2021. Startups are about to embark on another exciting journey of discovery and collaboration with AkzoNobel. Startups have until July 20 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Ally van der Boon, circular solutions, coatings, INNOVATION, Klaas Kruithof, Paint the Future, paints, smart manufacturing, smart supply chain, StartUp Challenge, Startups, sustainable business
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 8-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings, Akzo Nobel N.V. announces that it no longer intends to acquire Tikkurila, following a competing, higher, offer for Tikkurila. Despite a strong cultural fit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged acquisition, Akzo Nobel N.V., AkzoNobel, coatings, due diligence, shareholders, stakeholders, sustainable paints, Thierry Vanlancker, Tikkurila
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 18-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings, Akzo Nobel N.V. announces that it has made a comprehensive non-binding proposal to acquire Tikkurila, Finnish manufacturer of paints and lacquers. The proposed merger … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Akzo Nobel N.V., AkzoNobel, coatings solutions, MERGER, sustainability, sustainable paints, Thierry Vanlancker, Tikkurila
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 15-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AMS: AKZA), Dutch multinational paints and performance coatings manufacturer, has announced its aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing to color blend the company’s Aerodur 3001 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 8-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational paints and performance coatings company Akzo Nobel N.V. announced it has issued on April 7, 2020 ten-year maturity €750 million bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The bond’s coupon is 1.625% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News
Tagged Akzo Nobel bonds, Akzo Nobel €750 million bond, AkzoNobel, bond, coatings, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, paints, Securities
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 27-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel to supply high class powder coatings system to protect Varso Tower from the ravages of Warsaw weather. Europe’s soon to be new tallest building stands at 310 meters tall and will dominate … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 20-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — This Universal Children’s Day, AkzoNobel and Plan International Netherlands mark their 25th anniversary of improving education for young people through their joint Education Fund. The partnership started with education for children in developing … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 29-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel‘s industry-leading coatings solution selected by Polar Research Institute of China to protect its first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xue Long 2 from harsh Arctic and Antarctic condition. Xue Long 2, a 12,366 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 18-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel to acquire French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero. The intended acquisition will strengthen AkzoNobel’s global position in aerospace coatings and contribute directly towards delivering the company’s 2020 guidance. Mapaero was established in 1992, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Chemicals, France, Netherlands, News
Tagged acquisition, aerospace coatings, AkzoNobel, Eric Rumeau, Mapaero, Thierry Vanlancker
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 18-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AKZA; AKZOY) has just reported to the market on its share buyback repurchase program. For the period between March 11, 2019 and March 15, 2019 the company has bought back 475,146 of … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — What if paint could clean the air; withstand extreme heat; reduce drag and fuel consumption; cope with conditions on Mars. AkzoNobel products already do this – now the plan is to go even further. That’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, challenge, coatings, INNOVATION, Klaas Kruithof, Paint the Future, paints, Startups, Thierry Vanlancker
Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) has acquired Xylazel S.A. (Xylazel), a 100% subsidiary of Pharma Mar S.A. (PHM). AMSTERDAM, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With this acquisition AkzoNobel strengthens its business and becomes a leader in the decorative paints market in … Read the full press release
AkzoNobel shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) AMSTERDAM, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel shareholders have today voted in favor of all resolutions at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). As well as adopting the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, appointment, Byron Grote, leadership, Management, Nils Andersen
AMSTERDAM, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Customers at automotive body repair shops can now save time and money thanks to an industry first digital solution introduced by AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinishes business. Offering simpler workflows and easier access to information, Carbeat™provides significant benefits … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel has completed the €4.8 million expansion project at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, significantly increasing the company’s regional product portfolio and reconfirming its commitment to the Asian market. Being able to supply … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 25-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Visitors to the race villages in the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race will be able to explore a life-size replica of the competing Volvo Ocean 65 (VO65) yachts as part of a major attraction being presented in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Netherlands, Sports, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, Alberto Slikta, Race Boat, Race Boat Experience, Volvo Ocean Race
AMSTERDAM, 25-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to build a world-class plant for its Bermocoll® business, which supplies essential ingredients for the paint and buildings and construction industries. The study – expected to be completed by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Industrial, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, Bermocoll® business, construction industries, Geert Hofman, Werner Fuhrmann
AMSTERDAM, 11-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Students from Eindhoven University of Technology taking part in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia will be aiming to blaze a winning trail in a stunning new vehicle featuring high performance coatings supplied by … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 20-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel announces today that Chief Executive Ton Büchner steps down with immediate effect due to health reasons. The company has announced Thierry Vanlancker as the new CEO. Ton joined AkzoNobel in 2012 and has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, Antony Burgmans, Thierry Vanlancker, Ton Büchner
AMSTERDAM, 20-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is working on plans to double production capacity at its organic peroxides facility in Ningbo, China, during the next two years. A project to boost the capacity by 40% is already underway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Industrial, Netherlands
Tagged AkzoNobel, Johan Landfors, organic peroxides, Thierry Vanlancker
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced AkzoNobel’s Surface Chemistry business as a 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year. The business was recognized for its role in proactively advancing the safer chemistry and safer product goals of the … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 29-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel and leading global container shipping company Maersk Line have signed a strategic sustainability partnership to reduce carbon emissions per container shipped by 10%. The aim of the partnership – which reflects the mutual ambition of … Read the full press release
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