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  • AkzoNobel publishes Q1 results
    19 April 2012

    AkzoNobel Q1 2012 Report

    Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) today reported a 6 percent increase in first quarter revenue compared with the same period in 2011, mainly driven by pricing actions to offset higher raw material costs. The EBITDA for Q1 was 3 percent lower at €423 million, due to weaker end markets and cost inflation. The company also announced that its global performance improvement program is on track.

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  • AkzoNobel publishes Q4 and full-year results
    16 February 2012

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    Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) today published Q4 and full-year results for 2011. The company reported revenue growth across all Business Areas, led by price/mix developments of 5 percent and a 2 percent volume increase.

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  • New Sikkens washprimer features high performance and small eco-footprint
    7 February 2012

    Sikkens Autocoat BT LV 851 Washprimer AS

    AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings has launched Sikkens Autocoat BT LV 851 Washprimer AS to customers around the world.

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  • Opel AG deal takes stickerfix™ into Europe
    23 January 2012

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    A new deal has been struck with Opel AG to sell stickerfix™ as a do-it-yourself repair solution through all official Opel/Vauxhall dealers in Europe.

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  • Colors on display with Mixit Pro 2.0
    6 December 2011

    Mixit Pro 2.0

    AkzoNobel’s Automotive and Aerospace Coatings (A&AC) has released Mixit Pro 2.0, a major upgrade of its color retrieval system. Taking advantage of our proprietary patented color digitization technology, Mixit Pro 2.0 provides “color on display” (CoD) to assist users with color selection. It is, literally and figuratively, an example of how A&AC is putting colors on display.

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  • Airbus Qualification of AkzoNobel base coat/clear coat system
    1 December 2011

    Airbus Qualification AkzoNobel

    AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, the market leader in gloss and color retention are delighted to announce qualification at Airbus of their Aerobase base coat/clear coat system.

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  • stickerfix™ helps keep the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes slick
    14 November 2011

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    In a sport where the slickest car gains an extra edge on the competition, AkzoNobel’s Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC) has been working with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team (VMM) for the last three years on the slickest, lightest – and most gorgeous – coatings in the F1 competition.

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  • 10,000 and counting for iMatchColor
    9 November 2011

    iMatchColor

    iMatchColor, the smart phone app that provides access to the Sikkens Mixit Online color retrieval system of AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC), recently passed the milestone of 10,000 downloads – and it did it in just one year’s time.

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  • AkzoNobel to build new coatings plant in China to meet rising demand
    27 October 2011

    AkzoNobel is planning to invest around €60 million to increase the production capacity of its Automotive and Aerospace Coatings business in China. This investment will provide additional momentum for the company’s accelerated growth strategy of achieving revenue of $3 billion in China by 2015, and strengthen AkzoNobel’s leadership position in the country’s automotive refinishes market.

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  • AkzoNobel A&AC selected as Toyota Motor Europe preferred supplier
    8 September 2011

    Toyota Motor Europe and AkzoNobel

    AkzoNobel Automotive and Aerospace Coatings (A&AC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a preferred supplier by Toyota Motor Europe.

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