Decorative Paints

From brilliant ideas to brilliant paints

AkzoNobel is the world's leading decorative paint company, home to famous names like Sikkens, Dulux and Hammerite.

Whether our customers are professional decorators or enthusiastic DIY-ers, they still want paint that gives a great finish. Our Decorative Paints business has a huge range of quality products for every situation and surface.

As well as paints, lacquers and varnishes , we make adhesives and floor leveling compounds. We also offer a range of mixing machines, color concepts and training courses for the building and renovation industry. And our specialty coatings for metal, concrete and other critical building materials lead the market.

Our customers range from trade distributors for professionals to “big box” chains like Home Depot, Bricomarché, B&Q, OBI and Praktiker.

For an overview of the whole coatings market, take a look at our Global Coatings Report. It examines current major market trends and analyzes the industry in terms of region and sector including both the Decorative Paints and the Performance Coatings sector.

Our Decorative Paints business consists of seven Business Units in three regions and is led by Tex Gunning, Managing Director Decorative Paints (nominated to join the Board of Management in April 2009).