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AkzoNobel, the world’s largest paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, inaugurated the fourth Automotive Training Center (ATC) for its Automotive & Aerospace Coatings business on April 26, in Chengdu, China.
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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 today announced that three distinguished scientists have won the AkzoNobel Chemical Sciences Award 2012 in China. The three laureates of this prestigious award are Professor Zhongfan LIU of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University; Professor Zhigang SHUAI of the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University; and Professor Suyuan XIE of the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Xiamen University.
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AkzoNobel, the largest global paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, showcased a portfolio of its sustainable coatings and paint solutions for the construction sector in the GBC 2012 (Green Building China) being staged in Shanghai. Dr. LIN Liangqi, President of AkzoNobel China, pointed out that it is an irrefutable trend to build more and greener buildings worldwide especially in China in light of the explosive growth of population and pressing challenge of scarcity of resources.
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In a bid to draw the attention of the next generation researchers in China towards the importance of the chemical and materials sciences in driving sustainable innovations, AkzoNobel, the largest global paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, is today launching a poster contest entitled “ Tomorrow’s Answers Today”.
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Akzo Nobel N.V (AkzoNobel) recently 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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AkzoNobel takes two further steps in strengthening its global position in the market of monochloroacetic acid (MCA). Recently it has commissioned its expanded Delfzijl MCA facility in the Netherlands, which now has a capacity exceeding 100,000 MT/year. In parallel, AkzoNobel is to further increase MCA production capacity at its Taixing site in China to also reach a level of 100,000 MT/year.
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The company is planning to invest €80 million in the construction of a new pulp Chemical Island facility in Brazil. The plant, operated by the company’s Pulp and Paper Chemicals business, Eka Chemicals, will supply the Suzano Maranhão pulp mill. This is AkzoNobel’s second largest investment in Brazil in the past 12 months and further expands Eka Chemicals’ sustainability-focused Chemical Island concept.
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AkzoNobel has today completed its acquisition of China’s leading specialty surfactant producer, Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing is a leading supplier of nitrile amines and derivatives, which are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications including fabric softeners, asphalt additives, and hair conditioners.
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AkzoNobel has announced its intention to invest €45 million in a new Dicumyl Peroxide (DCP) plant at its Ningbo multi-site in China to meet a growing local, regional and global demand. Widely used as cross-linking agent for various polymers and copolymers, DCP can be found in a variety of products like shoe soles, cable insulation, and construction insulation.
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