News and Press Releases

Below you’ll find our ten latest news releases. You can also search for past releases using the menus provided.

Please note that our Safe Harbor Statement applies to all AkzoNobel news releases.


Subscribe to our alert service to get the latest news, press releases and reports straight to your mailbox.


Filter news by ...

...or search by keyword

News

Copy link to these results

1-10 results of 826

  • Akzo Nobel divests French industrial resins business
    June 16, 2008

    Press Release Akzo Nobel Coatings has sold its French industrial resins business to Spanish company Derivados Forestales S.A.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel to Move Out of Former ICI Headquarters
    May 14, 2008

    AkzoNobel has agreed a transfer of the lease on its London base in the UK. The company will be moving into new office space a few miles away in Portland House. The Manchester Square property—formerly ICI’s head office—will be taken over by The Boston Consulting Group. The substantial deal has been agreed just a few months after AkzoNobel’s acquisition of ICI.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel Share Buyback Program (Week 19 of 2008)
    May 13, 2008

    AkzoNobel has announced that, in line with the launch of its €1 billion share buyback program on March 17, 2008, the company has repurchased 920,000 ordinary shares in the period May 5 until May 9, 2008. Shares were repurchased at an average price of €52.14.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel Strengthening Specialty Chemicals Portfolio
    May 9, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: AkzoNobel is to reinforce its Specialty Chemicals portfolio by acquiring businesses in Europe and Asia. The company has signed two agreements which will strengthen both its paper and polymer chemicals activities.

    News details

  • Stable Performance in Testing Economic Environment
    May 7, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: AkzoNobel today reported 6 percent autonomous growth for the first quarter of 2008, indicating a strong underlying trend. However, this was offset by a similar negative currency impact. Operational margins of continuing operations were flat.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel Share Buyback Program (Week 18 of 2008)
    May 5, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: AkzoNobel has announced that, in line with the launch of its EUR 1 billion share buyback program on March 17, 2008, the company has repurchased 387,500 ordinary shares in the period April 28 until May 2, 2008.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel Share Buyback Program (Week 17 of 2008)
    April 28, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: AkzoNobel has announced that, in line with the launch of its EUR 1 billion share buyback program on March 17, 2008, the company has repurchased 1,044,750 ordinary shares in the period April 21 until April 25, 2008.

    News details

  • AkzoNobel Launches New Brand Strategy
    April 25, 2008

    AkzoNobel has launched its new corporate brand. Symbolizing the company’s fundamental transformation and determination to lead change, it embodies AkzoNobel’s clear ambitions for the future and a passionate commitment to deliver Tomorrow’s Answers Today.

    News details

  • Akzo Nobel Increases Synergy Target
    April 22, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: Akzo Nobel has upgraded the estimated annual synergies target resulting from its recent acquisition of ICI to EUR 340 million, a 20 percent increase on the previously announced EUR 280 million.

    News details

  • Akzo Nobel Shareholders Approve Dividend
    April 22, 2008

    PRESS RELEASE: The meeting of shareholders of Akzo Nobel today adopted the 2007 financial statements and approved the dividend for the 2007 financial year at EUR 1.80 (2006: EUR 1.20) per common share.

    News details

Page <>

Return to top of the page