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  • AkzoNobel invests €80 million to supply new Suzano pulp mill in Brazil
    February 1, 2012

    AkzoNobel 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 completes acquisition of Chinese surfactants producer
    January 10, 2012

    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 to take 100 percent control of Metlac Group
    January 9, 2012

    AkzoNobel plans to strengthen its position in packaging coatings by exercising the right to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italian based packaging coatings producer. Financial details were not disclosed.

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  • AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Korean SSCP’s coatings activities
    December 2, 2011

    AkzoNobel has today completed its acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP. SSCP has a strong position in the Korean mobile phone market and also supplies coatings to the wider consumer electronics industry.

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  • AkzoNobel hosts teach-in to outline Decorative Paints’ global strategy
    December 1, 2011

    Today AkzoNobel will host an investor and analyst day that will focus on strategic opportunities for its global Decorative Paints’ business. The teach-in will be hosted by Keith Nichols, Chief Financial Officer, and Tex Gunning, Executive Committee member responsible for Decorative Paints, at the company’s headquarters in Amsterdam.

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  • AkzoNobel announces €45 million investment at Ningbo plant
    November 18, 2011

    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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  • AkzoNobel to build new coatings plant in China to meet rising demand
    October 27, 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 unveils one global identity for the Let’s Colour brands
    October 11, 2011

    Let's colour HQ

    Today, AkzoNobel announced an important step in its global Decorative Paints’ marketing strategy: a single global brand identity for its retail consumer paint range. The Let's colour identity includes the brands Dulux, Flexa, Levis, Alba, Coral, Marshall, Astral, Bruguer, Dulux Valentine, Inca, Sadolin and Vivechrom.

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  • AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Schramm Holding AG
    October 7, 2011

    AkzoNobel has today completed its acquisition of more than 95 percent of the shares of coatings manufacturer Schramm Holding AG. The deal was first announced in June of this year.

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  • AkzoNobel secures €1.8 billion syndicated revolving credit facility
    September 30, 2011

    Akzo Nobel NV (AkzoNobel) signed a new, €1.8 billion five year multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facility to refinance its existing €1.5 billion facility.

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