Overview of published news items and press releases. 10 AkzoNobel has announced the cancellation of the common shares which the company repurchased under its recent share buyback program. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_announces_cancellation_of_repurchased_shares.aspx Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +0200 AkzoNobel is to enhance its chemicals portfolio after making an irrevocable bid on German-based LII Europe. Financial details were not disclosed. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_strengthening_european_chemicals_portfolio.aspx Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:00:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has agreed to acquire a 75/25 majority interest in its Kayaku Akzo Co. Ltd (KAC) joint venture with Nippon Kayaku. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_acquires_majority_ownershipjapanese_joint_venture.aspx Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:37:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has today acquired Nippon Paint's 25 percent minority shareholding in their joint venture company in Europe, Akzo Nobel Nippon Paint Holding B.V. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_acquires_minority_shareholding_coil_coatings_jv.aspx Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:45:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has submitted its list of substances in compliance with the European Union’s REACH legislation. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_completes_reach_registration.aspx Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:00:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has today announced that the company has successfully launched a euro bond issue of €1 billion with a maturity of five years. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_successfully_launches_bond_issue.aspx Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:14:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has won approval to supply coatings for the global redesign of all showrooms operated by Italian-based truck and commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_wins_approval_for_global_iveco_showroom_redesign.aspx Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0200 AkzoNobel has launched its redesigned corporate website as part of the latest phase of the company’s global rebranding. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_website_turns_over_a_new_leaf.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0200 AkzoNobel is to increase MCA (monochloroacetic acid) production capacity at its Taixing site in China to 60,000 MT/year. The plant – which was inaugurated in 2002 as a 25,000 MT/year facility – is located about 250 kilometers north-west of Shanghai. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/mca_production_doubled_in_china.aspx Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:17:00 +0200 AkzoNobel is set to break ground on a new coatings manufacturing plant in India, signaling the company’s ambition to become one of the country’s leading industrial players. http://www.akzonobel.com/news/pressreleases/2008/akzonobel_targeting_growth_in_india.aspx Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0200