After a slowdown in demand in the second half of last year in many parts of Europe, coatings companies in the region have become less confident about the short-term future. However, despite economic forecasts of relatively slow growth in ...
AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints business is helping to recreate one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World – the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China. Built during the Ming Dynasty, the original pagoda was mostly destroyed ...
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AkzoNobel's Performance Coatings business has launched its color trends guide in South Korea, showcasing how design will influence the next generation of smartphones, tablet computers and automotive interiors. The guide was developed to ...
AkzoNobel broke ground on its new Decorative Paints site in Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan Province, China. The facility is part of an investment in excess of €50 million to build manufacturing facilities for both Powder Coatings and ...
Asian Piants Ltd. has released their financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. "The decorative paints business in India did well considering the challenging and uncertain macro environment," said K.B.S. ...
AkzoNobel has finalized the divestment of its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG in a deal worth over $350 million Euro. The deal was first announced on Aug. 8. Under the terms of the deal, all of Building Adhesives' approximately 550 ...
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AkzoNobel intends to introduce a streamlined management structure and new operating model for its Decorative Paints business in order to accelerate profitable growth in Europe and the high growth markets. The planned changes represent the ...
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AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest a total of more than €50 million in China to build new manufacturing facilities for its Powder Coatings and Decorative Paints businesses, adding further momentum to the company's strategic growth ...
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The outlook for coatings producers in Europe has suddenly brightened after prospects for higher sales and profits appeared to be gloomy earlier in the year. The financial results of some leading players among coatings producers and raw ...
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Following the recent announcements of plans to divest both its Building Adhesives business and Decorative Paints stores in Germany, AkzoNobel has informed employees of its intention to streamline its organizational structure in the country. ...
Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013. K.B.S. Anand, Managing Director and CEO, Asian Paints Limited, stated: "The Decorative paints business in India did well considering the challenging ...
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AkzoNobel, the world’s leading global paints and coatings company, is today announcing that it has signed a partnership with The Sage Gateshead. The Sage Gateshead, an international venue for music and musical discovery, uses ...
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Jotun opened in March at Sandefjord, Norway, a decorative paints plant costing NOK 500 million ($87 million), which the company claims is one of the most modern in the world. It replaces two other decorative paints units in the country. ...
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The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
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Sales in Europe's decorative paints market have been sluggish this year and are likely to show an even slower pace of growth in 2012. Meanwhile in the Gulf area of the Middle East—close to Europe's doorstep—the decorative ...
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