Akzo Nobel N.V.

, trading as AkzoNobel, is a Dutch multinational, active in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 55,000 people. Sales in 2010 were EUR 14.6 [1] billion. Following the acquisition of ICI, the company has restructured in 2 January 2008, and rebranded itself in 25 April of the same year.
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1 Organization

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1.1 Decorative paints 1.2 Performance coatings 1.3 Specialty chemicals

2 History

2.1 AKZO 17921994 (Group)

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2.1.1 AKZO 17921969 (original AKZO companies) 2.1.2 AKZO 1969-1994

2.2 KemaNobel 1841-1984 2.3 Bofors 1646-1984 2.4 Nobel Industries 1984-1993

2.4.1 Eka 1895-1986 2.4.2 Sadolin & Holmblad 1777-1987

2.4.2.1 Sadolin Paints growth 2.4.2.2 Sadolin Printing Inks growth 2.4.2.3 Saldolin other activities

2.4.3 Berol Kemi 1937-1988 2.4.4 Crown Berger 1770-1990 (entered Nobel Industries, 1990)

2.5 Akzo Nobel 19942007/2008

2.5.1 Courtaulds 18261998 2.5.2 Fibres 2.5.3 Pharma 2.5.4 Chemical group 2.5.5 Coatings 2.5.6 Paints

2.6 Imperial Chemicals Industries (ICI) 19262007/2008

2.7 AkzoNobel 2008 and later

3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit]Organization

Company headquarters inAmsterdam

AkzoNobel consists of 19 business units, with business responsibility and autonomy. For managerial [2] purpose these cooperate in three groups, which are supported by one managerial board. As of January 1, 2011, a nine member-strong Executive Committee (ExCo) was established, which is composed of five members of the Board of Management (BOM) and four leaders with functional expertise, allowing both the functions and the business areas to be represented at the highest levels in the company. The ExCo includes Chairman and CEO Hans Wijers, CFO Keith Nichols, Leif Darner (responsible for Performance Coatings), Rob Frohn (responsible for Speciality Chemicals), Tex Gunning (responsible for Decorative Paints), Graeme Armstrong (responsible for Research, Development & Innovation), Sven Dumoulin (General Counsel), Werner Fuhrmann (responsible for Supply Chain/Sourcing) and Marjan [3] Oudeman (responsible for HR and Organizational Development). The board holds office in Amsterdam. Prior to August 2007, the group was headquartered in Arnhem. Due to high revenues from the sales of its pharmaceutical business, AkzoNobel was the world's most [4] profitable company in 2008. [edit]Decorative

paints

AkzoNobel is the world's leading decorative paints company. This part of the business is mostly [5] geographically organized:

Decorative paints EMEA Decorative paints Southeast Asia and Pacific Decorative paints China and North Asia Decorative paints India and South Asia Decorative paints United States Decorative paints Canada Decorative paints Latin America

AkzoNobel markets their products under various brandnames such as Dulux, Cuprinol, Bruguer, Tintas Coral, Hammerite, Herbol, Sico, Sikkens, International, Interpon, Casco, Nordsj, Sadolin, Taubmans, Lesonal, Levis, Glidden, Flood, Flora, Vivexrom, Marshall, and Pinotech just to mention a few. These products were used on London's Millennium Wheel, La Scala Opera House in Milan, the resund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden, the Beijing National Stadium, Airbus A380, and Stadium Australia in Sydney. [edit]Performance

coatings

AkzoNobel is a leading coatings company whose key products include automotive coatings, specialized equipment for the car repair and transportation market and marine coatings. The coatings groups consist [5] of the following business units: Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC) Industrial Coatings Wood Finishes and Wood Adhesives Powder coatings (POW) Marine and protective coatings (MPC) Packaging coatings

[edit]Specialty

chemicals
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The chemicals group now consists of six business units.

Industrial Chemicals (IC), before 1 January 2009 known as Base Chemicals (BC) Functional Chemicals (FC), including former Polymer Chemicals (PC) Surface Chemistry (SC) Pulp and Paper Chemicals, under brand name Eka Chemicals (PPC) Specialty Polymers Regional and Industrial activities

As chemicals producer, AkzoNobel is a world leading salt specialist, chloralkali products, and other industrial chemicals. Ultimately, AkzoNobel products are found in everyday items such as paper, ice cream, bakery goods, cosmetics, plastics and glass. Each business unit has an annual turnover of approx EUR 6001000 million.