“The world-class product ranges from both companies have an excellent fit, and by combining our expertise we’ll be able to strengthen our global position in the steadily growing aerospace coatings market,” said AkzoNobel CEO, Thierry Vanlancker.

“The transaction will enable us to provide our customers with a much wider portfolio of innovative and sustainable products. It also demonstrates our commitment to continue investing in strategic growth opportunities as we progress further with our Winning Together: 15 by 20 strategy and will be accretive towards our 15% return on sales target.”

Eric Rumeau, President and CEO of Mapaero, added: “AkzoNobel’s offer is an exciting opportunity. Our activities are complementary to those of AkzoNobel, and we are ideally placed to help further improve their existing portfolio and service levels. There’s clearly a strong match in the combination.”

AkzoNobel’s offer is subject to customary information and consultation procedures with Mapaero’s employee representative bodies and regulatory approvals. Completion of the transaction is expected in the second half of 2019.

AkzoNobel is a global leader in aerospace coatings, supplying high-performance products and technologies for aircraft worldwide. Visit www.aerospace.akzonobel.com.