AkzoNobel's number-one ranking on the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) has resulted in the company receiving the award of an Industry Leader, Gold Class distinction for excellent sustainability performance.
HMG Paints Ltd, the Manchester, UK-based paint manufacturer, has joined the EU-funded PolyGraph Project that aims to utilize the properties of graphene to develop pioneering materials that are stronger, tougher and more flexible than ever before.
Coatings manufacturer Hempel will continue to pursue strategic investments to grow the company thanks to a €500 million five-year revolving credit facility from HSBC, Nordea SEB and another bank.
AkzoNobel and Evonik Industries have broken ground at the site of their production joint venture for chlorine and potassium hydroxide solution at Ibbenbüren in Germany.
Univar Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Univar Ltd., has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Polymer Technologies Ltd., a UK-based developer and distributor of unique UV/EB curable chemistries used to formulate environmentally responsible paints, inks and adhesives.
Reverdia and Protea Chemicals, a division of Omnia, announced an exclusive strategic collaboration agreement to distribute Biosuccinium™ in Africa and Australia, as well as for potential investment in and off-take from future Biosuccinium plants.
The Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, joined Stora Enso CEO, Karl-Henrik Sundström, at the company’s official inauguration of its new Innovation Centre.
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