AkzoNobel completes capacity expansion at Vietnam multi-site

The total investment amounts to €18.5 million

06-Mar-2024 - A major investment project has been completed at AkzoNobel’s production plant in Bac Ninh province near Hanoi in Vietnam, which will help to strengthen the company’s position in Asia and sharpen its focus on more sustainable manufacturing. Five new powder coating lines have been added at the ...

AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board member, Jolanda Poots-Bijl, to step down

18-Jan-2024 - Jolanda Poots-Bijl has announced that she will step down as a member of AkzoNobel's Supervisory Board as of January 31. The decision follows her appointment as CFO of Ahold Delhaize, which limits availability for her current Supervisory Board role. Commenting on the announcement, Ben Noteboom, ...

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings partners with Swiss start-up coatingAI to explore new frontiers in sustainability

07-Dec-2023 - Revolutionary software co-developed by AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business and coatingAI is using artificial intelligence to help customers improve the application process and reduce their carbon footprint.The industry-first technology, called Flightpath, optimizes equipment settings to reduce ...

Ben Noteboom to be nominated as AkzoNobel Supervisory Board member with intention to elect as Chair

Successor to Nils Andersen

08-Dec-2022 - AkzoNobel has announced that Ben Noteboom will be nominated as a member of the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting being held in April 2023. The Supervisory Board intends to subsequently elect him as Chair, succeeding Nils Andersen, who will retire as Chair and member of the ...

AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future India challenge awards two startups

27-Sep-2022 - Two startups in India have won Paint the Future awards and the chance to continue working together with AkzoNobel to accelerate their solutions. The winning submissions answered the company’s call for innovative ways to enhance the digital consumer experience for Dulux paints in India. The ...

AkzoNobel announces €20 million investment and creates new jobs in France

“These investments underline our growth ambitions and confirm our commitment to supporting economic development in France”

13-Jul-2022 - A €20 million investment has been announced by AkzoNobel to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France. Around 30 new jobs will be created. A total of €15 million will be spent on the company’s aerospace coatings facility in Pamiers, which was taken over following the Mapaero ...

AkzoNobel announces Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as new Chief Executive Officer

01-Jul-2022 - AkzoNobel has announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of November 1, 2022. He will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017, and whose term of office is coming to an end. Gregoire ...

AkzoNobel launches Paint the Future startup challenge in India

“India’s startup ecosystem is the third largest in the world, a real powerhouse"

15-Feb-2022 - Discovering creative solutions to improve the digital consumer experience is the focus of AkzoNobel’s 2022 Paint the Future regional startup challenge, which is all set to be launched in India. Startups are being invited to tap into the company’s broad knowledge and extensive expertise to help ...

AkzoNobel recognized as a European Top Employer

24-Jan-2022 - AkzoNobel has been rated as a European Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute following the latest benchmark review. The company has been recognized in a total of eight countries, with five repeat certifications (Brazil, China, the Netherlands, the UK and the US) and three new titles ...

World’s brightest startups join AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future bootcamp

AkzoNobel is again expanding its collaborative innovation ecosystem

04-Nov-2021 - The Paint the Future global startup challenge has invited 11 finalists to take part in a three-day bootcamp taking place in Amsterdam November 16-18. The startups and AkzoNobel experts will meet face-to-face to explore potential collaborations together. The invited startups will follow a tailored ...