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Our name is inspired by two of our company’s many pioneers, Jan Nourij and Gerrit van der Lande.

Our organization model allows our businesses to be leaner, quicker and more sustainable. Discover more about our leadership and businesses.

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From feature stories about biodegradable personal care ingredients, to cases about converting non-recyclable waste into valuable products. Get an overview of what we do.

Discover our extensive portfolio of performance ingredients. Our specialty chemicals are used across a wide range of products and industries, from surfactants to processing chemicals.

Our high-quality potassium chlorate (KClO3) is used as an oxidizing agent in the production of safety matches and pyrotechnics.

Partnering for a Sustainable Future with The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a leading social impact organisation, operating as the world’s largest school meal program provider and implementation partner... [-June 2025]

The government of India declared a nationwide lockdown in March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As the world’s second-most-populous country with a growing number of positive cases, India was faced with the immense challenge of rapidly responding to the pandemic with limited healthcare infrastructure.

A consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam.

Sailing from Nouryon’s locations in Delfzijl, the Netherlands to Rotterdam on green hydrogen instead of gas oil; this sustainable option is being explored by a partnership of Nouryon, Europe’s largest inland shipping cooperative NPRC, and NPRC member firm Lenten Scheepvaart. With the study, they aim to demonstrate that zero-emission transport by water is possible.