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AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has entered the next phase of a major expansion at its organic peroxides facility in Ningbo, China, which will increase production capacity by more than 100% by the third quarter of 2018.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has entered the design phase of a further capacity expansion in Germany for the production of chloromethanes – a key ingredient in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and electronics.

Nouryon has completed a repricing of its Euro and US Dollar term loans, reducing its annual interest payments by approximately €18.5 million. The successful repricing was enabled by the company’s solid financial performance in 2019.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a production site in Denmark which supplies essential pharmaceutical grade salt for the healthcare industry.

Nouryon signed an agreement to divest its Salt Specialties business, including brands such as JOZO, NEZO, Suprasel, Sanal, and KNZ to the Salins Group

AkzoNobel has completed the €4.8 million expansion project at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, significantly increasing the company's regional product portfolio and reconfirming its commitment to the Asian market.

New markets in the Mediterranean have opened up for AkzoNobel following the completion of a new salt packing facility in Spain through the company’s Sal Vesta S.L. joint venture with ICL Iberia.

We completed the acquisition of ADOB, a leading supplier of chelated micronutrients, foliars and other specialty agricultural solutions headquartered in Poland.

Today AkzoNobel announces the 20 finalists for its Imagine Chemistry initiative, which was launched earlier this year to help solve real-life chemistry-related challenges and to uncover sustainable opportunities for the company’s Specialty Chemicals business.

Thermoset customers in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland will have improved access to products from Nouryon through an expanded partnership with distributor Gazechim Group.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) will start construction in May on a project to further increase capacity for chloromethanes at its site in Frankfurt, Germany, supporting growing global customer demand. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2020.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business and Itaconix have signed an application agreement to evaluate and develop innovative bio-based chelates for use in the consumer and industrial detergents and cleaners markets.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has expanded its offering for the asphalt market with Wetfix G400, a versatile non-amine adhesion promoter derived from renewable resources. Wetfix G400 meets customers’ needs for a more sustainable alternative that maintains asphalt mixture performance and durability.

Nouryon has launched a new user-friendly self-service portal as part of its efforts to improve customer experience.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than €20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Expancel product line for expandable microspheres.