by Annie Dameworth | Nov 6, 2026 | Industry News
Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. recently received conditional approval from the European Commission for their proposed all-stock merger of equals, which will create a premier global coatings company. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027...
by Annie Dameworth | Oct 8, 2026 | Industry News
AkzoNobel announced it has entered into binding agreements to sell its decorative paints business in Southeast Asia to Nippon Paint. The agreements include AkzoNobel’s decorative paints business in seven countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,...
by Annie Dameworth | Sep 17, 2026 | Industry News
AkzoNobel announced it has opened a new multi-million dollar innovation lab at its Sassenheim site in the Netherlands, strengthening the company’s largest global R&D center. Officially opened by Dutch minister of climate and green growth, Stientje van Veldhoven,...
by Annie Dameworth | Jul 14, 2026 | Industry News
AkzoNobel announced it has received multiple conditional and non-binding proposals from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. (“Nippon Paint”) regarding the potential acquisition of AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints business at an indicative enterprise valuation of €7.5 billion, or...
by Annie Dameworth | Jun 3, 2026 | Industry News
Nippon Paint Group and Sherwin-Williams recently announced that they have decided to end their efforts to jointly acquire AkzoNobel. The decision follows AkzoNobel’s previously disclosed rejection of both joint all-cash offers put forward by Nippon Paint and...
