As a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, we supply essential ingredients, essential protection and essential color to industries and consumers worldwide. We have approximately 45, 000 people in around 80 countries and are dedicated to energizing cities and communities while creating a protected, colorful world where life is improved by what we do.
Our product portfolio includes organic peroxides, metal alkyls, organometallic specialties and polymer additives, which are essential ingredients for the thermoplastic, composite and rubber industries.
We supply customers around the world with ingredients for the manufacture of life's essentials. Specialty chemicals are used in, among others, paints, detergents, foods, plastics, cosmetics, construction, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, electronics, agriculture and for plastics. Our products can be used in a variety of ways. For example, as basic building blocks of manufactured products, in the processing of raw materials, as intermediates used to produce finished goods, or they may be used to enhance the functionality and durability of manufactured products.
You'll find us in the food you eat, the buildings you live and work in, the vehicles and roads you use to move around, as well as everyday items such as paper products and your children's toys.
We produce everyday essentials for the global polymer and electronic industries. Our product portfolio includes organic peroxides, metal alkyls, organometallic specialties and polymer additives, which are essential ingredients for the thermoplastic, composite and rubber industries.
AkzoNobel is consistently ranked as one of the Chemicals industry leaders on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI), showing that we take our obligations seriously - to the planet, to our customers and to our own people. We believe the only way to grow is by developing sustainable, innovative solutions that benefit our customers and we're constantly looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment.