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ARNHEM, The Netherlands, Aug. 8, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Eka Chemicals, Akzo Nobel's (Nasdaq:AKZOY) pulp and paper chemicals business unit, has secured a 15 year supply agreement for the delivery of...

ARNHEM, Netherlands, July 8, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG and Harvest Partners Inc. have closed the deal concerning the divestment of Akzo Nobel's Impregnated Papers...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, June 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel (Nasdaq:AKZOY) has introduced a unique, easy-to-apply waterborne clearcoat for the vehicle body refinish market. Based on Akzo Nobel's...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, June 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel (Nasdaq:AKZOY) has launched a new business which manages the repair cycle of a car from the moment it is damaged until such time that...

ARNHEM, Netherlands, May 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- New CEO Hans Wijers talks about general Akzo Nobel issues, as well as presenting a Coatings update, during the company's Spring Analyst Meeting in...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 27, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel's (Nasdaq:AKZOY) business Diosynth announced today that it has decided to withdraw from negotiations to acquire GlaxoSmithKline's...

ARNHEM, Netherlands, March 21, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- It has been mutually agreed that Hans Vemer will step down as President of Organon International, the human healthcare business of Akzo Nobel...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel (Nasdaq:AKZOY) has announced the official opening of its new powder coatings factory in Vietnam's commercial center, Ho Chi Minh...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands and PARIS, March 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel's (Nasdaq:AKZOY) human pharmaceutical business unit Organon and Sanofi-Synthelabo announced today that the U.S. Food and...

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, Jan. 8, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel (Nasdaq:AKZOY): "Your efforts have given our Company a strong starting position in what threatens to be a difficult year. A year in...