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Akzo Nobel Inc.
 PROFILE
Akzo Nobel Inc. works hard to create the right chemistry. The US subsidiary of Dutch chemicals giant Akzo Nobel N.V., the company develops and makes chemicals, coatings, and health care products. Its chemicals business includes catalysts, functional chemicals, polymers, pulp and paper chemicals, and surfactants. The coatings sector includes car refinishes, decorative coatings, resins, and industrial coatings and finishes. Health care products range from oral contraceptives and antidepressants to veterinary vaccines and pharmaceutical raw materials. Akzo Nobel Inc. ended fiber production when its parent sold the business. The company has operations in the Americas and Asia.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Employees: 11,720

 KEY PEOPLE
• Piet Provo Kluit
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
300 S. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
US
Phone: 312-906-7500
Fax: 312-906-7680
Online: Web Site

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