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					</url></image><item><title>Akzo Nobel fined €40.6m for price fixing</title><link>http://livetg.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6479&amp;title=Akzo+Nobel+fined+%26%238364%3B40%2E6m+for+price+fixing</link><description>Decorative paints and chemicals firm ordered to pay out following an investigation by the European Commission.</description><guid>http://livetg.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/news/news.asp?id=6479&amp;title=Akzo+Nobel+fined+%26%238364%3B40%2E6m+for+price+fixing</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://livetg.buildersmerchantsjournal.net" /></item><item><title>Dow to sell powder coatings business to Akzo Nobel | R&amp;D Mag</title><link>http://rdmag.com/News/FeedsAP/2009/11/materials-dow-to-sell-powder-coatings-business-to-akzo-nobel/</link><description>The move advances the chemical company's strategy of shedding noncore assets in an effort to reduce debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April. Since the deal closed, Dow has moved aggressively to cull debt, cut jobs and close plants.</description><guid>http://rdmag.com/News/FeedsAP/2009/11/materials-dow-to-sell-powder-coatings-business-to-akzo-nobel/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:25:13 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://rdmag.com" /></item><item><title>Dow to sell powder coatings business to Akzo Nobel (AP)</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Dow-to-sell-powder-coatings-apf-976143886.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</link><description>MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday said it will sell its powder coatings business to Amsterdam-based Akzo Nobel NV for an undisclosed</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Dow-to-sell-powder-coatings-apf-976143886.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:34:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel to acquire powder coatings activities from Dow Chemica...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5665392/Akzo+Nobel+to+acquire+powder+coatings+activities+from+Dow+Chemical</link><description>Akzo Nobel N.V., a Netherlands-based manufacturer of coatings and chemicals products, has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings activities of The Dow Chemical Company, a US-based diversified chemicals company. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010.</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5665392/Akzo+Nobel+to+acquire+powder+coatings+activities+from+Dow+Chemical</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:18:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel To Buy Dow Chemical Powder Coating Ops</title><link>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/akzo-nobel-buy-dow-chemical-powder-coating-ops/</link><description>Akzo Nobel To Buy Dow Chemical Powder Coating Ops</description><guid>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/akzo-nobel-buy-dow-chemical-powder-coating-ops/</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.foxbusiness.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel Profit Jumps 30 Percent</title><link>http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Akzo-Nobel-Profit-Jumps-30-Percent-102709.aspx</link><description>World's biggest maker of paints reported Tuesday a 30 percent rise in net profit for third quarter, as the benefits of cost cutting and restructuring offset lower sales.</description><guid>http://www.manufacturing.net/News-Akzo-Nobel-Profit-Jumps-30-Percent-102709.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.manufacturing.net" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel profit climbs 30% while sales fall</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/akzo-nobel-profit-climbs-30-while-sales-fall-2009-10-27?siteid=rss</link><description>LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Dutch chemicals and paint maker Akzo Nobel said its third-quarter net profit rose 30% to 197 million euros ($293 million) as cost reductions offset a 10% revenue fall to 3.64 billlion euros, with volumes down 8%. It also had 39 million euros of one-time costs. Akzo Nobel</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/akzo-nobel-profit-climbs-30-while-sales-fall-2009-10-27?siteid=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:46:15 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Kemira acquires Akzo Nobel's iron coagulant business in the Nordi...
      </title><link>http://www.chemie.de/news/e/106789/?WT.mc_id=ca0066</link><description>Kemira acquires Akzo Nobel's iron coagulant business in the Nordic countries, : Kemira and Akzo Nobel have reached an agreement whereby Kemira will take over Akzo Nobel's iron coagulant sales and supply in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway and Denmark). Iron coagulants are use... - News from</description><guid>http://www.chemie.de/news/e/106789/?WT.mc_id=ca0066</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:35:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.chemie.de" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel 2002 Third Quarter Net Income Down 3%</title><link>http://www.ceramicindustry.com/Articles/Industry_News/42c952c7f1ac7010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____</link><description>Akzo Nobel recently announced a third quarter net income of EUR 232 million, 3% below last year.</description><guid>http://www.ceramicindustry.com/Articles/Industry_News/42c952c7f1ac7010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:41:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ceramicindustry.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel "buy," target price raised</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1945361</link><description>LONDON, July 30 (newratings.com) - Analysts at ING Financial Markets maintain their "buy" rating on Akzo Nobel NV (ticker: AKU). The target price has been raised from €39 to €45. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1945361</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:04:42 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel prepares for 1930s-style recession</title><link>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article6732424.ece</link><description>Akzo Nobel, the world’s biggest paint company, is preparing for a deep and prolonged recession similar to the 1930s with recovery taking “many years”. The Dutch industrial giant, which owns the Dulux brand&amp;</description><guid>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article6732424.ece</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://business.timesonline.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel net profit down 13 percent in Q2</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3087784-akzo-nobel-net-profit-down-13-percent-in-q2</link><description>Akzo Nobel NV, the world's largest maker of paint, reported Wednesday a 13 percent fall in second-quarter profit, citing weak demand amid the economic downturn, but shares jumped on news that cost-cutting and lower raw materials costs had preserved margins.</description><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3087784-akzo-nobel-net-profit-down-13-percent-in-q2</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:28:04 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newsvine.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel net profit down 13 percent in Q2</title><link>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/29/financial/f102804D47.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</link><description>Akzo Nobel NV, the world's largest maker of paint, reported Wednesday a 13 percent fall in second-quarter profit, citing weak demand amid the economic downturn, but shares jumped on news that cost-cutting and lower raw materials costs had preserved margins....</description><guid>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/29/financial/f102804D47.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:28:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.sfgate.com" /></item><item><title>Paint maker Akzo Nobel reports 13 percent fall in net profit in ....
      </title><link>http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-eu-netherlands-earns-akzo-nobel,0,130281.story</link><description>AMSTERDAM (AP)  Akzo Nobel NV , the world's largest maker of paint, reported Wednesday a 13 percent fall in earnings for the second quarter, citing weak demand amid the global economic downturn.</description><guid>http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-eu-netherlands-earns-akzo-nobel,0,130281.story</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:18:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.latimes.com" /></item><item><title>European Stocks Gain, Led by Credit Suisse; Akzo Nobel Falls - Bl...
      </title><link>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&amp;sid=aWt6UJrUROCs&amp;refer=germany</link><description>April 23 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks gained as better- than-estimated earnings from Credit Suisse Group AG overshadowed unexpected losses at Akzo Nobel NV and Logitech International SA. Asian shares and U.S. futures also advanced. Credit Suisse rallied 6.</description><guid>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&amp;sid=aWt6UJrUROCs&amp;refer=germany</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:22:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bloomberg.com" /></item><item><title>Paint maker Akzo Nobel posts euro7 million loss during first quar...
      </title><link>http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=b221327817&amp;utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=rss</link><description>AMSTERDAM - Akzo Nobel NV, the world's largest maker of paints &amp; coatings, reported a small loss for the first quarter as sales volumes fell sharply amid the global economic downturn.</description><guid>http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=b221327817&amp;utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.canadianbusiness.com" /></item><item><title>Robert Polet of Gucci the man who has put the extra into extravag...
      </title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5072362/Robert-Polet-of-Gucci-the-man-who-has-put-the-extra-into-extravagance.html</link><description>Just inside the entrance of Mayfair's flagship Gucci store Robert Polet whispers: "This is what it's all about. You look at the shopping bags people are bringing in and see where they've been. Look, this lady has come from Herms and that guy from Abercrombie  Fitch... I love doing</description><guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5072362/Robert-Polet-of-Gucci-the-man-who-has-put-the-extra-into-extravagance.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:52:39 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Reportlinker Adds World Chemical Processing Catalysts Market Repo...
      </title><link>http://www.chemicalonline.com/article.mvc/Reportlinker-Adds-World-Chemical-Processing-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a&amp;VNETCOOKIE=NO</link><description>Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Chemical Processing Catalysts Market</description><guid>http://www.chemicalonline.com/article.mvc/Reportlinker-Adds-World-Chemical-Processing-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a&amp;VNETCOOKIE=NO</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.chemicalonline.com" /></item><item><title>American Express Business Travel Delivered $2B In 2008 T + E Savi...
      </title><link>http://csan.btbtravel.com/s/Editorial-Travel-Management.asp?ReportID=341483&amp;_Type=Editorial-Travel-Management&amp;_Title=American-Express-Business-Travel-Delivered-2B-In-2008-T-E-Savings</link><description>American Express Business Travel has announced it helped clients globally realize more than $2 billion in travel and expense savings in 2008. Demand for proven savings and a need for greater cost control methods factored favorably in the Company's overall business performance last year, despite the</description><guid>http://csan.btbtravel.com/s/Editorial-Travel-Management.asp?ReportID=341483&amp;_Type=Editorial-Travel-Management&amp;_Title=American-Express-Business-Travel-Delivered-2B-In-2008-T-E-Savings</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://csan.btbtravel.com" /></item><item><title>Raj Gupta, Chairman and CEO of Rohm and Haas, Elected to The Conf...
      </title><link>http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/01-14-2009/0004954670&amp;EDATE=</link><description>/PRNewswire/ -- Raj Gupta, chairman and CEO of Rohm and Haas Company, has been elected to the board of trustees of The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization. The role of the board of trustees is comparable to that of a board of directors in for-profit companies.</description><guid>http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/01-14-2009/0004954670&amp;EDATE=</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://news.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>FTC ENTERS INTO A SETTLEMENT REGARDING SCHERING-PLOUGHâ€™S ACQUIS...
      </title><link>http://www.antitrustlawyerblog.com/2008/11/ftc_enters_into_a_settlement_r.html</link><description>On November 16, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission entered into a settlement regarding Schering-Plough Corporationâ€™s proposed $14.4 billion acquisition of Organon BioSciences N.V. from Akzo-Nobel N.V. The FTC alleges that the deal harms competition in the U.S. markets for the manufacture and</description><guid>http://www.antitrustlawyerblog.com/2008/11/ftc_enters_into_a_settlement_r.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:16:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.antitrustlawyerblog.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel plans new India coatings plant-13/11/2008-ICIS News</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/11/13/9171465/akzo-nobel-plans-new-india-coatings-plant.html</link><description>LONDON (ICIS news)-- Akzo Nobel plans to build a coil and specialty plastics coatings plant in Hoskote, near Bangalore, India, to capture growth in fast growing domestic end-user markets, the Dutch coatings major said on Thursday.</description><guid>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/11/13/9171465/akzo-nobel-plans-new-india-coatings-plant.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.icis.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel Postpones Starch Business Sale</title><link>http://www.foodproductdesign.com/hotnews/akzo-nobel-postpones-starch-business-sale.html</link><description>Network Sites: SupplySide Natural Products INSIDER Inside Cosmeceuticals nutrilearn.com Focus on the Future CulinologyOnline.</description><guid>http://www.foodproductdesign.com/hotnews/akzo-nobel-postpones-starch-business-sale.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:53:13 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.foodproductdesign.com" /></item><item><title>Akzo Nobel profit falls 40 percent in 3Q (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Akzo-Nobel-profit-falls-40-apf-13401236.html</link><description>Akzo Nobel NV, the world's largest maker of paints, reported a fall in third-quarter profit due to hefty one-time charges.</description><guid>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Akzo-Nobel-profit-falls-40-apf-13401236.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:17:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://us.rd.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>UPDATE 1-Akzo Nobel's Q3 core profit falls 9 pct</title><link>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/UKbasicIndustries/~3/eG6E8qdkwxo/idUKLT57463720081029</link><description>* Q3 core profit 367 mln euros vs estimates of 364 mln * Reiterates 2008 outlook * Says severity of economic slowdown unclear AMSTERDAM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV's</description><guid>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/UKbasicIndustries/~3/eG6E8qdkwxo/idUKLT57463720081029</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Akzo Nobel NV</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:26:03 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://feeds.reuters.com" /></item></channel></rss>