AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel is a global paints and coatings company headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1792, the company develops and supplies decorative paints and performance coatings for surfaces ranging from everyday items to iconic buildings and aerospace applications. Its work spans several industry verticals, among them construction and architecture, infrastructure, aerospace and industrial manufacturing.

The company's portfolio comprises four principal brands. Dulux is a decorative paint brand for homes and buildings, available in more than 150 countries. International supplies protective and performance coatings for infrastructure and industrial assets, including structures such as La Sagrada Familia in Spain. Sikkens focuses on surface finishing and protection, including aerospace components and vehicle and industrial applications. Interpon is a powder coatings brand used to protect and finish a wide range of surfaces and products. Coatings supplied by the company have also been applied to NASA rovers on Mars.

Technical domains within the business include paints and coatings, materials science, coating formulation, sustainable surface protection and aerospace coatings. AkzoNobel describes sustainability-driven innovation as central to its approach, positioning itself as the industry's most sustainable paints company and treating every surface as an opportunity to innovate sustainably, with an emphasis on durability and long-term surface protection.

With over 230 years of expertise and a corporate history dating to 1792, the company combines Dutch heritage with a worldwide operating footprint that touches homes, buildings, infrastructure and industrial assets across the Americas, Europe, Asia and beyond.