Paints
KVIC launches cow dung-based non-toxic `Khadi Prakritik’ paint
21 Jan 2021
Khadi Prakritik paint, available in both emulsion and distemper forms, meet BIS standards and has passed various test parameters such as application of paint, thinning properties, drying time and finish, among others
Nippon Paint allots 60% shares to Wuthelam Group in $12 bn asset deal
24 Aug 2020
The deal involves merger of Nippon Paint’s joint ventures with the Wuthelam Group in the Asia region, including in the Indonesia Business and conversion to subsidiary through a third-party allotment of shares
Nippon Paints to acquire Australia’s DuluxGroup for $2.7 billion
17 Apr 2019
The acquisition will catapult Nippon Paint, the world's fifth-largest paint maker, from a big player to the biggest paint seller in the Asia-Pacific region
PPG raises buyout offer for Akzo Nobel to $28.8 bn, threatens to go hostile
25 Apr 2017
US paints and coatings major PPG Industries yesterday raised its buyout offer for its Dutch rival Akzo Nobel to $28.8 billion, threatening to take its offer hostile if the board of the Dulux paint maker does not engage in talks
AkzoNobel rejects PPG's revised acquisition offer
22 Mar 2017
AkzoNobel today said it had rejected a second unsolicited, takeover offer by PPG Industries Inc as it had failed to reflect the current and future value of AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel rejects unsolicited takeover offer from PPG Industries
09 Mar 2017
Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel today rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from its US rival PPG Industries, saying the offer substantially undervalued the company and was not in the interest of its shareholders
PPG Industries explores potential deal with Dutch rival AkzoNobel
09 Mar 2017
Pittsburgh-based PPG, which has a market value of $25.9 billion, is the world’s largest coatings company, while Akzo Nobel is the world’s second-biggest paint company with a market cap of about $17 billion
PPG Industries to buy AkzoNobel’s North American architectural coatings business for $1.05 bn
15 Dec 2012
Dulux inches closer to Alesco takeover
22 Sep 2012
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