Akzo Nobel Surfactants Awaits Change

From: Chemical Market Reporter | Date: March 2, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

EXECUTIVES WITH AKZO NOBEL NV's surface chemistry business unit feel they have put their specialty surfactants house in order; now they are waiting for the rest of the industry to do the same.

Surface chemistry was formed as one of Akzo Nobel's six chemical business units following the 1994 merger between Akzo and Nobel Industries The merger brought together two European leaders in cationic surfactants at a time of turmoil in a large cationic market quaternary compounds for fabric softeners.

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