Welcome to Akzo Nobel

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Welcome to Akzo Nobel
This presentation shows the context of Akzo
Nobel - Research Technology Chemicals
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Akzo Nobel in short

• Akzo Nobel is a Global Fortune 500 company and is
  listed on both the Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ
  stock exchanges. It is also listed on the Dow
  Jones Sustainability Indexes.
• Based in the Netherlands, we are a multicultural
  organization serving customers throughout the
  world with human and animal healthcare products,
  coatings, and chemicals.
• We employ around 61,500 people and conduct our
  activities in four segments human and animal
  health, coatings and chemicals subdivided into
  13 business units, with operating subsidiaries in
  more than 80 countries.
• Consolidated revenues for 2005 totaled EUR 13.0
  billion.

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Recent developments

• In February 2006 Akzo Nobel announced its
  intention to separate the company into two
  distinct businesses. The human and animal
  healthcare businesses will become a new
  independent company
• The Coatings and Chemicals businesses will become
  the focus of Akzo Nobel

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Organon

• Active in human prescription drugs in gynecology,
  fertility, anesthesia and neuroscience
• Almost 20 per cent of employees are engaged in
  RD
• Leveraging biotechnology research and
  manufacturing capabilities
• Strong player in active pharmaceutical
  manufacturing market

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Intervet

• The world's third largest supplier of veterinary
  products
• The worlds largest producer of animal vaccines
• Innovative products for a variety of livestock
  and companion animal species
• Product range includes veterinary vaccines,
  anti-infectives, antiparasitics, endocrine
  products and pharmaceutical specialties

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Coloring the Future

• The worlds leading coatings company
• We produce paint and finishes for the industrial,
  transport and marine markets, the do-it-yourself
  and professional decorating sectors
• Strength is in global reach and ongoing
  innovation
• Strong brands, unrivalled technologies, service
  and distribution

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We pop up unexpectedly in everyday life

• A focused player in the chemicals industry
• Our chemicals play a vital role in disinfection,
  degreasing, water treatment, thickening,
  chelating, metal binding, sealing, initiation,
  cleaning, polymerization and anti-caking
• Our chemicals can be found in a wide variety of
  everyday products such as ice cream, soups,
  disinfectants, plastics, soaps, detergents,
  cosmetics, paper and asphalt
• Emphasis on superior technologies and innovation

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BU Revenues Chemicals 2005
Pulp Paper Chemicals
Surfactants
Functional Chemicals
Base Chemicals
Polymer Chemicals
Activities to be divested
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Pulp Paper Chemicals

• Trades under the name of Eka Chemicals
• One of the leading global producers of chemicals
  used in environmentally compatible pulp bleaching
  and in the manufacture of paper and board
• Producer of specialty chemicals, which are used
  in water treatment and as separation products in
  the pharmaceutical industry
• Expancel microspheres are used as additives to
  reduce the weight and improve the properties of
  printing inks, paper, polyester and underbody
  coating

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Functional Chemicals

• Makes products for a wide range of markets
• Products include chelates micronutrients,
  cellulosic specialities, ethylene amines
  monochloroacetic acid (EA/MCA) and sulfur
  derivatives (sulfur products and polysulfides)
• Used in everyday items, including ice cream,
  diapers, bakery goods, deodorants, latex paints,
  PVC, toothpaste and detergents

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Surfactants

• Leading global supplier of specialty surfactants
  to producers of industrial and consumer products
• Supplies products and service for a wide range of
  industries including agricultural, asphalt,
  cleaning, mining, personal care, petroleum and
  several other industrial applications
• Committed to the success of our customers by
  partnering with them to meet their surfactants
  needs, wherever they are
• Our products improve oil field and farm
  production, improve quality and the safety of
  paved roads, are used in cosmetics and hair
  products and to reduce the need for solvents in
  paints and cleaning products

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Base Chemicals

• Important producer of chlor alkali products in
  Western Europe
• One of the leading salt producers in the world
• Products include chlorine, hydrochloric acid,
  caustic soda and water treatment chemicals
• Supplies electricity, gas and steam to plants,
  mainly through combined heat power generation
  plants
• Applications include glass manufacturing,
  textiles, detergent and paper production,
  performance plastics, most medicines and
  disinfectant products

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Polymer Chemicals

• Leading global producer of organic peroxides,
  thermoset chemicals and metal alkyls
• Polymer Chemicals also supplies polymer
  additives, antifouling suspending agents and
  high purity metalorganics
• Examples of end products are items such as
  plastic bags, automotive parts, road marking
  paints, industrial tanks, golf balls, adhesive
  tapes and shoe soles
• Supplies safety services to customers as well

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Chemicals RD Organization

• Shared RD mission
• offer expertise too costly for individual BUs
• gatekeeping technology developments (? HTE)
• attract talent

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June 2006
Research and Technology Chemicals
BU BC
BU FC
BU PC
BU SC
Research Center Manager
Finance and Accounting
Process and Product Technology
Functional Chemicals
Base Chemicals
Surfactants
Polymer Chemicals
Human Resources
Information and Knowledge Mgt
Services and Facilities
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Mission

• To be an RD that
• Creates Value for Chemicals
• Is The Responsive RD Partner for BUs
• Is a Source of Talents for Akzo Nobel