AkzoNobel Chemicals (SMC-Private) starts independent operations in Pakistan

LAHORE: AkzoNobel has announced that AkzoNobel Chemicals (SMC-Private) Limited (ANCPL) is now working as a separate legal entity in Pakistan. Operations in Pakistan as an...

Oil surges as OPEC+ surprise output cuts shake markets

Oil prices surged on Monday, posting the biggest daily rise in nearly a year, after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut...

Collapse in demand hits chemical manufacturing sector

Is there no sector of the economy that the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected? Look no further: the chemicals sector, which has...

Akzo Nobel to return 5.5 billion euros to shareholders after division sale

Akzo sold its chemicals division for 10.1 billion euros to Carlyle Group in March, generating net proceeds of 7.5 billion euros