This may come as a surprise, but you probably have some form of contact with Akzo Nobel every day of your life.  Akzo Nobel is one of the world's leading industrial companies.

• Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries and employs approximately 68,000 people.
  
• Sales in 2006 were EUR 15.0 billion.
  
• We are the world's leading coatings company. The brands we manufacture include Sikkens®, International®, Crown® and Interpon®.
  
• Our coatings products were used on London's Millennium Wheel, La Scala Opera House in Milan, the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden and Stadium Australia in Sydney.
  
• Akzo Nobel is also one of the world's leading chemicals producers.
  
• We are the world's leading salt specialists and produce chemicals found in everyday items such as ice cream, toothpaste, bakery goods, cosmetics, plastics and glass.