Challenges & Opportunities at AkzoNobel

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Challenges & Opportunities at AkzoNobel"

Brianne Kelley
6 years ago
Views:

1 Challenges & Opportunities at AkzoNobel INNOVATION SUMMIT ON FORMULATION TECHNOLOGY, Malmö, January 19, 2017 Michael Persson, Innovation Manager, Bohus, AkzoNobel PPC

2 AkzoNobel worldwide* Key regions by revenue North America 17% Mature Europe 36% Asia Pacific 27% Latin America 10% Emerging Europe 7% Other countries 3% * All figures are based on year end 2015 Pulp and Performance Chemicals

A history of cutting-edge innovation Akzo Nobel acquires ICI and changes its name to AkzoNobel Akzo is formed following the merger of Dutch companies AKU and KZO Akzo Nobel acquires UK company

3 A history of cutting-edge innovation Akzo Nobel acquires ICI and changes its name to AkzoNobel Akzo is formed following the merger of Dutch companies AKU and KZO Akzo Nobel acquires UK company Courtaulds, whose products include hi-tech industrial coatings KemaNobel is established in Sweden. In 1984, KemaNobel merges with Bofors to form Nobel Industries, which in turn is acquired by Akzo in 1994 to create Akzo Nobel Alfred Nobel founds Elektrokemiska Aktiebolaget, known as Eka. Today, Eka is part of our Pulp and Performance Chemicals business Painter and decorator Wiert Willem Sikkens starts making Sikkens lacquers in the Dutch town of Groningen Bofors forge is founded in Sweden Pulp and Performance Chemicals

4 AkzoNobel consists of three Business Areas Decorative Paints Paints Europe, Middle East and Africa Latin America Asia Performance Performance Coatings Coatings Marine Coatings Metal Coatings Powder Coatings Protective Coatings Specialty Coatings Vehicle Refinishes Wood Coatings Specialty Chemicals Ethylene and Sulfur Derivatives Industrial Chemicals Polymer Chemistry Pulp and Performance Chemicals Surface Chemistry Pulp and Performance Chemicals

5 Buildings and infrastructure Transportation New build projects Maintenance, renovation & repair 43% 17% Automotive repair Automotive OEM, parts and assembly Building products and components of revenue of revenue Marine and air transport Consumer durables Consumer packaged goods 18% 22% Natural resource and energy industries Process industries of revenue of revenue Consumer goods Industrial

AkzoNobel in Sweden - 436 million revenue* - 12 locations, 3,000

brands: Jozo Salt, Sadolin, International, Nordsjö * Revenue by

6 AkzoNobel in Sweden million revenue* - 12 locations, 3,000 employees - 4 R&D centers - One of top 20 export companies - Key brands: Jozo Salt, Sadolin, International, Nordsjö * Revenue by origin: 1.3 billion Visit colleagues in Sweden October 6-7,

7 Attainable sustainability We are committed to creating more value using fewer resources Ranked No 1 for four consecutive years Pulp and Performance Chemicals

8 Sustainability Chemical Islands Reducing our footprint Pulp and Performance Chemicals

Formulation technology (ReForm) Formulation

Formulation work requires a combination of advanced

9 Formulation technology (ReForm) Formulation technology is about how to select, combine, optimize and process chemical ingredients into such products. Formulation work requires a combination of advanced knowledge on the properties of the starting materials, their mutual interactions, and the process conditions.

10 Pulp and Performance Chemicals

11 Colloidal silica and expandable microspheres Colloidal Silica Expandable Microspheres BU Pulp and Performance Chemicals Scientific Seminar

12 Colloidal silica and expandable microspheres Colloidal Silica Expandable Microspheres Density ~1100 kg/m³ Density ~30 kg/m³ BU Pulp and Performance Chemicals Scientific Seminar

13 Colloidal silica - applications BU Pulp and Performance Chemicals Scientific Seminar

14 Expandable microspheres - applications BU Pulp and Performance Chemicals Scientific Seminar

15 Challenges paints From solvents to water Renewable raw materials Open time Anti-soil Scratch resistance Thermal insulation Sustainable pesticides/biocides Reduction of TiO2 in paint BU Pulp and Performance Chemicals Scientific Seminar

This can reduce/delay skin formation and thereby extends open time as well

16 Surface Enrichment of Silica in Paint Surface enrichment of silica particles during drying process. This can reduce/delay skin formation and thereby extends open time as well as enhancing dirt pick-up resistance. Figure: Silane modified silica particles enriched on the surface of paint NanoForum 2016

Anti-soil properties in out-door paints 0,06 Environmental costs of paint, Scenario 3 0,05 Euro 0,04 0,03 0,02 0,01 Distributions End-of-life Use phase Paint production Raw material 0 Paint A Paint B

17 Anti-soil properties in out-door paints 0,06 Environmental costs of paint, Scenario 3 0,05 Euro 0,04 0,03 0,02 0,01 Distributions End-of-life Use phase Paint production Raw material 0 Paint A Paint B Paint A Paint B Paint A Paint B EPS Stepwise Ecovalue JACOB LINDBERG, Monetarization A Life Cycle Assessment weighting methodology ; Monetize environmental impacts of paint with and without modified colloidal silica for AkzoNobel, 2014 Master s thesis in Industrial Ecology, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology 17

The lower panels highlight the cracking of the painted layer generated

18 NANOmaterials for the REStoration of works of ART NANORESTART Tormento de Cuauhtemoc by Siqueiros (Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes). The lower panels highlight the cracking of the painted layer generated by degradation of acrylics, possibly leading to the detachment from the support. 18

19 Imagine chemistry AkzoNobel Startup Challenge, powered by KPMG

20 Startup Challenges: Highly reactive chemistry and technology Sustainable alternatives to our current technologies Wastewater-free chemicals sites Revolutionizing plastics recycling Cellulose-based alternatives to synthetics Bio-based and biodegradable surfactants and thickeners Bio-based sources of ethylene and/or ethylene oxide

Bindzil CC in the coating industry. Silane modified colloidal silica dispersions functions and applications

Bindzil CC in the coating industry Silane modified colloidal silica dispersions functions and applications Small particles add big advantages Performance enhancing silane, modified colloidal silica for