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AkzoNobel and Axalta Confirm Merger Discussions

October 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following press reports on Friday and over the weekend, the coatings manufacturers confirmed they have had discussions on a potential merger of equals

AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems confirmed today that they have engaged in discussions about a possible merger of the two global coatings companies. On Friday afternoon, Reuters reported that unnamed sources indicated that the Netherlands-based AkzoNobel and the Philadelphia, Pa.-based Axalta had started to have conversations exploring the merger of the two coatings businesses.

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On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal also published an article, again quoting unnamed sources, that the two coatings manufacturers were engaged in

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