# AkzoNobel shareholders approve Specialty Chemicals separation

AkzoNobel shareholders voted 99.9% in favor of separating the Specialty Chemicals division, which has annual sales of €4.8 billion and over 9,000 employees. The company expects to complete the separation by April 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-30
- Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [AkzoNobel](https://endata.com/companies/11242.md)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/akzo-shareholders-ok-specialty-chemicals-split), 2017-12-01: "AkzoNobel shareholders attending the company’s extraordinary general meeting in Amsterdam on Nov. 30 approved the proposed separation of the Specialty Chemicals division."

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