# AkzoNobel and Ineos Nitrile to build chelates production facility in Cologne

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Ineos Nitrile to build production facilities for biodegradable chelates at Ineos' acrylonitrile complex in Cologne, Germany, with completion due in 2020.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-04-23
- Where: Cologne, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: biodegradable chelates
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/27401.md)
- [Ineos Nitrile](https://endata.com/companies/31482.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/deal-with-ineos-will-boost-akzo-chelates), 2018-04-23: "The European cooperation between the two companies builds on an existing supply relationship at an Ineos plant in Lima, Ohio, USA."

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