Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
Heading for the Exit
Business Today India
|January 05, 2025
As the competition intensifies in India's paint industry, Dutch firm AkzoNobel is looking to become a minor partner to an established player.
WHEN DUTCH PAINT company AkzoNobel said in the third week of September that it was planning to cut 2,000 jobs globally, the signs looked ominous. Just a few months before that announcement, the paint company, which is known for the Dulux brand, had closed plants in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Zambia.
This story is from the January 05, 2025 edition of Business Today India.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Business Today India
Business Today India
LIFE AFTER CORNER OFFICE
FOR INDIA INC'S FORMER CEOs, HERE'S WHAT COMES AFTER RETIREMENT
8 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
THE NEW OFFICE ON WHEELS
INDIA'S BUSINESS ELITES ARE SWAPPING LUXURY SEDANS AND SUVS FOR ULTRA-LUXURY MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES AS THEIR FAVOURITE PRODUCTIVITY PODS
4 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
FUTURE OF AERIAL WARFARE
WHILE DRONES ARE NOW A CRITICAL PART OF THE BATTLEFIELD, QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED ABOUT WHETHER IT IS FINANCIALLY PRUDENT TO SPEND BILLIONS ON MANNED PLATFORMS, WHEN THE RECENT GLOBAL CONFLICTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE HAVOC UNMANNED PLATFORMS CAN CAUSE
6 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
Trust gap Widens
AS NOEL TATA AND VENU SRINIVASAN SLUG IT OUT ON MULTIPLE ISSUES, THE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE LISTING OF TATA SONS REMAINS UNCERTAIN
4 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
Management Advice
MANOJ KOHLI, GLOBAL GROWTH ADVISOR, FORMER COUNTRY HEAD, SOFTBANK GROUP; FORMER MD CEO, BHARTI AIRTEL
1 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
AWL AGRI'S NEW BET
THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO DECOUPLE ITSELF FROM SWINGS IN CRUDE OIL PRICES AS THE WEST ASIA CRISIS PUSHES UP COSTS
6 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
MIND THE GAP
INDIAN BRANDS FIND THEMSELVES IN THE CROSSFIRE BETWEEN BEING PERCEIVED AS RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE CITIZENS AND CULTURAL TRANSGRESSORS
5 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
AN AUSTERE SUMMER?
IT'S A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE ECONOMY WITH THE WEST ASIA WAR AND FORECAST OF A POOR MONSOON DAMPENING GROWTH PROSPECTS, RAISING PRICE PRESSURES AND HURTING THE CURRENT ACCOUNT. CAN INDIA RIDE OUT THE STORM AGAIN?
10 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
TROUBLE IN
HIGH ATF PRICES, DEPRECIATING RUPEE AND SUP THEIR OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES. HOW WILL THEY
6 mins
June 07, 2026
Business Today India
TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION
BEARINGS AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS MAKER SCHAEFFLER INDIA IS PUMPING IN €500 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO BOOST CAPACITY AND INCREASE LOCALISATION
7 mins
June 07, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size