Nobel Industries AB
Swedish company
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Nobel Industries AB was a Swedish company that, in 1994, merged with the Dutch firm Akzo NV to form AkzoNobel. This merger created one of Europe's largest manufacturers of chemicals and paints.1
Nobel Industries itself was established in 1984 through the merger of KemaNobel and Bofors. This brought together two companies previously owned by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes. At the time of its merger with Akzo, Nobel Industries produced paints, adhesives, and specialty chemicals.12
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