Akzo Nobel to rationalize and improve packaged salt business
Akzo Nobel to rationalize and improve packaged salt business Amersfoort, the Netherlands, July 10 2001 - Akzo Nobel's business unit Salt intends to replace part of the production of packaged salt in the Netherlands with bulk salt for the chemical industry. This is dictated by a combination of overcapacity and weak prices for packaged salt. Production in this segment will be concentrated on existing production and packaging locations in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands (Kloek Salt, Dordrecht), while in Hengelo (Overijssel, the Netherlands) 200 jobs will be affected. Proposals have been