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PAINT & POWDER
AkzoNobel secures supply deal
with leading car manufacturer
The BMW Group has chosen
AkzoNobel to be a trusted
supplier of vehicle refinish
products and services to a
large part of its distribution
network around the world.
The deal came into effect
on February 1, 2020.
Covering 44 countries, the agreement means
that the company’s premium Sikkens and
Lesonal brands are now approved for paint
repairs of BMW and Mini passenger cars at
authorized dealers, repairers, importers and
national BMW Group branches.
“We’re delighted to begin working with the
BMW Group, one of the world’s premium
automotive brands,” says Patrick
Bourguignon, Managing Director of
AkzoNobel’s Automotive and Specialty
Coatings business. “We believe Sikkens and
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Lesonal are the perfect match to further
enhance the customer service offer and
efficiency of the BMW network.”
any paint job can be done faster, more
accurately and with less waste.
Customers also have the opportunity to benefit
from a premium service which can enhance the
business performance of their organizations.
With Carbeat™, AkzoNobel offers a state-of-
the-art digital bodyshop workflow solution
which increases production management
efficiency and reduces cycle times.
The deal was confirmed after extensive
analysis of the product assortments and
services provided by the company’s Sikkens
and Lesonal brands.
“We’re excited to bring our premium brands
and business services to a new audience,”
adds Jörg Anders, Global Key Account
Director of AkzoNobel’s Vehicle Refinish and
Automotive business. “Across 44 countries,
bodyshops will benefit from class-leading
vehicle refinish systems featuring our
innovative and sustainable products and
leading digital color tools.”
As well as offering proven performance and
high quality coatings, AkzoNobel leads the
development of innovative digital color tools.
With MixitTM, the company offers a cloud-
based color retrieval application which gives
instant access to more than two million color
formulas. In combination with the compact
handheld spectrophotometer Automatchic™
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The countries covered by the new agreement
are: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belarus,
Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece,
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Iraq,
Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco,
Mexico, Moldovia, Norway, Oman,
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the
UAE, Ukraine, Vietnam and Yemen.
For more information about Sikkens,
visit www.sikkensvr.com;
and for more information on Lesonal,
go to www.lesonal.com
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