Akzo Nobel N.V. provides human and animal healthcare products, coatings, and chemicals worldwide. It operates in four segments: Coatings, Chemicals, Organon, and Intervet. The Coatings segment develops, manufactures, and markets coatings for decoration and protection of architectural structures; powder coatings; coatings for wood, metal, coil, and plastics; non-stick coatings; coatings for protection and decoration of hulls, interiors, and superstructures of ships and yachts; aerospace coatings; protective coatings; and fire-retardant products for plants and offshore installations, as well as finishes for passenger cars, commercial transportation, and automotive plastic components. The Chemicals segment produces pulp bleaching chemicals; chemicals for the manufacture of paper and board; specialty resins for adhesives and polymer manufacturing; and separation products for pharmaceuticals; base chemicals, which include chlorine and caustic soda for industrial applications; functional chemicals, such as ethylene amines, monocholoracetic acid, chelates, cellulosic specialties, sulfur products, and polysulfides; surfactants and fatty acids used in detergents, cleaning, and personal care products; polymerization catalysts, such as organic peroxides, metal alkyls, and Ziegler-Natta systems for the polymer-producing industry; and high-purity metal organics for the electronic industry, and intermediates for pharmaceutical products. The Organon segment manufactures and markets contraceptives, infertility treatments, hormone therapy and osteoporosis, CNS products, muscle relaxants, and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Intervet segment engages in the research, development, production, and marketing of animal vaccines and pharmaceuticals. The company operates in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands.