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Akzo Nobel NV AKZA Q2 2012 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call Transcripts by Morningstar Inc.
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
Mr. Jonathan Atack, please go ahead Sir. Thank you. Good morning everyone and welcome to the Akzo Nobel 2012 Second Quarter Earnings Call. I'm Jonathan Atack and today we have Ton Buchner our CEO, and Keith Nichols our CFO to guide you through our 2Q results and to give you an update on our perform…
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