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BioWorld Industrial Biotechnology StatReport: Immediate and Comprehensive Industry Information<br />

HISTORY: Algemeene Kunstzijde Unie N.V. merged with Koninklijke Zwanenberg<br />

Organon to form Akzo (1969)<br />

Akzo and Nobel Industries merged to form Akzo Nobel (1994)<br />

Acquired Courtaulds (1998)<br />

Intervet subsidiary acquired Hoechst Roussel Vet (1999)<br />

Technical Services department in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, acquired by<br />

Stork NV<br />

Divested its Polymerization Catalysts & Components business in the U.S. to<br />

Basell Polyolefins (4/06)<br />

Acquired remaining shares of its Asian Akzo Nobel Chang Cheng Coatings<br />

joint venture (5/06)<br />

Divested its Ink and Adhesive Resins business to Hexion Specialty<br />

Chemicals (6/06)<br />

STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: NASDAQ--AKZOY / Euronext Amsterdam--AKZ<br />

Revenue EUR13.0M (YE 05) compared to EUR12.833M (YE 04)<br />

Net income EUR 961M (YE 05) compared to EUR945M (YE 04)<br />

Earnings per share EUR3.36/share (YE 05) compared to EUR3.31/share<br />

(YE 04)<br />

SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: 13 business units<br />

Subsidiaries in more than 80 countries<br />

AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date<br />

Feixiang<br />

to form a 50/50 joint strategic alliance 8/06<br />

Chemicals<br />

(Zhangjiagang)<br />

Co. Ltd.<br />

venture<br />

PRODUCTS ON MARKET: HUMAN HEALTHCARE: Andriol®, Cerazette®, Desogen® (US),<br />

Esmeron®, Follistim® (US/Japan), Gracial®, Implanon®, Laurina®, Livial®,<br />

Marvelon®, Mercilon®, Norcuron®, NuvaRing®, OncoTice / Tice BCG,<br />

Orgalutran®, Ovestin®, Pregnyl®, Puregon®, Remeron SolTab®,<br />

Remeron®, Riselle®, TOF-watch, Zemuron® (US)<br />

Animal healthcare products<br />

Coatings products<br />

Chemicals products<br />

Alberta Research Council Inc.<br />

NuRx Services, 250 Karl Clark Road<br />

Edmonton T6N 1E4, Canada<br />

Phone: (780) 450-5111; Fax: (780) 450-5333<br />

Web: www.arc.ab.ca/nurx<br />

E-mail: nurx@arc.ab.ca<br />

KEY PERSONNEL: Tom Facklam; VP, Life Sciences<br />

Donna M. Day; Manager, NuRx Services<br />

EMPLOYEES: 600 employees<br />

HISTORY: Founded in 1921<br />

Began biotech R&D in 1985<br />

Member--Biotechnology Industry Organization<br />

Member--Society for Industrial Microbiology<br />

Established western Canada's first large-scale biologics manufacturing<br />

facility for development, scale-up and manufacturing<br />

FACILITIES: 1,400 sq. m. pilot plant housing highly instrumented fermenters (oxygen<br />

enrichment and process monitoring) ranging in scale from 20 liters to 5,000<br />

liters<br />

Biotechnology lab that includes a fermentation suite for small-scale research<br />

QC lab has Health Canada establishment license for CGMP analysis<br />

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