Intervet continues to invest in Saxe Gotha business park in Boxmeer

27 July 2006

Boxmeer, The Netherlands

On 27 July 2006, Intervet purchased the Plukon site at Saxe Gotha business park in Boxmeer. Covering over four hectares, the site is located opposite Intervet’s facilities. Thanks to this purchase, Intervet is prepared for a future expansion of its activities. 

As yet, there are no concrete plans in place for the Plukon site. Intervet decided to purchase in order to have sufficient capacity for future expansion. The site is ideally located for this purpose. A master plan for a definite layout of the premises will be drawn up when the time comes.
The Plukon site is separated from the Intervet facilities by two interconnected streets, Heistraat and Kleine Broekstraat. Intervet will be taking this into account when drafting the master plan, designing it so that the separately located buildings are effectively linked to one another. 

Intervet focuses on research and development, production, marketing and sales of veterinary products. Intervet International bv is among the three largest companies in the world in this sector. With a staff of 1,200 at the Boxmeer facilities, Intervet is the largest employer in Boxmeer.

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Note for the editor
Intervet, a business unit of Akzo Nobel, based in Boxmeer, the Netherlands, with sales of EUR 1,094 million in 2005, is dedicated to research and development, production and marketing of innovative animal health products. Intervet's product range for use in livestock, companion animals, poultry and fish includes vaccines, antiparasitics, anti-infectives, endocrine products and other pharmaceutical specialties. Intervet operates globally with its own marketing organizations. The company currently employs around 5,000 people.

Internet: www.intervet.com

Akzo Nobel is a Global Fortune 500 company and is listed on both the Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ stock exchanges. It is also included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and FTSE4Good Index. Based in the Netherlands, we are a multicultural organization serving customers throughout the world with human and animal healthcare products, coatings, and chemicals. We employ around 61,500 people and conduct our activities in four segments − human and animal health, coatings and chemicals − subdivided into 13 business units, with operating subsidiaries in more than 80 countries. Consolidated revenues for 2005 totaled EUR 13.0 billion. The financial results for the third quarter will be published on October 18, 2006.

Internet: www.akzonobel.com

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