Action painting
30 October 2017

Fresh from deflecting a takeover, the Dutch group is considering a merger of its paints unit with its U.S. rival. A combination makes sense. But new CEO Thierry Vanlancker is already grappling with weak results and a chemicals spinoff. That raises the risk of dropped balls.
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