Who owns Sikkens?
Sikkens is owned by AkzoNobel (the Netherlands, AEX: AKZA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AkzoNobel Report 2025, Akzo Nobel N.V. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Akzo Nobel N.V. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Founded
- 1792
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- AEX: AKZA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sikkens
Sikkens is an AkzoNobel paint brand whose origins the company dates to 1792, when Wiert Willem Sikkens opened a small paint and varnish works in a gatehouse in the city wall of Groningen, the Netherlands. AkzoNobel lists Sikkens, Sikkens Wood Coatings and Sikkens Vehicle Refinishes on its brands page, and its 2025 annual report names Sikkens among its core brands.
Ownership timeline of Sikkens
Where Sikkens sits in AkzoNobel
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Dulux (1953)
- Hammerite
- International
Other brands in paint & coatings, and who owns them
The 38 brands in paint & coatings on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is RPM, with 6; AkzoNobel has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Krylon | Sherwin-Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Behr | Masco | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux (Australia and New Zealand) | Nippon Paint | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| MAGNAT | Śnieżka | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Asian Paints | Asian Paints | 🇮🇳 India |
| Craftsman | Stanley Black & Decker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PebbleTec | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
About the owner: AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel is a publicly listed company headquartered in Netherlands. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as AEX: AKZA.
AkzoNobel is a Dutch paints and coatings group. Its history page traces the business to 1646, Akzo joined Nobel Industries in 1994, and the group acquired ICI in the UK in 2008, a deal that included Dulux. Its 2025 annual report describes a proposed all-stock merger with Axalta Coating Systems announced in November 2025 and not yet closed at the time of the report; the company site reported the sale of AkzoNobel Pakistan to Packages Group on 30 September 2026. The Dulux brand in Australia and New Zealand is owned by Nippon Paint and is a separate record.
🇳🇱 Sikkens and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in the Netherlands. 34 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Sikkens is not one of them.
- B&C International — Springs Window Fashions 🇺🇸
- Hunter Douglas — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
- Amstel — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Becel — KKR 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sikkens?
The parent company of Sikkens is AkzoNobel, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Sikkens Dutch?
Yes. Sikkens originated in the Netherlands in 1792 and its owner, AkzoNobel, is also headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Sikkens still owned by AkzoNobel?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Sikkens is still owned by AkzoNobel. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AkzoNobel Report 2025 — Akzo Nobel N.V., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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