AkzoNobel, one of Europe’s biggest industrial companies, has called for “quick clarity” over the UK’s future relationship with the EU. AkzoNobel employs 3,500 people in the UK across several factories and research and development sites. Büchner said: “As a CEO, what you prefer in situations like this is quick clarity, quick stability so everybody knows the rules, everybody can adapt to the situation on the ground. “But we have always said that we would have preferred that the UK remained part of the EU. “They have asked us questions and we have clearly told them we are committed to the UK business, we are committed to the UK investments that we have decided upon,”Büchner said.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 10:37 UTC