AKZOY Akzo Nobel NV (QX)

By Maarten van Tartwijk

AMSTERDAM--Dutch paint and chemicals maker Akzo Nobel NV Tuesday said net profit jumped 61% in the second quarter, as restructuring efforts continued to bear fruit.

Akzo Nobel said net profit for the three months ended June 30 was 331 million euros ($359 million), up from EUR205 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 6% to EUR3.95 billion, up from EUR3.71 billion a year earlier.

Akzo Nobel, one of the world's biggest paint makers, said earnings benefited from restructuring efforts, cost-savings and divestments, which helped to offset weak market conditions in Europe and slower growth in emerging markets such as China, Russia and Brazil.

The company said it remains on track to achieve its financial targets for 2015.

Write to Maarten van Tartwijk at maarten.vantartwijk@wsj.com