NAIC 325110
Paint and Coating Manufacturing (pt)
How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.
39companies1832–2001founding years29still active7no longer operating
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The industry over time
Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
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The companies
The Valspar Corporation →
Active · founded 1832
The Valspar Corporation is the fifth largest North American manufacturer of paints and coatings, a business it has…
William Zinsser & Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1849
William Zinsser & Company, Inc., is a leading U.S.
Yule Catto & Company plc →
Renamed · founded 1863 · United Kingdom
Yule Catto & Company plc is one of Europe's leading specialty chemicals groups.
Degussa-Hüls AG →
Active · founded 1873 · Germany
Degussa-Hüls AG is a specialty chemicals company based in Germany.
Benjamin Moore & Co. →
Defunct · founded 1883
Benjamin Moore & Co.
H.B. Fuller Company →
Active · founded 1887
A top performer among specialty chemicals firms, H.B.
Samuel Cabot Inc. →
Active · founded 1887
Samuel Cabot Inc.
Johnson Matthey PLC →
Active · founded 1891 · United Kingdom
Johnson Matthey PLC has been involved in the processing and marketing of precious metals since its founding in 1817.
Nippon Oil Corporation →
Active · founded 1893 · Japan
Nippon Oil Corporation is Japan's largest importer and distributor of petroleum products, controlling about 25 percent…
W.R. Grace & Company →
Active · founded 1899
W.R.
Weber et Broutin France →
Active · founded 1902 · France
Weber et Broutin France is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain S.A.
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company →
Active · founded 1903
Privately held and family run, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company is a leading supplier of coatings for plastics.
ChevronTexaco Corporation →
Renamed · founded 1906
ChevronTexaco Corporation is the creation of the 2001 merger of California-based Chevron Corporation, one of the many…
Hercules Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1912
Hercules Inc.
Sulzer Ltd. →
Active · founded 1914 · Switzerland
Sulzer Ltd.
Ferro Corporation →
Active · founded 1919
Ferro Corporation is a leading worldwide producer of coatings and performance chemicals used in the electronics,…
Kemira Oyj →
Active · founded 1920 · Finland
Finland's Kemira Oyj is a leading industrial chemicals manufacturer focused on four primary areas: Paints and Coatings;…
MacDermid Incorporated →
Defunct · founded 1922
MacDermid Incorporated develops, acquires, manufactures, markets, and services specialty chemicals and systems for the…
Total Fina Elf S.A. →
Active · founded 1924 · France
1954/55:Trademark "Total" is created and registered.
Dunn-Edwards Corporation →
Active · founded 1925
Dunn-Edwards Corporation is an employee-owned, Los Angeles-based manufacturer and distributor of paints and painting…
The Testor Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Based in Rockford, Illinois, The Testor Corporation manufactures a wide variety of products for plastic and metallic…
NOF Corporation →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
NOF Corporation is Japan's leading oleochemicals group, producing a highly diversified range of products derived from…
Atanor S.A. →
Defunct · founded 1943 · Argentina
Atanor S.A.
Celanese Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1944 · Mexico
Celanese Mexicana, S.A.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1946
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.
M.A. Bruder & Sons, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
M.A.
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. →
Active · founded 1947 · Argentina
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.
RPM, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
RPM, Inc.
Duron Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1949
Duron Inc.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) was formed by the 1994 merger of Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.
Laura Ashley Holdings plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Laura Ashley Holdings plc is an international designer and retailer of clothing and home furnishings.
Sime Darby Berhad →
Active · founded 1958 · Malaysia
Sime Darby Berhad is the largest conglomerate in Malaysia and one of the largest in southeast Asia.
Earl Scheib, Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
Earl Scheib, Inc.
Sasol Limited →
Active · founded 1979 · Republic of South Africa
Sasol Limited was formed in 1979 to hold the assets of the South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation (Sasol) and its…
Georgia Gulf Corporation →
Renamed · founded 1985
Georgia Gulf Corporation is a major manufacturer of two highly integrated product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatic…
Lyondell Chemical Company →
Active · founded 1985
Lyondell Chemical Company is one of the largest U.S.-based chemical manufacturers.
Rhodia SA →
Active · founded 1998 · France
One of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies, Rhodia SA--the former chemicals and fibers & polymers units…
Avecia Group PLC →
Defunct · founded 1999 · United Kingdom
Avecia Group PLC is in the process of redefining itself as a focused specialty and fine chemicals group.
ConocoPhillips →
Active · founded 2001
ConocoPhillips is the third largest U.S.
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