Ranking of the world's top ten paint brands

Global Coatings Network News:

Due to the huge demand of the construction industry, the global paint and coatings market is still growing.

The main reason why the paint and coatings market has matured and achieved rapid growth is that the paint and coatings industry has recovered from the 2008-2009 global economic recession, with an average annual increase of 5% until 2018.

The paint and coating industry can be divided into three markets: construction/decoration, industrial OEM and specialty coatings.

Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region is still the largest consumer of paints and coatings, followed by Europe, North America and Latin America.

Coating manufacturers continue to introduce new and technologically advanced products on the market, and formulate specific application products for customers, meet customer delivery requirements, and provide customers with technical assistance, as well as new product technology and prices.

For paints and coatings, the largest demand is for residential buildings, which accounted for approximately 33.

Water-based coatings are currently the main paint and coatings consumed in the market, accounting for about 40% of global demand in 2014.

Ranking of the world's top ten paint brands in 2014:

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SACAL (UK.
) Sancai International (UK) US$3.
774 billion

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Nippon Paint (JP.
) Nippon Paint  (Japan ) USD 3.
234 billion

  1.
AKZONOBEL (Akzo Nobel)

  Company Profile:

  Akzo Nobel is the world's leading coating company and a major manufacturer of specialty chemicals.
Akzo Nobel's product portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Lavish paint, International and Eka.
The company has been rated as a leader in the field of sustainable development.
Operating in more than 80 countries, the company has more than 50,000 employees.

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  P.
O.
Box: 9300

  Phone: +31-20-502-7555

  Fax: +31-20-502-7666

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: $17.
746 billion

  Number of employees: 55,800

  Paint sales volume: 1.
987 billion liters

  Geographical sales: 31% in Europe, 30% in the Americas, 32% in the Asia-Pacific region, 7% in other regions

  Member of the board:

  Hans Weijies: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Committee

  Keith Nichols: Chief Financial Officer

  Leif Damer: Member of the Board of Directors, President of the High Performance Coatings Division

  Turks Ganning: Member of the Board of Directors, President of the Decorative Coatings Division

  Rob Frohn: Member of the Board of Directors, President of Specialty Chemicals Division

  Focus on the development:

  The first is still the development of decorative paint business in Europe.

  Further consolidate its leading position in the global powder coatings market.

  Increase investment in the Chinese market and increase market share.

  Market positioning:

  Top 3 in Europe: decorative coatings, refinish paints, powder coatings

  Best-selling coatings in the world: powder coatings, wood coatings, coil coatings, marine protective coatings, aerospace coatings

  Best-selling paint in the European market: decorative paint

  Best-selling coatings in the Asia-Pacific and North American markets: decorative coatings, wood coatings

  Summary:

  On January 7, 2014, Akzo Nobel announced that it had completed the sale of the primary amide chemicals business to PMC Group on December 31, 2014.
The financial details have not been disclosed.
According to the terms of the agreement, Akzo Nobel will transfer its manufacturing plant and 37 employees in Gyeongju, South Korea, to PMC Group, with immediate effect.
Primary amide products are mainly used in the polymer industry to manufacture plastic bags and plastic packaging films.

  On June 23, 2014, Akzo Nobel will invest more than 6.
5 million € to add a dedicated facility near Songjiang in Shanghai to expand the existing research center for the company's high-performance coatings business.
Once completed in June 2015, the R&D capabilities of the application center will be enhanced, and more innovative solutions will be developed for packaging, coils, special coatings and powder coatings to meet the growing needs of customers in the Asian market.
When fully operational, the new laboratory will become the world's second largest research and development base for AkzoNobel's High Performance Coatings business unit after Felling, UK.

  On August 7, 2014, Akzo Nobel created the world's first fully degradable and recyclable paper cup.
Its new groundbreaking coating technology, EvCote™ WaterBarrier 3000, is a kind of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) derived from vegetable-based oil and recycled ---- Now, restaurants have added a more suitable cold drink Paper cups are available.
The paper cups made by the new technology do not need to go through the current recycling system or other special treatments, but can be degraded and recycled by themselves.

  On August 20, 2014, Akzo Nobel started construction to establish a new decorative coating site in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
As part of the investment in production facilities, the construction of the site cost more than 50 million euros.

  On September 11, 2014, Akzo Nobel has ranked first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for three consecutive years.
Akzo Nobel has ranked in the top three for nine consecutive years.
Akzo Nobel has a very firm and effective execution power in terms of possible strategy.

  On October 3, 2014, Akzo Nobel High Performance Coatings business unit released a revolutionary bright metal powder coating.
The coating is economical and environmentally friendly, and is an ideal alternative technology for chrome plating.
This new type of coating is called Interpon Cr, which belongs to Akzo Nobel's Interpon powder coating series.
It has a chrome-like appearance and is widely used in furniture, lamps and other indoor brackets with excellent double-layer powder coating properties.
The unique combination of high reflective base powder and high translucent flour gives Interpon Cr outstanding fingerprint resistance.

  On October 24, 2014, Akzo Nobel's automotive refinish production base in Changzhou, Jiangsu was officially put into operation, which is its 30th production base in China.
The new plant adds approximately 25 million liters of production capacity to Xinjin, Laishun and Ferrum, and further strengthens Akzo Nobel's leading position in the Chinese automotive refinish market and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturing (OEM) market.

  On November 4, 2014, Akzo Nobel's new powder coating plant in Dubai began operations.
The plant will significantly increase the production capacity of the company's Interpon and Resicoat products.
This state-of-the-art factory is the sixth manufacturing plant established by Akzo Nobel in the Middle East and the 30th powder coating manufacturing plant in the world.
"This investment will further promote Akzo Nobel's position in the Middle East and strengthen our ability to serve the fast-growing powder coatings market in the region.
" Akzo Nobel Executive Committee member Conrad Keijzer (Performance Coatings Division) said.

  As a leader in the field of sustainable development, in the days to come, Akzo Nobel believes that it can realize its long-standing business strategy, become a respected member of society, and strive to provide customers with sustainable development in all business areas.
Innovative products.

  China Headquarter Akzo Nobel Paint (China) Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-21-64680228

  2.
PPG (PPG Industrial Group)

  Company Profile:

  PPG is the world's leading manufacturer of transportation OEM and repair coatings.
PPG's global coatings business includes coatings for aerospace, construction, automotive OEM, automotive refinish, industrial, packaging, protection, and marine and professional markets.
The company provides services to customers in the industry, transportation, consumer goods, construction and other fields and its after-sales markets.
PPG's goal is to continue to maintain its position as the world's leading supplier of coatings and specialty products.

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 15272

  Phone: +1-412-434-3131

  Fax: +1-412-434-2125

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coatings sales: 15.
44 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 40,800

  Paint sales volume: 1.
793 billion liters

  Geographical sales: 22% in Europe, 62% in the Americas, 10% in the Asia-Pacific region, 6% in other regions

  Member of the board:

  Charles Edward.
Bunch: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

  John Ritchie Alejandro: Executive Vice President of the High Performance Coatings Division

  Pierre Marie de Line: Executive Vice President of Architectural Coatings for Europe, Middle East and Africa and President of PPG Europe

  Glenn Edward Buster II: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

  Robert John Dringle: Senior Vice President, Director of Finance and Finance

  Focus on the development:

  Expansion of high-performance coatings and architectural coatings mainly in emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

  Ensure the steady growth of high-performance coatings, including automotive coatings, industrial coatings, including marine protection and aerospace coatings, in the European and North American markets.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Automotive coatings and other industrial coatings

  North America: automotive coatings, aerospace coatings and architectural coatings

  Asia-Pacific market: architectural coatings, industrial coatings and automotive coatings

  Summary:

  The goal of PPG Industries is to continue to maintain its position as the world's leading supplier of coatings and specialty products.
The company's survival is based on excellent quality, in order to solve the social challenges and the flexibility of market demand.
The history of long-term sustainable development, we will continue into the future.

  On January 6, 2014, PPG Industries' Industrial Protection and Marine Coatings (PMC) business ushered in the 20th anniversary of polysiloxane coatings.
On January 4, 1994, PPG was granted the first patent for polysiloxane coatings.
Tim Knavish, vice president of PPG's Industrial Protection and Marine Coatings Division, said that polysiloxane coatings have brought revolutionary changes to the industrial protection and marine coatings industry, extending its application to civil infrastructure and original equipment manufacturers (OEM).
, Government agencies, water and drainage, petrochemical, marine, railway, electric power and wind energy and other fields.

  On March 3, 2014, PPG Industries announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition plan: all high-temperature nylon coating technology Co.
, Ltd.
, as well as private suppliers of high-temperature and insulating coatings.
The acquisition enhances PPG's industrial protection and marine coatings business product portfolio, adding coatings that can withstand extreme temperatures to protect carbon steel and stainless steel substrates.
The coatings are widely used in refineries, petrochemical plants, paper mills and power plants .

  On May 1, 2014, the Building Products Group of PPG Industries announced that DURANAR® coatings will be used to paint the 11-story podium of the One World Trade Center in New York, as the new World Trade Center The core part, this 104-story skyscraper will be unveiled to the public shortly.
Two colors of DURANAR® paint-bright silver and Ozark gray are designated for coating the aluminum curtain wall of the podium.
Scott Moffat, PPG Construction Products Marketing Manager, said: "We are very honored to see PPG products in this landmark building.
The new One World Trade Center will show the world its perseverance.
The American spirit.
Our products appear in such a prominent position, which is the highest praise to PPG and its project partners.
"

  On June 12, 2014, PPG announced that the previously announced acquisition of all assets of CSI has completed CSI.
It is a privately-owned company with its main business in Central America.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
"The acquisition of CSI has strengthened our supply capabilities to customers in Central America, as well as meeting the growing market," said Tim Knavis, vice president of PPG.

  On July 1, 2014, PPG Industries announced that its North American architectural coatings business has completed the acquisition of Masterwork, an independent architectural coatings distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA.
The acquisition of Masterwork, which operates a network of 13 stores in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York State, will expand the footprint of PPG's company-managed stores.
Financial terms have not been disclosed.

  On July 2, 2014, PPG Industries announced that its North American architectural coatings business has completed the acquisition of the Olympus partner Homax Group, a supplier of decorative wall and ceiling texture restoration products.
Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Homax is the industry's leading supplier, mainly used for home decoration repair aerosol gypsum board, ceiling texture applications.
In addition, it also provides a variety of epoxy topcoats, repair, caulking and mesh tape repair products, as well as other painting tools and accessories.

  On October 31, 2014, PPG Industries announced that its North American architectural coatings business had completed the previously announced acquisition of Westmoreland Supply, an independent architectural coatings distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA.
The acquisition of Westmoreland Supply, which operates a network of 12 stores in West Pennsylvania and West Virginia, will expand the footprint of PPG's North American company-managed stores.

  On November 5, 2014, PPG Industries announced that it has completed the acquisition of Consorcio Comex, SA de CV ("Comex"), a Mexican architectural coatings manufacturer, with a total value of US$2.
3 billion.
This is the second largest acquisition transaction in PPG history.
Comex is mainly engaged in the production and sales of coatings and related products, which are sold to Mexico and the entire Central American region.
The company owns approximately 3,700 stores, of which more than 700 are franchised stores.

  Headquarters in China: Pompeije Management (Shanghai) Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: 400-820-2570

  3.
Sherwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams Marine Protection

  Company Profile:

  Xuanwei Group was founded in 1866 and is mainly engaged in the manufacture, distribution and sales of coatings and related products.
The main business scope is in North and South America, involving industry, commerce and retail.
The company has four operating departments: Paint Store Group, Consumer Group, Latin American Paint Group and Global Finishing Group.
After more than a century of development, the business covers more than 30 countries and regions around the world, with more than 30,000 employees and more than 3,400 self-operated stores.

  Cleveland, Ohio, U.
S.

  Phone: +1-800-4743794

  Fax: +1-800-4343131

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coatings sales: 11.
54 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 31,000

  Paint sales: 1.
17 billion liters

  Geographical sales: 24% in Europe, 28% in the Americas, 44% in the Asia-Pacific region, 4% in other regions

  Member of the board:

  Christopher Michael Downer: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

  John George Morricks: President and Chief Operating Officer

  Sean Pete Haynes: Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer

  Arthur Frank Anton: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Swagelok

  Richard McCorsky Smack: JM.
Executive Chairman and Co-CEO of Smark Corporation

  Focus on the development:

  Improve the appearance of heavy-duty automotive coatings.

  High-performance liquid and powder coatings for automotive equipment.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Automotive coatings

  North America: Automotive coatings, architectural coatings

  Asia Pacific Market: Architectural Coatings

  Summary:

  Through a series of major mergers and the development of new products, Xuanwei has established a product standard that has not been surpassed in a century.
Xuanwei has always been based on the concept of building a healthy home environment for humans, and established the supreme respect in the building materials coating industry around the world.
Rong's status.

  On February 4, 2014, Xuanwei Interior Acrylic Latex Paint enhanced coordination, with industry-leading innovative technology, better improved indoor air quality, and reduced common indoor odors.
Combined with its zero-VOC formula, it can clean the finish, enhance the coordination of the coating, and provide higher-end performance to residential and commercial environments.
Once the paint has dried, the enhanced paint formaldehyde reduction technology reduces the concentration of formaldehyde and other aldehydes in the air-sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as insulators, carpets, cabinets and fabrics.

  On May 15, 2014, Sherwin-Williams was awarded military use by the Protective Coatings Association (SSPC) for its contributions to the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier of the US Navy and the International Marine and Industrial LLC (IMIA) Paint Engineering Excellence Award.
The award aims to recognize the contribution of special coatings to U.
S.
warships, structures or other facilities.
"This award is a real honor for our company and represents our company's partnership with the U.
S.
Navy and IMIA," said Mark Schultz, Development Manager of Sherwin's Marine Protection and Marine Coatings Project.
"To execute this big project in such a limited time is a special performance of teamwork and execution.
"

  On May 19, 2014, Sherwin-Williams established a new joint venture company --- Premier Paints Co in Saudi Arabia, which means Sherwin-Williams expanded its services in the Middle East.
Premier Paints Co's new headquarters and production plant in Jeddah will support Williams in the construction and protective coatings and sales, including structural steel, oil and gas industry professional products.

  China Headquarters Xuanwei (Shanghai) Coating Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-21-59552882

  4.
Axalta Coating System

  Company Profile:

  Axalta Coating Systems (formerly DuPont High Performance Coatings Division) is the world's leading supplier of liquid and powder coatings, providing products for customers in the automotive industry, transportation, general industry, and specific construction and decoration industries.
Axalta Coating Systems has more than 145 years of successful experience in the coatings industry, and will continue to make persistent efforts on this basis.
The company operates in more than 130 countries around the world, has more than 60,000 employees, 35 production plants, 42 repair coating training centers and seven research and development centers.

  Wilmington, USA

  P.
O.
Box: 80021

  Phone: +1-302-774-1000

  Fax: +1-302-892-5615

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: 5.
892 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 60,600

  Paint sales: 1.
385 billion liters

  Geographical sales: Europe, Middle East, Africa 24%, North America 28%, Asia Pacific 34%, Latin America 14%

  Member of the board:

  Alan Jeanne Cullman: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

  Samuel William Boardman: Former U.
S.
Secretary of Energy

  Robert Brown: President of Boston University

  Curtis James Crawford: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XCEO

  Alexander Cutler: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton

  Ma Ruilin.
Hewson: Lockheed Martin-Executive Vice President of Electronic Systems

  Focus on the development:

  The sales and market share growth of automotive coatings mainly in the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets in Latin America.

  Automotive coatings, high-performance coatings are growing steadily in the European and North American markets.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Automotive coatings

  North America: Automotive coatings, architectural coatings

  Asia Pacific Market: Architectural Coatings

  Summary:

  On January 10, 2014, Axalta Coating Systems broke ground today for an environmentally friendly water-based coatings factory that Axalta Coating Systems invested 50 million US dollars in.
The factory is located in Jiading District, Shanghai, and is expected to be put into production in 2015, producing 25,000 tons of high-quality water-based paint products per year.
Mr.
Xie Ruisi said at the groundbreaking ceremony: "The purpose of our investment in this plant is to meet the urgent needs of customers for high-performance water-based coatings.
We are proud that our innovative technology focuses on providing environmentally friendly coating solutions, and our new The factory has also adopted the latest generation of production systems to minimize the impact of operations on the environment.
We believe that Axalta’s leadership in water-based coating technology and production capacity will further coordinate and promote the long-term and sustainable development of China’s automotive industry development of.
"

  On March 19, 2014, Axalta Coating Systems successfully launched a new generation of water-based primer Cromax®Pro in India.
Cromax®Pro adopts advanced water-based automotive coating technology, which can effectively improve work efficiency, and help reduce many environmental problems in the automotive industry, and promote the sustainable development of the Indian automotive industry.
As an environmentally friendly coating product, Cromax®Pro can reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and comply with European and North American environmental regulations.

  On March 24, 2014, Axalta Coating Systems was awarded the Outstanding Environmental Technology Award at the 2014 Shanghai Surface Engineering Summit (CSES), China.
Axalta's lean technology and green coating system is a recognized technology with sustainable contributions.
The award recognizes that Axalta’s development meets the industry’s changing needs for high-performance and sustainable coatings.

  On August 18, 2014, Axalta Coating Systems (Axalta) announced that it would invest USD 10.
5 million in Tlalnepantla, Mexico to expand the production of resin products for transportation coatings.
The Tlalnepantla plant is Axalta’s three production plants in Mexico.
One of them is also the location of the company's business headquarters in Latin America.
According to Jorge Cossio, president of the company's Latin America region, this expansion measure will strongly support the company's continued growth in the coatings market in Mexico, and will help further strengthen its services in the region's light vehicle and commercial vehicle OEM markets.

  On September 9, 2014, Axalta Coating Systems invested US$60 million in Wuppertal, Germany, to build a new generation factory and expand the production capacity of water-based paint.
The new plant is already the company's largest Wuppertal plant among the 35 manufacturing facilities in the world, and is expected to start production in the first quarter of 2015.
The production technology used in the new generation of factories will improve efficiency, reduce waste, and further reduce the environmental footprint generated in production, while meeting the growing needs of customers and the favor of environmentally friendly coatings.

  On September 18, 2014, the Alesta® SD ultra-weather resistant powder coating produced by Axalta Coating Systems in China obtained Qualicoat Level 2 certification.
In China, Alesta SD super weather resistant powder coatings are produced by Axalta’s joint venture partner, Huajia Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
Dongguan plant.
Huajia is a joint venture between Axalta and Yongjia Chemical Co.
, Ltd.
It has six powder coating production plants in China.
Qualicoat is a recognized European quality standard that regulates the quality of architectural aluminum and aluminum alloy spray coatings.
It clearly stipulates the quality and performance standards that certified products need to meet, and monitors the compliance implementation of certified factories around the world.

  Singular focuses on providing shiny coatings, which sets us apart.
Axalta Coating Systems provides a series of services and after-sales services for industrial applications such as refinish paint and light-duty and commercial vehicle manufacturers.
Our scale ensures that we can provide innovative coating systems all over the world.

  China Headquarters DuPont China Group Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-10-65058000

  5.
BASF.

  Company Profile:

  BASF is the world's leading chemical company.
Its products cover chemicals, plastics, specialty products, crop protection products, and oil and gas.
We combine economic success with social responsibility and environmental protection.
Through science and innovation, we help customers from all walks of life meet the needs of current and future society.
Our products and system solutions contribute to protecting resources, ensuring nutrition and improving the quality of life.
Our corporate mission summarizes this contribution: "Creating a new role in chemistry-pursuing a sustainable future.
" BASF had global sales of approximately 74 billion euros in 2014 and had more than 112,000 employees as of the end of 2014.

  Ludwigshafen, Germany

  P.
O.
Box: 61309

  Phone: +49 60-0 0 621

  Fax: +49 621 60-42525 0

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: 4.
982 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 113,000

  Paint sales volume: 1.
036 billion liters

  Geographical sales:  43% in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, 30% in the Americas, 27% in the Asia-Pacific region,

  Member of the board:

  Kurt Bok: Chairman of the Executive Board

  Dr.
Hans Engel: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer

  Dr.
Beat EHLE: Executive Vice President, President of BASF

  Fried·Walter Munsterman: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  Frank A.
Bozich: Chairman of the Global Catalysts Division

  David Stryker: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

  Focus on the development:

  Increase investment and product sales in emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America.

  Strengthen competitiveness in the European and North American markets.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: High-performance coatings

  North America: high-performance coatings, architectural coatings

  Asia Pacific Market: Architectural Coatings

  Summary:

  Dedicated efforts to bring high-quality products to people's lives are part of BASF's success.
Listening to customers’ opinions, providing services to customers and meeting their needs are BASF’s tenet.
In order to implement this tenet, the company will continue to develop new products and strengthen BASF’s leading position in the market, providing BASF with a direction for future development.
Strong support.

  On March 3, 2011, BASF will build a new world-class special amine production facility in the existing wholly-owned production base of Nanjing Chemical Industry Park.
The plant is scheduled to be put into operation at the end of 2015, and will mainly produce dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) and polyetheramine (PEA).
The new device further strengthens BASF's global production network.
This new device complements BASF's existing DMAPA and PEA production facilities in Germany and the United States.
PEA is a chemical intermediate used in epoxy curing agent, mainly used in the production of plastics, polyurea coatings, adhesives, reaction injection molding and turbine blade composite materials.

  On March 6, 2014, BASF held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new resin and electrophoretic paint production facility in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.
This new device is scheduled to be completed and put into production in the second half of 2015, which will help BASF meet the growing demand for high-quality coating solutions in high-growth industries such as the automotive industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
Peter Fischer, Senior Vice President of BASF Coatings, Asia Pacific, said: "This new resin production facility will further strengthen our support for the Chinese market.
The new facility is only one step away from our new coatings production facility.
An important part of our local network to further accelerate our response to customers.
This world-class production facility will provide the coatings industry with products that apply the latest resin production technology.
"

  On July 24, 2014, BASF Shanghai Coatings Co.
, Ltd.
unveiled a new automotive coating plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.
The total investment of this project is about 50 million euros, aimed at expanding the production capacity of automotive coatings and further consolidating BASF's dominant position as China's leading automotive coatings supplier.
The device is equipped with the most advanced ventilation and waste gas treatment equipment to ensure a clean environment inside and outside the plant.
In addition, the device has a special design for the transfer of materials to achieve closed processing.
The new automotive coating production facility is adjacent to the BASF resin and electrophoretic paint facility under construction, the latter will be put into production in the second half of 2015.
Two adjacent units can share BASF’s Caojing base and facilities in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park to achieve better synergy and increase operational efficiency.

  China headquarters BASF (China) Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-21-23203000

  6.
RPM Inc RPM International

  Company Profile:

  RPM International is a multinational holding company founded in 1947 and headquartered in Ohio, USA.
RPM's subsidiaries produce and sell high-performance coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals, mainly for maintenance and improvement applications.
RPM has approximately 11,000 employees and operations in 94 production facilities in 24 countries around the world.
Its products are sold in 160 countries and regions around the world.

  Medina, Ohio, U.
S.

  Mailbox: 44258-0777

  Phone: +1-330-273-5090

  Fax: +1-330-225-8743

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: 4.
3784 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 12,500

  Paint sales: 491 million liters

  Geographical sales: 31% in Europe, Middle East, Africa, 37% in North America, 15% in Latin America, 17% in Asia Pacific

  Member of the board:

  John P.
Abizaid: Senior Partner JPA Partners LLC

  Bruce Carbonari: President and CEO Fortune Brands homepage and hardware

  David A.
Daberko: Retired Chairman and CEO Fortune Brands Homepage and Hardware

  James A.
Carmen: Retired Vice Chairman of RPM International

  Donald K.
Miller: Chairman Axiom International Investment Co.
, Ltd.

  Frederick R·Nance: Regional Managing Partner of Hanyu International Law Firm

  William Papenbrock: Retired partner Calfi, Water and Griswold Law Firm

  Charles Ratner: President and CEO Linzhou Enterprise

  Frank C.
Sullivan: Chairman and CEO of RPM International

  Thomas Sullivan: Honorary Chairman RPM International

  William Summers: retired chairman and CEO of MacDonald Investments

  Jerry Sutton: Cuyahoga Chairman Community College

  Joseph P.
Viviano: Retired Vice President of Hershey Foods

  Focus on the development:

  Continue to maintain steady growth in the European and North American markets.

  Expanded its expansion in emerging markets such as the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, and achieved significant growth.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Industrial Coatings

  North America: Industrial coatings, architectural coatings

  Emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America: industrial coatings, architectural coatings

  Summary:

  On January 22, 2014, RPM International announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Citadel Restoration and Repair.
Citadel Restoration and Repair is a company that produces and sells high-quality concrete and wood floor coatings, specializing in the DIY manual market.
Headquartered in St.
Paul, North Minnesota, Citadel has annual sales of approximately $10 million.
The transaction period was not disclosed, and it is expected to be profitable within one year.
"Citadel has an excellent technology platform, and we believe that the market can be rapidly expanded by using the marketing and distribution expertise of anti-rust oleum," said Frank C.
Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of RPM.
"Citadel has excellent Through Rust-Oleum’s sales channels and expertise, we believe that Citadel can rapidly expand the market.
Citadel’s major shareholder Patrick Ilfrey will continue to lead the Citadel’s business as part of the Rust-Oleum Group.
"

  On June 11, 2014, RPM International announced that, as part of Euclid Chemica and RPM High Performance Coatings Group, Viapol Ltda has acquired Betumat Quimica Ltda, a manufacturer of waterproof products located in Candea, Brazil (Bahia), with annual net sales of approximately US$22 million.
Betumat provides a series of waterproof products, including asphalt membranes, cement jointing agents and modified asphalt products, mainly for professional contracting and production in northern Brazil.

  On July 7, 2014, RPM International announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Krud Kutter, a company that specializes in the production of detergent products for residential, office buildings and factory areas, headquartered in Cumming GA.
Krud Kutter’s annual sales are approximately US$13 million.
The transaction information was not disclosed, and it is expected to be profitable within one year.
Krud Kutter focuses on solving the problem of cleaning and removing dirt, including water-based, biodegradable, non-toxic and VOC standards, while providing excellent performance characteristics.
The brand is sold in home furnishing centers, hardware paint shops, large merchants and industrial supply outlets across the country.

  On October 8, 2014, RPM announced the first quarter results of the new fiscal year

  -Sales increase by 3%

  -Amortized earnings per share increased by more than 5% over the previous year's performance

  -Performance expectations, due to comparisons with the previous year's poor performance

  -Full-year earnings per share guidance, the growth of earnings per share after amortization is maintained at 9% to 11%

  China Headquarters Dalian Carboline Paint Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-411-87898441

  7.
Diamond Paints

  Company Profile:

  The American Diamond Paint Company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
Its architectural coatings market share is the leader of coatings brands in the world coatings market.
The company is an owner of liquid and powder coatings for industrial OEM applications, architectural coatings for commercial applications and heavy-duty protective coatings and paints.
Diamond Vogel also produces industrial coatings widely used in aerospace, airport maintenance, ships, transportation and shipping and heavy maintenance coatings.
The company has 13 production bases around the world and more than 1,000 sales centers.

  Des Moines, Iowa, U.
S.

  Mailbox: 50309-3723

  Phone: +1-626-5132983

  Fax: +1-626-3338885

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: 4.
361 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 10,300

  Paint sales: 944 million liters

  Geographical sales:  44% in Europe, 47% in the Americas, 9% in the Asia-Pacific region

  Member of the board:

  Drew Vogel: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  Doug Vogel: Vice President and Director of Transportation and Heavy-Duty Coatings

  Mark Vogel: Vice President and Director of Industrial Coatings

  Frank Drucker: Vice President and Director of Architectural Coatings

  Focus on the development:

  Continue to maintain steady growth in the European and American markets.

  Increased expansion in emerging markets such as the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, and achieved greater growth.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Heavy anti-corrosion coatings, industrial coatings

  North America: architectural coatings, industrial coatings, traffic coatings

  Emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America: architectural coatings, industrial coatings

  Summary:

  As a customer-centric company, Diamond Paint Co.
, Ltd.
is driven by innovation, strives to achieve profitable growth, and becomes the preferred employer for employee satisfaction in the industry.

  Regardless of the changes in the paint brand market and the challenges, American Diamond Paint believes that as long as it can fully demonstrate its brand advantages to meet market demand, it will provide consumers with excellent quality and innovative products for a long time, and according to different regions of the world The special needs of consumers adjust the products appropriately, which is the foundation to win the trust of consumers and also occupy a place in the coatings market.

  With excellent quality and diversification of products, Diamond Vogel has become a leader in the market.
Professional technical support and thoughtful service are our unchanging promises to customers.
Global Coatings Network understands that diamond coatings always pay attention to scientific research and product innovation, which is also the driving force for diamond coatings' success.
Diamond also strives to meet the needs of consumers in terms of product quality, formula and packaging design.
Its high-quality products and user-friendly packaging are refreshing.
Diamond paint is in an invincible position in the increasingly fierce competition, thanks to the pursuit of continuous innovation.

  Diamond Vogel’s commitment to innovative solutions is designed to meet the basic needs of mankind: protection of natural elements, clean water, reliable energy supply, advanced transportation infrastructure, protection of the value of buildings, and safer and faster transportation.
Diamond Vogel continues to adjust its products and systems to adapt to the changing needs of customers and end users, thus continuously expanding its scope of application.
Just as the mission statement of the Diamond Paint Company: "We consolidate the good position we have achieved, and through continuous updating and improvement of our products, systems and procedures, we develop new potential for success.
"

  China Headquarters Guangdong Diamond Paint Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-757-26360000

  8.
VALSPAR Valspar

  Company Profile:

  Valspar is a global leader in the paint and coatings industry.
Since 1806, Valspar has been committed to providing customers with the latest innovation, the most sophisticated quality and the best customer service in the coatings industry.
Its coatings and polymer products occupy a leading position in the fields of industry, packaging, and construction.
Its products are distributed in 26 countries, 80 regions, and nearly 10,000 employees.
Valspar has always been committed to bringing the industry's most advanced innovative products and technologies, the best quality and the highest quality service to our customers.

  Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.
S.

  Mailbox: 55415

  Phone: +612-332-7371

  Fax: +612-375-7723

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: 4.
357 billion US dollars

  Number of employees: 8000

  Paint sales: 834 million liters

  Geographical sales: 15% in Europe, 74% in North America, 11% in Asia Pacific

  Member of the board:

  William Mansfield: Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee

  Gary E.
Hendrickson: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director

  Jeffrey H.
Clip: Honorary Chairman and Chairman of the Administration and Finance Committee

  John S.
Bode: Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee

  Gregory R.
Palen: non-executive chairman, member of the audit committee and member of the technical committee

  Focus on the development:

  Continue to maintain its position in the North American and European markets.

  Expand market share in the Asia-Pacific region.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: Decorative paint

  North America: Decorative coatings, architectural coatings

  Emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America: decorative coatings, architectural coatings

  Summary:

  Chicago, January 9, 2014-In order to fulfill its promise and help people connect color and energy, Valspar Paints showed its color outlook and trends for 2014.
In 2014, Valspar predicted that the "redefining the family" will become more and more important in the coming year, and according to the color forecast, it has produced three distinctly different color pigments.
The palette of each color-Zenergy, Time Travele, and Yours Truly-is inspired by this latest potential expression of fashion, gastronomy, art, interior design and life>

  On May 1, 2014, Ace Hardware, the largest hardware retailer, and Valspar, the global leader in coatings and paints, jointly launched a revolutionary new advertising campaign "What is useful is beautiful™".
Using concepts familiar to the beauty industry, the new advertisement introduces consumers to ACE's new paint studio.
Ace and Valspar accepted and recognized the emotional response caused by color, launched a "useful is beautiful" advertising campaign, and set up a paint studio in ACE.
In this way, consumers can understand and trust the brand more clearly, and provide consumers with a different coating consumption experience.

  China Headquarters Valspar (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-21-59901345

  9.
SACAL Three Color International

  Company Profile:

  SACAL Sancai International Group, founded in 1910, is a global comprehensive company headquartered in London, England.
It has more than 100 production and sales subsidiaries in more than 70 countries around the world.
Its core business areas include specialty chemicals, architectural coatings and industrial coatings.
The company's goal is to help customers create added value.

  London, England

  Phone: +44(0)2030263350

  Fax: +44(0)2030261529

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating Sales: US$3.
774 billion

  Number of employees: 12,600

  Paint sales: 825 million liters

  Geographical sales: 51% in Europe, 32% in the Americas, 17% in the Asia-Pacific region

  Member of the board:

  Walter Gruber: Chairman of the Board

  Ernst Batsch: Chief Executive Officer

  Alexander Borrebler: Director of Engineering

  Christoph Ganz: Marketing Director

  Focus on the development:

  Maintain continuous growth in the European and American markets.

  Focus on increasing investment in emerging markets such as the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, and strive to account for more than 15% of the group's sales in this market.

  Market positioning:

  Europe: architectural coatings, specialty chemicals, industrial coatings

  North America: architectural coatings, specialty chemicals

  Emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America: architectural coatings, specialty chemicals

  Summary:

  Sancai International Co.
, Ltd.
continues to innovate, and its goal is to help customers create added value, always maintain a competitive advantage one step ahead, and actively advocate the concept of energy conservation and environmental protection.

  Relying on a complete system, a good brand image, high-quality technical services, competitive and reasonably priced products, Sancai, we are always committed to providing consumers with more innovative and high-quality products, and ensuring that people have a A safer and healthier living environment is also the key to SACAL's high-quality solutions.

  According to the principle of quality first, environmental protection and energy saving, Sancai Company realizes its commitment to social environmental protection and energy conservation, fulfills its commitment to quality assurance for engineering agents, and fulfills its commitment to terminal after-sales service.
The demand of the terminal market is the market orientation of our business operations.
We establish communication and interaction with agents and consumers to ensure the pertinence of market orientation and the effectiveness of sales policies.
Sancai International is a company with a strong tradition of innovation, constantly pursuing excellence in innovation.
This means constantly developing innovative products and solutions.

  China Headquarters Sancai International (China) Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: 400-883-0686

  10.
Nippon Paint

  Company Profile:

  Since its establishment in 1881, Nippon Paint has experienced more than 100 years of growth, and has become the world's major automotive coatings supplier and one of the largest suppliers of decorative coatings.
Global Coatings Network learned that Japanese coatings produce coatings for the automotive market, marine coatings market, and industrial products, which also makes residential and commercial buildings also develop their own coatings market.
With more than 30 production bases around the world, and adhering to the concepts of "ecology" and "color", Nippon Paint is fulfilling its promise of dedication to a better life for customers.

  Oyodokita, Kita District, Osaka, Japan

  Mailbox: 531-8511

  Phone: +81-6-6458-1111

  Fax: +81-6-6285-6344

  Website:   Main data in 2014:

  Coating sales: $3.
234 billion

  Number of employees: 6,700

  Paint sales: 748 million liters

  Geographical sales: 79% in the Asia-Pacific region, 10% in Europe, 11% in the Americas

  Member of the board:

  Sakai Kenji: Chairman and Representative Director

  Xiong An Duo: Senior Vice President

  Baba Liangyi: Senior Vice President

  Kiyohiko Qiyoshimaru: Executive Vice President

  Kanji West Island: Vice President

  Focus on the development:

  Maintain the leading position in decorative coatings in the Asia-Pacific region, and expand the region's automotive, marine and other industrial coatings.

  Expand the market share of automotive coatings and industrial coatings in Europe and North America.

  Market positioning:

  Asia-Pacific market: decorative coatings, automotive coatings, industrial coatings, marine coatings

  Europe: automotive coatings, industrial coatings

  Americas: automotive coatings, industrial coatings

  Summary:

  On April 2, 2014, Nippon Paint China's reflective thermal insulation coatings stood out from the competition in the same industry.
This product can save 4%-9% of cooling electricity every year.
The cold wall technology is a kind of Nippon Engineering coating technology.
It is applied to the exterior wall of the building.
It uses reflective insulation materials to reflect the sunlight, slow down the heat transfer of the sunlight, and achieve the effect of reducing the indoor temperature.
On the basis of keeping the appearance, strength, resistance and corrosion resistance consistent with ordinary coatings, Nippon reflective insulation coatings (cold wall technology) adopt the latest technology to make it have the best reflectivity in the entire solar spectrum, which can be very effective.
It reflects infrared light and visible light well.

  On August 25, 2014, BASF and Nippon Paint celebrated the launch of the "Coloring for Love-Creating New Effects in Chemistry" project at Wenmiao Primary School in Chongqing, China.
This project is the first charity event jointly organized by Nippon Paint China and BASF.
Both parties use their respective advantages to help children in remote areas improve their learning environment by painting campuses.
The exterior wall tiles of Chongqing Wenmiao Primary School painted this time use Nippon Pottery Fule refurbished putty, which not only can effectively paint, but also can effectively waterproof.
The interior wall paint uses BASF's Acronal® ECO (Anguli® Clean Flavor Series) adhesive coatings.
The combination of the two creates a clean, environmentally friendly and colorful learning environment for children.

  On October 15, 2014, Japan's major paint manufacturer, Nippon Paint, officially held the groundbreaking ceremony of the third Japanese paint production plant construction project in the north of Yongfu, Vietnam.
The plant mainly produces industrial paints for automobiles and motorcycles, as well as architectural and decorative paints.
The factory construction project has a total registered capital of 14 million U.
S.
dollars and covers an area of ​​60,000 square meters.
It will reach an annual production capacity of 15,000 tons in the next five years.
It will create more than 500 new jobs and promote the company’s business and Vietnam.
Economic improvement.
"The establishment of the Yongfu Power Plant is an important milestone in the history of Nippon Paint in Vietnam and an important part of our regional expansion strategy.
It demonstrates our commitment to strengthen storage capacity to better meet customer needs.
" NIPSEA Southeast Asia (NIPSEA) ) Said Tetsuro Fujita, chief operating officer of the management company.

  China Headquarters Nippon Paint (China) Co.
, Ltd.

  Phone: +86-21-50101687

  Source: The company's annual financial report, sales report and data analysis.
Participating in editing this report are the Global Paint and Coatings Industry Association (WPCIA) and the Coating Research Association (PRA) and senior researchers in the industry:

  Co-editor of this report: Edward.
Moore (Senior Researcher of World Paint and Coating Industry Association) John.
Kramer (Senior Researcher, Coatings Research Association)

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