The 2025 PCI 25: No. 25. Fortech
25. Fortech Products Inc.
Brighton, MI
CEO: Creighton E. Forester
2024 Coatings Sales: $23 million
Fortech Products is a global manufacturer of TechKote, a series of low-VOC, water-based, high-heat, corrosion-resistant coatings, as well as its TechDraw forming lubricants, TechKool metalworking lubricants, TechLap lapping compounds, TechKleen industrial cleaners and TechPro rust preventives, holding various OEM approvals.
Fortech is a leading automotive industry supplier of rear axle, propshaft, power steering pump, engine pulley and damper coatings with their TechKote WA 2951 F/FE series followed by the next-generation TechKote WA 2951 FEX corrosion-resistant coatings designed to meet even more difficult requirements. Fortech has since expanded its industry capabilities, moving into the commercial truck, and off-highway agricultural industries, supplying TechKote WA 2975 R water-based, extreme chip-resistant coatings, TechKote WB 2804D steel structural joist primer, as well as the TechKote WB 2500 series for OCTG pipe coatings, TechKote WB 2700 series for the rail car industry and the TechGrip pedestrian antislip product line. These products are fortified with superior adhesion properties that may be applied over bare steel with less-than-ideal surface preparation.
Source: Company contact, company website
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