St. Charles, IL
800-243-8148
www.tiger-coatings.us

Surrey B.C., Canada
604-569-6261
www.cloverdalepaint.com

Founded in 1969, Whitford Corp. has dedicated itself to nonstick coatings for the industrial and consumer markets, later expanding to rubber, textiles, rope and cordage, and other markets. Whitford’s first international venture took place in 1971 with the opening of Whitford Plastics Ltd. in the north of England. Current products include: Xylan^®, Xylac^®, Dykor^®, Xylar^®, Ultralon^®, Excalibur^®, Eterna^®, HALO^®, Eclipse^®, QuanTanium^®, Quantum2^®, Fusion^®, PFA+ and others. Whitford has global manufacturing facilities, including sites in Brazil, Italy, the UK, India, China, Singapore, and Elverson, PA.

With the acquisition of Polymeric Systems Inc. in mid-2004, its portfolio expanded to include a wide variety of adhesive products sold throughout the world to retail, consumer and industrial markets. In 2006, Whitford purchased Alpha, a leading manufacturer of specialty coatings for the automotive industry. Then, in 2009, Whitford acquired Akzo Nobel Nonstick Coatings on a worldwide basis.

19. Tnemec Co., Inc. 

CEO/President: Peter Cortelyou 

Coating Sales:$125 million

Tnemec Co. manufactures more than 100 architectural and industrial coatings, from premium epoxies and polyurethanes to specialized fluoropolymer products, formulated specifically for extreme durability, enduring performance and enhanced aesthetics. Tnemec is a leading supplier of high-performance coatings for water tanks, treatment plants and industrial facilities. Tnemec’s StrataShield brand consists of resinous floor and wall coatings. The company’s Chemprobe subsidiary offers water-repellant and stain products for concrete, masonry and wood.

Subsidary: Chemprobe Coating Systems 

Source:Company contact

Notes:In April of 2012, Tnemec introduced the first thermal insulating coatings featuring Enova^® aerogel by Cabot Corp. Series 971 Aerolon Acrylic and Series 975 Aerolon Epoxy are fluid-applied, high-build coatings that resist high operating temperatures when spray-applied to piping, tanks, valves or other steel substrates in industrial facilities such as refineries and processing plants.

20. Ace Hardware Corp. 

CEO/President:Ray A. Griffith 

Chairman of the Board:Dave Ziegler   

Coatings Sales:$120 million

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry. Ace manufactures a full assortment of paints, stains, primers and light-industrial products. All Ace Paint-branded products are produced in one of two facilities owned and operated by the Ace Paint Division. Both facilities are located in the south suburbs of Chicago, IL, and are ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certified. 

Source:Company contact, press release 

Notes: In 2011, Ace Paint, a division of Ace Hardware Corp., announced the launch of Clark+Kensington™ – a premium line of interior and exterior paint+primer in one – that eliminates the need to prime and paint surfaces separately. Clark+Kensington, available only at Ace stores and produced at Ace’s two manufacturing facilities, features 120 new colors in its exclusive color palette that perfectly harmonize together.

Yenkin-Majestic is a vertically integrated manufacturer of coatings and resins. Its full line of architectural paints includes interior and exterior products and a variety of specialties, including a complete farm program, low-VOC oil-based floor paints and a unique acrylic enamel line (Diamond Hard). Its industrial division manufactures waterborne and solventborne products, including urethanes, epoxies and polyesters. Its OPC Polymers operations serve the United States, Canada and other markets, with expansion by the acquisition of SI Group-Canada Ltd. and the addition of new co-polymers. Product categories include alkyds, oil-modified urethanes, monomer-modified combinations, high solids, water reducibles, alkyd dispersions and emulsions, epoxy esters, and VOC-compliant vehicles. 

23. Hentzen Coatings Inc.

CEO/President:Albert Hentzen 

Coatings Sales:$90-100 million

Hentzen Coatings, founded in 1923, is a developer of advanced-technology coatings for the industrial OEM, aerospace and military markets. The company markets a wide range of industrial coatings, including waterborne, solvent-reducible and powder coatings. 

Source:Company contact

Notes:In October 2010, Hentzen acquired the assets of Axon Products Inc., a leader in aerospace and specialty coatings products. Axon now operates as a division of Hentzen and is known as AXONHENTZEN.

California Paints manufactures coatings for architectural, consumers and contractors under the brand names California Paints and California Performance Coatings. California Products Corp. produces interior and exterior architectural paints, and light industrial and recreational surface coatings.

Notes: In 2012, California Products Corp. launched Storm System, a new division of exterior stains and finishes. National distribution of Storm System will be in place during 2012. In August 2009, California Products Corp. acquired the customer base and certain assets of Progress Paint Manufacturing Co. The acquisition included certain Progress Paint brands and product lines including Gray Seal^®, Fixall^®, Duralux^® Marine and other associated lines.