Established in 1918, Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. is one of the largest coatings manufacturers in Japan and Africa. The company also holds leading market positions in China, India and Southeast Asia, and has operations in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
Founded in 1942, Asian Paints is now India’s leading paint company. Asian Paints produces a range of decorative and industrial coatings. The company recorded coatings sales for the period ending March 31, 2022, of ₹28,339.2 Crores.
BASFs Coatings, a division of BASF SE, develops, produces and markets automotive OEM and refinish coatings, decorative paints, and applied surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass substrates for a wide range of industries.
With more than 150 years of experience in the coatings industry, Axalta Coating Systems serves more than 100,000 customers in over 140 countries with transportation and performance coatings.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. was founded in 1866 by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams. The company provides coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers in paint stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
At PPG, team members work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that customers have trusted for nearly 140 years.
As Carboline marks a major milestone of 75 years in business, the company reflects on the longstanding history of the paint and coatings industry — and how it has evolved since its early days into the nearly $165-billion global industry we see today.