Coatings World - July 2010

National Paints Abu Alanda, Jordan www.nationalpaints.com

Freeworld Coatings Johannesburg, South Africa www.freeworldcoatings.com

PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1969
COATINGS REVENUES:
$328 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1891
COATINGS REVENUES:
$326 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

National Paints Factories Co., Ltd. (Sayegh Group) claims the number one position in the Middle East with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of exports to more than 60 Arab and other countries. It is involved in a number of sectors including architectural/decorative (35%), industrial (35%), auto OEM (15%), auto refinish (10%) and marine (5%). With coatings revenues of $328 million, National Paints is the major part of the privately-owned Sayegh Group, established more than 75 years ago. The company has had in the past technical and licensing agreements with Dyrup, Sherwin-Williams and Inver for powder coatings. It is also a member of the Transocean Marine Paints Consortium. The firm also maintains three resins factories in Jordan, UAE and Romania, producing some 40,000 tons for internal and third party consumption. ;

Aleading international marketer of decorative, auto- motive and industrial coatings, Freeworld Coatings is the successor to the coatings division of Barloworld. Freeworld supplies brands such as Plascon, Plascon Professional, Crown, Polycell, Midas and Earthcote to consumers and commercial enterprises. Plascon markets its décor effect in its award-winning Plascon Living Concepts showroom at The Design Quarter in Fourways, Johannesburg, a category first in South African paint retailing. The showroom uses custom designed computer software to inspire customers by allowing them to see the Plascon colour range on digital images of their homes. The Midas and Earthcote brands are marketed and sold through 54 franchise stores in South Africa, with a further 5 outlets located in Mauritius, Edinburgh, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Windhoek. ;

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The Wattyl Group North Ryde, Australia www.wattyl.com.au

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JW Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG Coesfeld, Germany www.jwo.com

PUBLIC COMPANY
COATINGS REVENUES:
$302 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

Wattyl, which currently ranks as Australia’s sec- ond largest paint manufacturer, is a paint and surface coatings company with manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities in Australia and New Zealand. The company produces a broad range of paints, varnishes, lacquers and special purpose protective coatings. Wattyl’s products are used by individuals, contract painters and industrial customers. During the year, Wattyl developed a new point of sale Wattyl Colour Designer, a color selection system. It enhanced its range of interior and preparatory products to strengthen its position in the interior sector and launched a new range of Wattyl industrial protective and marine coatings to strengthen its position in the industrial sector. Wattyl also introduced a new computerized point of sale system for its Wattyl and Solver stores in both Australia and New Zealand. ;

PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1948
COATINGS REVENUES:
$300 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

The central office of JW Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG, which is one of the key companies in Germany is in Coesfeld. The firm is engaged in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, lacquers and enamels for a variety of applications and recorded sales in 2009 of approximately $3oo million. ;