Coatings World - July 2010

Yasar Izmir, Turkey www.dyo.com.tr

Tohpe Osaka, Japan www.tohpe.co.jp

PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1927
COATINGS REVENUES:
$155 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1915
COATINGS REVENUES:
$154 million
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

During 2008, BASF signed an agreement with Yasar to acquire Yasar’s shares in the 50-50 joint venture Yasar BASF Automotive Coatings Ltd., which markets automotive OEM and refinish coatings in Turkey. Yasar is now completely integrated into BASF’s global network and can offer our customers an even wider range of services. BASF already leads the market for automotive OEM coatings in the Turkish market through the joint venture. ;

Tohpe Corporation is a Japan-based manufacturer that supplies paints and other chemical products. Its paints include synthetic resin paints, lacquers, water-based paints, oil-based paints and thinners. The company’s chemical products include synthetic resin adhesive processing agents and synthetic rubber. Additionally, it is involved in the paint-related construction activities. The company has 12 subsidiaries and five associated companies. Tohpe Corporation was incorporated in 1919 and is based in Osaka, Japan.;

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PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1936
COATINGS REVENUES:
$150 million
Tambour
Netanya Souty, Israel
www.tambourpaints.com

SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

• Decorative paints
• Industrial paints
• Marine paints
• Sealants
• Adhesives
KE Y PEOPLE
Michael Dayan, CEO; Ari
Kanterewicz, international mar-
keting director; Ronen Cohen,
CEO of Tzah-Serafon; Micha
Scharir, VP and financial director;
Eitan Weitzman, marketing dir.

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PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1971
COATINGS REVENUES:
$145 million
ICA Group
Civitanova Marche, Italy
www.icaspa.com
SEGMENT BREAKDOWN

KEY PEOPLE
Alessandro Bascelli, export
manager; Lorenzo Lavarini, area
manager; Federico Bastianelli,
area manager; Sandro Paniccia,
marketing director; Fabio
Paniccia, technical director.

Founded in 1936, Tambour is today the largest Israeli paint manufacturer. Tambour’s sales reached $150 million in 2009. The firm’s paint production capacity is 85 million liters. Tambour specializes in the production and marketing of decorative and industrial paints, but supplies to other markets as well. Tambour’s range of products includes acrylic polymers; decorative paints; industrial paints; marine paints; building material; gypsum products; gidge bricks; sealants; adhesives; and printing inks. Tambour is one of the companies active in the international paint manufacturers club, Nova & CRGI Nova club assembles 17 members with a combined annual sales of $2 billion. Tambour is also the authorized supplier of paint to the land and air forces of the IDF and Israel’s security industries. ;

ICA Group is a leading name in the manufacture and mar- keting of special wood coatings. The Group comprises ICA S.p.A., based in Civitanova Marche and Salchi Wood Coatings S.p.A., based in Romano D’Ezzelino. In 2009, ICA Group manufactured roughly 30,000 tons of wood coatings. These coatings are used all over the world in a wide spectrum of different sectors ranging from decorating to woodworking, coating everything from ships to outdoor structures, door frames, garden furniture, parquet floors and musical instruments. The main clients for ICA Group are (in order of volume sales): furniture makers, frame manufacturers, woodworking specialists, decorators and third-party coating companies. The company also produces water-based coatings for glass (slotted into furniture or used as a decorative surface) and plastic materials (not only for use in the furniture sector), as well as for a whole host of other coatings. ;