Coatings World - July 2012

08RPM International Inc. Medina, Ohio/USA www.rpminc.com

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1947
REVENUE: $3.381 billion ; (2010: 3.4bn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Roofing systems
• Flooring systems
• Primers-sealers
• Hobby and craft paints
• Rust-preventative paints
• Caulks and sealants
• Corrosion control coatings
• Specialty paints
• Wood stains and finishes
KEY EXECUTIVES
Frank Sullivan, chairman and CEO; Ronald Price, president
and COO; Paul Hoogenboom, senior VP manufacturing oper-
ations and CIO; Robert Matejka, senior VP and CFO; Busi-
ness managers: Thomas Reed, Rust-Oleum Group; David
Reif, Performance Coatings Group; Randall Korach, Building
Solutions Group; John McLaughlin, DAP Group; Michael Tel-
lor, RPM II Group.

RPM International Inc. is a multinational holding company with subsidiaries that manufacture and market high-per- formance coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals, primarily for maintenance, repair and improvement applications. In fiscal 2011, the company’s industrial products accounted for 67 percent of its $3.381bn of total sales, with consumer products representing the remaining 33 percent.

The Industrial Segment’s operating groups include RPM Building Solutions Group, which provides roofing systems, sealants and concrete admixtures. Leading brands include Tremco, Tremco illbruck and Euco. RPM Performance Coatings Group includes polymer floor coatings, corrosion control coatings and fiberglass reinforced plastic grating. Its primary brands include Stonhard, Carboline and Fibergrate. RPM II Group offers specialty chemicals, exterior insulation and finish systems and recreational marine coatings. Major brands include Day-Glo, Dryvit, Kop-Coat and Pettit.

RPM’s consumer products are sold primarily in North America and have a growing presence in Europe, predominantly in the UK. The Consumer Segment’s operating groups include Rust-Oleum Group, which provides rust-preventative and small project paints, primer-sealers, wallcovering preparation and removal products, wood stains and finishes, mildew resistant paints and hobbyist products. Major brands include Rust-Oleum, Zinsser, Varathane, Tor and Testors. DAP Group markets caulks, sealants and patch and repair products under the DAP brand.

During the year RPM’s Building Solutions Group (RPM BSG) signed an agreement to acquire FEMA Farben + Putze GmbH (FEMA GmbH) of Ettlingen, Germany. FEMA GmbH, with annual sales of more than $40 million, is a manufacturer and supplier of external insulating and finishing systems (EIFS) and complementary product lines to the German and French construction markets.

The Performance Coatings Group acquired the Grupo P&V group of companies, a leading European vertically integrated supplier of passive fire protection and insulation products. Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, and with manufacturing in Villarana, Grupo has annual sales of approximately $23 million. Grupo manufactures, markets and installs expanded perlite and vermiculite for passive fire protection, soundproofing, and cryogenic and heat insulation applications.

The RPM Wood Finishes Group, a manufacturer of wood coat-
ings and touch-up and repair products, acquired Fuhr Industrial, a
provider of waterborne wood coating products and technologies
based in Mansfield, Texas. The combining of RPM’s waterborne
technologies with CCI’s industrial wood coatings line better enables
Fuhr to service the North American wood coatings markets with
environmentally friendly products.

Rust-Oleum product innovations

Rust-Oleum introduced several product innovations in 2011. Countertop Transformations is a do-it-yourself (DIY) decorative coating system that can replicate the look of sought-after countertop materials like natural stone. It features Home-Shield Antimicrobial Protection to protect the painted surface by inhibiting the growth of mold, mildew and other odor or stain-causing microbes.

Rust-Oleum Professional Dry Erase Paint is another new product that creates a writeable, erasable surface on walls in conference rooms, offices, classrooms, dorm rooms, lobbies or anywhere a dry erase surface is desired. The two-part water-based urethane coating can also be used to convert existing chalkboards or dry erase boards to new dry erase surfaces, making it an alternative to replacement.