Coatings World - July 2012

21Materis Paints S.A.S Clichy, France www.materis-paints.com

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1986 REVENUE: $1.135 billion ▲ (2010: 1.0bn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Architectural coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Olivier Legrain, Materis chairman;
Rene Riu, president, Materis Paints.

Materis Paints SAS is a manufacturer and provider of construction materials including decorative and industrial paints for the professional and consumer markets. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Clichy, France. In 2006, French investor Wendel Investisse-ment purchased chemicals producer Materis from private equity group LBO France. Materis Paints is the largest business within the Materis group of companies representing 40 percent of sales, or $1.135 billion in 2011. Materis’ brands include Tollens, Zolpan, Max Meyer, Ducco and Robbialac. In terms of market position, Materis Paints holds leading positions in the areas it operates. The firm is number four in Europe, number two in France and Portugal, number one in Italy, number four in Spain and Morocco and number five in Argentina.

22SK Kaken Ibaraki-City, Japan www.sk-kaken.co.jp

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1955
REVENUE: $992 million ▲
(2010: 831mn)
MARKETS SERVED
• Specialty coatings
• Textured coatings
• Architectural paints
• Industrial coatings
• Floor and roof coatings
• Fire retardant and heat
insulating coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Minoru Fujii, president; Masahide
Sakamoto, executive director; Mit-
suhiro Fujii, managing director.

SK Kaken Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells organic or in- organic water-based painting materials, synthetic resin coatings, inorganic painting and construction materials, and special finisherers. Coatings sales in 2011 were $922 million. It also offers fireproof paints, and various transformation goods and cleaning agents; and involves in the contract of fireproof and insulated construction. The company was formerly known as Shikoku Kaken Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SK Kaken Co., Ltd. in 1991. SK Kaken Co., Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Ibaraki-City, Japan. In 2008 the company established its Chongqing office in China, Kuantan office in Malaysia and Seoul factory in Korea. In 2007 it established its Bangalore office in India, as well as a Hanoi office and Ho Chi Minh office in Vietnam.

23KCC Corporation Seoul, South Korea www.kccworld.co.kr 24 Tikkurila Oyj Vantaa, Finland www.tikkurila.com

PUBLIC COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1958 REVENUE: $899 million ; (2010: 1.3bn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Marine and container
• Automotive coatings
• Automotive refinish
• General industrial coatings
• Decorative coatings
• Powder coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Mong Jin Chung, chairman;
Mong Ik Chung, CEO; Yoo
Sungki, executive director; Kim
Jin Ho, managing director; Yeo
Gab Hyun, director; Kim Ki
Yong, director; Byun Jeong Sik,
marketing director; Kim Bum
Sung, technical director.

PUBLIC COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1862 REVENUE: $896 million ▲ (2010: 781mn)

KEY EXECUTIVES Erkki Jarvinen, president and CEO; Jukka Havia, CFO; Petri Miettinen, VP, supply chain and HSEQ;Anna-Lena Hogfeldt, VP, group marketing; Kenneth Sundberg, VP, R&D; Janno Paju, VP, East; Niklas Frisk, VP Scandinavia; Arto Lehtinen, VP, Finland; Ilpo Jousimaa, VP, Central Eastern Europe.

Korea Chemical Co., Ltd. was established in 1958 and is now the largest paint producer in South Korea. The company is in- volved in the production of paints for automobiles, ships, containers, construction and industrial use. It also manufactures PVC material for flooring and paint sealant. Paint for the marine segment is the largest and accounted for 25 percent of sales. Automotive OEM sales amounted to 17 percent of sales; decorative coatings accounted for 15 percent; general industrial six percent; powder coatings six percent; auto refinish four percent; and the remainder of sales is not detailed. Total sales revenue for the year dropped to $899 million in 2011 from $1.3bn the year before. The company was formerly known as Kumkang Korea Chemicals Co., Ltd. and changed its name to KCC Corporation in March 2005.

Tikkurila’s operations are organized in four strategic business units (SBU): SBU East, SBU Scandinavia, SBU Finland and SBU Central Eastern Europe. It is the leading regional paints and coatings company in Finland, Sweden and Russia. Sales grew to $896 million in 2011. Tikkurila divested its powder coatings business in January 2011 by selling all shares in OOO Tikkurila Powder Coatings, a Russian industrial coatings company, to focus on its core decorative opeartions. In April, Tikkurila strengthened its position in the Balkan area when it entered into an agreement to acquire Serbian paint company Zorka Color. In addition to Serbia, Zorka Color also operates in Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegonvina, Montenegro, Croatia and Kosovo. During the year Tikkurila also launched the ProHouse concept, a new surface treatment method for wooden surfaces.