Coatings World - July 2012

Helios
Domzale, Slovenia
www.helios.si

PUBLIC COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1924 REVENUE: $470 million ▲ (2010: 386mn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Decorative coatings
• Car refinishes
• Metal coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Uros Slavinec, president; Marko
Vresk, vice president; Branko Pas,
vice president.

Helios Group is the leading manufacturer of coatings in South Eastern Europe with approximately 3,000 employ- ees in more than thirty companies in fourteen countries and recorded sales of $470 million in 2011. Recently Helios strengthened its operations in Slovenia and opened a car refinishing coatings center and a production plant for water-based coatings in Domzale. The center has 2.400 square meters of usable surfaces and it brings together development, sales and educational capacities of Helios’ car refinishing operations. The coatings manufacturer also opened a center for metal coatings in Medvode, Slovenia. Helios invested € 14 million in the three projects. Additional resources will be invested in the production plant for water-based coatings and the car refinishing coatings center until 2012. Currently the production capacity of decorative and car refinishing water-based coatings is 500 tons per month.

34Nihon Toksuhu Toryo Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan www.nttoryo.co.jp

PUBLIC COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1929

REVENUE: $408 million ▲

(2010: 369mn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Decorative coatings
• Performance coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Masahiro Nojima, president, representative
director; Makio Sakai, managing director,
chief director of automobile product business,
president of subsidiary; Jun Taya, managing
director, chief director of operation, director of
general affairs; Takehiro Toyoshima, chief di-
rector of painting materials business, director.

Nihon Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based manu- facturing company that operates in two business seg- ments. The paint-related segment manufactures and sells paints and soundproof materials. This segment is also involved in the paint-related and soundproof material-related construction work. The Automobile Product-related segment manufactures and sells automotive soundproof materials, such as damping materials, acoustic absorbents and sound insulators, as well as antirust materials. Additionally, the segment is also engaged in the research and development of automobile acoustics. The company has nine subsidiaries and 10 associated companies in Japan, as well as overseas markets, including the United States, Thailand, China and Singapore. The company was founded in 1929, is headquartered in Tokyo and recorded sales of $408 million in 2011.

35Betek Boya San. ve Tic. AS Istanbul, Turkey www.betek.com.tr

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED:

1988

REVENUE: $402 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Architectural
• Industrial
• Thermal Insul.

• Wood coatings
• Adhesives
KEY EXECUTIVES
Gozde Akpinar, chairman; Tayfun Kucukoglu,
board member and general mngr; Sevim Yeltekin,
VP finance and board member; Mert Erdog, VP
supply chain and board member; Sinan Ustunel,
VP production; Reha Tepe, VP marketing; Serkan
Buyukcan, VP R&D; Metin Ulku, architectural coat-
ings mngr.; Terhan Temiz industrial/wood coatings
mngr.; Gulay Dindoruk, thermal insulation mngr.

Betek Boya ve Kimya Sanayi AS, whose name is the com- bination of the first syllables of the Turkish words “Beton” (meaning “concrete”) and “Teknoloji” ( meaning “technology”), was founded in 1988. Betek entered the decorative paints industry in 1993 through its technological cooperation with DAW. This partnership became a milestone both for Betek and the Turkish paint industry. Betek was the first Turkish paint company to commence production with a European partner. Since 2001, Betek has been the market leader in the industry with its multi brand strategy which is being delivered to over 5,000 retail outlets. Today Betek’s product facilities are some of the largest state-of-the-art plants in Europe and Betek supports its production power with its technology center founded in 2008.

36Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions Dallas, Texas/USA www.ennistraffic.com

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1996

REVENUE: $400 million ▲

(2010: 355mn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Traffic marking paint
KEY EXECUTIVES
Bryce Anderson, chairman; John An-
derson, global director; John Midea,
president and CEO; James McClen-
nan, CFO, Andrew Liebert, VP, market-
ing; Scott Seeley, global marketing;
Tony Turoso, technical director.

Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions is a global provider of pave- ment marking materials and traffic safety products. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas the company’s traffic paint business recorded sales of approximately $400 million in 2011. Ennis operates 14 facilities worldwide including the U.S., Canada, the UK, Turkey, Italy and Australia. In 2011 Za-ganite Industries Pty Ltd joined the Ennis family and continues to operate from its facility in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia. The operation in Dandenong is managed by Dominic Iemma, a technical expert in the formulation of traffic paint. Also during the year, Ennis’ traffic paint products were approved for sale and distribution by the Mexican government. Leading the Ennis team in Latin America is Alberto Merinos, marketing and sales manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.