65Taiho Paint (China) Dongguan, China www.taihopaint.com
PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1992
REVENUE: $189,046 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Architectural and
decorative coatings
• General industrial and
industrial maintenance
• Wood coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Chen Ho Sheng, chairman; Tochiaki
Ogasa wara, president; Chen Chun
Hua, general manager; Huang Jung
Chi, chief facility officer; Chang Cheng
Hsien, vice general manager, Huang
Chien Hua, vice general manager.
Taiho Paint (China) includes Taiho Paint (Dongguan), Taiho Paint (Shanghai), Taiho Paint (Japan) and Taiho Paint (Taiwan). Together these operations generated revenue of nearly $190 million in 2011. The largest of these operations is in Dongguan, which also serves as the company’s
headquarters and employs 1,132 people. Shanghie employs 218,
Japan 60 and Taiwan 30. General industrial and industrial maintenance, inlcuding wood coatings, make up 73 percent of revenue while the remaining 27 percent is attributed to architectural
and decorative coatings sales. In 2011 Taiho Paint (Dongguan)
invested approximately $2 million to expand production capacity by 50,000 tons. After implementation of the this increase,
total production capacity for all of Taiho Paint’s operations is
expected to grow past 200,000 tons per year.
66Tohpe Corporation Sakai City, Japan www.tohpe.co.jp
PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1915
REVENUE: $189 million ▲
(2010: 176mn)
MARKETS SERVED
• Onshore coatings
• Marine coatings
• Automotive coatings
• Decorative coatings
• Adhesives
KEY EXECUTIVES
Tsutomu Kobayashi, president; Kazu-
tami Kato, vice president; Hideki
Kimura, managing director; Yukio
Takeuchi, executive director.
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. Its offers architectural coatings, exterior paints, steel coatings, concrete protective coatings, marine paints, industrial paints and road paints. In addition, it
involves in exterior painting contract and building construction works, as well as in the sale of paint-related equipment.
The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in
Sakai City, Japan.
67Industrias Titan S.A. Barcelona, Spain www.titanlux.com
PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1917
REVENUE: $185 million ▲
(2010: 168mn)
MARKETS SERVED
• Decorative coatings
• Industrial coatings
• Marine coatings
• Powder coatings
• Fine arts materials
KEY EXECUTIVES
José Farrés Pere, CEO; Jaime Car-
bonell Petit, financial general
manager; Antonio Vilaseca Mar-
tinez, technical director; and Jose
Fernández, manager for powder
coatings.
68Whitford Corporation Elverson, Pennsylvania/USA www.whitfordww.com
PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1969
REVENUE: $175 million ▲
(2010: 165mn)
MARKETS SERVED
• Industrial coatings
• Automotive coatings
• Powder coatings
• Houseware coatings
• Electrical component
coatings
• Non-stick coatings
• Packaging coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Dave Willis, president; Mike Miller, COO;
Michael Coates, worldwide industry manager;
Leonard Harvey, worldwide technical director;
Marketing directors: Tony Weir and Joan Eber-
hardt; Technical directors: Leornard Harvey and
Kurt Mecray.
Since it was founded in 1917 in Barcelona, Industrias Titan has produced paints, enamels, varnishes, powder coatings, colors for fine arts and handicrafts, as well as ancillary
products. Its present installations have a total area of 120,000
square meters and are located in El Prat de Llobregat, which is
within the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It has fourteen commercial delegations, six production plants in Spain, one in Portugal and one in Morocco. In recent years Industrias Titan has
focused its efforts on making its products more environmental
friendly, right through from product conception to the end user
stage. Many of its products have been awarded with the European Ecological Label. The company recently launched Titan
Luxoplast Powder Fillers. The firm also launched a new interior
DIY product, Titan Tile Enamel.
Whitford Corporation is a manufacturer of one of the world’s largest line of fluoropolymer coatings. Whit- ford’s story began in 1969 when the founders created
its first product—Xylan 1010—which remains one of the company’s most popular products today. The firm’s wide range of products serve the industrial, automotive, powder coatings, houseware
and electrical component markets. Whitford operates nine manufacturing facilities worldwide in the U.S., the UK, Brazil, India,
China, Singapore and Italy. In 2011 Whitford opened its factory in
Bangalore, one of India’s fastest-growing and most dynamic cities.
On the new technology front, Whitford has broken new ground
with its recently launched Xylan HB, which the company says answers the problem of achieving good film integrity at film thick-nesses over 25 microns, or one milliliter.
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