Coatings World - July 2012

77Kapci Coatings Port said, Egypt www.kapci.com

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1985

REVENUE: $143 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Automotive refinish
• Decorative paints
• Wood finishes

KEY EXECUTIVES Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed El-Sayed, CEO; Amr Mohamed El-Sayed, commercial director; Lotfy Hassan El-Badra wy, R&D director; Mohamed Mohamed El-Sayed, supply chaing director.

The company was founded in 1985 under the name Kan- tara Paints and Chemical industries specializing in car re- finish paints. In 2002 the company opened its current headquarters located in Port-Said and chanced its name to Kapci Coatings. In 2011 Kapci generated revenue of $143 million. Car refinishes accounted for 51 percent of sales; architectural and decorative coatings made up 32 percent; and wood finishes accounted for the remaining 17 percent. Kapci Coatings’ production facility is located on 210,000 square meters of space where the company has an annual production capacity of roughly 80,000 tons per year. The company is consistently the number one paints producer in Egypt by turnover. Kapci Coatings is currently exporting its paint products to more than 42 countries around the world. In addition, it has established four branches in China, India, Brazil and the UAE to extend its global reach.

78Quest Specialty Chemicals Menomonee Falls, WI/USA www.questsc.com

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED: 2001

REVENUE: $141 million ▲

(2010: 113mn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Automotive refinish
• Aerosol paints
• Industrial paints
• Roof coatings and systems
KEY EXECUTIVES
Doug Mattscheck, CEO and president;

Marcos Mijia, VP finance and admin., secretary and treasurer; Kelly Mack, marketing manager; Kim Bistomowitz, marketing coordinator, Antony Modarressian, technical director, coatings div.; Steve Heinje, technical director, constuction div.

Quest Specialty Chemicals is a leader in the specialty coatings industry providing high performance solutions that protect, preserve, repair and restore the assets of its companies involved in the aerospace, architectural, automotive, construction, industrial, marine and transportation industries through its two divisions: Quest Specialty Coatings and Quest Construction Products.The coatings division includes: Raabe Company; Matrix System Automotive Finishes; Z-Line Industrial Finishes and MRO Finishes; Zolatone; and Patriot Paint. The construction products division is made up of United Coatings; HydroStop; and Streetbond. In July 2011 the construction division acuired Integrated Paving Concepts. In October 2011 the coatings division acquired Patriot Paint. Together QSC’s portfolio of coatings companies generated $141 million of revenue in 2011.

79Cloverdale Paint Inc. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada www.cloverdalepaint.com80 Atomix Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan www.atomix.co.jp

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1933 REVENUE: $135 million ▲ (2010: 125mn)

MARKETS SERVED
• Decorative coatings
• Industrial coatings
• Wood finishes
• Marine coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Charles Mordy, CEO;Alex Orody,
COO; Martin McKenna, marketing di-
rector and segment manager for dec-
orative and industrial coatings; Larry
Lozinski, technical director; Segment
managers: Tim Vogel, wood finishes;
Brian Carpenter, marine coatings.

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ES TABLISHED: 1937
REVENUE: $133 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Floor coatings
• Roof coatings
• Swimming pool coatings
• Traffic paints
KEY EXECUTIVES
Kazuyuki Kobayashi, director
and president; Koichi Kita, man-
aging director and executive
manager of administration.

Cloverdale Paint maintains more than 100 retail stores and a network of dealer outlets across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The firm manufactures architectural and industrial maintenance products. Directly and through subsidiary companies in Calgary, Alberta (Far-go Paint Inc.) and Portland, OR (Rodda Paint Company), Cloverdale operates manufacturing plants in Surrey, Portland, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary. In terms of acquisitions, Cloverdale most recently bought Guertin Coatings of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which produces liquid and powder industrial coatings, resins, sealants and adhesives in a 78,000 square foot facility in Winnipeg.

Atomix Co. Ltd. manufactures various paints in Japan. It offers floor and roof coatings, waterproofing mate- rials, swimming pool coatings, traffic and anti-skid paints, paint for mapping systems, and paint to protect road structures from deterioration. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.