Coatings World - JULY 2013

Berger Paints India Ltd. Kolkata, India
www.bergerpaints.com

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1923
REVENUE:
$547.561 million
KEY EXECUTIVES

Berger Paints India Limited was founded in 1923 and is a leader in the Indian paints market. The company manufac- tures and markets a range of decorative and industrial paint products and has operations throughout India with seven manufacturing facilities, more than 135 depots, 2,500 employees and more than 15,000 dealers. The company recorded revenue of $547.561 mn for 2012. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Brushworks Paints Ltd. acquired the architectural paints business of Sherwin Williams Private Limited. “This transaction will significantly increase our presence in key markets, it builds on our strategy to grow our architectural paint business throughout India and it brings a high quality, committed team of employees to Berger paints India Ltd. We are proud to welcome such a well-respected team into the Berger family,” said K.S. Dhingra, chairman of Berger.

Fujikura Kasei
Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
www.fkkasei.co.jp

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1938
REVENUE: $531 million
MARKETS SERVED

KEY EXECUTIVES Yoshiaki Hasegawa, chairman and CEO; Daisuke Kato, president and COO; Yuzo Saisu, senior managing director; Satoshi Yamashita, senior VP; Shigeru Takahashi, senior VP.

Fujikura Kasei offers coatings for plastics, which include automotive interior and exterior, automotive lights, cos- metic containers and enclosures, electronic appliances, plastic hobby items and plastic sheets; architectural coatings, such as exterior and interior building materials, decorative items and housing equipment and electronic materials. In 2008, Fujikura Kasei’s U.S.-based operation, Fujichem, Inc., purchased 100 percent of Evansville, IN-based Red Spot Paint &Varnish Co., Inc. With sales of approximately $100 million, Red Spot is primarily active in the automotive coatings sector. In April 2012 the company consolidated its Tsukuba Bio R&D Center into the Washimiya R&D Center and also built the Kuki Logistics Center.

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Shanghai Coatings
Shanghai, China
www.chinascc.com

PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1915
REVENUE:
$500 million
KEY EXECUTIVES

Shanghai Coatings Co. Ltd (SCC) has 90 years of history since its predecessor Kai Lin Paint Plant, the first Chinese paint plant, was established in 1915. The company owns 13 manufacturing subsidiaries, two research institutes and six joint ventures ranging from coatings, dyes, pigments, auxiliary agents and fine chemicals. Shanghai Coatings has ranked in the top 500 in sales among Shanghai industrial companies and is one of the top ten enterprises in terms of results in the Chinese coatings industry. SCC also boasts China’s first coatings brand—Winged Tiger coil coatings. The company also manufactures paint under the Yanjing brand. SCC paints are widely used throughout China’s industrial and civil fields. Some industrial customers include Volkswagen, General Motors’ Buick, Metro lines, Baosteel and Three Gorges.

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National Paints
Factories Co.
Amman, Jordan
nationalpaints.com

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1969 REVENUE: $493 million MARKETS SERVED

KEY EXECUTIVES Michael Faeq Sayegh, chairman, Sayech Group; Saleem Faeq Sayegh, GM, National Paints UAE; Ibrahim Faeq Sayegh, GM, National Paints Jordan and technical director; Faeq Michael Sayegh, GM, National Paints Egypt; Fares Michael Saeyegh, GM, National Paints Romania; Nazi Qopti Sayegh, marketing director.

National Paints Factories Co., Ltd. (Sayegh Group) claims the number one position in the Middle East paint market with an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of exports to more than 60 countries. In terms of geographic sales 98% is in EMEA (Middle East 84 percent, Africa 13 percent and Europe one percent) and Asia Pacific comprising the remaining two percent.

National Paints is involved in a number of sectors including architectural/decorative ( 35 percent), industrial ( 35 percent), auto OEM ( 15 percent), auto refinish ( 10 percent) and marine (five percent). In recent news the company launched Numix car refinish system in Sharjah, UAE and new line for the production of siliconized acrylic sealant in Sharjah.