Coatings World - July 2014

Betek Boya ve Kimya Sanayi AS, whose name is the combina- tion of the first syllables of the Turkish words “Beton” (con- crete) and “Teknoloji” (technology), was founded in 1988. Betek entered the decorative paints industry in 1993 through its technological cooperation with DAW. Betek was the first Turkish paint company that commenced production with a European partner. Betek has been the market leader in the industry with its multi brand strategy which is being delivered to more than 5,000 retail outlets. The company currently has 1,000 employees. Today Betek product facilities are one of the largest and state-of-the-art plants in Europe. Betek is has a technology center founded in 2008. RMI, Scientific Research Center tests and certifies products in the fields of decorative paint and thermal insulation products.

In 2013, Carpoly achieved sales revenue of $489 million, with more than 10 percent growth rate. The group has more than 2,400 existing dealers and 16,000 stores, with four Carpoly stores or specialty shops in one market on average. Carpoly currently has three projects that have gained provincial approval, two projects being acknowledged as the Technology Innovative Enterprise, awarded as The Technology Giant of Shanghai City and quite a few other government honors. It has also qualified to receive the Western Development preferential industrial policy by adding to the economic vitality of the Western region. In 2013, Carpoly has captured a large market share by its newly launched yet popular brands such as Textured-Colored Paint in decorative paint, Wangee, Kolony and Merriment in furniture paint.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1993

REVENUE: $489,000 million MARKETS SERVED

• Architectural and industrial

KEY EXECUTIVES

Qiming Qiu, chairman and president;

Shuchao Cao, vice chairman of the board and group general manager; Youwei XU, group executive deputy general manager, secretary of board.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988

REVENUE: $440, 000 million MARKETS SERVED

• Architectural coatings • Adhesives
• Industrial coatings
• Thermal insulation • Wood coatings

KEY EXECUTIVES

Gozde Akpinar , chairman of the board;

Tayfun Kucukoglu, board member and GM; finance; Mert Erdog, VP supply chain

Betek Boya San. ve
Tic. AS
Istanbul, Turkey
www.betek.com.tr
36Carpoly Chemical Group Jiangmen, China
www.carpoly.com
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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 Arab and other countries. 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). National Paints currently owns 18 factories spread across the world, launching first in Jordan and then onto the United Arab Emirates (UAE). National Paints’ Factory in Sharjah UAE is considered the largest production complex for paint products and related material in the Middle East and the Arab World. National Paints has operations in Qatar, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Oman, Romania, India and Egypt. Its products are exported to more than 60 countries worldwide.

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 for five years straight and is one of the top 10 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 customers industrial customers include Volkswagen, General Motors’ Buick, Metro lines, maglev train, Baosteel and Three Gorges.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1969

REVENUE: $493,000 million MARKETS SERVED

• Decorative coatings • Powder coatings
• Marine coatings • Industrial coatings
• Insulation system paints

KEY EXECUTIVES

Michael Faeq Sayegh, chairman, Sayech Group; Saleem Faeq Sayegh, GM, National Paints UAE; Ibrahim Faeq Sayegh, GM, National Paints Jordan and technical drt.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1915

REVENUE: $509.2 million MARKETS SERVED

• Decorative coatings • Automotive coatings • Coil coatings • Marine coatings • Plastics coatings • Industrial coatings

KEY EXECUTIVES

Situ Guoji, chairman; Huang Zhiyong, general manager; Huang Youwei, executive vice general manager; Wu Jinglei, vice general manager; Yu Jianfeng, chief engineer.