Coatings World estimated that The Grebe Group recorded sales of approximately $190 million in 2013. Industrial coatings accounted for 40 percent of sales, non-automotive
OEM applications accounted for 40 percent and rail and defense
applications accounted for 20 percent. For household articles the
firm offers Greblon non-stick coatings and decorative, temperature-resistant coatings. For the stove industry it offers high-temperature
resistant coatings. For general industry applications Grebe offers
coating systems for metals, plastics and glass in applications such
as sewage pipes, household appliances, rail vehicles, mobile phones
and defense technology. The group operates facilities in Germany,
UK, Italy, Poland, China, Hong Kong Indonesia, India and Japan.
Kikusui Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. engages in the produc- tion and sale of architectural coatings, specialty functional materials, construction materials, and civil engineering materials. The company offers ceramics, building materials, paints and
crushed natural decorative material sheets. In addition, it involves
in the manufacture and sale of machinery and equipment. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
Under the slogan, “Work in Harmony with Nature, Work for the
Benefit of People,” Kikusui manufactures water-based and organic-solvent-free architectural paints and uses its own methods to minimize drainage and waste generated during the production process.
In addition, the company deals with natural paints from Germany
and allergy-free paints from Sweden.
PRIVATE COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1936
REVENUE: $190 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Industrial coatings • OEM coatings (
non-automotive)
KEY EXECUTIVES
Helmut Tappe, CEO Grebe Group; Dr.
Manfred Becker, management board;
Frank Glaser, management board; Tim
Rand, Weilburger Coatings; Uwe Diener,
marketing director
Grebe Group
Weilburg, Germany
www.grebe-group.com
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PUBLIC COMPANY
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1959
REVENUE: $207 million
MARKETS SERVED
• Architectural coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Masato Tooyama, president, GM of
construction paint division, GM of strategic
planning division, manager of ceramic
business department and representative;
Hitoshi Yamaguchi, sr. manager director
Kikusui Chemical
Nagoya, Japan
www.kikusui-chem.jp
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