Coatings World - July 2015

Taiho Paint is a coating company focused on scientific re- search, production, sales and service. It covers the wood coatings, metal coatings, plastic coatings, architectural coatings and related markets, supporting a variety of chemical products, such as colorants, diluents series and resin. In 2014, Taiho Paint earned 14 items of authorized invention patents in UV coatings, waterborne wood coatings and polyurethane coatings. The products have been recognized as cognizance of high-tech products by China. The company heavily invested to set up its global automatic production lines, experimental unit, testing equipment, and a high standard of technology research and development center. Furthermore, it is actively working to be a strategic partner with the world’s top chemical raw materials supplier.

Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG (JWO) has been producing paints, varnishes, lacquers and enamels since 1948 for a variety of applications. It has its affiliates in Great Britain, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France and Hungary. It has a production capacity of more than 500 million liters per year and a staff of 800. It operates an integrated production and logistics facility at its headquarters in Coesfeld where it produces paints, trim and stains in one of Europe’s most modern paint factories. The company is the only paint manufacturer in Europe with hygiene certification (TÜV Germany), and the production processes emit up to 80 percent less CO2 compared with the paint-industry standard.