Coatings World - July 2016

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Teknos Group Oy is the leading supplier of industrial coat- ings in Scandinavia with a strong position in retail and ar- chitectural coatings too. Teknos is one of Finland’s largest
family-owned businesses. Group companies operate in Scandinavia,
Germany, the UK, Poland, Slovenia and Russia, and through a well-
established network of agents and representatives in approximately
20 other European countries. The company recently acquired a 40
percent minority share in Manfield Chemical (Changzhou) Co. Ltd.
paint factory located in Changzhou, China. Manfield Chemical has
been the local contract supplier of industrial coating products for
Teknos in China since 2011. The annual capacity of the paint fac-
tory in Changzhou is approximately 2,500 tons. The new company
operates under the name Manfield Teknos Chemical (Changzhou).
Tiger Coatings produces powder coatings for industrial applica- tions and the DIY market. Its powder coatings are used in a wide variety of markets such as architecture, automotive, con-
struction and furniture. Tiger Coatings offers products such as Tiger
Drylac Powder Coatings and Tiger Togital Inks. The company mar-
kets its products in Austria, Egypt, Brazil, China, Canada, Mexico,
the U.S., Vietnam, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Den-
mark, Germany, India, Croatia, Latvia/Lithuania, the Netherlands,
Poland, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro,
Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Ukraine. Tiger
Coatings was founded in 1930 and is based in Wels, Austria with
manufacturing facilities in Austria, Egypt, China, Canada, Mexico,
the U.S. and Vietnam. The company has 1,184 employees.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1930

REVENUE: $335 million MARKETS SERVED

• Powder coatings

KEY EXECUTIVES

Kurt Berghofer, CEO; Clemens Steiner, CEO; Reinhold Freiseisen, CFO; Elisabeth Berghofer, chair superivisory board;

Christian Ebenberger, marketing director;

Carsten Herzhoff, technical director.

PRIVATE COMPANY YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1948

REVENUE: $322 million MARKETS SERVED

• Architectural coatings • Industrial coatings

KE Y EXECUTIVES

Paula Salastie, CEO; Lassi Tirkkonen, metal coatings; Tuuka Ryynanen, R&D; Kim Smith, industrial wood; Heli Nurminen, HRD; Arto Mannonen, architectural coatings; Frederik Calenius, procurement;

Pasi Taipalus, financial reporting.

Teknos Group Oy
Helsinki, Finland
www.teknos.com 48 Tiger Coatings Wels, Austria www.tiger-coatings.com 46

Kangnam Jevisco offers a range of products, including ar- chitectural coatings for concrete, plaster, slate and cement mortar surfaces, as well as for vehicles, machinery, buildings, glass and furniture; general industrial coatings for various applications, such as wood, steel furniture, electric home appliance, machinery, engineering plastics, steel products and decorative home appliance; wood coatings for furniture, general wooden materials, and musical instruments; and powder coatings for decoration and protection, interior use, home appliances, and architectural use. The company, which was founded in 1945, was formerly known as Kunsul Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd. It was announced in December 2015 that, in celebration of its 70th anniversary, the company would change its name to Kangnam Jevisco, and would be called Jevisco.

Musashi Paint Company Co., Ltd. manufactures and dis- tributes coatings for household appliances, electronic devices, information technology devices and industrial products. It specializes in synthetic resin paints. The company provides touch feel, PRTR law adherent, water-based, UV, acrylic silicon, functional and special primer coatings, as well as coatings for molded plastics, laser etching and metal materials. In addition, it offers coatings for information/telecommunication devices, including mobile phones, laptop computers and digital cameras; coatings for household appliances, such as plasma/LCD televisions, DVD players, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers and air cleaners; and coatings for automobile devices, including navigation systems. Musashi Paint Company offers its products through dealers in Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the UK and U.S.