55. Taiho Paint
Dongguan, China
www.taihopaint.com
PRIVATE COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1992
REVENUE: $260,409 million
MARKETS SERVED
Wood paints; Industrial paints; Decorative paints
KEY EXECUTIVES
Ho-Sheng Chen, president
Taiho Paint is a coating company focused on scientific research, 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. 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. In 2016, it was decided that waterborne wood coatings,
water-based metal coatings, waterborne traffic mark coatings and the
like would be the focus of Taiho Paint’s technology future research
and development.
56. CIN - Corporação Industrial
do Norte, AS
Maia, Portugal
www.cincoatings.com
PRIVATE COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1926
REVENUE: $257 million
MARKETS SERVED
Architectural coatings; Industrial coatings; Protective coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES
Major officers: João Serrenho, chairman and CEO; Ângelo Machado, board member; and
Fernando Jorge Ferreira, CFO.
CIN has been at the forefront of the sector in the Iberian Peninsula for two decades, with a turnover of $257 mil- lion in 2016 ( 4. 7 percent down from 2015). With more
than 1,300 employees and a presence in more than 20 countries,
its business is focused on three main market segments – architectural, industrial and protective coatings. With three Research
and Development (R&D) centers, in Portugal, Spain and France,
CIN is unwaveringly committed to innovation – anticipating market needs, improving processes – thus ensuring the success of its
products, which can now be found in 40 countries in Europe, the
Americas, Asia and Africa. Besides innovation, CIN has long been
investing in the quality and sustainability of its operations as its
several certifications can attest: Quality management system (ISO
9001), Environment management system (ISO 14001) and Occupational, Health and Safety system (OHSAS 18001). Production
is secured by eleven plants in Portugal, Spain, France, Angola and
Mozambique, amounting to a total productive area of over 150
000 square meters and an overall installed capacity of 135 000
tonnes, which is backed up by 14 distribution centers.
57. Grebe Group
Weilburg, Germany
www.grebe.com
PRIVATE COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1936
REVENUE: $237,540 million
MARKETS SERVED
Industrial coatings; OEM coatings (non-automotive)
KE Y EXECUTIVES
Frank Gläser, chief executive officer
Established in 1936, Grebe Group offers coatings for several markets. 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.
58. Tambour Paint
Nethanya, Israel
tambourpaints.com
PUBLIC COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1936
REVENUE: $230,785 million
MARKETS SERVED
Architectural coatings; Industrial coatings; Powder coatings
KE Y EXECUTIVES
Michael Dayan, chief executive officer; Micha Scharir, financial director and vice president;
Ronen Cohen, chief executive officer of Tzah-Serafon; Kobi Greenblum, sales director
and vice president; Ronen Kayzerman, international export director and international
marketing director.
Founded in 1936, Tambour is the largest Israeli paint man- ufacturer. The firm operates six production facilities in Israel for architectural paints, industrial paints, powder
coatings, printing inks, acrylic emulsion, resins and other coatings. Production capacity is approximately 90 million liters per
year. Tambour said it has been watching trends not only for
color forecasting, but also for the research and development of
new paint products, especially in the category of faux finishes
and special effects. In light of the success of this methodology
in the decorative market, Tambour decided to introduce it to
the industrial market as well and created a unique cooperation
with Klil Industries – the leading company in Israel for aluminum framings.
Frank Gläser
