COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Paint and Coating Manufacturing (pt)

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

39companies1832–2001founding years39still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedThe Valspar Corporation
1832
FoundedYule Catto & Company plc
1863
FoundedBenjamin Moore & Co.
1883
FoundedSamuel Cabot Inc.
1887
FoundedNippon Oil Corporation
1893
FoundedWeber et Broutin France
1902
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedHercules Inc.
1912
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedFerro Corporation
1919
FoundedMacDermid Incorporated
1922
FoundedDunn-Edwards Corporation
1925
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedNOF Corporation
1937
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedCelanese Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.
1944
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedPetrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedDuron Inc.
1949
FoundedLaura Ashley Holdings plc
1954
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedEarl Scheib, Inc.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedGeorgia Gulf Corporation
1985
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedRhodia SA
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

The Valspar Corporation →
Active · founded 1832
The Valspar Corporation is the fifth largest North American manufacturer of paints and coatings, a business it has…
William Zinsser & Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1849
William Zinsser & Company, Inc., is a leading U.S.
Yule Catto & Company plc →
Active · founded 1863 · United Kingdom
Yule Catto & Company plc is one of Europe's leading specialty chemicals groups.
Degussa-Hüls AG →
Active · founded 1873 · Germany
Degussa-Hüls AG is a specialty chemicals company based in Germany.
Benjamin Moore & Co. →
Active · founded 1883
Benjamin Moore & Co.
H.B. Fuller Company →
Active · founded 1887
A top performer among specialty chemicals firms, H.B.
Samuel Cabot Inc. →
Active · founded 1887
Samuel Cabot Inc.
Johnson Matthey PLC →
Active · founded 1891 · United Kingdom
Johnson Matthey PLC has been involved in the processing and marketing of precious metals since its founding in 1817.
Nippon Oil Corporation →
Active · founded 1893 · Japan
Nippon Oil Corporation is Japan's largest importer and distributor of petroleum products, controlling about 25 percent…
W.R. Grace & Company →
Active · founded 1899
W.R.
Weber et Broutin France →
Active · founded 1902 · France
Weber et Broutin France is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain S.A.
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company →
Active · founded 1903
Privately held and family run, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company is a leading supplier of coatings for plastics.
ChevronTexaco Corporation →
Active · founded 1906
ChevronTexaco Corporation is the creation of the 2001 merger of California-based Chevron Corporation, one of the many…
Hercules Inc. →
Active · founded 1912
Hercules Inc.
Sulzer Ltd. →
Active · founded 1914 · Switzerland
Sulzer Ltd.
Ferro Corporation →
Active · founded 1919
Ferro Corporation is a leading worldwide producer of coatings and performance chemicals used in the electronics,…
Kemira Oyj →
Active · founded 1920 · Finland
Finland's Kemira Oyj is a leading industrial chemicals manufacturer focused on four primary areas: Paints and Coatings;…
MacDermid Incorporated →
Active · founded 1922
MacDermid Incorporated develops, acquires, manufactures, markets, and services specialty chemicals and systems for the…
Total Fina Elf S.A. →
Active · founded 1924 · France
1954/55:Trademark "Total" is created and registered.
Dunn-Edwards Corporation →
Active · founded 1925
Dunn-Edwards Corporation is an employee-owned, Los Angeles-based manufacturer and distributor of paints and painting…
The Testor Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Based in Rockford, Illinois, The Testor Corporation manufactures a wide variety of products for plastic and metallic…
NOF Corporation →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
NOF Corporation is Japan's leading oleochemicals group, producing a highly diversified range of products derived from…
Atanor S.A. →
Active · founded 1943 · Argentina
Atanor S.A.
Celanese Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1944 · Mexico
Celanese Mexicana, S.A.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.
M.A. Bruder & Sons, Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
M.A.
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. →
Active · founded 1947 · Argentina
Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.
RPM, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
RPM, Inc.
Duron Inc. →
Active · founded 1949
Duron Inc.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation →
Active · founded 1950 · Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) was formed by the 1994 merger of Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.
Laura Ashley Holdings plc →
Active · founded 1954 · United Kingdom
Laura Ashley Holdings plc is an international designer and retailer of clothing and home furnishings.
Sime Darby Berhad →
Active · founded 1958 · Malaysia
Sime Darby Berhad is the largest conglomerate in Malaysia and one of the largest in southeast Asia.
Earl Scheib, Inc. →
Active · founded 1962
Earl Scheib, Inc.
Sasol Limited →
Active · founded 1979 · Republic of South Africa
Sasol Limited was formed in 1979 to hold the assets of the South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation (Sasol) and its…
Georgia Gulf Corporation →
Active · founded 1985
Georgia Gulf Corporation is a major manufacturer of two highly integrated product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatic…
Lyondell Chemical Company →
Active · founded 1985
Lyondell Chemical Company is one of the largest U.S.-based chemical manufacturers.
Rhodia SA →
Active · founded 1998 · France
One of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies, Rhodia SA--the former chemicals and fibers & polymers units…
Avecia Group PLC →
Active · founded 1999 · United Kingdom
Avecia Group PLC is in the process of redefining itself as a focused specialty and fine chemicals group.
ConocoPhillips →
Active · founded 2001
ConocoPhillips is the third largest U.S.
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