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Ritver Paints & Coatings, a subsidiary of RAR Holding, is a leading high-tech company in the Middle East with global operations across the GCC, Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Founded in 1948 through a joint venture with Italian manufacturers, Ritver offers a comprehensive range of premium paints and coatings, including wood finishes, industrial, decorative, powder coating, construction chemicals, can & coil coating, and adhesives.
Our strong emphasis on research and development has enhanced our expertise and driven our growth. In 2000, we expanded into the UAE with a state-of-the-art production plant under the EMVER Paints brand. Our aggressive expansion includes an advanced powder coatings plant in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, state of the art Lab facility in UAE and one of the largest manufacturing plants, making us a market leader in the Middle East.
Our success is powered by our diverse and experienced team from 23 nationalities, all dedicated to reinventing the paints and coatings industry. We believe in the power of a solid plan to achieve tangible results and remain confident in our objectives.
Markets Served: Wood coatings, Industrial and Protective coatings, Decorative coatings, Powder coatings; Automotive OEM coatings; Coil coatings
Ritver Paints & Coatings (RAR Holding) is a leading Middle East paint and coatings producer. In addition to its headquarters in Dubai, UAE, RAR has manufacturing locations in Saudi Arabia (KSA), Italy, Lebanon and Nigeria, and 882 employees.
Wood coatings are RAR Holding’s largest segment, with 37% of its sales. Architectural/decorative paints makes up 18% of revenue, with powder coatings 10%, coil coatings and automotive OEM each 9% and auto refinish 8%. Ritver Paints, Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi, Citver Vernici and Evi Vernici are among RAR Holding’s best-known paint brands.
Markets Served: Wood coatings, Industrial and Construction coatings, Decorative coatings, Powder coatings, Automotive OEM coatings, Coil coatings
Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Ritver Paints & Coatings (RAR Holding) is a major Middle East coatings manufacturer. In addition to UAE, RAR has production sites in Saudi Arabia (KSA), Italy, Lebanon and Nigeria. The company has 819 employees.
Wood coatings account for 37% of Ritver Paints’s sales, with architectural/decorative paints 21% and powder coatings 12%. Automotive OEM and coil coatings each make up 9% of Ritver Paint’s sales. Among RAR Holding’s paint brands are Ritver Paints, Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi and Citver Vernici and Evi Vernici.
Ritver Paints recently acquired automated machines from Italy to grow production capacity as well as extended new production lines and offices to Qatar. In addition, Ritver launched car paint production in UAE, powder coating production in UAE and KSA, decorative paints in KSA, and wood coatings production in KSA. In addition, the Egidio Milesi brand has added warehouses and expanded its sales in Oman and the UAE.
Markets Served: Wood coatings, Industrial and Protective coatings, Decorative coatings, Powder coatings
Ritver Paints & Coatings (RAR Holding) is a leading coatings manufacturer in the Middle East, with headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and manufacturing facilities in UAE and Saudi Arabia (KSA). In addition, Ritver Paints has manufacturing operations in Italy, Lebanon and Nigeria. The company has 783 employees.
Wood coatings make up approximately 37% of Ritver Paints’s sales, with architectural/decorative paints accounting for 21% and powder coatings 12%. Automotive OEM and coil coatings each make up 9% of sales. Among RAR Holding’s paint brands are Ritver Paints, Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi and Citver Vernici and Evi Vernici.
In recent news, Ritver has launched Automotive paints production in UAE, Powder Coating production in UAE and KSA, Decorative paints in KSA, and Wood Coatings production in KSA. Meanwhile, the Egidio Milesi brand has acquired warehouses and selling in the Gulf Coast Countries (GCC) in Oman and the UAE, and Ritver Paints & Coatings has acquired automated machines from Italy to grow production capacity. The Citver brand has given exclusivity in the GCC to Danube Distributors, who sell approximately $2.4 billion in GCC for building materials.
Markets Served: Wood coatings, Industrial and protective coatings, Decorative coatings, Powder coatings
Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Ritver Paints & Coatings (RAR Holding) is a leading coatings manufacturer in the Middle East, and has manufacturing facilities in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Lebanon and Nigeria. The company has 706 employees. Wood coatings make up approximately 44% of RAR’s sales, with architectural/decorative paints accounting for 17%.
RAR Holding has a number of leading paint brands, including Ritver Paints, Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi and Citver Vernici and Evi Vernici. Ritver Paints has been particularly active during the past year, launching a full coil coatings division and extending production lines and offices to Qatar. Ritver also launched automotive paint production in UAE, powder coating production in UAE and Saudi Arabia, and powder coating and wood coating production in Saudi Arabia.
Ritver Paints & Coatings (RAR Holding) is a major coatings manufacturer in the Middle East, and has factories in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Lebanon and Nigeria. The company has 671 employees. Wood coatings make up approximately half of RAR’s sales, with architectural and industrial sales account for an additional third of the revenue. Among its subsidiaries are Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi and Citver Paints, which were acquired in 2013. Recent product launches for the wood coating division include UV waterborne, fire retardant waterborne and a special painting system for Melamine works, while the industrial coatings line launched a complete automatic system, an acrylic system for bathtubs and sinks, road and air field marking paint, and internal drum liner buff.
RAR Holding is one of the largest coatings manufacturers in the Middle East, with a company headcount of 600. The company has factories throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The focus of the company is in the in the Middle East where most of the manufacturing and sales are made. Recent product launches for the wood coating division include:
RAR Holding is one of the largest coatings manufacturers in the Middle East, with a company headcount of 600. The company has factories throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The focus of the company is in the in the Middle East where most of the manufacturing and sales are made. Recent product launches include:
– DTM: Direct to metal one component paints that require no primer nor topcoats, it possesses anti rust properties and flawless adhesion.
RAR Holdings is one of the largest coatings manufacturers in the Middle East, with a company headcount of 580. The company has factories throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The focus of the company is in the in the Middle East where most of the manufacturing and sales are made. Recent acquisitions include Citver Paints, wood coatings for the Citver Brand; Vernici Egidio Milesi, wood coatings with the Vernici Egidio Milesi brand; and Silva Vernici, wood coatings with the Silva Vernici brand. Approximately 58 percent of the company’s sales is focused in wood coatings. One quarter of sales is in general industrial and industrial maintenance and 17 percent is in architectural and decorative.
RAR Holdings is one of the largest coatings manufacturers in the Middle East, with a company headcount of 550. The company has factories throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The focus of the company is in the in the Middle East where most of the manufacturing and sales are made. The company recently acquired Silva Vernici Paints, Vernici Egidio Milesi, Citver Paints and ARC Powder Coatings.
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