Once again, Coatings World brings the industry our Top Companies Report – the only truly global ranking of the top manufacturers of paints and coatings. Our editorial staff has spent many hours researching the industry to provide you with the most accurate ranking of paint and coatings manufacturers operating in the global industry. Rankings are based on annual sales in U.S. dollars. For companies based outside the U.S., sales are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates from the company’s fiscal closing date. For privately held companies who choose not to disclose sales figures, our staff interviews different industry sources coupled with our own research to come up with an accurate estimate of annual sales. We profiled 78 companies in this report. All have sales of $100 million or more annually. Companies marked with an asterisk in the ranking on the following page represent Coatings World’s estimate. Bold companies are those making their first appearance as a Top Company. Six companies have been removed from the list this year: Dunn Edwards, Helios and Valspar due to acquisitions; Boero (less than $100 in revenue) and Mido and Pachin (due to the devaluation of Egypt’s currency). This year we have two new companies added to the list: both from Germany. 

The Top Companies Report is intended to provide our readers with a snapshot of the industry’s most influential players. We hope you will come away with a clearer insight into the future of this truly global and always evolving industry. If you are a paint and coatings manufacturer with sales of $100 million or more for fiscal 2017 and would like to be included in our Top Companies Report, contact me and I will add your company to the online version.

First Timers
ADLER-Werk Lackfabrik • Frei Lacke

Take-out Companies
Boero
Dunn Edwards
Helios
Mido
Pachin
Valspar

2018 Top 20
01. PPG (USA) 14.8 billion
02. Sherwin-Williams (USA) 11.58 billion*
03. AkzoNobel  (The Netherlands) 11.5 billion
04. Nippon Paint (Japan) 5.43 billion
05. RPM (USA) 5 billion
06. BASF Coatings (Germany) 4.75 billion
07. Axalta Coating Systems (USA) 4.4 billion
08. Kansai (Japan) 2.943 billion
09. Asian Paints (India) 2.59 billion
10. Masco (USA) 2.2 billion
11. Jotun (Norway) 2.028 billion
12. Hempel (Denmark) 1.553 billion
13. Daw (Germany) 1.52 billion*
14. Berger Paints (India) 1.02 billion
15. DuluxGroup (Australia) 939 million
16. Shawcor (Canada) 828 million
17. Benjamin Moore (USA) 862 million*
18. SK Kaken (Japan) 860 million
19. Cromology (France) 814 million
20. Chugoku Marine (Japan) 735 million


2018 Top Companies
01. PPG (USA) 14.8 billion
02. Sherwin-Williams (USA) 11.58 billion*
03. AkzoNobel  (The Netherlands) 11.5 billion
04. Nippon Paint (Japan) 5.43 billion
05. RPM (USA) 5 billion
06. BASF Coatings (Germany) 4.75 billion
07. Axalta Coating Systems (USA) 4.4 billion
08. Kansai (Japan) 2.943 billion
09. Asian Paints (India) 2.59 billion
10. Masco (USA) 2.2 billion
11. Jotun (Norway) 2.028 billion
12. Hempel (Denmark) 1.553 billion
13. Daw (Germany) 1.52 billion*
14. Berger Paints (India) 1.02 billion
15. DuluxGroup (Australia) 939 million
16. Shawcor (Canada) 828 million
17. Benjamin Moore (USA) 862 million*
18. SK Kaken (Japan) 860 million
19. Cromology (France) 814 million
20. Chugoku Marine (Japan) 735 million
21. Tikkurila (Finland) 695 million
22. Dai Nippon Toryo (Japan) 685 million
23. Beckers (Sweden) 661 million
24. Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical (China) 585 million*
25. Brillux (Germany) 561 million*
26. Fujikura Kasei (Japan) 540 million
27. Nihon Toksuhu (Japan) 536 million*
28. Ennis-Flint (USA) 535 million*
29. Noroo (South Korea) 519 million
30. TOA Group (Thailand) 503 million
31. Meffert AG (Germany) 474 million*
32. Samhwa (South Korea) 460 million
33. Teknos Group (Finland) 458 million
34. National Paint Factories (Jordan) 446 million
35. Mankiewicz (Germany) 392 million
36. Betek Boya (Turkey) 380 million
37. Musashi Paint (Japan) 375 million*
38. Carpoly (China) 370 million*
39. Tiger Coatings (Austria) 362 million
40. Flugger Group (Denmark) 290 million*
41. SKSHU Paint (China) 285 million*
42. Origin Electric (Japan) 284 million
43. Kelly Moore (USA) 282 million*
44. Karlworwag Lack-Und (Germany) 281 million
45. Pacific Paint Boysen (The Phillippines) 280 million*
46. Pintuco (Colombia) 275 million
47. Taiho (China) 272 million
48. Blanco (USA) 270 million*
48. CIN - Corporação Industrial Do Norte (Portugal) 270 million*
49. Ostendorf (Germany) 268 million*
50. Cloverdale Paint (Canada) 258 million
51. Kangnam Jevisco (South Korea) 252 million
52. Yasar  (Turkey) 249 million*
53. Grebe Group (Germany) 247 million*
54. Shinto Paint (Japan) 246 million
55. Daoqum (China) 236 million
56. Rock Paint (Japan) 217 million*
57. Ace Paint (USA) 215 million*
58. Bauhinia Coatings (China)  211 million
59. Kikusui Chemical (Japan) 205 million
60. Whitford (USA) 200 million
61. Tambour (Israel) 199 million*
62. Diamond Vogel (USA) 187 million*
63. RAR Holding (UAE) 185 million
64. Kapci (Egypt) 182 million
65. Frei Lacke  167 million*
66. Natoco (Japan) 166 million
67. Sniezka (Poland) 159 million*
68. Looser Holding (Switzerland) 149 million
69. Adler-Werk Lackfabrik 132 million
70. Industrias Titan (Spain) 130 million*
71. Kayalar Kimya (Turkey) 128 million
72. ICA Group (Italy) 125 million*
73. Tnemec (USA) 124 million
74. Asahipen (Japan) 121 million*
75. Russia Coatings (Russia) 117 million
76. Tohpe (Japan) 103 million*
77. Renner Saylerlack (Brazil) 102 million*
78. WEG (Brazil) 100 million*