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Zhenxing Road No.11, Lunjiao, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
Guangdong Maydos Building Materials Limited Company was founded in 1997. After years of development, it has become a large-scale modernized enterprise is engaged in producing and selling wall protection and decoration products like wall coating, waterproof coating, stone paint, adhesives, etc.
With an annual production of over one million tons, Maydos takes the lead in productivity and market share in China’s chemical industry
Markets Served: Decorative coatings, Industrial coatings, Furniture coatings
Guangdong Maydos Group, founded in 1997, is located in Shunde district, Foshan city, Guangdong province, China. After 20 years development, it now has become one of the top five paint companies in China. The company has 1,500 employees, two million tons annual production capacity and four production facilities. Architectural/decorative comprises 70.2% of sales; industrial comprises 25.24% and furniture coatings is 4.56%.
Key brands:
Maydos, 3A and CALUSY.
Facilities: • Chengdu, China: Architectural coating • Foshan, China: Architectural coating and furniture coating • Yangzhou, China: Industrial coating.
State of the Industry
The coating industry of China, especially architectural and wood furniture coating, is facing more and more challenges.
• Raw Material Costs: Fluctuations in titanium dioxide, resins, and additives impact profitability. • Overcapacity & Price Wars: Intense competition among domestic manufacturers. • Regulatory Pressure: Compliance with China’s “Double Carbon” policy (carbon neutrality goals) forces industry upgrades. • Slowdown in Real Estate: Property sector struggles affect demand for decorative paints.
But the market will continue growing, driven by renovation, green buildings, and smart homes and the paint industry is evolving toward high-quality, eco-friendly, and functional products, with strong domestic competition and increasing regulatory demands. To lead the market, Maydos will continue to invest in R&D, sustainability, and digital sales.
Markets Served: Automotive coatings, Industrial coatings, Decorative coatings
Guangdong Maydos Group, founded in 1997, is located in Shunde district, Foshan city, Guangdong province, China. After 20 years development, it now has become one of the top five paint companies in China. The company has 1,600 employees, two million tons annual production capacity and four production facilities. Architectural/decorative comprises 75.01% of sales; industrial comprises 18.03% and furniture coatings is 6.96%.
Facilities: Chengdu, China, Architectural coating; Foshan, China, Architectural coating and furniture coating; Yangzhou, China, Industrial coating.
After the COVID-19 epidemic ended in 2023, under the guidance of Maydos CEO Zhou Wei Jian’s “332 Strategy,” “all for customer, all for the front line, and all for victory” (the four key goals of the 332 strategy: “strategy, organization vitality, brand, customer support”) and the 16-character management policy of “product excellence, cost leadership, efficiency improvement, management reform”, Maydos employees committed themselves more to coating product itself, service and solution, and now have nine categories of products, including decorative coating, house paint, furniture coating , engineering coating, industrial coating, waterproof coating, auxiliary products, ecological energy-saving panel and adhesive.
Maydos also successfully created a one-stop “nine-beauty-in-one” customized healthy coating solution including products, distribution, painting construction, training, and other supporting services, and will continue to expand the domestic market and stabilize the overseas market to achieve double growth in sales and profit for the year.
Guangdong Maydos Group, founded in 1997, is located in Shunde district, Foshan city, Guangdong province, China. After 20 years development, it now has become one of the top five paint companies in China. The company has 1,500 employees, two million tons annual production capacity and four production facilities. Architectural/decorative comprises 74.05% of sales and industrial comprises 15.95% of sales.
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