This section provides an overview for alkyd coatings as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 12 alkyd coating manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked alkyd coating companies as of November, 2024: 1.GFC Coatings & Chemicals, Inc., 2.Kelly-Moore Paints, 3.Tnemec Company, Inc..
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Alkyd Coatings are room-temperature drying paints made primarily from alkyd resins, which are ester compounds of polybasic acids like phthalic anhydride and polyhydric alcohols such as glycerin. These are modified with various oils and fatty acids to enhance paint quality.
Modified Alkyd Coatings include variations with silicone resin, epoxy resin, and styrene monomer, offering improved adhesion, weather resistance, and pigment dispersion. They exhibit good color and gloss retention, and the coating film is highly resistant to water, solvents, and heat.
Alkyd Coating is widely used for finishing and protective coatings due to its quick-drying, adhesive, impact resistance, and durability properties. It's utilized in indoor and outdoor coatings, building materials, steel structures, ships, vehicles, and metal coating for large electrical equipment, machine tools, agricultural equipment, and woodworking.
Alkyd Coating contains unsaturated fatty acids like linseed oil, soybean oil, and castor oil. Depending on the fatty acid content, they are categorized as long-oil, medium-oil, or short-oil. Short-oil coatings have high gloss and hardness, while long-oil paints are more workable but less resistant to water and chemicals. Medium-oil variants have intermediate properties.
During drying, alkyd coatings undergo oxidative polymerization, where the dry oil component reacts with air oxygen, forming a tough coating film. This reaction generates heat.
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GFC Coatings & Chemicals, Inc., located in New York, is a manufacturer of paint and coatings, and "Green" cleaners and removers for maintenance and restoration, established in 1947. The company offers the complete line of Gloss-Flo solvent and water reducible air dry, catalyzed, and bakeable finishes. It manufactures urethanes, acrylics, polyesters, vinyls, and epoxys for metal, plastic, wood, concrete and glass, in addtion to traditional wood lacquers. To meet the ever changing technical and environmental challanges, it invested heavily in state of the art technology such as fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, high-resolution color spectroscopy, and high-speed computer modeling.
Kelly-Moore Paints, established in 1946 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a manufacturer and supplier of premium architectural paints and industrial coatings. The company is a subsidiary of Flacks Group Company and offers interior and exterior paints, primers, specialty coatings, and hi-performance low zero V.O.C. products. It operates over 280 retail outlets serving the residential, multi-family, and commercial building sectors. It is recognized throughout the paint industry as “The Painter’s Paint Store!” Its color studio offers oversized samples, color recommendations, and RGB codes for customer needs. The company’s Hurst manufacturing facility earned the Environmental Excellence Award in 2022.
Tnemec Company, Inc. is an American protective coatings manufacturer based in Kansas City, Missouri and founded in 1921. The company producers primers, paints, and linings manufactured from generic materials such as polyurethane, acrylic, silicone, epoxy, and vinyl ester as well as brand name materials, ProPolymer, Aerolon, StrataShield, and Epoxytech among others. Coatings the company creates are utilized for insulation, corrosion and abrasion resistance, and protection from the elements by architectural structures, water and wastewater treatment plants, processing and manufacturing facilities, and various other industries.
Warren Paint & Color Co., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, is a manufacturer and formulator of specialized paints and coatings since its establishment in 1909. Under architectural paints & coatings, the company provides latex paints, roof coatings, and urethane coatings. Its industrial & OEM coatings encompass quick-dry enamels, protective primers, and epoxy coatings, while its concrete & masonry coatings line offers seal coatings and silicate concrete densifiers. Beyond products, the company also offers services such as private labeling, toll manufacturing, and custom formulation.
Uniform Synthetics is a manufacturer and supplier of synthetic resins that was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Gujarat, India. The company produces a wide range of resins in categories such as resins for painting and coatings, epoxy curing agents resins for inks. Its alkyd resins range includes Long Oil Alkyd, Short Oil Alkyd, Medium Oil Alkyd, Hammertone Medium, and Rosin Modified Alkyd. Multiple other products such as melamine formaldehyde resin, epoxy resin, and polyurethane resin are used by a number of industries, as diverse as paints, coatings, and adhesives.
POLYNT, in Scanzorosciate, Bergamo, in 1955 is a manufacturer of organic anhydrides and their derivatives. The company's product portfolio includes vinyl ester resins, bonding pastes, unsaturated polyester resins, malic acid, and bonding pastes. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Environmental Testing and healthcare. They also provide services such as production planning and raw materials supply , Production process, and quality control and logistics.
Rust-Oleum, established in the United States since 1921, is a manufacturer of protective coatings and paints offering cutting-edge solutions. With a diverse portfolio, the company caters to multiple industries like automotive, construction, and industrial maintenance. Their extensive network ensures widespread distribution of its products. From an extensive portfolio of consumer brands that help do-it-yourselfers protect, restore, renew and upcycle the things they already own to coatings that help professionals protect and preserve a wide range of commercial and industrial surfaces.
Chemsol was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and paints for use in manufacturing, military, and other markets requiring non-slip safety paint and related products. Customers include Walbridge, Crown, Disney for use in theme parks, and John Deere. The company’s products are in two categories, Military Spec, and Non-Slip. Military Spec products include paints, coatings, corrosion-preventative compounds, lubricants, and others. Non-Slip categories include easily applicable DIY paint, barefoot-friendly paint, high-traffic-grade paint, and military-grade paint.
Protek Paint is a Canadian manufacturer of paint and coating products, established in 1950, initially manufactured Alkyd Resins used to make paint for home and light industrial applications. The company offers a wide range of products, including wall texture products, consumer products, paint products, supplies and sundries, and tools. They also provides services such as custom color matching, custom manufacturing, and toll manufacturing. They have a strong presence in the industry and have formed partnerships with other companies. For example, they are the North American distributor for CoverIt, which manufactures decorative lime plasters.
Aexcel Corp. is based in the Ohio, United States, established in 1963 and specialized in manufacturing and supplying quality coatings and paints for various industries. Their product portfolio includes a wide range of coatings, including industrial coatings, traffic coatings, and specialty coatings, among others. The coatings offered by Aexcel Corp. are crucial components in protecting and enhancing the surfaces of different materials and structures. They are used in industrial facilities, transportation infrastructure, and architectural applications to provide durable and dependable protection against environmental factors and wear.
P.B.A Industrial Supplies Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of conveyor belting products established in 1992 and based in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada. The company offers timing belts used in synchronous drive systems, modular belts for low-maintenance or high flexibility applications, and specialty belts tailored to customer specifications. It also offers flat belts for general-use conveyance operations in standard floor layouts or non-automated facilities. The company chiefly serves clients in the industrial automation, processing, and manufacturing sectors.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | GFC Coatings & Chemicals, Inc. |
25.2%
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2 | POLYNT |
13.6%
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3 | Kelly-Moore Paints |
10.7%
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4 | Tnemec Company, Inc. |
9.7%
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5 | Protek Paint Ltd. |
7.8%
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6 | Uniform Synthetics |
6.8%
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7 | Chemsol, Inc. |
6.8%
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8 | Rust-Oleum |
4.9%
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9 | Aexcel Corp. |
4.9%
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10 | Warren Paint & Color Co. |
4.9%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the alkyd coating page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 4 | 57.1% |
India | 1 | 14.3% |
Italy | 1 | 14.3% |
Canada | 1 | 14.3% |