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RPM International Inc
Company typePublic (NYSERPM)
Founded1947
HeadquartersMedina, Ohio, USA
Key people
Frank C. Sullivan President and CEO
Increase$76.2 million USD (2006)
Websitewww.RPMinc.com

RPM International Inc is a holding company that deals primarily with Coatings, sealants and specialty chemicals. The multinational company was founded by Frank C. Sullivan and sports household names such as Testors, Rust-Oleum, DAP and Bondo and popular commercial products like DryVit and Day-Glo.

Segments

RPM operates through two segments:

  • an Industrial segment (producing sealants and institutional roofing systems; polymer flooring systems, and molded and pultruded fiberglass reinforced plastic gratings; heavy-duty corrosion control coatings, structural and architectural fireproofing products, and primary and secondary containment linings; exterior insulating finishing systems, including textured finish coats, sealers, and variegated aggregate finishes; powder coatings, fluorescent colorants and pigments, concrete and masonry additives and related construction chemicals, commercial carpet and floor cleaning solutions, industrial and commercial floor systems, specialty adhesives and sealants, fuel additives, wood and lumber treatments, and pleasure marine coatings) selling its products directly to contractors, distributors, and end-users.
  • a Consumer segment (producing coating products; caulks and sealants, patch and repair products, and adhesives; specialty products for surface preparation, primers and sealers, mold and mildew prevention and maintenance, wallpaper removal and application, and waterproofing; and hobby paints and cements, wood furniture finishes and touch-up products, deck and fence restoration products, metallic and faux finish coatings, shellac-based specialty coatings, and edible glazes and food coatings.) selling to consumers via mass merchandisers.

Subsidiary Companies

Industrial Companies

Consumer Companies