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Sherwin-Williams Now a Major Player in Europe Now, six months later, many Valspar businesses, functions and regions have already been successfully integrated into Sherwin-Williams especially in Europe, the Middle East and India. Early actions have been to further boost our powder capabilities, to bring new technologies from North America to enhance the existing Inver range of well-known technologies such as Acrilinver®, Epoxinver® and Inverplast®, but mainly to promote in Europe and Asia the high performance waterborne technology known in the Italian market with the brands Inverpur®, Idroxinver®, Idrayon®, etc. © Sherwin-William s
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Figure 1: Sherwin-Williams has officially acquired Valspar and consequently the Inver Group.
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n June 2017, Sherwin-Williams officially acquired Valspar and consequently the Inver Group that had been part of the American company since 2013 (Fig. 1). This amalgamation of 2 great companies has created the largest Coatings company in the world with approximately 14 billion euros annual sales. With a broader portfolio of products, a wider footprint of operations and a significantly enhanced R&D organisation, Sherwin-Williams is now even better placed to serve customers around the globe (Fig. 2).
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N. 48 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 - international PAINT&COATING magazine