global players
24 Oct 1999
Ranking by volume and value for top Asia-Pacific companies
| Company | Country
| Coating | Coating | Rank volume | Rank value |
| Nippon | Japan | 475 | 1599 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansai | Japan | 340 | 1194 | 2 | 2 |
| Daihan | South Korea | 174 | 305 | 3 | 6 |
| DNT | Japan | 171 | 462 | 4 | 3 |
| Korea Chem | South Korea | 130 | 228 | 5 | 8 |
| Asian Paints | India | 105 | 206 | 6 | 9 |
| Rock | Japan | 95 | 285 | 7 | 7 |
| Dulux | Australia | 86 | 379 | 8 | 4 |
| Yung Chi | Taiwan | 85 | 133 | 9 | 15 |
| Tohpe | Japan | 70 | 184 | 10 | 11 |
| Wattyl | Australia | 70 | 307 | 11 | 5 |
| Shinto | Japan | 62 | 171 | 12 | 12 |
Coatings world’s global ranking of the top manufacturers of paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants
| Rank | Company | Country | Coating sales ($) |
| 1 | Akzo Nobel | Netherlands | $ 5.1 billion |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | USA | $ 4.9 billion |
| 3 | ICI | UK | $ 3.5 billion |
| 4 | PPG | USA | $ 3.4 billion |
| 5 | Henkel | Germany | $ 2.76 billion |
| 6 | Dupont | USA | $ 2.4 billion |
| 7 | BASF | Germany | $ 2.3 billion |
| 8 | Herberts | Germany | $1.7 billion |
| 9 | RPM | USA | $1.61 billion |
| 10 | Nippon | Japan | $ 1.6 billion |
| 11 | Kansai | Japan | $ 1.5 billion |
| 12 | H.B. Fuller | USA | $ 1.34 billion |
| 13 | Total | France | $ 1.3 billion |
| 14 | Valspar | USA | $ 1.15 billion |
| 15 | Morton Intl | USA | $ 1.0 billion |
| 16 | Sigma | Netherlands | $ 819.8 million |
| 17 | Ferro | USA | $ 817.8 million |
| 18 | Becker Group | Sweden | $ 712.9 million |
| 19 | Benjamin Moore | USA | $ 690.0 million |
| 20 | Jotun | Norway | $ 668.4 million |
| 21 | Lily Industries | USA | $ 619.0 million |
| 22 | 3M | USA | $ 600.0 million |
| 23 | Dainippon Toryo | Japan | $ 584.6 million |
| 24 | Hempel | Denmark | $ 547.6 million |
| 25 | Korea Chemical Company | Korea | $ 457.0 million |
| 26 | Renner Herman | Brazil | $ 435.0 million |
| 27 | Tikkurila | Finland | $ 420.6 million |
| 28 | Dainippon Ink & Chemical | Japan | $ 353.0 million |
| 29 | Wattyl | Australia | $ 326.2 million |
| 30 | Plascon | South Africa | $ 295.5 million |
| 31 | Kelly Moore | USA | $ 290.0 million |
| 32 | Duron Paints | USA | $ 285.0 million |
| 33 | Yaser Paint group | Turkey | $ 273.8 million |
| 34 | Dexter Corp | USA | $ 250.0 million |
| 35 | Dunn-Edwards | USA | $ 247.0 million |
| 36 | Asian Paints | India | $ 240.6 million |
| 37 | S. Dyrup | Denmark | $ 238.9 million |
| 38 | Rock Paint Co. | Japan | $ 214.3 million |
| 39 | Ameron International | USA | $ 214.0 million |
| 40 | NOF Corp | Japan | $ 213.0 million |
| 41 | Chkugoku Marine paints | Japan | $ 209.5 million |
| 42 | Shinto Paints | Japan | $ 177.6 million |
| 43 | M.A.B. Paints | USA | $ 165.0 million |
| 44 | CIN | Portugal | $ 161.1 million |
| 45 | Daihan Paint | Korea | $ 160.0 million |
| 46 | Tamhour | Israel | $ 149.4 million |
| 47 | SICO | Canada | $ 134.1 million |
| 48 | Lord Corp | USA | $ 133.0 million |
| 49 | Ace Hardware | USA | $ 108.0 million |
| 50 | Red Spot | USA | $ 100 million |