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Sikkens
History
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Sikkens history 1792-1900
• Founded in 1792 by Weird Willem Sikkens in Groningen
For more than a century, the company grew, selling primarily to
the
building trades
until the nineteenth century, producing special lacquers for
carriages and wagons
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Sikkens history 1900 - 1948
Revolutionairy developmnets of
fast drying, high gloss topcoats
for car refinishing
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Sikkens history 1939
The company moved from Groningen to Sassenheim
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Sikkens history 1968
a fire raged through the Sassenheim factory, destroying both
production facilities and the entire stocks of Nitro Rubbol
and
Autoflex RX car refinishes.
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Sikkens history 1970 -2000
Development of
• Autobase mm
• Autocryl mm
• Etc…
Establishing a world wide
network of distributors and
training centers
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Sikkens history 2000 - present
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New developments
• Waterborn products
• UV drying products
• Etc…
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BU Color Factory
BU R&D Center
BU Support lab
Sikkens history 2000 - present
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Sikkens in the world
49% Europe (incl. 7% emerging Europe)
21% North America19% Asia Pacific
8% Latin America
Pro forma 2007
2% Africa
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Internal & external wall paints and lacquers
Supplies full range of interior and exterior decoration and
protection products for professional
and DIY markets
Customers range from trade distributors serving professionals to
big box chains like The Home
Depot, Rona, Bricomarché, B&Q, OBI and Praktiker, serving
predominantly consumers
Offers services such as mixing machines, color concepts and
expertise
Woodcare & specialty products
Lacquers and varnishes for wood protection and decoration
Specialty coatings for metal, concrete and other critical
building materials
Adhesives for the building and renovation industry
Tile and floor adhesives and floor leveling compounds used in
building and renovation industry
Performance Coatings
We are the leading player in the performance coatings sector
Operational performance is best in class
Supplies a wide range of industries and sectors including
automotive, consumer electronics,
aviation, shipping and leisure craft, sport equipment,
construction, furniture, food and
beverage
Coloring the future
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Performance Coatings
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Coatings add value …on buildings...
Structural steelwork:
Protective coatings
Stairs:
Cement based adhesives,
wood adhesives
Metal railings:
Powder coatings
Doors:
Wood or metal coatings, adhesives
Walls:
Exterior wall paints, sealants,
façade panel adhesives
Steel cladding:
Coil coatings
Windows:
Wood or metal coatings,
sealants, wood adhesives
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In your house...
Ceiling panels:
Adhesives
Cookware:
Non-stick coatings
Kitchen furnishing:
Decorative films, edge
bands
Wooden cabinets:
Industrial wood finishes,
wood adhesives
Tiles:
Tile adhesives
Floors:
Flooring films & wood adhesives for laminates, floor
adhesives, leveling compounds,
UV-coatings for wood floors
Appliances, steel furniture
Coil & powder coatings
Interior walls:
Interior wall coatings
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On ships...
Superstructures:
High performance decoration,
marine panels adhesives
Decks:
Impact & chemical resistant
Underwater hull:
Antifouling coatings
Sides:
Anticorrosive & Antiabrasion
coatings
Ballast and cargo tanks:
- Corrosion resistant
- Sealants and coatings
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On airplanes...
Metal fuselage:
Hydraulic fluid resistant
primers and topcoats
Flaps slats and
other friction areas
Slip resistant:
walk way areas
Interior:
Cabin Coatings
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On your car...
Body paint:
Car refinish coating
Plastic details:
Plastic coatingUnderbody:
Underbody coatings
Engine block:
- Powder coatings
- Sound insulation
Instrument panel:
Glue films
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