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The Valspar Corporation is a world famous manufacturer of coatings and paints with expertise gained across two centuries of working in the business. Currently ranked fifth among all North American manufacturers of paints the Valspar Corporation has built its reputation on the Valspar varnish, a wood coating capable of maintaining its clean finish even when exposed to water. The Valspar varnish was presented to the public in 1906. Valspar coatings and paints are present in some of the most iconic buildings and around some of the most famous brands. From the Yamaha grand piano to the defining Coca Cola red and from the Hong Kong Convention Center to Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Valspar is there to add a flawless finishing touch.

Valspar’s History

The history of the Valspar Corporation begins in 1806 when Samuel Tuck opened Paint and Color on Boston’s Broad Street. What had started as a small paint dealership became a paint producer as well in 1820 after two businessmen from Massachusetts teamed up and began producing varnishes. By 1832 the company then called Stimson & Valentine also imported and retail traded oil, beeswax, glass, and paints aside from manufacturing varnish. When the Valentine brothers Henry and Lawson became sole partners in 1860 the business was renamed Valentine & Company. The next important step in Valspar history was the hiring of legendary chemist Charles Homer who made varnishes “so perfect they could be poured from the can to the side of a carriage…” and the moving of the entire business to New York City in 1870. In 1906 during the New York Motor Boat Show the Valspar varnish was unveiled. On that occasion nine different types of varnish were applied in alternating stripes to a submarine that was submerged.

In contact with the water eight of the varnishes turned white, only the Valspar varnish maintained its color thus giving the vessel the appearance of a zebra. The Valspar varnish motto was from then on “the varnish that won’t turn white” and the reputation of the company was firmly established. In 2006 the Valspar Corporation celebrated two centuries in the coating and paint manufacturing industry. By that time the sales figures of the company reached approximately three billion dollars every year. In time, after establishing its reputation within the United States of America, Valspar began spreading its products outside the country borders as well. The Valspar Corporation acquired 80 percent of the Chinese architectural coatings, decorative wood and furniture supplier Huarun Paints, then later acquired powder coating manufacturer H.B. Fuller, thus enhancing its manufacturing capacity in Europe. Later, the company signed an agreement with Tekno S.A and became the coil coatings supplier for Brazil. By the end of 2006 more than 30 percent of Valspar’s sales figure came from international sales.

Valspar’s Present

The Valspar Corporation currently has subsidiaries in 25 countries and has almost 10.000 employees. The list of products and services the company has to offer includes inks and coatings for rigid packaging (beverage cans and food), specialty coatings and automotive refinish, factory applied coatings for original equipment manufacturers and for industrial customers, paints and varnishes for professional markets as well as for do-it-yourself markets, high performance floor coatings for sports, commercial as well as industrial flooring applications, interior protective coatings, over varnishes and external basecoats, polymers and dispersions for coatings and paint manufacturers, internal protective coatings and basecoats for aluminum collapsible tubes, water based varnishes, laminating adhesives for graphic arts, special effect (soft-feel, matt and many more) coatings for glass and plastic containers (like those used in the cosmetic industry), UV varnishes, coatings, varnishes and primers for the building industry and many more. With two hundred decades of expertise and manufacturing and distribution facilities spread all over the world the Valspar Corporation is truly a leader among coating manufacturers. For further details about the products and services offered by the Valspar Corporation visit www.valspar.com .

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English

Address

1101 S. Third St

Minneapolis MN 55415 US

Contact

Valspar Corporation, Ecommerce Admin

+1 206 772 3050

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• http://www.valsparglobal.com
• http://www.paintandcolor.com
• http://www.valsparrefinish.com
• http://www.valsparflooring.com
• http://www.valsparcomposites.com
• http://www.valsparwood.com

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