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When you need some crimson -- or any other color, for that matter -- Cloverdale Paint hopes you come straight to them. The paint and coatings manufacturer maintains more than 100 retail stores and a network of dealer outlets across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Cloverdale Paint also manufactures architectural and industrial maintenance products. In recent years, Cloverdale has expanded by acquiring US-based rival Rodda Paint and the Canadian Guertin Coatings; both companies continue to operate as independent subsidiaries. The company has four manufacturing facilities. Cloverdale Paint was founded in 1933.

Where does Barbie get her red lips and blue eyes? From the color-loving folks at Coatings Resource Corporation (CRC). The company makes paints, lacquers, and varnishes for use on metal and wood products, as well as injectable colorants, blowing agents, processing aids, UV stabilizers, and anti-oxidants used on various types of plastics. The company's products are used in automotive interiors, consumer electronics, and sporting goods in addition to toys. President Edwin Laird founded Coatings Resource in 1976 and sold it to international coatings giant PPG in 2007.

Specialty chemical company Cognis prides itself on being aware of the chemical marketplace. The company -- whose name is derived from the Latin cognoscere, "to know or perceive" -- operates through three business units: Care Chemicals, Nutrition and Health, and Functional Products. Among Cognis' products are environmentally friendly inks and coatings, synthetic lubricants, oilfield chemicals, fatty acids, and dietary supplements. Once a subsidiary of chemicals giant Henkel, Cognis is now owned by an investment group led by Permira and Goldman Sachs.

Color Wheel Paint Manufacturing can color your world -- if you live in Florida, that is. Founded in 1960, Color Wheel Paint makes paints, varnishes, and related supplies that are distributed through about 40 company-owned stores in the Sunshine State. The company sells paints, coatings, industrial epoxies, and polyurethanes (as well as paint supplies) to paint contractors, builders, and homeowners. Through its Lab Services Division, the company helps customers with product-related questions. The founding Strube family had owned the business until it sold Color Wheel to the Comex Group in 2006. The Comex Group operates a number of regional paint manufacturers in the US, including Kwal Paint and Frazee Paint.

Columbian Chemicals is black and proud. The company manufactures carbon black, a material used in the production of inks and coatings, rubber goods (especially automobile tires), and plastics. Columbian's carbon blacks come in two grades: industrial (sold under the brand names Raven, Conductex, and Copeblack) and rubber (Statex and Furnex). Columbian Chemicals operates almost 20 carbon black manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Carbon black can also be used as a key raw ingredient for fuel cells. The company was jointly owned by Korean chemicals giant OCI Chemical and private equity firm One Equity Partners, until the latter bought it outright at the beginning of 2009.

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