14. Tnemec Company Inc.

Kansas City, MO

www.tnemec.com

CEO/President: Chase Bean

Coating Sales: $129 million

Tnemec Company Inc. is a manufacturer of industrial and architectural protective coatings. The company supplies high-performance coatings and linings for water tanks, wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities and specialty architectural structures. In operation since 1921, Tnemec manufactures over 100 products, including the StrataShield line of resinous floor and wall coatings, and Chemprobe water repellents and stains for concrete, masonry and wood.

Source: Company contact

Notes: In March of this year, Tnemec announced that it had acquired St. Louis-based ProPolymer Coatings, a provider of tank linings, exterior coatings and containment products for various plants. ProPolymer Coatings’ products are formulated to withstand chemical attack on steel and concrete substrates. They include high-performance vinyl ester linings, secondary containment products for industrial processing; polymer concrete materials, manufactured for thermal shock and chemical resistance; and high-build, surface-tolerant epoxy coatings.