Turnover: 627.6 million EUR (2020)
Country: France
Chromology Holding is the holding company for the group, which generates sales of around €670 million and employs 3,300 people
Market No. 2, with the Zolpan and Tollens brands, is expanding its network of sales outlets (327 units). Its "4 in 1" range is acclaimed by customers.
The company is 80% controlled by Wendel, a shareholder who wishes to influence its strategy.
In France, Cromology has 4 production sites, 2 laboratories, 4 logistics platforms and 309 sales outlets. The group's plants produce the Tollens range of paints.
Cromology continues to innovate: a large proportion of its paints have Ecolabel and TUV labels, and a quarter of sales are generated by products launched less than three years ago.
The Wendel group has sold the Materis building materials group in apartments and retained the paint business, renamed Chromology (les Echos July 2015)
Source le moniteur 2020
-France accounts for 66% of sales
-Sharp drop in sales in 2020
In 2021, Wendel sells Cromology to Nippon Paint Group.
Studies mentioning this company
The paint market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Cromology
- Akzo Nobel
- Axalta Coating Systems
- Beckers
- ONIP Omnium National Industriel des peintures
- Théolaur Peintures (Actéo Groupe)
- Bonglet
- EGR Groupe
- Leroy Merlin France (Adeo)
- Castorama France (Kingfisher)
- Resipoly Chrysor
- Semin
- Toupret
- V33
- Zolpan
- Tollens
- Seigneurie Gauthier
- Ripolin
- Ressource Peintures
- Astral (Akzo Nobel)
- Sherwin Williams
- Sikkens (Akso Nobel)
- Syntilor (Blanchon Groupe)
- Hammerite
- Diot PGM
- Simab Peintures
- Comus Peinture (Oceinde Groupe)
- Savy Brosserie
- Daw Caparol
- Unikalo SCSO Société des colorants du Sud-Ouest
The industrial paint market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Axalta Coating Systems
- Sherwin Williams
- Beckers
- PPG Industries
- Cromology
- Altheora
- Solar Paint (International Colors Group)
- Technima
- Blanchon
- Siegwerk
- Akzo Nobel
- Zolpan
- Cin Celliose
- Aliance Maestria
- EMFI 3M
- Flint Ink Groupe
- Geveko Marking
- NOF metal Coating Europe
- Sika Automotive france
- Socomore
- Armar Peintures
- Colart
- Diot PGM
- Satys Aerospace
- Daw Caparol
- Durieu Groupe
- Mäder groupe
- Unikalo SCSO Société des colorants du Sud-Ouest
The paint market - Italy
Other companies mentioned:
- Corporação Industrial do Norte (CIN)
- Akzo Nobel
- Axalta Coating Systems
- Cromology
- Beckers
- ONIP Omnium National Industriel des peintures
The Building Painting Market - Belgium
Other companies mentioned:
- PPG Industries
- Martin Mathys
- Boss paint
- Fenzi
- Lis
- Oxyplast Belgium
- De Waal
- Coatinc
- Vercammen & Co
- Meuleman
- Kontrimo
- Axalta Coating Systems
- Akzo Nobel
- Cromology
- Guilmin SA