www.apvcoatings.com

Company Overview Coating Formulation and Manufacturing

Our Mission: APV's primary objective is to provide its customers with optimum service, while continuously seeking out

innovative solutions to their problems. APV is acutely aware that its future success is dependent on its ability to meet the

requirements of its customers today, and maintain its "easy to do business with" policy.

APV History

1878 Founded as Akron

Varnish Works by

J. Martin Beck and

Edward G. Kubler

Early 1900’s Majority of the

black paint used in

all the Model T s

built by The Ford

Motor Company

was produced by

our company

1890’s Most of the nation’s

bicycles were

finished with

enamel from our

company

1965 1935 1924 1891 1878

1935 Changed the

company name to

The Akron Paint &

Varnish Company

Thomas Edison

patents the

gramophone (phonograph).

1st US women's 6-

day bicycle race

starts, Madison

Square Garden.

1960 - 1970 Growth in trade

sales and

continuous selling

in the tire

industry, airline

industry, and for

government

applications

Ford Motor

Company

manufactures its 10

millionth Model T automobile.

Babe Ruth, 40,

announces his

retirement as a player.

Gemini 3 launched,

1st US 2-man space

flight (Grissom & Young)

1982 David Venarge

purchased the

company.

The company’s

focus changed

from retail paint to

custom coatings

for OEM

applications.

APV History

1990’s Our name was changed to APV Engineered

Coatings to support this.

2000’s Promoted our expansive product lines in the US

and Internationally. Developed a niche for custom

formulations and applications in a diverse variety

of industries.

TODAY A privately held company with over 130 years of

commitment to developing and manufacturing

innovative custom coatings.

8-acre or 150,000 ft2 Facility

33,000 ft2 Warehouse

2010 David Venarge became Chairman and Thomas

Venarge became President.

Global Reach

• APV has distribution channels in 29 countries throughout:

– North America

– South America

– Central America

– Mexico

– Europe

– Asia

– Australia

Distributor List

South & Central America

Argentina Vivalce (Ferma S.A.)

Brazil Aleusa Brasil

Chile Amster S.A

Columbia/Venezuela Parabor Colombia

Equador Alvaro Alvarez Representaciones

Mexico/Costa Rica United Rubber Corp.

Peru Comercial Conte S.A.C.

Europe & West Asia

Germany & Eastern Europe Isogran GmbH

Italy Tecnopolimeri Spa

Spain & Portugal Velox S.L.

Turkey Velox S.L.

United Kingdom NCB Marking Equipment Ltd

Distributor List

East Asia

China & Taiwan Shanghai Evermore Additives Corporation

Indonesia PT. Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals Indonesia

Japan S&S Japan Co., Ltd.

Korea MsSeltek Co.

Malaysia Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals (M) Sdn Bhd

Philippines Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals (P) Inc.

Singapore Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals (S) Pte Ltd.

Thailand Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals (T) Ltd.

Sunny World Chemicals Co. Ltd

Vietnam Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals Holding Pte Ltd

Africa, Australia, & New Zealand

South Africa Instalek S.A.

Australia Rebain International (Aust) Pty Ltd

New Zealand Rebain International (NZ) Ltd

ISO Quality Standards

ISO 9001:2000 with Design

Formulation & Product Development Services

• APV’s team of chemical engineers and technical

experts offer the latest and up-and-coming

coating technologies to our customers providing

innovative solutions for needs.

• We assess the performance requirements,

product specifications, application method, and

testing conditions of the desired formula,

whether we are formulating a new coating or

improving an existing coating.

Formulation

Expertise &

Recommendations

Compliance Assistance

Research & Development

Testing Procedures

Batch Production

& Quality Control

On-Site Technical & Production

Assistance

Testing Procedures

APV’s fully equipped laboratory offers testing resources preferred by some of the world's

largest manufacturers of consumer, commercial, and industrial goods.

In-house testing capabilities include:

Water

Immersion

Humidity Resistance

Salt Spray

Resistance

Conductive/

Insulation

Properties

Gasoline, hot oil, antifreeze

exposure

Water

Immersion

Chip

Resistance

Acid Resistance

Mar/Scuff

Resistance

Weatherability

Flexibility

Hardness

Chemical

Resistance

Heat Resistance

Cold

Resistance

Abrasion

Resistance

Falling Sand

Mold &

Mildew

Resistance

Stain

Resistance

Odor Resistance

UV

Resistance

Color Permeability

Color Fastness

Non-stick Properties

Adhesion Properties

Manufacturing Capabilities

• APV’s facility is approx. 8 acres and outfitted with over 150 pieces of equipment including:

– Reactors

– Ball Mills

– Media Mills

– Dispersers

– Dual Shaft Mixers

– 3 Roll Mills

– Filling/Packaging Equipment

• Capacity

– Batch Sizes: 5 gallons to 5,000 gallons

– Annual Capacity: 3.5 million gallons

APV’s manufacturing resources provide many businesses a cost effective means for production and distribution.

We offer services to replicate customer-owned product formulations and produce it in specified quantities with the value-added option of custom packaging and shipping. There are many benefits to outsourcing your tolling needs to APV including:

• Our quality program utilizes the latest SPC and quality control inspection techniques.

• We are a trusted manufacturer with long history of keeping trade secrets confidential.

• We can minimize your production expenses, free-up floor space, & reduce capital investments.

• We can accommodate a customer’s existing equipment by providing space in our facility, if useful.

• Our customers have unlimited access to our fully equipped laboratories and technical staff.

• We can support unique formulation needs.

• We have technically-advanced manufacturing and testing equipment.

• Our buying power allows us to minimize raw material costs.

• We always provide personalized attention and flexible order quantities.

• Our production output is precise and consistent in quality.

• We guarantee every batch, every time.

Contract Manufacturing Services

Custom Packaging

Aluminum and caulking tubes

Eight ounce bottles

Pints

Quarts

One-gallon cans

Five-gallon pails

Fifty-five gallon drums.

Totes (Typically 250-350 gallons)

Direct filling into tanker trucks

Package Type, Material,

Size, & Label

Metal, Plastic, Aluminum, Glass,

Special Order, etc.

Private Label

APV Generated Label

APV Sourced Vender for Label Design

Customer Sourced Vender for Label Design

APV can ship hazardous and non-hazardous products domestically

and internationally.

Shipping & Distribution

Reduce Logistics Management Needs

Minimize Freight Costs

Assure Quality & On-time Delivery

Thank You!

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress;

working together is success.“ ---Henry Ford

www.apvcoatings.com 1.800.772.3452