Mohawk Finishing Products (RPM)
HQ US
Maker of nitrocellulose and specialty wood/instrument lacquers (RPM International).
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Instrument Lacquer & Finish (Nitrocellulose / PU)
Lacquers and finishes for instrument bodies.
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Source countries
2
Companies
1
Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on instrument lacquer & finish (nitrocellulose / pu) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CACanada | 17% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 16% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 11% |
| JPJapan | 11% |
| ITItaly | 7% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 7% |
| NLNetherlands | 6% |
| MXMexico | 4% |
| BEBelgium | 4% |
| ESSpain | 4% |
| EGEgypt | 3% |
| TRTurkey | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
2 companies produce instrument lacquer & finish (nitrocellulose / pu).
The Sherwin-Williams Company(SHW)
HQ US
World's largest paint and coatings company ($23.1B revenue 2024; ~60,000 employees worldwide). Became the undisputed #1 global supplier of food can interior coatings after acquiring Valspar Corporation in 2017 ($11.3B). The valPure product line — developed over seven years using TMBPF (tetramethyl bisphenol F) instead of BPA — now coats over 20 billion cans globally. Sherwin-Williams holds 400+ packaging coatings patents, including 49 specific to non-BPA chemistry. Serves packaging, automotive OEM, automotive refinish, protective/marine, industrial wood, and architectural coatings markets from the same corporate structure.