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2025 ASI Top 20: RPM International Inc.

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RPM International is a multinational company founded in 1947 and consists of subsidiaries that manufacture, market, and sell specialty chemical products including specialty coatings, sealants, building material and related services. Included among the company’s brands are DAP, Kwik Seal, Tremco, Universal Sealants, Miracle Sealants, SEAL-KRETE, Touch 'n Foam, and Zinsser. The company employs approximately 17,200 people worldwide with 119 manufacturing facilities.

RPM’s total sales grew approximately 1.1% in its fiscal year 2024 (ended May 31, 2024), reaching $7.34 billion. The company’s four business units include: Construction Products Group, Consumer Group, Performance Coatings Group, and Specialty Products Group. Adhesives and sealants are produced primarily in the Construction Products and Consumer groups. (ASI was unable to obtain specific adhesives/sealants-related sales and other details.)

Representing 37% of total net fiscal 2024 sales, the Construction Products Group achieved sales of $2.7 billion for the year. This segment, which includes the Tremco business, produces construction sealants and adhesives, as well as waterproofing solutions and many other products and services.

Fiscal 2024 sales for the Consumer Group reached $2.5 billion, representing 33% of RPM’s total net fiscal 2024 sales. Caulks, sealants, and adhesives are among the many products produced by companies in this segment, including DAP.

NOTES: In January 2024, RPM inaugurated a 60,000-square-foot Innovation Center of Excellence in Greensboro, North Carolina. This facility serves as a collaborative hub for RPM’s sealant brands, including Tremco, DAP, Kwik Seal, and SEAL-KRETE. Equipped with advanced labs and application areas, the center aims to accelerate product development and enhance customer solutions.

In October 2024, RPM International Inc. announced the acquisition of TMP Convert SAS (TMPC), a French manufacturer of outdoor design and landscape products sold under the JOUPLAST® and OCAPE® brands, to join its Fibergrate Structures business within the Performance Coatings Group.

On May 1, 2025, RPM International Inc. completed its acquisition of Star Brands Group, the UK-based parent company of The Pink Stuff, integrating the household cleaning brand into its Rust-Oleum subsidiary within the Consumer Group. The Pink Stuff, known for its signature cleaning paste and rapid global growth, generated approximately £150 million in net sales in calendar 2024.

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