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International Coatings Focuses on Unique Markets

Its inks, paints and coatings can be found in products as diverse as Barbie dolls, Legoland, and Star Wars helmets as well as airports and traffic markings.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

International Coatings is a unique ink manufacturer. Its inks, paints and coatings can be found over the years in products as diverse as Barbie dolls, Legoland, and Star Wars helmets as well as airports and traffic markings. Its history is an interesting one as well. International Coatings was founded in 1957 by Herbert Wells, a polymer chemist who helped develop Elmer’s glue. He started the company in the back of his first customer’s southern California facility. The company quickly became a...

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