Manufacturer of paints, varnishes, rust and wood protection products headquartered in Søborg, Denmark.
Dyrup & Co. A/S
Søborg (Gladsaxe), DenmarkNew on Amplifa
About Dyrup
Dyrup & Co. A/S was founded in 1928 by Sigurd Dyrup and produces paints, varnishes and products for rust and wood protection. Since the 1950s, a key focus has been on water-based acrylic paints such as Dyroton; in 1958 the first acrylic paint for facades was introduced, and in 1968 Europe's first water-based gloss paint. Well-known products include the rust protection STÅLHUD (STEEL SKIN) as well as BONDEX, a wood protection product that alone in France sold up to 5 million liters per year. In 1934 the company acquired a 120.000 m² site in Gladsaxe, 10 km north of Copenhagen, where Danish production and administration are still located today. In 2000, Dyrup acquired GORI, the market leader in wood protection in Scandinavia. Since January 2012, Dyrup has belonged to PPG Industries and is part of PPG Architectural Coatings EMEA.
- Site
- DK-2860 Søborg
- Processes
- Manufacture of paints and varnishes, Rust protection, Wood protection, Water-based acrylic paints
- Materials
- Water-based acrylic paints, Rust protection, Wood protection
- Founded
- 1928
- Industries
- Building materials/Paints and coatings, Building protection, Industrial coating
- 01
Raw material procurement
- 02
Manufacture of paints and varnishes
- 03
Development of water-based products
- 04
Distribution in Europe
Products and Technologies
Water-based acrylic paints
Dyroton water-based acrylic paints, introduced from the 1950s onwards.
Rust protection
STÅLHUD (STEEL SKIN), among others supplier of the rust protection for the Lillebæltsbroen in 1932.
Wood protection
BONDEX wood protection in transparent wood colors, introduced in 1969.
Locations
Søborg (Gladsaxe)
DKProduction and administration
- Materials
- Paints, varnishes, rust and wood protection
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1917
Sigurd Dyrup is sent to the USA to find raw materials and study the production of paints and varnishes; he becomes Vice President at Cook Paint & Varnish Co. in Kansas City.
- 1924
Sigurd Dyrup returns to Denmark and joins his former school friends Axel Monberg and Ejnar Thorsen.
- 1928
Founding of Dyrup & Co. A/S with a small factory in a villa.
- 1930er
Development of the rust protection product STÅLHUD (STEEL SKIN).
- 1932
Dyrup is the sole supplier of rust protection for the Lillebæltsbroen bridge in Denmark.
- 1934
Purchase of a 120.000 m² site in Gladsaxe, 10 km north of Copenhagen, and construction of a factory.
- 1940–1945
Raw material shortage during World War II; chemical solvents are replaced by water.
- 1945
Start of an export offensive after the end of the war.
- 1947
First overseas factory in Sacavém near Lisbon, Portugal.
- 1949
Death of founder Sigurd Dyrup.
- 1950er
Introduction of Dyroton, a water-based acrylic paint.
- 1958
First acrylic paint for facades.
- 1968
Europe's first water-based gloss paint.
- 1969
Introduction of BONDEX (wood protection); sales volume of up to 5 million liters per year in France alone.
- 1990er
Industry crisis; increased focus on other European markets.
- 2000er
Acquisition of GORI, market leader in wood protection in Scandinavia with approx. 40 % market share.
- 2009
Sale of the industrial divisions.
- 2010
Acquisition of the Polish company Malfarb to strengthen the position in Eastern Europe.
- 2012
Acquisition by PPG Industries from Monberg & Thorsen for €115 million; Dyrup becomes part of PPG Architectural Coatings EMEA.