Oman’s largest paints manufacturer, Sadolin Paints (Oman), has entered into a manufacturing and distribution tie-up with US-based Tyco Adhesives Corrosion Protection Group, a unit of Tyco International Ltd.

The company, which is part of the Omar Zawawi Establishment (Omzest), will produce Powercrete liquid epoxy coatings at its Rusayl plant, said general manager Munir M Khan.
Powercrete pipeline protective coatings are used for corrosion prevention of oil, gas, water and wastewater pipelines and as an abrasion-resistant overlay.
Sadolin is the first company to produce the Tyco’s protective coatings outside the US.
Khan said that new pipeline protective coatings would be exported to many countries in the region, including GCC states, India, Pakistan, Iran and North Africa.
The new protective quoting, which is a speciality ANSI/NSF approved liquid epoxy coating, has been specifically engineered for potable water transmission pipelines and is the first in a series of epoxies to be produced by Sadolin Paints for Tyco Adhesives CPG.
“Bringing Powercrete production and distribution to Oman provides greater product availability, increased flexibility to meet prospective client needs and rapid product delivery throughout the region,” said Eric J Aulicino, vice-president, Tyco Adhesives
Sadolin (Oman) was the first paint company in the Middle East to get the ISO 9000 and ISO-14000 certifications. The company, set up in 1977 by the Omzest Group and some other business houses, has state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Muscat and manufactures a wide range of paints and coatings. It has an installed capacity of 15 million litres of paints and adhesives per year.
The company claims a market share in Oman of more than 40 per cent for decorative paints, woods protection and furniture lacquers.
It manufactures decorative paints and wood protection under license from Sadolin Paints Denmark and these products are marketed under the umbrella brand of “Sadolin”.
Sadolin also manufactures a wide range of adhesives and these are marketed in the Middle East under the Fedocol/Fedobond brand names. Sadolin is also the agent for PPG Auto-refinishes for Oman.
Under its protective coatings offerings is the Stoncor (Carboline) range including epoxies, chlorinated rubber paints, tank liners and PU and other heavy-duty coatings.
In Oman Sadolin products are sold through a network of dealers and three depots at Sohar and Nizwa. The company’s products are also exported to all GCC countries as well as to some South Asian countries and it has its own offices and stock points at Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar with resident representatives stationed in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Exports contribute more than 35 per cent of the turnover.
Sadolin brands such as 88 Plus, 77 Emulsions, Sadomastic, Sadolac and Classic are best sellers in the market.