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RPM International Inc is an American multinational company with subsidiaries that manufacture and market high-performance specialty coatings, sealants and building materials. Industrial brands include Stonhard, Tremco, illbruck, Carboline, Flowcrete, Universal Sealants, Euco, Day-Glo and Dryvit. RPM's consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement and by hobbyists. Consumer brands include Zinsser, Rust-Oleum, DAP, Varathane and Testors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RPM International Inc. Overview )〕 The company has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide who work in 116 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries.〔 Its products are sold in 170 countries and territories.〔 It is the sixth largest paint and coating company in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.coatingsworld.com/heaps/view/1788/page_2/196883 )〕 RPM is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RPM. Its shares are owned by more than 500 institutions and 108,000 individual investors.〔 It ranks among the top 200 in total shares held by BetterInvesting investment clubs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.betterinvesting.org/download/Top100.pdf )〕 RPM has increased its cash dividend paid to stockholders for 41 consecutive years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=RPM Increases Cash Dividend for 41st Consecutive Year )〕 Only 45 other companies, besides RPM, have consecutively paid an increasing annual dividend for this period of time or longer, according to the spring 2015 edition of the Mergent Handbook of Dividend Achievers. Over the ten-year period from May 31, 2005, to 2015, RPM has outperformed the S&P 500 by 86 percent in total return generated for its shareholders, which includes both capital appreciation and reinvestment of dividends.〔 == Segments == RPM operates through two segments: * an Industrial segment (producing commercial sealants and institutional roofing systems; polymer flooring systems; molded and pultruded fiberglass reinforced plastic gratings and design structures; heavy-duty corrosion control coatings; structural and architectural fireproofing products, including primary and secondary containment linings; exterior insulating finishing systems, including textured finish coats, sealers, and variegated aggregate finishes; powder coatings; fluorescent colorants and pigments; concrete and masonry additives and related construction chemicals; commercial carpet and floor cleaning solutions; industrial and commercial floor systems; specialty adhesives and sealants; fuel additives; wood and lumber treatments; and pleasure marine coatings) selling its products in approximately 170 countries and territories directly to contractors, distributors, and end-users. In fiscal 2015, the company’s industrial products accounted for 65 percent of total sales.〔 * a Consumer segment (producing coating products; small project paints; rust-preventative paints; caulks and sealants, patch and repair products, and adhesives; specialty products for surface preparation, primers and sealers, mold and mildew prevention and maintenance; wallpaper removal and application products; waterproofing coatings; hobby paints and cements; wood furniture finishes and touch-up products; deck and fence restoration products; metallic and faux finish coatings; shellac-based specialty coatings; and edible glazes and food coatings.) selling to consumers primarily in North America and the United Kingdom via mass merchandisers. Consumer products accounted for approximately 35 percent of total sales in fiscal 2015.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RPM International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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