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Article: The Glidden Company
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- International Directory of Company Histories
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The Glidden Company
925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
U.S.A.
(216) 344-8000
Fax: (216) 344-8900
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of ICI Americas Inc.
Incorporated:
1917 as The Glidden Company
Employees:
4,600
Sales:
$900 million
SICs:
2851 Paints and Allied Products; 5198 Paints, Varnishes & Supplies
America
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s third largest paint company, after Sherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Industries, Inc., Glidden Co. produces branded paints that dominate the American household consumer market. Glidden is a subsidiary of ICI Americas, Inc. and a member of the world
’
s leading paint manufacturer, ICI Paints.
The company still bears the name of one of its founders, Francis Harrington Glidden. In ...