Toyal America, Inc.
Toyal America is a Lockport, Illinois-based specialty chemicals manufacturer — subsidiary of Japan's Toyo Aluminium K.K. — that produces atomized aluminum powders, aluminum effect pigments, and aluminum nitride materials serving aerospace, defense, automotive coatings, cosmetics, thermal management, and security markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1987
- HeadquartersLockport, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Toyal America, Inc. does
Toyal America, Inc. is a specialty chemicals manufacturer producing atomized aluminum powders, aluminum effect pigments, and aluminum nitride materials from a single integrated plant in Lockport, Illinois. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyo Aluminium K.K. (Japan) and operates as the US arm of the Toyal Group's global manufacturing and supply network. Its core technologies include air- and gas-atomized powder production, classification, screening, nitridation, and specialized milling and encapsulation processes that produce silica-coated, polymer-encapsulated, and metal-plated pigments. Product lines span aluminum pigments for automotive OEM coatings (Emeral®, TOYALSHINE®, CHROMASHINE®, Friend Color®), cosmetic pigments (Cosmicolor® Celeste, Flourish, Luminous, Metallics, Stratone), spherical and high-purity aluminum powders for aerospace and defense (X-series meeting MIL-PRF-23950B), thermal management powders (TCP series, TOYALNITE™ aluminum nitride, TecFiller™), and aluminum alloy powders for additive manufacturing and cold spray (Scalmalloy®, AlSi10Mg, A6061, A2024, A7075). The company also produces security pigments (HYPERCHROMA®) for anti-counterfeiting applications.
Toyal America, Inc. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Toyal America, Inc.
- Legal name
- Toyal America, Inc.
- Website
- https://toyala.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1987
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Toyal America is a Lockport, Illinois-based specialty chemicals manufacturer — subsidiary of Japan's Toyo Aluminium K.K. — that produces atomized aluminum powders, aluminum effect pigments, and aluminum nitride materials serving aerospace, defense, automotive coatings, cosmetics, thermal management, and security markets.
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Toyal America, Inc. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Aluminum Pigments and Specialty Powders
- NAICS
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513)
- SIC
- Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Powder Coatings (IMAEAGAE)
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Where Toyal America, Inc. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lockport
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Toyal America, Inc. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Aluminum Pigment Sales: Sale of aluminum effect pigments for automotive, industrial coatings, cosmetics, and other applications. Products include solvent-based, water-based, leafing, and interference pigments.
- Aluminum Powder Sales: Sale of atomized aluminum powders for additive manufacturing, aerospace, defense, cold spray, and thermal management applications. Includes spherical, air-atomized, and high-purity grades.
- Aluminum Nitride Powder Sales: Sale of aluminum nitride powders for ceramics, sintering applications, and thermal management fillers.
- Cosmetic Pigment Sales: Sale of cosmetic-grade effect pigments including Cosmicolor® product lines for various beauty applications.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Toyal America, Inc. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Toyal America manufactures aluminum pigments (solvent-based, water-based, interference, colored, vacuum metalized, security), atomized aluminum powders (air atomized and spherical grades including high-purity and MIL-PRF-23950B aerospace grades), aluminum alloy powders for additive manufacturing (including Scalmalloy®), and aluminum nitride powders for thermal management. The company produces these materials through proprietary atomization, classification, screening, nitridation, milling, and encapsulation processes at its Lockport, Illinois facility for sale to industrial customers in aerospace, defense, automotive coatings, cosmetics, ceramics, and thermal management markets.
Product overview
Toyal America, Inc. is a global manufacturer and supplier of aluminum pigments, atomized aluminum powders, and aluminum nitride materials. The company operates as part of the Toyal Group (established by Toyo Aluminium K.K., Japan) and produces four primary product categories: (1) Aluminum Pigments including solvent-based, water-based (Emeral®), interference (CHROMASHINE®), colored (Friend Color®), vacuum metalized (TOYALSHINE®/EMERALSHINE®), security (Hyperchroma®), leafing roof coating, and powder coating flakes (PCF/PowderShine); (2) Cosmetic Pigments under the Cosmicolor® brand (Celeste, Flourish, Luminous, Metallics, Stratone); (3) Atomized Aluminum Powders including air-atomized and spherical powders for general industry, high purity applications, aerospace/defense (X-series meeting MIL-PRF-23950B), thermal management (TCP series), and aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing and cold spray (Scalmalloy®, AlSi10Mg, A6061, A7075, etc.); (4) Aluminum Nitride materials for sintering and filler applications (TOYALNITE™ and TecFiller™ TFZ series). All products are manufactured at the Lockport, Illinois facility serving the USA and worldwide markets.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- CHROMASHINE®: Interference aluminum pigments with silica layer and metal particles creating strong interference colors for coatings and inks
- Friend Color®
- METASHINE®
- Cosmicolor®
- Hyperchroma®
- Scalmalloy®
- TOYALSHINE®
- EMERALSHINE®
- Toyal Emeral®
- TOYALNITE™
Products and services
- Aluminum Pigments - Water Based (Emeral® EMR-D Series) Waterborne aluminum pigments with inorganic silica encapsulation treatment (Emeral®) providing hydrogen gas emission prevention and improved circulation resistance for automotive OEM and refinish coatings.
- CHROMASHINE® - Interference Aluminum Pigments Interference aluminum pigments with silica-coated flakes plated with metal particles creating strong interference colors through optical light path differences, offering superior hiding power for coatings and inks.
- Friend Color® - Colored Aluminum Pigments Unique pigment technology where colored organic pigments are absorbed onto aluminum flake surfaces, creating high chromaticity metallic effects not achievable through simple mixing.
- METASHINE® Glass Flakes
Quantifiable outcome
- Scalmalloy® achieves relative density of 99.98-99.99% with high tensile strength and proof stress over 500MPa, elongation over 10%, and fatigue resistance over 160MPa
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Toyal America, Inc.
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Toyal America, Inc. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Toyal America, Inc. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- APWORKScoreStrategic partnership with APWORKS for the further development, production and distribution of Scalmalloy®, a high-performance aluminum alloy powder for additive manufacturing. Toyal America holds a license for Scalmalloy® production and distribution.
- Palmer HollandcoreAuthorized distributor for Toyal America products in the USA and Canada. Provides local sales and distribution support for aluminum pigments and powders.
- Toyo Aluminium K.K.coreToyal America belongs to the Toyal group, a global manufacturing and supply network established by Toyo Aluminium K.K., based in Japan. Toyo Aluminium K.K. is the parent company providing the global network infrastructure.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Toyal America, Inc. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- APWORKS GmbH: Strategic partner for Scalmalloy® aluminum alloy powder for additive manufacturing. Comparable in aluminum AM alloy powders but positioned as design/services partner; Toyal America holds the production and distribution license for Scalmalloy® in its territory.
- Sun Chemical (DIC Corporation): One of the world's largest pigments and inks manufacturers with a broad portfolio including metallic and effect pigments. Competes in effect pigments and aluminum pigment categories but as part of a much wider specialty chemicals portfolio.
Emerging players
- Ametek Specialty Metal Products: Diversified manufacturer of specialty metal powders and products including high-purity aluminum and titanium powders for aerospace, defense, and electronics. Comparable in niche high-purity metal powder manufacturing though broader industrial portfolio.
- PyroGenesis Canada Inc. Canadian plasma-based metal powder producer serving aerospace, defense, and additive manufacturing. Smaller but directly comparable in high-purity aluminum and specialty alloy powder production for regulated end uses.
Broad incumbents
- Toyo Aluminium K.K. Parent company of Toyal America and global leader in aluminum pigments and powders, headquartered in Japan. Serves overlapping end markets with broader global reach; the US subsidiary essentially extends the parent's footprint into North America.
- Sandvik AB: Swedish engineering group producing gas-atomized metal powders including Osprey® aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing via its Powder Solutions division. Larger, diversified parent but directly comparable in high-purity spherical aluminum AM powders.
Direct peers
- Höganäs AB: Swedish-headquartered global leader in metal powders, producing atomized iron and non-ferrous powders for various applications. Directly comparable in atomized metal powder manufacturing for additive manufacturing, thermal management, and specialty alloys.
- Silberline Manufacturing Co. Silberline is a US-based global specialty aluminum pigments manufacturer serving automotive, industrial coatings, plastics, and cosmetic markets. Closely comparable product portfolio and customer base to Toyal America's aluminum pigment business.
- Schlenk Metallic Pigments: German-based manufacturer of metallic effect pigments including aluminum vacuum-metallized and leafing pigments for coatings, plastics, printing inks, and cosmetics. Direct competitor in effect pigment technology and automotive coatings.
- Eckart (Altana AG): ECKART, part of ALTANA, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of metallic effect pigments (including aluminum-based) and metallic inks for coatings, plastics, and graphic arts. Directly competes with Toyal America's aluminum pigment lines in automotive OEM, industrial, and powder coatings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Toyal America, Inc. social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Toyal America, Inc. financial estimates
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Toyal America, Inc. leadership team
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Toyal America, Inc. funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Toyal America, Inc. M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Toyal America, Inc.
What does Toyal America, Inc. do?
Toyal America manufactures aluminum pigments (solvent-based, water-based, interference, colored, vacuum metalized, security), atomized aluminum powders (air atomized and spherical grades including high-purity and MIL-PRF-23950B aerospace grades), aluminum alloy powders for additive manufacturing (including Scalmalloy®), and aluminum nitride powders for thermal management. The company produces these materials through proprietary atomization, classification, screening, nitridation, milling, and encapsulation processes at its Lockport, Illinois facility for sale to industrial customers in aerospace, defense, automotive coatings, cosmetics, ceramics, and thermal management markets.
Is Toyal America, Inc. a public or private company?
Toyal America, Inc. is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Toyal America, Inc. founded?
Toyal America, Inc. was founded in 1987. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Toyal America, Inc. based?
Toyal America, Inc. is headquartered in Lockport, United States, in the North America region.
How does Toyal America, Inc. make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Aluminum Pigment Sales are the primary driver. The others are aluminum Powder Sales, aluminum Nitride Powder Sales and cosmetic Pigment Sales.
Who are Toyal America, Inc.'s main competitors?
Others on record are APWORKS GmbH and Sun Chemical (DIC Corporation). Emerging players are Ametek Specialty Metal Products and PyroGenesis Canada Inc.. Broad incumbents are Toyo Aluminium K.K. and Sandvik AB. Direct peers are Höganäs AB, Silberline Manufacturing Co., Schlenk Metallic Pigments and Eckart (Altana AG).
Does Toyal America, Inc. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Toyal America, Inc..
What industry is Toyal America, Inc. in?
Toyal America, Inc.'s product category is Aluminum Pigments and Specialty Powders. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEAGAB, Industrial & Protective Coatings, with a secondary code of IMAEAGAE, Powder Coatings. Its NAICS code is 32513 and its SIC code is 2851.