Toyal America, Inc.

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.

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.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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)

Keywords

• Aluminum pigments
• Atomized aluminum powders
• Aluminum nitride materials
• Effect pigments
• Cosmetic pigments

Headquarters

HQ city

Lockport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Aluminum Nitride Powder Sales: Sale of aluminum nitride powders for ceramics, sintering applications, and thermal management fillers.
4. 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

Core 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

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• APWORKScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic 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 HollandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized 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.coreOthersToyal 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

Others

• 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

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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