What Beckers Group does

Beckers Group, headquartered in Berlin and legally organized as Wilh. Becker Holding GmbH, is a privately held, family-owned (Lindéngruppen) supplier of industrial coatings founded in 1865 in Stockholm, Sweden. The company is the self-claimed #1 global supplier of coil coatings and a leading supplier of industrial paints, serving four primary verticals — Building & Construction (the largest segment, including roofing, façades, walls, rainwater systems and roller shutters), Domestic Appliances, Vehicles & Heavy-Duty Machinery, and Consumer Goods — with products and custom-made solutions delivered to customers in 60 countries.

Its portfolio centers on the proprietary Beckry product family (Beckry Fluor PVDF systems, Beckry Tex wrinkle coatings, Beckry Therm solar-reflective coatings, Beckry Mix on-demand mixing, Beckry Shine flip-flop pigments, Beckry Pur thin-film corrosion coatings, and Beckry Duro Plus bio-based formulations), the world's first commercial UV/EB-curable coil coating launched in 2023, and chromate-free primer systems. R&D is anchored by FutureLab in Liverpool (opened September 2024, 300 m², 20 research chemists) and a new R&D center in Shanghai's Songjiang district (opened October 2025, 20 researchers), with long-running collaborations with Imperial College London, University of Surrey, Swansea University, and Oxford Brookes University.

The business model is B2B enterprise field sales of formulated coatings, supported by direct technical application service, on-site Beckry Mix installations (29 stations globally), and joint-venture manufacturing (Berger-Becker in India, including a new ~9,000 MT/year renewable polyester resin plant in Nagpur inaugurated May 2026). Production reached approximately 100,000 metric tons in 2024 across 23-25 locations in 17-18 countries, with 50% of revenue from BSI Achiever-class sustainable products. Sustainability is central to commercial positioning: SBTi-validated near-term and net-zero targets, EcoVadis Gold (top 3%), fifth consecutive FT Europe's Climate Leaders recognition, and the proprietary Beckers Sustainability Index (BSI) independently verified by EY against ISO 14020/14021.

Name

Beckers Group

Legal name

Wilh. Becker Holding GmbH

Website

https://beckers-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Beckers Group is the self-claimed #1 global supplier of coil coatings and a leading supplier of industrial paints, serving building & construction, domestic appliances, vehicles & heavy-duty machinery, and consumer goods customers in 60 countries via 23-25 manufacturing and R&D locations across 17-18 countries from its Berlin headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coatings Manufacturing

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (32551), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Functional Coatings (Anti-microbial/Anti-slip/Insulating) (IMAIAKAM), Metal Packaging Coatings & Linings (BPA-NI, Epoxy, Internal Coatings) (IMALADAK)

Keywords

• Coil coatings
• Industrial paints
• Coating solutions
• PVDF coatings
• Sustainable coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coil coatings: Beckers Group is the #1 supplier of coil coatings globally, providing high-performance coating solutions for building and construction (roofs, facades, walls, rainwater systems, roller shutters), domestic appliances, vehicles and heavy-duty machinery, and consumer goods. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of formulated coatings to manufacturers and fabricators.
2. Industrial paints: Leading supplier of industrial paints worldwide, serving diverse sectors with custom-formulated coating solutions. Revenue generated through direct sales of paint systems, with technical support and application services included in customer partnerships.
3. Technical and application services: On-site technical support, color matching, product testing, global color lab access, and field training provided as part of customer partnership agreements, bundled with product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Beckers Group is the #1 global supplier of coil coatings and a leading supplier of industrial paints. The company formulates and manufactures high-performance coating systems for metal substrates used in building and construction, domestic appliances, vehicles and heavy-duty machinery, and consumer goods. Key product lines include the Beckry® family (Fluor, Therm, Shine, Pur, Mix, Match, Tex, Tech, Duro Plus), UV/EB curing technology, chromate-free primers, and the proprietary Beckers Sustainability Index (BSI) assessment tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beckry: Product brand for coil coatings and industrial paints
• BeckryMix
• BeckryTherm
• BeckryFluor
• BeckryTex
• Beckers Sustainability Index (BSI)
• FutureLab
• Green Lights Strategy

Products and services

• Coil Coatings Beckers is the #1 supplier of coil coatings worldwide. High-performance coating solutions applied to metal coils before fabrication, serving building and construction, domestic appliances, vehicles and heavy-duty machinery, and consumer goods sectors.
• Industrial Paints Leading supplier of industrial paints providing high-performance coating solutions for various applications including coil coatings, spray coatings, and specialized industrial finishes.
• Beckry®Fluor PVDF coating comprising minimum 70% PVDF resin and 30% acrylic resin with exceptional weathering properties including UV resistance level 4, suitable for challenging exterior conditions including high-end architectural applications.
• Beckry®Therm Energy-saving thermal-control coating designed to maximize thermal control performance of building envelopes at affordable cost, used for roof applications to reduce energy consumption.
• Beckry®Shine First coil coating featuring 'flip-flop' interference pigments that create color variation depending on viewing angle.
• Beckry®Pur High-performance coating that achieves equivalent corrosion resistance to Plastisol with significantly thinner dry film thickness.
• Beckry®Mix On-demand paint mixing system enabling just-in-time paint production. Mixing system using concentrated tinted pastes for rapid production of precise quantities (100kg to 2,000kg) without additional costs for small batches. Includes companion software for formulation compliance, batch corrections, quality control, labeling, stock management and leftovers recycling.
• Beckry®Match Color matching system complementing Beckry®Mix that empowers coil coated producers and customers to create new color samples on-site, reducing color matching time from several days to one day.
• Beckry®Tex Textured wrinkle coating with same visual appearance regardless of viewing angle. Uniquely formulated textured surface system available in various finishes including Matt Fine Wrinkle (Beckry®Tex 395) for deep matt effects, suitable for architectural facades and cladding applications.
• Beckry®Tech Ultra-durable coil coating developed for long-term weathering performance.
• Beckry®Duro Plus Bio-based coating with partially bio-resin formulation used for improved material sustainability in cladding applications.
• Regular Modified Polyester (RMP) Coil coating paint system available in colors such as RMP RAL 5012 and RMP Appliance White, designed for precoated steel applications including door frames with high flexibility and scratch resistance.
• Radcure UV-Curing Technology Energy-curing technology (UV and electron beam) for coil coatings providing energy-efficient, low-VOC alternatives to traditional thermal curing processes with energy and carbon emission savings.
• Chromate-free Primer Environmentally compliant primer systems free from chromate compounds, developed for various industrial coating applications including transformation projects for customers like United Metal Coatings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% of revenue from BSI Achiever products in 2024 (up from 41% in 2023), on track toward >50% 2030 target
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature13 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• Berger Paints (Berger-Becker Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Joint venture partnership with Berger Paints India for the Berger-Becker coatings joint venture. Inaugurated new renewable resin manufacturing plant in Nagpur, India on May 28, 2026, with commercial production targeting ~9,000 metric tons annually of sustainable polyester resins for coil coatings from recycled PET and alternative feedstocks.
• Wanhua Chemical GroupsignificantOthers · 1 January 20242024 Beckers Supplier Award winner in recognition of outstanding commitment to sustainability. Key partner since 2018 demonstrating exceptional dedication to environmental responsibility, innovation, continuous improvement, impressive EcoVadis score improvement, and ambitious climate goals.
• Ernst & Young (EY)significantOthers · 1 January 2024Independent auditing firm that verified Beckers Sustainability Index (BSI) methodology, processes, and results against ISO 14020 and ISO 14021 standards, providing external validation of Beckers' sustainability measurement tools.
• Swansea UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Collaboration initiated in 2014 on stress whitening in pre-painted metal forming, studying how softer and harder particles induce stress cracking. Also researching alternatives to HHPA in super durable polyesters and creep in pre-painted aluminum-zinc plated steel.
• Imperial College LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration spanning more than 10 years with the Materials section of the Mechanical Engineering Department on structure-property relationships to better understand molecular structures in coatings and predict coating performance.
• University of SurreyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration spanning more than 25 years on surface analysis applications for coil coatings, including metal adhesion studies and research on incompatible polyesters separating and precipitating into their respective bulk phases.
• Oxford Brookes UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the School of Architecture and the Built Environment to develop dynamic thermal simulation models testing Beckry Therm solar reflective coatings across six international climate zones, demonstrating effective cooling load and energy consumption reduction.
• CEPE (European Council for Automotive and Paints)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of CEPE, the European association of paints, printing inks and artists' colours manufacturers, contributing to sustainability standards development including the new ecological footprint tool and raw materials database.
• ECCA (European Coil Coating Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of ECCA, collaborating on industry standards and sustainability initiatives in the coil coating sector.
• Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of RCI initiated by nova-Institute in Cologne, Germany. Collaboration with 70+ industry leaders to address transition to renewable carbon sources and eliminate fossil dependency in the coatings supply chain.
• BioBTX and SymeresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to create a supply chain for sustainable aromatic monomers made from plastic waste, supporting circular economy and emissions reduction objectives in raw material sourcing.
• EcoVadissignificantOthersThird-party sustainability rating platform used both for self-assessment and for assessing 85%+ of raw material suppliers. Suppliers must score minimum 40 points in each of four themes to receive Beckers' approval.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PPG Industries: One of the world's largest coatings manufacturers with a broad industrial coatings portfolio, including coil and extrusion coatings that directly overlap with Beckers' core offering. PPG is a much larger, publicly-traded broad incumbent that competes with Beckers for coil coater and appliance OEM contracts while also serving architectural and refinish markets.
• AkzoNobel: Global paints and coatings major with a strong coil coatings business (historically through the former Becker Industrial Coatings legacy and continuing product lines such as TRINAR and COIL coatings). AkzoNobel competes head-to-head with Beckers for coil coater relationships across EMEA, the Americas and Asia while operating a much broader paints and specialty coatings portfolio.
• Sherwin-Williams: The world's largest paint and coatings company by revenue, with industrial coil and extrusion coatings (acquired through Valspar) that directly compete with Beckers in coil-applied finishes for construction, appliance and HVAC end-uses. Much larger scale and broad architectural/refinish exposure position Sherwin-Williams as a broad incumbent peer.
• BASF Coatings: Coatings division of BASF, one of the world's largest chemical companies, supplying automotive OEM, automotive refinish, industrial and architectural coatings. The industrial coatings arm overlaps with Beckers' coil and specialty industrial paint offerings, but BASF Coatings is part of a much broader chemical portfolio.
• Nippon Paint Holdings: Asia's largest coatings company following the DuluxGroup acquisition, with industrial coatings in coil, automotive and powder coatings. Competes with Beckers in Asian markets (China, ASEAN) where Beckers is also expanding through its Shanghai R&D center and Berger-Becker JV in India.

Direct peers

• Axalta Coating Systems: Global coatings company focused on transportation and industrial applications, with a substantial industrial coatings portfolio overlapping with Beckers' vehicle/heavy-duty machinery and coil coatings offerings. Axalta is the closest direct peer in terms of product mix and end-market exposure, even though transportation is more central to its identity.
• Hempel: Privately-held Danish industrial and marine coatings supplier with comparable global scale (~7,000+ employees) and a similar mix of B2B coatings for construction, energy, and OEM customers. Hempel is the closest analog to Beckers in terms of private ownership profile, focus on industrial coatings, and European roots.
• Jotun: Norwegian family-owned paints and coatings manufacturer with strong positions in marine, protective, and decorative industrial coatings. Jotun overlaps with Beckers in protective and industrial coatings supplied to construction and infrastructure, and is comparable as a privately-held European specialty coatings company.
• Kansai Paint: Japanese coatings manufacturer with meaningful coil coatings and automotive coatings businesses serving Asian OEMs and coil coaters. Directly overlaps with Beckers' coil coatings offerings and is a relevant regional peer in India and Southeast Asia where Beckers is investing.

Others

• Wacker Chemie (Wacker Silicones division): Specialty chemicals and silicone resin manufacturer supplying binders and additives used in industrial coatings, including in the coil coatings value chain. Adjacent rather than direct competition, but a relevant ecosystem participant for raw material sourcing and a benchmark for German-headquartered specialty chemicals serving industrial coatings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

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Funding rounds

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