What Butterfield Color does

Butterfield Color, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, manufactures and distributes a complete line of decorative concrete products under trademarked brand names including Uni-Mix®, Perma-Cast®, Select Grade®, Clear Guard®, Elements®, and T1000®. Its portfolio spans integral concrete colorants, shake-on color hardeners, antiquing and release agents, reactive acid and water-based stains, polymer-modified stampable overlays, countertop mixes, surface retarders, evaporation control films, and a full range of curing and sealing compounds, supported by proprietary stamping tools, texture mats, and rollers (two of which are US-patent protected). Products are specified for residential, commercial, institutional, and municipal applications including driveways, patios, pool decks, walkways, interior floors, and historic park and museum renovations across the United States and Canada.

The company's business model is a two-tier specialty chemicals distribution operation. Butterfield Color manufactures finished goods and sells exclusively through authorized regional distributors in the US and Canada, with no direct-to-consumer or direct-to-contractor sales channel. End customers include professional concrete contractors, architects and specifiers, regional distributors, and individual homeowners, with contractors and architects described as primary segments. The company provides pre-sales technical support, a multi-language training video library, and a mobile app to drive specification and installer adoption, while the parent company Sika (acquired 2019) provides multinational distribution and specialty chemicals scale. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or recurring contract structure, and pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Since 2019 Butterfield Color has operated as a subsidiary of Sika AG, a publicly listed Swiss specialty chemicals company, while continuing to market and sell under the Butterfield Color® brand. The company has 11–50 employees, holds two US industrial design patents on installation tools, has received industry recognition from Concrete Network, and continues to participate in major industry events such as World of Concrete.

Name

Butterfield Color

Legal name

Butterfield Color

Website

https://butterfieldcolor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Butterfield Color, founded 1994 and based in Aurora, Illinois, manufactures and distributes decorative concrete products — colorants, hardeners, stains, overlays, sealers, and stamping tools — to contractors, architects, and distributors across the United States and Canada. The company operates as a subsidiary of Sika following its 2019 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decorative Concrete Products

NAICS

Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (32739)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Decorative Painting (Interior/Exterior) (IMAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concrete Resurfacing, Overlays & Patching (HSAGALAD), Texture, Skim Coating & Decorative Finishes (Popcorn Removal, Knockdown, Venetian) (HSAPAHAF)

Keywords

• Decorative concrete products
• Concrete colorants
• Concrete sealers
• Concrete overlays
• Concrete stamping tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Decorative Concrete Product Sales: Butterfield Color manufactures and distributes a complete line of decorative concrete products including color hardeners, integral colors, stains, overlays, curing and sealing compounds, stamps, and tools. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales to distributors and contractors in the construction industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Butterfield Color manufactures and distributes decorative concrete materials and tools, including concrete coloring, texturing, sealing, staining, stamping, overlay, countertop, surface preparation, repair, and vertical overlay products. Its products are used in commercial, residential, institutional, historic park, museum, and public-area renovation projects throughout the United States and Canada.

Product overview

Butterfield Color® manufactures and distributes a complete line of decorative concrete products since 1994. The product portfolio centers around concrete coloring and texturing solutions including integral colorants (Uni-Mix®, Select Grade®), color hardeners (Perma-Shake®), antiquing agents (Perma-Tique®, Perma-Cast®), and concrete stains (Elements®, Sierra Stain®). The company provides overlay systems (T1000® Stampable Overlay, T1000® Fine Overlay) for transforming existing concrete surfaces, countertop solutions (Flat Out®, Pro Pack®), and a comprehensive range of curing and sealing products under the Clear Guard® brand. Supporting products include surface preparation materials, evaporation control (TEC FILM™), repair products, and professional stamping tools and texture mats for creating patterns in slate, stone, brick, and wood finishes. Products serve commercial, residential, institutional, and municipal applications throughout the US and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uni-Mix® Integral Concrete Colorant
• Uni-Mix® Color Packs
• Uni-Mix® Liquid Integral Concrete Colorant
• Uni-Mix® Granular Integral Concrete Colorant
• Select Grade® Integral Concrete Colorant
• Perma-Cast® Antiquing Release
• Select Grade® Antiquing Release
• Perma-Cast® Clear Liquid Release
• Perma-Tique® Antiquing Agent
• Perma-Shake® Color Hardener
• Elements® Water-Based Stain
• Sierra Stain® Reactive Acid Stain
• T1000® Stampable Overlay
• T1000® Fine Overlay
• T1000® Primer
• MT Resurfacer™
• Micro-Cem™ Polymer
• Clear Guard® First Seal®
• Clear Guard® Cure and Seal
• Clear Guard® PRO 350® Cure and Seal
• Clear Guard® H2O Water-Based Cure and Seal
• Clear Guard® H2O Wet Look Water-Based Sealer
• Clear Guard® H2O PLUS+ Water-Based Cure and Seal
• Clear Guard® Slip-Resistant Additive
• Color Guard™ Tint Cups
• Butterfield Color® Flattening Paste
• TEC FILM™ Topical Evaporation Control
• Pro Pack® Countertop Admixture
• Flat Out® Countertop Mix
• Flat Out® Polymer
• Delaminator™
• CHO™ Concrete Cleaner
• Grit Rotary Brush
• SurfEtch™ 03 Top Surface Retarder
• SurfEtch™ 05 Top Surface Retarder
• SurfEtch™ 15 Top Surface Retarder
• Cantera® Vertical Wall Mix
• Decorative Concrete Stamping Tools

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SikacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerButterfield Color has joined the Sika team. Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leadership position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Butterfield Color announced excitement about joining Sika while maintaining their decorative concrete product focus.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PROSOCO: PROSOCO manufactures concrete and masonry cleaners, densifiers, hardeners, sealers, and stains for decorative and architectural concrete. It competes directly with Butterfield's Elements stains, Clear Guard sealers, and surface preparation product categories.
• SureCrete Design Products: SureCrete produces decorative concrete overlays, sealers, stains, countertop mixes, and stamping products serving contractors in residential and commercial decorative concrete. It is a direct competitor across overlays, sealers, and countertop mix categories.
• Brickform (a division of Solomon Colors): Brickform manufactures decorative concrete stamps, overlays, color hardeners, stains, and sealers for stamped and textured concrete applications. It is a direct competitor to Butterfield's T1000 overlay, Perma-Cast stamping tools, and Clear Guard sealer lines.
• Solomon Colors: Solomon Colors is a leading US manufacturer of integral concrete color, color hardeners, and decorative concrete products, including the Brickform line of stamps and overlays. It directly competes with Butterfield Color across integral colorants, antiquing agents, and stamping tools to the same contractor and distributor base.
• L. M. Scofield Company: L. M. Scofield is a long-established US manufacturer of specialty concrete products including integral color, surface treatments, stains, sealers, and architectural concrete systems. It is one of Butterfield's closest direct competitors in the architectural/decorative concrete category.

Broad incumbents

• QUIKRETE: QUIKRETE is a dominant US manufacturer of packaged concrete and masonry products including repair, resurfacing, and specialty cementitious products. It is a broad incumbent that competes in resurfacing and repair categories adjacent to Butterfield's overlay and resurfacer products.
• Mapei: Mapei manufactures a broad portfolio of concrete chemicals, sealers, colorants, and surface treatment systems globally. It is a broad incumbent overlapping with Butterfield's sealer, stain, and resurfacing product categories and competes for the same distributor shelf space.
• BASF Master Builders Solutions: BASF's Master Builders Solutions US division supplies concrete admixtures, sealers, hardening compounds, and specialty concrete chemicals globally. It is a broad incumbent with deep R&D resources that could compete aggressively in decorative sealers and colorants.

Emerging players

• Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems: Westcoat manufactures decorative concrete and epoxy coating systems, including overlays, stains, and sealers for contractors. It is an emerging competitor in the decorative concrete surfacing category overlapping with Butterfield's overlay and sealer business.
• Spec Chem: Spec Chem manufactures concrete construction chemicals including cures, sealers, hardeners, and specialty products with growing decorative concrete offerings. It is an emerging competitor overlapping with Butterfield's sealers, hardeners, and repair product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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