IMPA

What IMPA does

IMPA S.p.A. Unipersonale is an Italian manufacturer of paints, varnishes, and coatings, founded in 1962 and headquartered in San Pietro di Feletto (Treviso), operating from a 26,000 sq.m. site with 12,000 sq.m. of production capacity. The company serves six end-markets — building/construction, industry, car refinish, fire protection, wood, and tinting equipment — with a product range spanning primers, finishes, intumescent coatings, floor systems, wood stains and varnishes, and a proprietary tintometric platform.

The technological backbone is the ADVANCE HT multifunction tintometric system, which combines proprietary formulation software with the GREY8 colour philosophy and a fleet of compatible tinting machines (HARBIL, SIRIO, TI ELEMENT, X-SMART, HERO D23) plus water- and solvent-based tinting pastes. IMPA differentiates on regulated certifications: Marine Equipment Directive (MED) 2014/90/EU for EU-flagged vessels, CE marking under UNI EN 1504-2 for concrete protection, Class A+ indoor-air emissions, HACCP (UNI 11021:2002) for food environments, Reaction to Fire Bfl, DIN slip-resistance standards, and CAM environmental criteria. R&D is supported by 10 in-house technical researchers.

Commercially, IMPA operates a B2B model with no public pricing: revenue is generated through one-time sales of coatings, consumables, and tinting equipment, distributed exclusively in Italy via mono and plurimandate sales agents, professional paint shops, and body shops. The MeetUs training program, IMPA Partnership Program, and bundled free tintometer installation form the service layer. The company is a wholly-controlled subsidiary of Fassa S.r.l. and is not publicly listed.

Name

IMPA

Legal name

IMPA S.p.A. Unipersonale

Website

https://impa.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IMPA is an Italian paints and varnishes manufacturer (founded 1962, Treviso) producing coatings for building, industrial, car-refinish, fire-protection, wood, and marine end-markets, with a proprietary ADVANCE HT tintometric system and Italy-only B2B distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coatings & Paints Manufacturing

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Industrial coatings
• Decorative paints
• Automotive refinish
• Tintometric systems
• Wood finishes

Headquarters

HQ city

Treviso

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Paints and Varnishes: Manufacture and sale of paints and varnishes for building, industry, car refinish, and marine sectors. Products include primers, finishes, coatings, and specialized solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IMPA is an Italian paints and varnishes manufacturer that formulates, produces and distributes coating solutions across six product families: building (decorative indoor/outdoor paints, primers, fillers, floor coatings), industry (industrial finishes, anti-corrosion primers, DTM and epoxy systems, polyurethane enamels), car refinish (body-shop fillers, primers, clear-coats and spray products), fire protection (intumescent and protective systems), wood (stains, varnishes, undercoats), and tinting equipment including the proprietary ADVANCE HT tintometric platform with water- and solvent-based colourant pastes. Production is centralized at the 26,000 sq.m. San Pietro di Feletto (Treviso) facility; R&D and customer-facing colorimetry/technical-services are operated in-house.

Product overview

IMPA is an Italian paints and varnishes manufacturer offering a diversified portfolio of coating solutions organized across six main product categories: Building (edilizia) for construction and decorative applications, Industry (industria) for industrial coatings, Car Refinish (carrozzeria) for automotive refinish, Fire Protection (protezione dal fuoco), Wood treatments (legno), and Tinting Pastes & Equipment (paste coloranti e tintometri). The company's core platform is the ADVANCE HT multifunction tinting system, which combines proprietary software with a range of HARBIL/SIRIO/TI ELEMENT/X-SMART/HERO D23 tinting machines and water/solvent-based tinting pastes for precise color matching across all product lines. This tinting platform serves as the technological backbone enabling color personalization across building, industrial, and car refinish segments. Services include MeetUs professional technical training, colorimetry support, technical assistance, and a Partnership Program. The company operates under the management and coordination of Fassa S.r.l.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Advance HT: Multifunction tintometric system combining precision, reliability, ease of use, reduced waste and flexibility for color management.
• MeetUs
• GREY8
• DOP

Products and services

• Building (Edilizia) Paints and Coatings Interior and exterior decorative paints for construction, including washable and breathable indoor paints, quartz-based and siloxane outdoor paints, primers, fillers, floor coatings, metal paints for building, concrete protection, chlorinated rubber and bituminous coatings, road-marking paints and wood-treatment products. Sold to professional colour shops and applicators.
• Industrial (Industria) Coatings Coatings for industrial applications including primer-finish products, fast-drying finishes, polyurethane enamels, synthetic cellulose enamels, epoxy primers, zinc-based primers, Direct-to-Metal (DTM) products and specialized industrial finishes for machinery and structural protection.
• Car Refinish (Carrozzeria) Products Automotive refinish products for body shops, including polyester and universal fillers, glass-fibre reinforced fillers, epoxy and 2K acrylic primers (including spray primers), UHS and HS clear-coats, anti-scratch finishes, plastic primers, sealers, sound-deadening products, spray products, additives, polish and resin products.
• Fire Protection (Protezione dal Fuoco) Coatings Fire protection coating systems including BARRIER 87-1151 water-reducible intumescent paint, epoxy anticorrosive primers, zinc phosphate primers and TOP COATING PRO protective top-coat specifically designed to protect intumescent paint systems on structural steelwork.
• Wood (Legno) Treatment Products Wood treatment products including PLASTUK polyester fillers, IMPASTUK putty, FONDOPAC sandable undercoat, solvent-based (PRATIK WOOD) and water-based (NATUR WOOD) stains, FLATTING gloss/satin varnishes, HYDRO water-reducible varnishes, PARQUETS HYDRO wood flooring varnishes and wood primers.
• ADVANCE HT Tinting System Proprietary multi-function tintometric platform combining tintometer control software, colour-formulation algorithms, the GREY8 grey-classification logic, and integration with HARBIL/SIRIO/TI ELEMENT/X-SMART/HERO D23 dispensing equipment and water/solvent-based colourant pastes to deliver precise colour matching and reproduction across IMPA's coating families.
• Tinting Pastes and Dispensing Equipment Tinting equipment (HARBIL HA680, HA480, HA180; HERO D23; X-SMART; TI ELEMENT 2; SIRIO HH dispensers) and colourant consumables (0920 PASTE W water-based and 1895 SOLVENT BASED TINTING PASTES) used with the ADVANCE HT system to dispense and reproduce colours at retail and industrial locations.
• MeetUs Professional Technical Training Training service offering theoretical and practical instruction on IMPA products: one track for retailers and one for applicators/professional users, covering product selection, application techniques and use of the ADVANCE HT tinting system, held at IMPA's Treviso-area headquarters.
• Colorimetria (Colorimetry) and Technical Assistance Service Color-management service including free installation of tintometer and proprietary software at customer sites, telephone support for colour-formulation assistance, product application-cycle guidance, and on-site specialized technical assistance tied to IMPA's coatings.
• TOTAL 45 DTM Direct-To-Metal Anticorrosive Primer Enamel Single-component Direct-To-Metal anticorrosive primer enamel delivering protection and a satin finish in one product, applied directly to metal substrates without a separate primer; targets industrial and metalwork applications requiring productivity and versatility.
• FARINA DI QUARZO PRO Fine Quartz Acrylic Exterior Paint Water-based acrylic fine-quartz exterior paint with anti-algae/anti-mould protection for facade and outdoor surface applications; meets Italian CAM minimum environmental criteria.
• LINEA CLASS Interior Water-Based Paints Range of high-performance interior water-based paints for residential and commercial interiors: CLASS PLUS washable non-drip paint for high-traffic rooms, AIRCLASS 3 washable/breathable renovating paint with microporous water-repellent film, and AIRCLASS 4 breathable high-whiteness paint for large surfaces.
• FONDO UNION 05 Universal Pigmented Filling Primer Universal pigmented filling primer (0.5 mm granulometry) that regularizes internal and external wall surfaces in preparation for traditional water paints or thick acrylic, acryl-siloxane and elastomeric finishing coatings.
• FORCE K10 Bi-Component Acrylic Finish (Orange Peel Effect) Two-component semi-glossy acrylic finish with orange-peel (bucciato) effect providing high scratch, impact and abrasion resistance with direct adhesion on multiple substrates; intended for protective/aesthetic applications including pickup-truck cargo areas, vehicle interiors and textured industrial finishes.
• FONDO ACRILICO WOW Two-Component Anticorrosive Acrylic Primer Two-component anticorrosive acrylic primer for iron supports, galvanized sheet metal and plastics such as ABS, PVC and PC; usable in wet-on-wet cycles to support industrial coating operations.
• Floor Coatings Line (EPOX GRES and PAVIPIU') Certified floor-coating system comprising EPOX GRES epoxy enamel and PAVIPIU' two-component polyurethane clear coat with optional anti-slip textured additive; certified Reaction to Fire Class Bfl and DIN slip-resistance compliant for industrial, commercial and residential flooring.
• ELASTOWALL Concrete Surface Protection System Elastomeric anti-carbonatation wall-protection coating for concrete surfaces, CE-marked to UNI EN 1504-2:2005, providing high resistance to CO₂ penetration to reduce concrete carbonation and corrosion of steel reinforcement.
• LINEA SPEED Car-Refinish Speed Line Speed-optimized refinish system for body shops: SpeedPrimer ultra-fast high-solids 2K acrylic primer with high filling power and low absorption, and SpeedLak ultra-fast UHS transparent acrylic clear coat used with all types of matt base.
• OLIMPIC Acrylic Interior/Exterior Wall Enamel Odourless low-VOC acrylic wall enamel with anti-mould sanitizing action for interior and exterior use; Class A+ indoor-air-emissions certified and UNI 11021:2002 (HACCP) certified for food-environment painting.
• ASILOX COAT Plastic Plaster-Effect Coating Plastic plaster-effect coating with strong filling and levelling power and water-repellent additives for atmospheric protection; available in 1.2 mm and 1.5 mm granulometries and used over UNIX PRO universal pigmented primer.
• KYPROS Water-Dilutable Universal Acrylic Enamel Odourless water-dilutable universal acrylic enamel for interior/exterior painting of walls, wood, iron, galvanized sheet metal, PVC and radiators; available in glossy and satin versions and colorable through the ADVANCE HT tintometric system.
• IMPA Partnership Program (Reseller/Distributor Program) Channel partnership program offering marketing support, promotional materials and consolidated distribution-network benefits to resellers and distributors of IMPA paints and varnishes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products certified to Marine Equipment Directive (MED) 2014/90/UE for European ship equipment
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Beckers Group: European industrial coatings manufacturer with coil, general industrial, and consumer-facing finishes; comparable in scale, customer mix, and European regulatory positioning to IMPA's Industria line.
• Boero Bartolomeo S.p.A. Italian historical paints and varnishes manufacturer with overlapping decorative, marine (Yachting), and industrial coatings portfolios. Closest like-for-like Italian mid-market peer, including similar specialty color and tinting services.
• Colorificio San Marco S.p.A. Italian decorative and specialty coatings producer with strong building-sector presence and a proprietary tintometric platform (Marcromie), directly comparable to IMPA's ADVANCE HT system and edilizia line.

Broad incumbents

• AkzoNobel N.V. Global paints and coatings leader (Sikkens, International) with direct overlap to IMPA's decorative, industrial, and specialty marine/protective coatings; comparable in regulatory certifications and tinting platform maturity.
• Mapei S.p.A. Large Italian-based specialty building-products group with overlapping construction-chemicals and coatings categories; comparable customer base in Italian building and infrastructure, but a much broader portfolio and global footprint.
• RPM International Inc. Specialty coatings holding company with operating subsidiaries in industrial, marine, and fire-protective coatings; comparable to IMPA's specialty and fire-protection portfolio (e.g., intumescent BARRIER line).
• Hempel A/S: Global marine, protective, and decorative coatings company; directly comparable to IMPA's marine-certified solutions and industrial finishes, but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Jotun A/S: Global coatings major with strong marine and protective coatings franchises; directly overlaps with IMPA's marine and industrial product lines and serves the same EU ship-equipment regulatory regime (MED).
• PPG Industries: Global diversified paints and coatings major with industrial, refinish, and specialty product lines overlapping IMPA's industry and car-refinish segments; sets competitive benchmark for product breadth and R&D scale.

Regional players

• Tecnocolor S.r.l. Italian mid-market decorative and industrial coatings manufacturer; comparable in product scope and Italy-centric distribution, useful as a regional size and channel benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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