What Fabrico does

Fabrico (广东自然涂化工有限公司, dba 自然涂 and 杜克) is a Chinese specialty exterior wall coatings manufacturer founded in 1999 and headquartered in Foshan, Guangdong. The company focuses on thick-slurry (厚浆型) architectural coatings — including natural stone paint (天然石漆), ceramic stone paint (陶彩石), water-borne sand multi-color paint (水包砂多彩漆), zhencai stone (臻彩石), and silk-finish flexible emulsion paint — supplemented by functional coatings such as water-based anti-graffiti and floor sound insulation products. Its competitive positioning is rooted in 23+ years of formulation R&D (7+ invention patents, 10+ utility model patents), participation in drafting 7+ national and industry standards, and a dual-brand portfolio spanning professional engineering (自然涂) and retail/DIY (杜克) segments.

The company operates five production bases across Guangdong, Sichuan, Hebei, Shaanxi, and Anhui, and sells through a hybrid direct-sales + dealer channel. The direct sales team manages strategic procurement contracts with 300+ real estate developers including Vanke, Poly, Longfor, Country Garden, Greenland, China Merchants, Xingjin Group, Rongsheng, and Zhongnong Modern, while a 200+ dealer network addresses regional contractors and smaller projects. Pricing is project-based with no public list; multi-year strategic procurement contracts are the standard commercial vehicle for top accounts. Professional services — including construction training, on-site technical support, and dealer protection — are bundled with product sales.

Fabrico underwent a leadership-triggered turnaround in 2018 under General Manager Li Guohui, returning to profitability that year and achieving 40%+ sales growth in 2020 while maintaining profitability through the 2021+ Chinese real estate downturn. In 2022-2023 the company expanded its standards participation, completed 2022 采筑 SCI supplier certification, was recognized as a Guangdong Province 专精特新 SME, and signed 2023-2025 strategic procurement contracts covering new vertical segments (agriculture industrial parks), signaling measured diversification beyond residential real estate.

Name

Fabrico

Legal name

广东自然涂化工有限公司

Website

https://fabrico.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fabrico (广东自然涂化工有限公司) manufactures thick-slurry exterior wall coatings — natural stone paint, ceramic stone paint, texture coatings, and functional coatings — for Chinese real estate developers, construction contractors, and dealers via five production bases and a 200+ dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Coatings

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (32551)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Decorative Coatings (IMAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Architectural coatings
• Exterior wall coatings
• Texture coatings
• Stone-effect paint
• Decorative coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Foshan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural coating product sales: Primary revenue stream from selling specialty exterior wall coatings (质感涂料, 真石漆, 陶彩石, 水包砂, 臻彩石) and functional coatings (防涂鸦, 楼板隔音) to real estate developers and contractors. One-time product sale model per project, supplemented by repeat orders from established accounts.
2. Professional services (construction training & technical support): Provides construction technical training, product application training, and on-site technical support to dealers and contractors. Services bundled with product sales as part of the overall value proposition, enhancing customer retention and differentiation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fabrico manufactures and sells specialty exterior wall coatings — including natural stone paint, ceramic stone paint, texture coatings, multi-color water-borne sand paints, and functional coatings (anti-graffiti, sound insulation) — to real estate developers, construction contractors, and dealers across China. The company operates two brands: 自然涂 (Natural Paint) for professional engineering projects and 杜克 (Duke) for retail/interior art applications.

Product overview

Fabrico (广东自然涂化工有限公司) operates two main brands — 自然涂 and 杜克 — and operates a portfolio of building exterior wall coatings organized across three product categories: 外墙装饰 (Exterior Wall Decoration), 特殊功能 (Special Functions), and 杜克 (Duke interior art coatings). The 外墙装饰 category under 自然涂 includes 天然石漆 (Natural Stone Paint), 陶彩石 (Ceramic Stone Paint), 水包砂多彩漆 (Water-borne Sand Multi-color Paint), 臻彩石 (Zhencai Stone Paint), and 丝光柔性乳胶漆 (Silk-finish Flexible Emulsion Paint). The 特殊功能 category includes 防涂鸦涂料 (Anti-graffiti Coating) and 楼板隔音涂料 (Floor Sound Insulation Coating). The 杜克 sub-brand under the exterior wall decoration category includes 经典质感涂料 (Classic Texture Coating), 仿石质感涂料 (Stone-effect Texture Coating), and four interior art coating series: 工业风系列, 雅绒系列, 炫彩系列, and 质彩系列. The company's positioning is '始于质感、专于厚浆、精于高装' (starting with texture, specializing in thick-coat, refining in high-end decoration), with its brand tagline '跨越时间的专业之美' (Professional Beauty Across Time).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 自然涂: 专业工程品牌，主要产品包括真石漆、质感涂料、天然石漆等外墙装饰涂料。
• 杜克

Products and services

• 天然石漆 (Natural Stone Paint) A coating made from natural colored sand of different particle sizes mixed with high-quality emulsion, imitating natural texture and visual effects while providing durable exterior wall protection. Used for residential and commercial building facades.
• 陶彩石 (Ceramic Stone Paint) A coating made from fired ceramic-colored sand with uniform, delicate particles, offering smooth touch, stable colors with diamond-like luster, and moisture/crack resistance. Used for building exteriors.
• 水包砂多彩漆 (Water-borne Sand Multi-color Paint) A multi-color coating with natural color points and realistic stone-imitation effects, featuring strong patterned texture and three-dimensional tactile feel, suitable for both interior and exterior applications.
• 臻彩石 (Zhencai Stone Paint) A sand-containing multi-color coating with fine texture and adjustable color dots that can imitate natural stone as well as multiple coating effects. Uses color paste for quick color matching with minimal color difference.
• 丝光柔性乳胶漆 (Silk-finish Flexible Emulsion Paint) A green environmental protection product using premium acrylic emulsion that achieves various texture effects through different construction tools, providing silk-like luster, excellent coverage and crack-bridging ability, and stain resistance.
• 防涂鸦涂料 (Anti-graffiti Coating) A water-based dual-component polyurethane functional coating with a dense, smooth film that effectively prevents graffiti adhesion. Pollutants are easily removed without residue, providing long-lasting wall protection.
• 楼板隔音涂料 (Floor Sound Insulation Coating) A water-based acoustic damping coating using nano multi-layer structural materials and elastic water-based materials. With only 3mm dry film thickness, it achieves 15dB or more improvement in impact sound reduction.
• 杜克经典质感涂料 (Duke Classic Texture Coating) A texture coating inspired by Mediterranean architecture with natural, simple style. Features endless three-dimensional texture patterns, diverse color options, and waterproof-breathable flexible crack-resistant performance for long-lasting wall protection.
• 杜克仿石质感涂料 (Duke Stone-effect Texture Coating) A stone-effect texture coating using a new concept to create distinctive effects. Uses pigments, colored sand and mica flakes for color matching, achieving tactile effects of limestone, travertine, and pitted stone through trowel application without grinding.
• 杜克工业风系列 (Duke Industrial Style Series) An interior art coating series in industrial style, reflecting extreme architectural aesthetics designed for those who pursue minimalist artistic style.
• 杜克雅绒系列 (Duke Elegant Velvet Series)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coating surfaces maintain original appearance after 10+ years of weathering — proven by Vanke Lanqiao Shengfei (16 years) and Changchun projects (9-16 years old)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Huaworld Group (华世界集团)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2023Second-time strategic procurement partnership with Huaworld Group. Fabrico will supply coatings for all current and upcoming projects at South China City (华南城) and Huayao City (华耀城) development zones. This is Fabrico's second consecutive strategic partnership with Huaworld.
• Bu Yi Le Hu Volunteer Service Team (不亦乐乎志愿服务队)minorOthers · 26 August 2023Fabrico partnered with Bu Yi Le Hu Volunteer Service Team to conduct charity and educational assistance activities. In 2023, Fabrico sponsored a charity trip to Qianmo Primary School in Jiangxi Province, donating books and study supplies to left-behind children. CEO Li Guohui personally participated in the donation activities.
• Zhongnong Modern (中农现代投资股份有限公司)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2023Strategic procurement partnership covering 真石漆 (natural stone paint) and 质感涂料 (texture coatings) for Zhongnong Modern's 20+ modern agricultural industrial parks across Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Shaanxi regions. 2023-2025 annual strategic procurement contract. Zhongnong Modern is a Top 10 Chinese agricultural product market operator, managing ~4 million sqm of parks with ~30 billion RMB total investment.
• Guangxi Huixinbao Construction Engineering (广西汇鑫宝建筑工程有限公司)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 28 October 2022Joint partnership with Guangxi Huixinbao Construction Engineering to win the exterior wall coating project for Xingjin Group's premium Roc Lake Mansion (榕湖公馆) project. Also collaborated on multiple Xingjin Group projects in Guangxi including Xingjin Yijing City, Xingjin Jincheng Phase II, and others. In 2023, Fabrico and Huixinbao cooperated to ensure construction resumed ahead of market at Xingjin Yijing City project.
• Xingjin Group (兴进集团)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2022Won bid for Xingjin Group's top-tier Roc Lake Mansion (榕湖公馆) exterior wall coating project — the highest-end Chinese-style real estate project in Guilin. Also serving multiple other Xingjin projects. Xingjin Group is a Top 3 Guangxi real estate company, China Brand 500 Enterprise, national first-tier real estate developer with 25 years of history and over 8 million sqm developed.
• Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology (广东石油化工学院)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2021School-enterprise cooperation agreement signed to establish talent development and industry-academia-research collaboration. University officials visited Fabrico's Shunde factory. Partnership aims to build integrated industry-education ecosystem with mutual benefits for university, company, and employees.
• Shaanxi Construction First Group (陕西建工第一建设集团)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2021Won coating procurement bid for the Yangling Comprehensive Bonded Zone project, developed by Shaanxi Construction First Group. The bonded zone (0.88 sq km) is adjacent to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Agricultural Technology Exchange and Training Demonstration Base.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bauhinia Paint (紫荆花涂料): Hong Kong-origin architectural and decorative coatings brand with significant operations in mainland China serving developer, contractor, and dealer customers. Directly comparable to Fabrico in architectural exterior wall coatings for residential and commercial projects.
• Carpoly (嘉宝莉): Major Chinese architectural and decorative coatings manufacturer with strong developer relationships and a national dealer footprint. Highly comparable to Fabrico in architectural exterior coatings focus and is also historically connected — Fabrico's current GM and R&D Director both came from Carpoly.
• SKSHU Paint (三棵树): Largest listed Chinese architectural coatings company with a broad portfolio of exterior wall paints, texture coatings, and functional coatings sold through developer and dealer channels across China. Closest direct peer to Fabrico in product mix (architectural coatings), customer base (real estate developers), and channel model (direct + dealers).
• Huarun Paint (华润漆): Well-established Chinese architectural coatings brand (under CR Group) with strong presence in both developer projects and retail/dealer channels for interior and exterior wall coatings. Competes with Fabrico for architectural coating specifications with major developers.
• Badese Paint (巴德士): Mid-to-large Chinese architectural coatings manufacturer producing exterior wall paints, natural stone-effect coatings, and wood coatings with a similar developer-and-dealer GTM. Competes with Fabrico in the same architectural coatings niche in China.
• Maydos Paint (美涂士): Chinese architectural coatings manufacturer with comparable exterior wall paint product lines and developer/dealer channels. Directly competes with Fabrico in the same regional and product segments.

Broad incumbents

• Nippon Paint China: China arm of Nippon Paint Holdings, one of the world's largest architectural coatings groups. Overlaps with Fabrico in architectural exterior wall coatings but offers a much broader portfolio (industrial, automotive, marine) and stronger international brand — broader incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• Dulux (Akzo Nobel China): China operations of Akzo Nobel's Dulux brand, a global architectural coatings leader. Competes with Fabrico for premium developer projects but operates as a broad incumbent across many coatings segments rather than a specialty exterior texture specialist.

Emerging players

• Yunguang Paint (樱花涂料): Chinese architectural coatings manufacturer focused on exterior wall paints and decorative coatings with a more regional footprint than Fabrico. Comparable in product scope (architectural coatings) but typically operates at smaller scale with partial geographic overlap.
• Zhanchen Paint (展辰涂料): Chinese coatings manufacturer primarily known for industrial wood coatings but with adjacent architectural and decorative product lines. Partial overlap with Fabrico in architectural coatings, though industrial wood finishes remain its core — emerging player in architectural segments where Fabrico operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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