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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS CLEVELAND 2 OHIO GLIDDEN COMPANY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND The highly diversified yet olosely integrated Glidden Company plant oonsists of 34 factories looated throughout the United States and Canada, Operations of the company fall into the following main groups; PAINT, VARNISH, LACQUER and protective coatings of all kinds VEGETABLE OILS CHEMICALS AND PIGMENTS DURKEE FAMOUS FOODS METALS REFINING; powdered metals and type metal SOY BEAN PROCESSING NAVAL STORES LIVESTOCK, POULTRY FEEDS The company's original activity was the manufacture of paints, varnishes and related lines* This division today is one of the largest makers of these products in the United States, The Chemical and Pigment Division produoes a varied group of raw materials, not only for use in the manufacture of Glidden paints and var- ~N nishes "but for general sale to oonsuming industries. The Soy Bean R'ooessing Division employs a patented process for ex tracting soybean oil, meal and flour and for obtaining protein and leoithin. The oompany also produoos the highly valuable sox hormones, progesterone and testosterone. The Glidden Company's Naval Stores Division produces tars and resins, turpentine, solvents, synthetic rubber compounds and compounds for plastics. niMTt VUNIIHtI ItCICtM CMAMIlt N13465 THU GLIDDEN COMPANY History eind Baokground - 2 Major products of the Chemical & Pigjnent Division are lithopone, titanium dioxide, ground white barytes (barium sulphate), zino sulphate orystals, litharge, oadmium colors, Euston white lead, red lead, dry colors. Type metal, metal powders (iron, lead, oopper and tin) and allied products are manufactured by the Metals Refining Company Division. The Glidden Company was incorporated in Ohio in 1917 by Adrian D Joyoe and his associates* The firm aoquired all the assets and property of the old Glidden Varnish Co., one of the most famous of varnish producers, and was organized under its present name. In I9I9 the company was reorganized to aoquire the assets and businesses of 11 other manufacturers and distribu tors of paints and related products. The company's food division, whioh was started in lp20, was ex panded and reorganized in I929 with the purchase of a number of other firms. The business of E. R. Durkee & Co. also was ^acquired and the business con solidated under the Durkee Famous Foods title. This division produoes the nationally known purkae's Famous Dressing, margarine, shortening, spioes and Worcestershire sauoe; Dunham*s 6hred ooconut and special ingredients for bakeries and confectioners. The Glidden Company's strategically looated manufacturing facilities include nine paint manufacturing plants, 11 food plants, the Glidden Co. Ltd. of Toronto, Canada; the Metals Refining Co., Hamnond, Ind.; The Helio-Resin Processing Corp., Jacksonville, Fla. and Valdosta, Ga.j the Southern Pine Chemioal Co., Jacksonville; the Yadkin Valley Ilmonito Co,; The Euston Load Co., Soranton, Pa.; the Soya Produots Division, Chioago; tho Glidden Company Feed Mill Division, Indianapolis, and three chemioal and pigment plants in Baltimore, Collinsville, 111,, and Oakland, Calif. w 9 9 f' I n U 1 4 n n TUP.: GLIDDEs? COMPANY Hi story and Background - 3 Among the Glidden Company's exclusive produots are Ripolin, Jap-a-Lac, Refleotolite, Spred, Spred-Luster (the first water mix oil enamel), Spray-Day-Lite, "Alpha" Protein and other nationally known Glidden label produots. The famed Euston White lead process is the sole property of the Glidden Company. -- Adrian D, Joyoe, founder, president and board ohairman, and R. H. Horsburgh, executive vice president, aro two executives who have directed the multifold expansion of the company sinoe its beginnings. Now engaged in further steady expansion through an integrated ohain of 26 research laboratories, the company is oonoentrating on develop ment of new produots and prooessos. Sales this year are believed oertain to pass the 6111,000,000 record set in 1945>, Offioers of the Glidden Company include Mr, Joyoe and Mr, Horsburgh, R. 'V. Levenhagen, senior vice president and dirootor; Dwight P. Joyoe, vice president, dirootor} 'W, J. O'Brien, vice president and director,* R. E. Sprague, vico president and director; C, M. Kolb, secretary; and J, A. Peters, treasurer. Gl 0313 34