ITW Devcon acquires Futura Coatings

ITW Devcon has acquired certain assets of St. Louis-based Futura Coatings Inc., a producer of sprayable elastomeric coatings and linings. ITW Devcon Futura Coatings will be a part of ITW Performance Polymers, an international business group of Illinois Tool Works. All Futura manufacturing and packaging operations have been moved to Devcon's facility in Danvers, Mass., or to ITW Foamseal in Oxford, Mich.

Futura Coatings protect concrete, steel, wood and other substrates from corrosion abrasion, UV, temperature extremes, thermal cycling and impact. The company's product line includes polyureas, polyurethanes, structural resins, silicones, epoxies, acrylics, buytls, primers, binders and foams. Products also include abrasion-resistant coatings, primary and secondary containment linings, chemical-resistant linings, UV-stable aliphatic coatings, pipeline coatings, tank linings, flooring systems, waterproofing systems, truck bed liners, sandwich composites, artificial tree bark, artificial rock, artificial coral, in-mold coatings, urethane gelcoats, post finishes, and coatings for walls, decks and roofs.

For more information, visit the Futura Coatings Web site and the Devcon Web site.