Global Paints, Inks, Adhesives, and Chemicals group founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1777, and which in 1991 merge into Nobel Industries - today AkzoNobel - and together with its business areas Casco Nobel formed three new business areas. At the time of Nobel Industries take over, Sadolin & Holmblad had operations in more than 40 countries - including nearly 60 factories, and export to more than 100 countries worldwide. Today, Decorative Paints, Metal Coatings and Wood Finishes are part of Akzo Nobel, Automotive Finishes are part of PPG Industries, Marine and Offshore Paint are part of Jotun, Inks are part of Flint, while Building Adhesives and Industrial Adhesives are part of Sika, while Pigments are part of Sun Chemical, Agro Chemicals are part of Bayer and Oils are part of BP.