Milestone
2012 Sherwin-Williams acquired Pulanna Coating, enhanced its market leader position in Asia.
2011 Sherwin-Williams celebrates its 145th anniversary
2010 Sherwin-Williams completes the acquisition of the famous Europe industrial wood coating brands Sayerlack and Becker Acroma
Sherwin-Williams has annual sales around $8 billion
2005 Sherwin-Williams opens its 3000th company-operated store
1993 Sherwin-Williams becomes the first American coatings company to be ISO 9002 certified
1977 Sherwin-Williams generates annual sales of over $1 billion
1970 Sherwin-Williams introduces the first comprehensive interior/exterior color palette
1940 Sherwin-Williams introduces the first latex paint, Kem-Tone®
1929 Sherwin-Williams begins to expand into overseas markets
1922 Sherwin-Williams enters the automotive coatings market
1880 Sherwin-Williams Paint brand sells the first successful ready-mixed paint.
1866 Henry A. Sherwin founds The Sherwin-Williams Company