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U-POL
U-POL manufactures automotive refinishing products including fillers, coatings, aerosols, adhesives, and protective coatings for professional bodyshops and distributors worldwide.
Founded
1948U-POL manufactures automotive refinishing products including fillers, coatings, aerosols, adhesives, and protective coatings for professional bodyshops and distributors worldwide.
U-POL manufactures a full range of automotive refinishing products for professional bodyshops, including body fillers, clearcoats, primers, hardeners, aerosols, sealants, adhesives, and plastic-repair systems. Flagship product lines include System 20 coatings, Dolphin fillers, Raptor protective coatings, Tiger Seal polyurethane sealants, and Premium Aerosols.
The company also provides technical data sheets, safety data sheets, standard operating procedures, and distributor-locator tools to support collision-repair technicians worldwide.
U-POL serves the global automotive refinish market, which is shaped by vehicle-parc growth, accident-repair volumes, and regulatory trends such as low-VOC and waterborne coatings. The company’s products are distributed in over 100 countries, with professional bodyshops, distributors, and collision-repair networks as its primary customers.
Growth opportunities include expanding Raptor protective-coating applications, aerosol and DIY product lines, and leveraging Axalta’s distribution footprint to reach new collision-repair customers.
U-POL’s strengths include more than 75 years of formulation experience in automotive body fillers and coatings, a globally recognized brand, and a product range developed specifically for collision-repair professionals. Its portfolio spans fillers, coatings, aerosols, sealants, and protective coatings, supported by technical documentation and training resources.
The 2021 acquisition by Axalta expanded U-POL’s access to global refinish distribution channels while preserving its standalone brand and product lines.