Rich history

Baril Coatings started in 1982 with the production of paint and coatings in Moerkapelle. A number of committed employees have been active in the company from day one. They have seen the company grow from a small-scale paint maker from a shed to an internationally operating coatings producer.

1982	Founded - November 12 in Moerkapelle
1989	Relocation to newly built premises in 's-Hertogenbosch
1990	Introduction 'High Solid' epoxies
1994-'95	Start using acrylics
1998	Participation in Coatings Care program and this included in own annual report
2001	Management buy out
2002	Incentive Award Best Entrepreneurs Vision, theme: CSR
2004	Acquisition of Fortis Coatings recipes and customer base Focus on reducing solvent
2005	Founding Baril Coatings Polska New construction and expansion of production
	Purchase color mixing machine for water-based products
2006	Founding Baril Coatings USA Start monitoring CO₂ company footprint
2007	Acquisition Farball Coatings / Copperant Etten-Leur
2009	Dutch patent DCC Technology
2010	Focus on biobased raw materials as core values for the company
2012	First collaboration between different parties for biobased binding agents
2013	Introduction of biobased paints Death of Hans Broeders
	Takeover by Geert Duijghuisen (management buy out)
	Rijkswaterstaat approval for application portals with DualCure 2-layer paint system
2014	Introduction Copperant Pura, completely safe for people and the environment
	Minority interest Jeroen and Teun Duijghuisen
2015	DCC patented in EU, USA and Canada Best managed company 2015
2016	Start annual registration CO₂ company footprint
	EU Ecolabel for Pura product line
2017	Solar roof at production locations Etten-Leur and 's-Hertogenbosch Production location Etten-Leur runs entirely on solar energy, Den Bosch partly Opening of new ultramodern laboratory
	Partner in founding plant-based consumer brand fairf
	Introducing Copperant Minérale product line with EU ecolabel
	Introducing SteelKote (formerly 4P)
	Development Sustainability hotspot scan in collaboration with MVO NL and TNO
2018	Collaboration between different parties for biobased binding agents Partner in founding plant-based consumer brand Mommy Paint
	Introduction Copperant Altra wall paint line
2019	Start Baril Academy Majority interest Jeroen and Teun Duijghuisen
2020	Became full owner of plant-based consumer brands fairf and Mommy Paint
	Fully electric vehicle fleet
2021	Introduction Copperant Flora product line
	Introduction Copperant Altra lacquer line
	Introduction Hybrid product line
2022	Economy for the Common Good (ECG)-certificate achieved
	First Copperant products with Cradle-to-Cradle certificate
	40 years Baril Coatings

John, Ad and Ruud Broeders have been involved with Baril Coatings from the start. Their brother Hans was one of the founders and soon asked his brothers to join the company.