Private company
Rust-Oleum
Logo: Rustoleum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American paint manufacturer
Rust-Oleum is a manufacturer of protective paints and coatings for home and industrial use. It was founded in 1921 by Robert Fergusson, a sea captain, after he noticed that fish oil spilled on rusty metal decks stopped corrosion from spreading.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersVernon Hills1
- Founded inEvanston1
- Websitewww.rustoleum.eu
- Legal formCorporation3
- LEI549300ZD4JZ80W486G553
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States3
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 62512973
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Rust-Oleum is a manufacturer of protective paints and coatings for home and industrial use. It was founded in 1921 by Robert Fergusson, a sea captain, after he noticed that fish oil spilled on rusty metal decks stopped corrosion from spreading.2
Corporate structure
Rust-Oleum is part of a group headed by RPM International. 106 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- RPM International Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Rust-Oleum Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
- Tremco CPG Germany Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- AGPRO (N.Z.) LIMITED Subsidiary · Parnell, New Zealand
- API S.p.A. Subsidiary · Italy
- Arnette Polymers, LLC Subsidiary · Massachusetts, United States
- Carboline (India) Private Limited Subsidiary · India
- Carboline Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Carboline Global Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Clean Bidco Limited (In liquidation) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Clean Midco Limited (In liquidation) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Clean Topco Limited (In liquidation) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- DAP Global Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- DAP Global Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- DAP Products Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Day-Glo Color Corp. Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
- Dryvit Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Euclid Admixture Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
- Eucomex, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
- Fibergrate Composite Structures Incorporated Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- First Continental Services Co. Subsidiary · Vermont, United States
- Flowcrete Group Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Flowcrete International Ltd Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- GJP Holdings Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- GSD Distribution LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Kalzip GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- and 79 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company (GLEIF)
Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.rustoleum.com1
- Websitewww.rustoleum.eu1
- X (Twitter)x.com/RustOleum1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/RustOleum1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/rustoleum1
- WikipediaRust-Oleum
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7382384
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataRust-Oleum on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRust-Oleum on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRust-Oleum logo by Rustoleum, Public domain
- 5Wikimedia CommonsRust-Oleum photo by Aswartzenator, CC BY-SA 4.0