Formica Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1912

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 3,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 11

  • Investments
  • 2

Formica General Information

Description

Manufacturer and distributor of decorative surfacing products intended to offer customized furniture for homes and offices. The company's decorative surfacing products include high-pressure laminate (HPL), solid surface, compact laminate and engineered stone products, thereby enabling its customers to get contemporary designs on their furniture as per their requirements.

Contact Information

Website
www.formica.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 10155 Reading Road
  • Cincinnati, OH 45241
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Home Furnishings
Other Industries
Building Products
Parent Company
Broadview Holding
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • 10155 Reading Road
  • Cincinnati, OH 45241
  • United States
+1 (800)

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Formica Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Formica Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer and distributor of decorative surfacing products intended to offer customized furniture for homes and offic
Home Furnishings
Cincinnati, OH
3,000 As of 2019

Shelton, CT
 

Shildon, United Kingdom
 
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Formica Competitors (6)

One of Formica’s 6 competitors is Panolam Industries International, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Shelton, CT.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Panolam Industries International Private Equity-Backed Shelton, CT
Wilsonart UK Corporation Shildon, United Kingdom
Octopus Products Private Equity-Backed Toronto, Canada
Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces Private Equity-Backed Austin, TX
Arpa Industriale Private Equity-Backed Bra, Italy
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Formica Patents

  • 510

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 65

    Granted

  • 40

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Formica Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
ES-2827452-T3 Decorative multilayer cladding materials with incorporated conductive materials, solid surfaces made therefrom, procedures for making such cladding materials and uses thereof Active 10-Oct-2014
AU-2002326777-A1 Decorative laminate and method of producing same Inactive 18-Sep-2001
AU-2001257284-A1 Decorative laminate assembly and method of producing same Inactive 22-Jan-2001
AU-7877500-A Deep embossed tile design postformable high pressure decorative laminate and method for producing same Inactive 09-Oct-1999
EP-1240030-A1 Deep embossed tile design postformable high pressure decorative laminate and method for producing same Inactive 09-Oct-1999 B44C1/24
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Formica Signals

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Formica Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Formica Acquisitions (2)

Formica’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Well Pack Papers & Containers (Decorative Laminate Division) for . The deal was made on 12-Nov-2012.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Well Pack Papers & Containers (Decorative Laminate Division) 12-Nov-2012 Merger/Acquisition Paper/Soft Products
Homapal 31-Jan-2012 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
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Formica Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Homapal Herzberg am Harz, Germany 1949

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