Shanghai Jinshan District Government announced today that the Jinshan-based Shanghai Marie’s Painting Materials Co., Ltd. has become China’s largest paint producer, claiming a 60% share of the domestic market.  The company produces a series of brand products, totaling over 800 categories, which are recognized as leading brands by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.  

Incepted in 1919, Shanghai Marie’s Painting Materials Co., Ltd. is a high and new-tech enterprise of Shanghai.  The company has taken scientific innovation as its blood and has established the country’s most sophisticated technical center.  In order to protect the environment and secure clean production, the company has invested heavily in introducing the cutting-edge aluminum-tube packing line, atom absorption spectrometer, and color-testing and blending system equipment from America.  For the past few years, the company has passed ISO9002 Quality Assurance System Certification, EU’s EN71-3 and American ASTM-4236 Safety and Health Certification, winning access to sell its Marie products in European and American markets. 

The new products of the company -- professional propylene paint, and the high-end pigments for traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and gouache painting -- have all been widely recognized.  In addition, the company will soon produce hydrophobic oil-painting pigment and quick-drying
oil-painting pigment that is suitable for drawing sketches. 

Jinshan District Government has taken ambitious steps to develop high-tech enterprises in the district.  So far, 28 municipal level high and new-tech companies have settled in Jinshan.  These include the development of open-type vehicle monitoring service system and rear-view mirror technology of Sail, which are listed as a key national project of new product development and a national Torch Program project respectively.