Overview
Revenue
$100 to $500 million (USD) per year
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio
Based in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., Franklin International was established in 1935 and today is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives, sealants and polymers for commercial and industrial applications. Franklin integrates its core competency – emulsion polymerization – into a broad product offering, including glues, adhesives, hot melts, binders, sizing compounds and more. These products are distributed across six continents for use in construction, furniture manufacturing, millwork, paper converting, pressure-sensitive products and fiberglass reinforcement. Franklin International operates as a manufacturing firm. The Company's line of business includes the production of adhesives, coating, and polymers for commercial or industrial applications. Barbers Franklin began with a solution. Back in 1935 we developed the first ready-to-use liquid glue that could be applied at room temperature. Today you may recognize our retail family of Titebond woodworking adhesives. Have you used our products? If you have used no-lick postage stamps, microwave popcorn bags, flooring products, ordered a pizza with a label on the front, ridden a skateboard, played a wooded musical instrument, ridden in a car, used a wooden door or window, then you may well have benefited from our technology. At Franklin, we solve technical problems. We devote an unusually high percentage of our resources to research and development. That's where advances in adhesive technology are converted into practical applications. Franklin's products are distributed globally, but we're still a family-owned, US company operating under our original philosophy - creativity and innovation with an intense focus on service, superior product quality and total customer value.
