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Altex

New Zealand-based specialist in the formulation, manufacture, and specification of high performance industrial and marine protective coatings.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

Altex Coatings Ltd specialises in the formulation, manufacture, and specification of high performance industrial and marine protective coatings throughout Australasia and Southern Pacific regions. The company began in 1954 in Tauranga, making and selling protective paints to local industrial businesses and the marine industry. It has grown to become one of the largest privately-owned manufacturers of high-performance coatings in Australasia, with full manufacturing facilities and customer support infrastructure in New Zealand and Australia, along with distribution centres serving Fiji, Tahiti, Mauritius, Samoa, New Caledonia, American Samoa and Tonga, and over 65 employees. In 2009, Altex Coatings formed a major alliance with Carboline Inc USA to exclusively manufacture and distribute Carboline Coatings for the New Zealand, Australian and southern Pacific markets. Its product range includes industrial coatings, linings and fireproofing solutions, as well as its own Altex Yacht & Boat Paint brand.

History

In 1954, with a small team of people, Altex Coatings began making and selling protective paints to local industrial businesses and the marine industry in Tauranga. Today, with full manufacturing facilities and customer support infrastructure in New Zealand and Australia, along with several distribution centres serving Fiji, Tahiti, Mauritius, Samoa, New Caledonia, American Samoa and Tonga, Altex has grown to be a formidable business, with over 65 employees. In 2009, Altex Coatings formed a major alliance with Carboline Inc USA to exclusively manufacture and distribute Carboline Coatings for the New Zealand, Australian and southern Pacific markets. Since 1954 Altex has grown to become one of the largest privately-owned manufacturers of high-performance coatings in Australasia.

Products and positioning

Specialists in the formulation, manufacture, and specification of high performance industrial and marine protective coatings throughout Australasia and Southern Pacific regions.

  • Altex Yacht & Boat Paint

    Own well known yacht and boat paint brand.

  • Carboline Coatings

    Manufactured and distributed exclusively by Altex for New Zealand, Australian and southern Pacific markets under a 2009 alliance.

Recent events

  • Unconfirmed

    Altex announces store opening at AFI Brasov[6]

    Altex said it will open a 1,600-square-metre store at the AFI Brasov shopping center, which the article says officially opens Wednesday, October 21.

    Weekdays and relative dates follow the original report; their exact calendar dates have not been verified.

  • Unconfirmed

    Altex opens a store in Mioveni[7]

    Electronics retailer Altex opened a new store in Mioveni following an investment of EUR 200,000.

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