nyse nl formerly known as the national lead company is a lead smelting company currently based in houston texas . national lead was one of the 12 original stocks included in the dow jones industrial average at the time of its creation on may 26 1896 . 1 nl industries dutch boy paint specimen stock certificate c. 1975 contents 1 history 2 legal issues 3 national lead and dutch boy paints 4 compx international 4.1 history 4.2 leadership 5 references 6 external links history edit it began business in philadelphia in 1772 . 2 the name national lead company was used since 1891 after a series of mergers . national lead changed its name to nl industries in 1971 . legal issues edit nl industries has encountered legal problems based on their long history of selling lead paint . on january 7 2014 the final statement of decision for the people of the state of california vs. atlantic richfield company conagra grocery products company e.i. du pont de nemours and company nl industries inc. and the sherwin williams company case no. 1 00 cv 788657 was entered by james p. kleinberg judge superior court of california . 3 by march 26 2014 santa clara county superior court judge james kleinberg s final amended judgment against nl industries has them jointly and severally with conagra and sherwin williams pay 1.15 billion . 4 members of the team of attorneys who fought the case including mary e. alexander of mary alexander & associates p.c. in san francisco joseph w. cotchett and nancy l. fineman of cotchett pitre & mccarthy llp in burlingame calif. peter earle of the law office of peter earle in milwaukee wis. and fidelma l. fitzpatrick of the firm motley rice in providence r.i. were given a 2014 trial lawyer of the year award at the annual public justice gala and awards dinner on july 27 at the american visionary art museum in baltimore md. 5 national lead and dutch boy paints edit in 1907 national lead entered the consumer market for titanium paints creating a product line under the name dutch boy . dutch boy paints competed with other brands that contained mineral products supplied by national lead . the dutch boy painter which was created by lawrence carmichael earle became national lead s symbol for many years . nl industries sold off the dutch boy brand in 1980 to sherwin williams two years after the cpsc s directive banning on the manufacturing of lead housepaint went into effect . compx international edit compx international inc. type public limited company traded as nyse mkt cix 6 industry security & protection services founded august 4 1993 headquarters dallas texas area served the united states key people david bowers ceo services security products furniture components and marine components operating income us 083.2 million 2012 7 net income us 035.0 million 2012 7 total assets us 0150.2 million 2012 7 total equity us 0102.1 million 2012 7 number of employees 466 2013 8 website www.compx.com compx international inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of security products and recreational marine components in the world . 9 located in dallas texas compx international inc. is also a subsidiary of nl industries inc. 8 the business of the company is divided into three segments security products furniture components and marine components . their products are designed to meet the high end applications . 10 compx international inc. offers its products through original equipment manufacturers and distributors . 11 history edit based in dallas texas the company was founded to open business on august 4 1993 . 12 13 in march 1998 compx international inc. completed its initial public offering making it a public company with stocks traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol of cix . 10 in 1999 compx international moved the corporate headquarters from mauldin s.c. to houston . 14 15 on jan 11 2000 compx international inc. acquired chicago lock co. successfully for about 9.2 million in cash which was borrowed under its existing credit facility . 16 in may 2002 compx international achieved an agreement to close its dallas corporate office . 17 in september 2004 nl industries completed the acquisition of 68 % of compx international for 168.6 million . 18 in december 2012 compx international inc. sold its furniture components operations to knape & vogt manufacturing company for approximately 59 million in cash . 19 leadership edit the main officers of the company are listed as follows 20 david bowers president chief executive officer jim brown chief financial officer references edit history of the dow the motley fool may 29 1996 . accessed october 24 2011 . national lead company . harvard university . retrieved 2011 10 24 . the national lead company now known as nl industries began business in philadelphia in 1772 . several lead manufacturers banded together and incorporated as the national lead company in 1891 . the company has been well known for its white lead paints sold since 1907 under the dutch boy label . over the twentieth century the company has produced many other products including titanium dioxide paint atomic bomb elements and ball bearing slides . ... kleinberg james 7 january 2014 . judge kleinberg s order final statement of decision case number 1 00 cv 788657 pdf . santa clara county superior court s electronic filing system . retrieved 26 august 2014 . kleinberg james 26 march 2014 . judge kleinberg s order final amended judgment march 26 2014 case number 1 00 cv 788657 pdf . santa clara county superior court s electronic filing system . retrieved 26 august 2014 . attorneys who won landmark lead paint judgment and cleanup named public justice trial lawyers of the year . the public justice foundation . 28 july 2014 . retrieved 27 august 2014 . traded marks a b c d 2012 annual report a b number of employees general business in annual report pdf . a b products aimed markedt porduct market company descriptions foundation in yahoo foundation time compx moves to houston houston business journal compx moved to houston 1 compx international close dallas corporate office nl industries closes buy of 68 % of compx for 168.6 m . september 24 2004 . retrieved dec 6 2013 . compx announces the completion of the sale of its furniture components operation . managers external links edit official website official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nl industries & oldid 743599659 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchange1772 establishmentsleadhistory of philadelphiacompanies based in houstonformer components of the dow jones industrial averagehidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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