The company expanded, first moving to larger premises in Gateshead, and in 1904 to a large factory in Felling, where its modern-day headquarters are located.

During the war, the company was known as International Paints, and moved its headquarters to London, with further growth during the interwar period in Spain, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, and expansion into domestic and industrial paints.

International Paint Limited were fined £650,000 and ordered to pay costs of £145,000 following the release of highly toxic tributyltin (TBT) biocidal antifouling compound from a storage tank at a former paint testing site at Newton Creek, Newton Ferrers on the River Yealm, Devon, United Kingdom.

[4] [5] International Paint is now the leading brand of AkzoNobel's Marine & Protective Coatings business unit,[2] which has approximately 5,500 employees in more than 60 countries.

[6][7][8][9][10] Factories supplying International Paint are located in approximately 30 countries, producing up to 1 million tons of coating annually.