NLI Holdings, Inc. NL

What this company does

NL Industries, Inc. operates in the component products industry through its majority-owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc., and in the chemicals industry through its noncontrolling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc. At December 31, 2025, the company held approximately 87% ownership of CompX and approximately 31% ownership of Kronos. CompX manufactures mechanical and electrical cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms used in postal, recreational transportation, office and institutional furniture, cabinetry, tool storage and healthcare applications, and also manufactures wake enhancement systems, stainless steel exhaust systems, gauges, throttle controls, trim tabs and related hardware and accessories for the recreational marine and other industries. Kronos produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments, or TiO2, a base industrial product used to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity and durability across customer applications and end-use markets including coatings, plastics, paper, inks, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other industrial and consumer products. NL Industries, Inc. was organized as a New Jersey corporation in 1891.

Written from the business description in NL INDUSTRIES, INC.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 9 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.