 They started with a licence from Parker Rust-Proof of Detroit (Parkerizing or phosphating) and in a later step with the distribution rights of Udylite Corp for specialty chemicals in electroplating.The company's successor organizations, Chemetall GmbH and Coventya GmbH, later became the European market leaders in surface treatment.Paulhan died on 10 February 1963 at Saint-Jean-de-Luz.