The Burtin Corporation was founded in 1982 in Orange County, California, to formulate and distribute polyurethane systems. It grew and prospered for years and became an important part of a multi-billion dollar industry.

The company developed special expertise in liquid rigid pour, froth, and spray-in-place polyurethane foam chemical systems. Because of the dedicated service, innovative, reliable chemistry, and consistent results the product line expanded to include flexible foam (skinning and non-skinning), elastomers, coatings, solid castable potting, and rim systems.

The Burtin Corporation purchased raw and intermediate chemicals from only the best suppliers: Dow, Allied Signal, DuPont, Texaco, and others. The raw materials are shipped in railroad cars. It is in those large quantities where quality assurance becomes more constant. The materials get pumped into a tank farm, where they are maintained and monitored. Using the latest in high-technology processing equipment, the base materials are combined using specific formulations into a useable "system".

It is the "system" that determines the quality of the product. The system consists of two components. The proper formulations in both parts of the system make the products unique. In 1987, Burtin Corporation started the LINE-X Corporation by inventing a line of sprayable elastomeric coatings.  This line includes pure polyurethanes, polyurethane/polyurea blends and pure polyurea coatings to serve a wide variety of needs. The LINE-X Corporation has several proprietary formulations offering important solutions to the customer's critical needs.  In order to market these product LINE-X developed the first every franchise in this industry and started the LINE-X Franchise Development Corporation (LFDC).  Today LFDC oversees the operations of several major distribution centers and over 400 franchises world wide.

Burtin Corporation was acquired by BASF which has created an integrated yet proprietary relationship with LINE-X.  This arrangement allowed the Burtin management team to focus on the further growth of LINE-X while maintaining superior production standards that BASF is known for. In 2006, LINE-X was acquired by Graham Partners.  Graham Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in high performance companies that both have a proven track record and have the potential for marked growth.