X ▁International ▁ ▁Comp X ▁International ▁Inc . ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁security ▁products ▁and ▁recre ational ▁marine ▁components ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁Comp X ▁International ▁Inc . ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁N L ▁Indust ries , ▁Inc . ▁The ▁business ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁segments : ▁Security ▁Product s , ▁F urn iture ▁Com ponents ▁and ▁Marine ▁Com ponents . ▁Their ▁products ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁high - end ▁applications . ▁Comp X ▁International ▁Inc . ▁offers ▁its ▁products ▁through ▁original ▁equipment ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁distrib utors . ▁ ▁History ▁Based ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁open ▁business ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Comp X ▁International ▁Inc . ▁completed ▁its ▁Initial ▁Public ▁Of fer ing , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁public ▁company ▁with ▁stock s ▁trad ed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁under ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁C IX . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Comp X ▁International ▁moved ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁headquarters ▁from ▁Ma uld in , ▁S . C . ▁to ▁Houston . ▁ ▁On ▁Jan ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Comp X ▁International ▁Inc . ▁acquired ▁Chicago ▁Lock ▁Co . ▁successfully ▁for ▁about ▁$ 9 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash , ▁which ▁was ▁borrow ed ▁under ▁its ▁existing ▁credit ▁facility . ▁In