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Best Paint Company in India - Asian Paints

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Introducing The Asian Paints Group

Asian Paints is Indias largest paint company and Asias third largest paint company, with a turnover of Rs 96.32 billion. The group has an enviable reputation in the corporate world for professionalism, fast track growth, and building shareholder equity. Asian Paints operates in 17 countries and has 24 paint manufacturing facilities in the world servicing consumers in over 65 countries. Besides Asian Paints, the group operates around the world through its subsidiaries Berger International Limited, Apco Coatings, SCIB Paints and Taubmans. Asian Paints was included in Forbes Asias Fab 50 list of Companies in Asia Pacific in 2011 and 2012. Forbes Global magazine USA ranked Asian Paints among the 200 Best Small Companies in the World for 2002 and 2003 and presented the 'Best under a Billion' award, to the company. Asian Paints is the only paint company in the world to receive this recognition. Forbes has also ranked Asian Paints among the Best under a Billion companies in Asia in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The company has come a long way since its small beginnings in 1942. Four friends who were willing to take on the world's biggest, most famous paint companies operating in India at that time set it up as a partnership firm. Over the course of 25 years Asian Paints became a corporate force and India's leading paints company. Driven by its strong consumer-focus and innovative spirit, the company has been the market leader in paints since 1968. Today it is double the size of any other paint company in India. Asian Paints manufactures a wide range of paints for Decorative and Industrial use. In Decorative paints, Asian Paints is present in all the four segments v.i.z Interior Wall Finishes, Exterior Wall Finishes, Enamels and Wood Finishes. It also introduced many innovative concepts in the Indian paint industry like Colour Worlds (Dealer Tinting Systems), Home Solutions (painting solutions Service), Kids World (painting solutions for kids room), Colour Next (Prediction of Colour Trends through in-depth research) and Royale Play Special Effect Paints, just to name a few. Asian Paints has always been ahead when it comes to providing consumer experience. It has set up a Signature Store in Mumbai & Delhi in India, where consumers are educated on colours and how it can change their homes. Vertical integration has seen it diversify into products such as Phthalic Anhydride and Pentaerythritol, which are used in the paint manufacturing process. Asian Paints also operates through PPG Asian Paints Pvt Ltd (50:50 JV between Asian Paints and PPG Inc, USA, one of the largest automotive coatings manufacturer in the world) to service the increasing requirements of the Indian automotive coatings market. Asian Paints has formed another 50:50 JV with PPG named Asian Paints PPG Pvt Ltd to service the protective, industrial powder, industrial containers and light industrial coatings markets.

International Presence
Today the Asian Paints group operates in 17 countries across the world and is the largest paint company in eleven countries. The group operates in five regions across the world viz. South Asia, South East Asia, South Pacific, Middle East and Caribbean region through the five corporate brands viz. Asian Paints, Berger International, SCIB Paints, Apco Coatings and Taubmans. The Group operates as: Asian Paints in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka) SCIB Paints in Egypt Berger in South East Asia (Singapore), Middle East (UAE, Bahrain and Oman), Caribbean (Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago) Apco Coatings in South Pacific (Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) Taubmans in South Pacific (Fiji and Samoa) The company has a dedicated Group R&D Centre in India and has been one of the pioneering companies in India for effectively harnessing Information Technology solutions to maximize efficiency in operations.

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Corporate Information
Asian Paints is a fully integrated paints company that employs the most advanced and prudent principles for its working. Know about the company, its strategies, management structure in detail here. More

Corporate Citizenship
While working towards enhancing customer experience we at Asian Paints, look at the bigger picture by being aware about environmental hazards. All our manufacturing plants and units are certified environmentally safe. More

Group Subsidiaries
Currently, South Asia, South East Asia, South Pacific, Middle East & Caribbean region are covered through five corporate brands viz. Asian Paints, Berger International, SCIB Paints, APCO Coatings & Taubmans respectively. More Top

Awards & Recognition

We have been widely recognised by entities the world over with awards & recognition of high caliber. With the aim of fulfilling customer needs & receive acknowledgement in return, which eggs us on to deliver more than expected. More Top

Financial Results
Our working style is inclusive and we show transparency in our dealings. Presenting, the annual reports with information that keep you informed and help you make decisions. More Top

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Asian Paints is a place that keeps on buzzing with activity. We provide you with all the latest happenings and events here. More Top

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