Nippon Paints

Sharad Malhotra to become 1st Indian MD of Nippon Paint India from Dec 2025

Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings arm, NIPSEA Group, on Monday announced the appointment of Sharad Malhotra as Managing Director of Nippon Paint India, effective December 1, 2025, making him the first Indian to occupy the position in the company. Malhotra will succeed Jon Tan as Managing Director, reporting to the Group's CEO, Wee Siew Kim, the company said in a statement. He becomes the first Indian to be appointed to this position in the company and will be responsible for driving the overall direction and strategy of India Group, it added. Malhotra will continue to spearhead Nippon Paint's global foray into the automotive aftermarket business, a category that he has led since inception, the statement said. "Sharad has successfully led and charted a strong growth path for our auto refinish business globally, while being based in India. His proven ability to deliver results, deep understanding of our business, and commitment to excellence make him ideally suited to lead our India ...

Nippon Paint announces acquisition of VIBGYOR Paints and Chemicals

After the acquisition, VIBGYOR Paints and Chemicals will become a division of Nippon Paint India, leveraging its resources and reach to further its growth and market leadership

Nippon Paint to tap Rs 12,500-cr construction chemicals market division

Paint manufacturer Nippon Paint (India) Pvt Ltd would foray into the Rs 12,500 crore construction chemicals market as it eyes to expand the product portfolio, the company said on Saturday. With its entry into the construction chemicals division apart from the current paint and coatings product range, Nippon Paint would offer products and solutions under dry mix, repair and maintenance, construction chemicals and waterproofing categories. The products to be launched (in construction chemicals) would be focused on three segments -- during construction, post construction and taking up repair and maintenance. With this expansion, Nippon Paint said it also has plans to increase the dealer touch points by 50 per cent. Attributing to the increase in residential and commercial building constructions for its foray into the construction chemicals division, Nippon Paint said the growing trend of urbanisation was expected to drive this category. "Through this expansion strategy, Nippon Pai

Life after lockdown: Ramping up isn't easy with curbs, labour shortages

The first of a three-part series looks at how manufacturing units are gearing up to the new normal

Covid-19 outbreak: Time running out for just-in-time inventory system

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Nippon Paints plans to get into retail business

The paint manufacturer has tied up with National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai to create design patterns using special effect paint