About Nippon Paint Holdings Company

Nippon Paint is a global paint company with operations in over 50 countries. About two thirds of sales are in decorative paint, serving mostly residential, and some commercial customers. It has the dominant share of the paint markets in China and some smaller Asian countries, as well as Australia. In other regions its often one of the three largest players. Its products are distributed via paint and home improvement retailers, some 300,000 distributors globally. Household brands include Nipsea, Nippon Paint, Dulux (in Asia, the Pacific, and Europe), British Paints, Betek Boya, and Alina, among others. About one fourth of sales are in industrial coatings and paints. Here, customer groups include manufacturers of automotives and industrial products.