Paint

Plans afoot to step up natural paint output from cow dung in Chhattisgarh

Paint manufacturing from cow dung was started in selective Gauthans (cattle-sheds) set up by the state government under the scheme

Near-term margin concerns an overhang on Kansai Nerolac Paints' stock

Higher advertising costs and demand worries could put pressure on profitability

JSW Paints likely to contest CCI's order on Asian Paints in NCLAT

This move by JSW Paints comes after CCI disposed off JSW Paints plea which stated that Asian Paints blocked its entry in the decorative paints segment

Demand recovery a rosy picture for paint companies in Apr-Jun quarter

Listed paint companies could report over 30 per cent revenue growth year-on-year (YoY), aided by double-digit volume growth in decorative paints and cumulative gains from pricing action

Art attack: The Mona Lisa isn't the only masterpiece vandals have targeted

The Da Vinci painting, though, is among the works that have come under attack most frequently

Aditya Birla group to set up paint unit in Bengal, invest Rs 1,000 crore

The Aditya Birla Group has said it will set up a paint unit in West Bengal at an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore, and it will be comissioned in the next 18-24 months. In a recent letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the conglomerate had expressed interest to establish a paint manufacturing unit in the state, following which three representatives of the group met Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The group has requested for allotment of land for a decorative paint unit with backward integration on 80 acres of land at Vidyasagar Park in Kharagpur, they said. The paint unit itself would provide employment for 600 people and indirect employment for over 1500 people would be created, a state government official said. Reacting to the development, West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said it is a good sign that the process of industrialisation is gaining pace in the state under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. The investment promotio

Berger Paints eyes Rs 10,000 crore turnover in three years

Berger is also growing its international presence, major contributor to the growth would be the India market and drivers would be the decorative, protective, construction chemicals segments

Spike in crude oil prices unlikely to be slippery for paint companies

Stable prices of other inputs and pricing power should protect margin profile, say analysts

Paint stocks rise after Asian Paints posts good Q4 results

Asian Paints and Berger Paints surged 6%, while Shalimar Paints and Kansai Nerolac Paints up 4% on the BSE.