Paints

The agreement, which confirmed an earlier report by Bloomberg News, follows several attempts at a combination by the Dulux and Cromax brand paint makers

Asian Paints Q2: Momentum back – But is the competition increasing?

Strong rebound after a decline in revenues for six consecutive quarters

Berger Paints Q1 FY26 – Strong top-line numbers amid demand headwinds

The paint company is on track to gain market share despite intensifying competition

Sirca Paints: Is the market painting too rosy a picture?

Competition is intensifying, and Sirca’s margins are feeling the heat

Paints, tyre stocks see selling pressure as crude oil spikes amid Middle East tension

Crude oil prices affect the paint business and tyre industries are they are raw material-intensive industry. Rising crude oil rates also increases the cost of producing items.

JSW Paints may have bought itself a lifeline with AkzoNobel India stake purchase

JSW Paints, which has failed to capture a meaningful market share in decorative paints business, is reported to have emerged as the winning bidder for AkzoNobel NV's stake in its India subsidiary, AkzoNobel India, for around Rs 9,000 crore

JSW promoters to pledge stake to fund Rs 9,000 crore AkzoNobel India deal

The deal, if concluded, would significantly expand JSW's footprint in the domestic paints sector, where it operates through JSW Paints, a relatively recent entrant

Asian Paints’ shine fades as Birla Opus brushes it aside, should you buy the dip?

Birla Opus climbed to the third spot in the decorative paints market, emerging as a challenger to Asian Paints, which is now grappling with weak demand and falling profits.

Despite paints slowdown, Grasim 'positive' about Birla Opus break-even timelines, market share

The company's management also noted that Birla Opus has reached a "high-single digit" market share in the paints segment, and has touched 10 percent including the group's wall putty business

Berger Paints Q4: Gaining market share despite emerging competition

Outperforming industry growth amid challenging market conditions

Asian Paints Q4: Growth slows as competitive intensity tightens grip

Though Asian Paints is a quality business, the competitive intensity in the sector has started show-ing its colours

Paint stocks rally on cooling crude prices; Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Kansai Nerolac gain up to 2%

Lower crude prices translate to softer input costs for paint companies like Asian Paints, as the manufacture of paint requires more than 300 items, most being petroleum-based.

Current paints slowdown part of a cycle, slow sales more pronounced in cities: Birla Opus

Grasim Industries-owned Birla Opus paints' CEO Rakshit Hargave said that the business aims to finish FY25 with a high single-digit market share in the decorative paints business, while its first year in the business has turned out "more or less" on how it was envisaged

Sirca Paints: Can it overcome rising competition?

High competitive intensity continues to squeeze margins

Demand for paints sees uptick, competition heats up as Birla Opus, Asian Paints double-down on growth: JPMorgan

Demand trends for the paint sector in January and February have seen a marginal improvement, noted global broking house JPMorgan.

Berger Paints Q3: Soft growth amid intense market competition

While the company successfully retains market share, emerging competition casts a shadow on the stock's potential

Paint companies ramp up sales team hires to regain the lost lustre

The slowdown for most paint players likely started in Q4FY24 and intensified through the early quarters of FY25, amid rising crude prices and weakness in demand for the decorative paints segment, especially in the rural market.

Asian Paints Q2 – Competitive risks come to the fore

The company faces demand headwinds, leading to a decline in both revenue and margin