Paints: A sector forced to exit its complacency zone

Aditya Birla Group led-Grasim Industries Ltd is set to disrupt the oligopolistic Indian decorative paints industry with its strong distribution strategy and manufacturing prowess. Under its paints brand, Birla Opus, six plants are set to come on stream by the end of FY25. Collectively, these plants would expand the domestic paints industry’s current capacity of …

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Asian Paints Q3 net up 35% at ₹1,447 cr on fall in raw material prices

New Delhi: India’s largest paints company Asian Paints Ltd reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1,447.98 crore for the December quarter, up 35% from ₹1,072.67 crore a year ago on the back of softening raw material prices and growth in luxury products. Revenue during the quarter rose by 5.4% to ₹9,074.9 crore primarily due to …

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