Asian Paints Ltd is India's largest paint company and Asia's third largest paint company.

The company, along with their subsidiaries, has operations in 22 countries globally with 27 paint manufacturing facilities servicing consumers in 65 countries through Berger International, SCIB Paints, Apco Coatings and Taubmans. The products of the company include ancilliaries, automotive, decorative paints, industrial paints. The company has manufacturing plants in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Haryana. In Decorative paints, the company is present in all the four segments, namely Interior Wall Finishes, Exterior Wall Finishes, Enamels and Wood Finishes. They have also introduced many innovative concepts in the Indian paint industry like Colour Worlds (Dealer Tinting Systems), Home Solutions (painting solutions Service), Kids World (painting solutions for kid's room), Colour Next (Prediction of Colour Trends through in-depth research) and Royale Play Special Effect Paints, just to name a few. Asian Paints Ltd was incorporated in the year 1945. In the year 1965, the name of the company was changed to Asian Paints (India) Pvt Ltd. In the year 1973, the company was converted into a public limited company. In the year 1972, they undertook a major modernization programme to streamline the paint production facilities by improving the layout of machines, addition to balancing equipment and replacement of old machinery to meet the demand. In the year 1985, the Company had set up a third paint unit at Patancheru, a notified backward area near Hyderabad, for the manufacture of 15,000 MT of paints and enamels. Also, they entered into a collaboration agreement with Nippon Paints Company Ltd, Japan, to obtain technical know-how to manufacture powder coating and coil coatings. In the year 1987, the company commissioned a plant for the manufacture of synthetic rubbers lattices with a capacity of 1,200 tonnes per annum. Also, the company in association with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) promoted a joint sector company under the name of Pentasia Chemicals Ltd (PCL), for the purpose of manufacture 3,000 TPA of pentaerythritol and 1,800 TPA of sodium formate. In the year 1990, the company promoted two joint venture companies, namely Asian Paints (South Pacific) Ltd, in Fiji and Asian Paints (Tonga) Ltd. Apart from this, the company formulated two more joint ventures under the names and styles of Asian Paints (Nepal) Pvt Ltd and Asian Paints (S.I.) Ltd. In May 1991, the company acquired 19,10,000 equity shares of Pentasia Chemicals Ltd from TIDCO and thus PCL became a subsidiary of the company. During the year 1992-93, the company installed and commissioned the manufacturing facilities for the powder coatings with a capacity of 300 MT at Kasna plant. In the year 1993, they set up a joint venture unit along with their overseas subsidiaries, in Queens land, Australia for manufacture of paints, enamels and varnishes. In the year 1994, Pentasia Chemicals Ltd was amalgamated with the company with effect from October 1, 1994. In the year 1995, the company set up a joint venture unit for the manufacture of paints, enamels and varnishes in the Republic of Mauritius.

In the year 1996, the company and PPG Industries, Inc. of USA set up a joint venture company namely Asian PPG Industries Pvt Ltd to market and/or manufacture automotive paints and certain Industrial products. In the year 1998, they introduced three new products, NC range of wood finishes, ACE Exterior Emulsion and Asian wall putty. Also, they launched a new marketing thrust with the introduction of a one-stop Colour shop for paints complete with software for consumers to choose and select their different shade combinations. They launched their first exclusive showroom in Mumbai. In the year 1999, the company acquired 76 % of equity stake in Sri Lanka -based Delmege Forsyth & Co (Paints) Ltd. In the year 2000, they launched two variants in polyurethane (PU) wood finish under the brand name Opal. They opened a manufacturing plant in Oman in partnership with a local company. Also, they acquired the entire paints business of Pacific Paints Company based in Australia for over of Rs 1 crore. In the year 2001, the company introduced Utsav Enamel for the festival season. In 2002, the company revamped their international operations and transferred shares in their subsidiaries in Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Island, Vanuata, Australia and the Sultanate of Oman to the Mauritius based subsidiary Asian Paints International. Also, they acquired controlling stake of 50.1% in Berger International, Singapore, for the consideration of Rs 58 crore. In the year 2003, the company through their Singapore-based subsidiary, Berger International, signed a technology and brand licensing agreement with PT Abadi Coatings Solusi, an Indonesian paint company. Also, they acquired Taubmans Paints (Fiji) Ltd through their subsidiary, Asian Paints (South Pacific) Ltd in Fiji. During the year 2003-04, Pentasia Investments Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company was amalgamated with the company. In the year 2004, the company launched paint solutions for kids. In January 2005, they set up a new paint plant at Sriperumbudur, in Tamil Nadu and commenced commercial production. In the year 2006, the company commissioned a manufacturing facility for powder coatings at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. In September 2007, the company tailored their first exclusive industrial coatings manufacturing facility at Taloja in Maharashtra, with an installed capacity of 14,000 KL per annum. During the year 2007-08, the company commissioned the polymer plant in Sriperumbudur. Also, they commenced expansion of the Sriperumbudur plant. Also, Asian Paints (International) Ltd, the company's direct subsidiary divested their entire stake in Asian Paints (Queensland) Pty Ltd, Australia. During the year 2008-09, the company made a tie up with Dupont USA to co-brand the Royale range of Emulsions with Teflon, the product synonymous with toughness and durability. The company commenced introducing a new chain of 'Colour ideas' where retail outlets have been modified to offer slice of the 'Signature Store' thereby providing the same inspiration to consumers in process of designing their homes. The first two stores have been inaugurated at Hyderabad and Chennai.

During the year, the company increased the capacity of the Sriperumbudur Plant to 100,000 KL per annum. Also, they commissioned the Distribution Centres at Kasna Plant and Ankleshwar Plant. Asian Paints (International) Ltd, the company's direct subsidiary, purchased the balance 49% stake in Asian Paints (Tonga) Ltd for a consideration of TOP 646,800 (approx. USD 314,000) making it a wholly owned subsidiary. During the year 2009-10, the company increased the capacity of Sriperumbudur Plant in Tamil Nadu to 140,000 KL per annum. They procured land for setting up a manufacturing facility for Decorative Paint in Kesurdi, Maharashtra. As per the scheme of amalgamation, Technical Instruments Manufacturers (India) Ltd (TIM), a 100% subsidiary of the company was amalgamated with the company with effect from April 1, 2009. In April 12, 2010, the company commissioned the first phase of sixth Decorative paint plat at Rohtak, Haryana as a cost of approx. Rs 500 crore with an initial capacity of 150,000 KL per annum. During the year 2010-11, the company augmented the synthetic resins and polymer capacity by 50,000 MT. The company launched a number of new products. Water based wood finishes launched in North India would be launched across the country in a phased manner. New textured finishes for the exteriors - Duracast Pebbletex and Crosstex were launched and met with good response from builders/ contractors for large projects. During the year, the company approved the plans to enhance its 14 year relationship with PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), to accelerate growth of their non-decorative coatings businesses in India. As part of this arrangement, the company and PPG will expand their existing non -decorative coatings presence in India by expanding their current 50-50 joint venture relationship, Asian PPG Industries Ltd (APPG), and also establish a second 50-50 joint venture. The company decides to increase the installed capacity at the Rohtak Plant from 150,000 KL per annum to 200,000 KL per annum. The company commenced the construction at Khandala near Pune (in Maharashtra) for the seventh Decorative Paints plant with an initial capacity of 300,000 KL per annum of paints with an investment of around Rs 1000 crore. The plant will be commissioned sometime around the last quarter of FY 2012-13. The Khandala plant can be expanded to 400,000 KL per annum later. The construction of the Distribution Centre at Patancheru Plant is also underway and by the second half-year of FY 2011-12, all Plants would have an operating Distribution Centre allowing complete migration to the new Distribution Model which would facilitate higher service levels at lower levels of inventory.