Top Fifty Paint Companies in Asia

SUMMARY

Information Research is pleased to produce a unique summary publication forthe Asian paint and coatings industry, which combines our most recent Asianpaint and coatings statistics with an in-depth directory-style listing of theleading paint and coatings companies.

Part 1 provides a concise statistical summary of the industry including(for each country):

• Imports
• Exports
• Demand
• Per capita demand

- together with a summary of the overall market leaders in each country wherepossible. The following countries are covered:

• China
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Bangladesh
• India
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Australia
• Fiji
• New Zealand
• Papua New
• Guinea

Part 2 provides concise profiles of Asia\'s 50 leading paintcompanies, including the following information: -

• Financial data for 2001 (where available)
• World/Asian headquarters
• Postal address
• Telephone number
• Fax number
• Main websites
• Key personnel
• Product range and availability
• Market sectors
• Market positioning (where possible)
• Recent news

The information has been gathered from a variety of sources, includingin-house, library and internet data and is also based on telephone interviewswith key industry figures.

In the report the listing is arranged according to total sales of the parentcompany.

The following companies are in Part 2:

• Akzo Nobel
• Ameron
• Arch Chemicals
• Asahipen Corp
• Asian Paints
• Atomix
• Barloworld
• BASF
• BASF NOF Coatings
• Becker Group
• Berger Paints
• Bona Kemi
• Cashew
• Chugoku Marine Paints
• Dainippon Ink and Chemicals
• Dainippon Toryo
• DPI Group
• DuPont
• Ferro Corp
• Fujikura Kasei
• Goodlass Nerolac Paints
• Grebe Group
• H B Fuller
• Hempel
• ICI
• Isamu Paint
• Jotun Group
• Kansai Paint
• Korea Chemical Co
• Kunsul Chemical Industrial
• Natoco
• Nihon Tokushu Toryo
• Nippon Paint
• Orica
• PPG Industries
• Rinol
• Rock Paint
• Rohm and Haas
• S K Kaken
• Sam Hwa Chemicals
• Shanghai Coating Co
• Sherwin-Williams
• Shinto Paint
• Stahl International
• TOA Group
• Tohpe
• TotalFinaElf/SigmaKalon
• Valspar
• Wattyl
• Yung Chi Paint and Varnish

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 CONSUMPTION AND PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PAINT IN 20001

1.2 OVERALL MARKET SHARE OF THE TOP COMPANIES IN SELECTED COUNTRIES2

1.2.1 China2

1.2.2 Japan3

1.2.3 South Korea.3

1.2.4 Thailand4

1.2.5 India.5

1.2.6 Notes on the Paint Markets of Other Asian Countries.5

1.3 SUMMARY OF FOREIGN TRADE IN PAINTS BY COUNTRY6

2. PART 2: THE TOP 50 COMPANIES IN ASIA11

2.1 TOTALFINAELF GROUP  13

2.2 BASF GROUP. 15

2.3 DUPONT 17

2.4 AKZO NOBEL GROUP 19

2.5 ICI PAINTS  21

2.6 PPG INDUSTRIES. 23

2.7 DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS  25

2.8 ROHM AND HAAS. 27

2.9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 29

2.10 BARLOWORLD COATINGS. 31

2.11 VALSPAR. 33

2.12 NIPPON PAINT. 35

2.13 FERRO CORP . 37

2.14 KANSAI PAINT  40

2.15 H B FULLER. 41

2.16 KUMGANG KOREA CHEMICAL CO 43

2.17 ORICA  45

2.18 ARCH CHEMICALS  47

2.19 JOTUN GROUP. 49

2.20 BECKER GROUP  51

2.21 AMERON INTERNATIONAL 53

2.22 DAI NIPPON TORYO . 55

2.23 HEMPEL' S MARINE PAINTS  56

2.24 CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS . 58

2.25 RINOL 59

2.26 STAHL INTERNATIONAL 61

2.27 S K KAKEN  63

2.28 WATTYL 64

2.29 NIHON TOKUSHU TORYO  65

2.30 ASIAN PAINTS. 66

2.31 TOA GROUP. 68

2.32 ASAHIPEN CORP . 69

2.33 BASF NOF COATINGS .70

2.34 ROCK PAINT . 71

2.35 FUJIKURA KASEI  72

2.36 SHINTO PAINT  74

2.37 DPI GROUP 75

2.38 KUNSUL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORP. 76

2.39 GOODLASS NEROLAC PAINTS . 77

2.40 TOHPE 79

2.41 YUNG CHI PAINT & VA 80

2.42 BERGER PAINTS 81

2.43 SHANGHAI COATING CO . 83

2.44 CASHEW CO 84

2.45 SAM HWA PAINTS INDUSTRIAL CO LTD. 85

2.46 ATOMIX  86

2.47 GREBE GROUP  87

2.48 BONA KEMI. 89

2.49 NATOCO 90

2.50 ISAMU PAINT  91

1.1 CONSUMPTION AND PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PAINT IN 20001

• Consumption and Per Capita Consumption of Paint in the Asia PacificRegion, 2000. 1

1.2 OVERALL MARKET SHARE OF THE TOP COMPANIES IN SELECTED COUNTRIES 2

• Output of the Top Ten Chinese State Paint Producers, 2000 (Tonnes and %Share of Output) 2
• Estimated Market Shares of Paint Companies in Japan in Key TechnologicalSegments, 2000 (%) 3
• Leading Companies in the South Korean Paint Market, 2000 (%) 3
• Thai Market for Decorative Coatings by Manufacturer, 2000 (% Share byValue). 4
• Market Shares of Leading Indian Paint Companies, 2001 (%) 5
• Thai Market for Industrial Coatings by Manufacturer, 2000 (% Share byValue) 4

1.3 SUMMARY OF FOREIGN TRADE IN PAINTS BY COUNTRY6

• Paint Imports by Volume in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1995 - 1999 (Tonnes) 6
• Paint Imports by Value in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1995 - 1999 (US$Thousand) 7
• Paint Exports by Volume in the Asia -Pacific Region, 1995 - 1999 (Tonnes)8
• Paint Exports by Value in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1995 - 1999 (US$Thousand) 9

2.1 TOTALFINAELF GROUP  13

2.2 BASF GROUP. 15

2.3 DUPONT 17

2.4 AKZO NOBEL GROUP 19

2.5 ICI PAINTS  21

2.6 PPG INDUSTRIES. 23

2.7 DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS  25

2.8 ROHM AND HAAS. 27

2.9 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 29

2.10 BARLOWORLD COATINGS. 31

2.11 VALSPAR. 33

2.12 NIPPON PAINT. 35

2.13 FERRO CORP . 37

2.14 KANSAI PAINT  39

2.15 H B FULLER. 41

2.16 KUMGANG KOREA CHEMICAL CO 43

2.17 ORICA  45

2.18 ARCH CHEMICALS  47

2.19 JOTUN GROUP. 49

2.20 BECKER GROUP  51

2.21 AMERON INTERNATIONAL 53

2.22 DAI NIPPON TORYO . 55

2.23 HEMPEL' S MARINE PAINTS  56

2.24 CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS . 58

2.25 RINOL 59

2.26 STAHL INTERNATIONAL 61

2.27 S K KAKEN  63

2.28 WATTYL 64

2.29 NIHON TOKUSHU TORYO  65

2.30 ASIAN PAINTS. 66

2.31 TOA GROUP. 68

2.32 ASAHIPEN CORP . 69

2.33 BASF NOF COATINGS . 70

2.34 ROCK PAINT . 71

2.35 FUJIKURA KASEI  72

2.36 SHINTO PAINT  74

2.37 DPI GROUP 75

2.38 KUNSUL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CORP. 76

2.39 GOODLASS NEROLAC PAINTS . 77

2.40 TOHPE 79

2.41 YUNG CHI PAINT & VA 80

2.42 BERGER PAINTS 81

2.43 SHANGHAI COATING CO . 83

2.44 CASHEW CO 84

2.45 SAM HWA PAINTS INDUSTRIAL CO LTD. 85

2.46 ATOMIX  86

2.47 GREBE GROUP  87

2.48 BONA KEMI. 89

2.49 NATOCO 90

2.50 ISAMU PAINT  91