CASE 15: ASIAN PAINTS Core Issues: 1. Fall in demand expected for home building‚ renovations and repainting work in Indian market due to financial crisis. 2. Excess capacity due to aggressive expansion by players in the Indian paints industry during the economic boom period of 2003 – 2007. Foreign firms entering into the Indian market also exacerbated the excess capacity. 3. Difficult choices that Asian Paints would have to make: • Whether to further rationalize its portfolio by
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[pic]A PROFILE OF THE INDIAN PAINT INDUSTRY Information Research (IRL) has published a new report on the Indian paint and coatings market. The study points to phenomenal growth prospects for the Indian paint demand‚ which is now estimated at 1.22 million tonnes. Data in the report indicates that the entire Indian paint and coatings market will reach around two million tonnes at the start of the next decade. As construction projects get under way in India in a big way‚ the market is becoming
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BUSINESS ANALYSIS OF ASIAN PAINTS INTRODUCTION Asian Paints Limited (APL) incorporated in 1942 ranks among the top ten decorative paint companies in the world. It has presence in decorative and industrial coating segment of the paint business. Besides‚ the Company operates around the world through its subsidiaries Berger International Limited‚ Apco Coatings and SCIB Chemicals. APL has its presence in almost all the segment through its brands Royale in the premium segment‚ Apcolite in the mid-segment
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words‚ I picture that a bomb of paint exploded in the aisle and left everything and everyone in the aisle white as flour. As I am walking the wheeled spill cage toward aisle 75‚ I can see a crowd starting to gather. The closer I get‚ the stronger the fresh paint smell gets. I can start to see white specks of paint outside of the aisle and in the aisle next to 75‚ so I know that it’s bad. Now I can hear a couple of guys laughing at another‚ who is covered in paint from head to toe and yelling expletives
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Introduction Globesco Inc. is a local paint manufacturer which develops‚ produces and distributes various types of paints in the Philippines. It has been in the industry for over 50 years and has established itself as one of the major players in the industry. Globesco currently carries three brands of paint namely‚ Sphero‚ Manor and Canadian. Sphero is the flagship brand of Globesco while Manor and Canadian caters to mid-level and low-level income class‚ respectively. Each of these brands has numerous
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Kimberly-Clark Andean Region: Case Analysis July 25‚ 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kimberly Clark (K-C)‚ the consumer products company‚ has become a market leader in the majority of Latin American markets. Its dominance is attributed to the fact that‚ unlike its competitors‚ the company is organized regionally‚ which allows responsiveness to its customers and more empowerment to the regional teams‚ giving K-C advantage over its competition. (Anderson) K-C’s Andean region stands out
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His moral compass always points in the right direction. He always saves the day. He’s the first comic book superhero. He made his introduction in 1938 in Action Comics #1. He wears a red cape. He’s an alien from the planet Krypton. His alter ego is Clark Kent. He has a giant S on his chest. He’s … Superman! Having grown up on a different planet‚ Superman was born with powers. Just like how all dogs bark and all humans have belly buttons‚ everyone on Krypton has abilities like Superman. He’s super-strong
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TARJANI VAKIL DIPANKAR BASU MAHENDRA SHAH DEEPAK SATWALEKAR R.A. SHAH DR. S. SIVARAM S. RAMADORAI CHAIRMAN’S LETTER Dear Shareholders‚ It is my privilege to communicate with you at the end of another successful year for Asian Paints. The financial year 2010-11 was one in which both the world as well as the Indian economy showed resilience. While the global economy
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According to Malcolm Clark‚ “Muslims today who want to establish a Muslim state often look to the first Islamic states for models to emulate and for inspiration” (Clark 15). Therefore‚ to develop an understanding of the Muslim culture‚ we must review the birth and expansion of Islam. Islam began when the angel Gabriel appeared before Muhammad‚ telling him that God had declared him as “His last prophet” (Clark 9). This happened in 610 A.D. in Mecca‚ presently known as Saudi Arabia. Over the course
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Thomas Jefferson had many goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition‚ but the main goal was to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although they did not accomplish this goal‚ they did accomplish many more of their goals. One of the goals they fulfilled included taking notes of the lands economic potential during their expedition. Also‚ Lewis and Clark‚ both wrote diaries that reported wildlife‚ abundant resources‚ opportunities for trade‚ and other information
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