Guido Giommi (left), president of IAIR Group and Zhou Lan, general manager of Nippon Paint HK Photo: Courtesy of Nippon Paint

Nippon Paint has been awarded Best Company for Leadership Award in Paint Technology Asia by IAIR, one of the world’s leading prizes for excellences in global economy and sustainability. This award reaffirms Nippon Paint’s commitment to ecological sustainability and technological innovation to protect and beautify our surroundings.

Nippon Paint won the Paints and Coatings Company for Leadership in the Paint Technology Asia category. The IAIR awards, which focus on innovations made in the global economy and sustainability, are presided over by the IAIR scientific committee and iaireview.org, along with a team of dedicated legal, economic and financial journalists in over 120 countries worldwide.

“As one of the largest paint and coatings manufacturers in Asia, it is important that we continue our R&D efforts to develop products that respond to both the current and evolving needs of consumers in Asia. We are very honored to be recognized for our leadership in paint technology,” said Wee Siew Kim, Group CEO, NIPSEA Group.

Panel judges praised Nippon Paint for the continuous improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of their research and development of new technologies to create environmentally sustainable new paints that respond to the ever-evolving needs of our customers with customer focus, personal growth and technological innovation.

Photo: Courtesy of Nippon Paint

About NIPSEA Group
The NIPSEA Group is founded in 1962 in Singapore by Goh Cheng Liang. NIPSEA Group is a joint-venture between Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd and Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. Nippon Paint Co Ltd is among the largest paint manufacturers, and the first paint company in Japan.

NIPSEA Group manufactures and sells Nippon Paint products in 15 Asian countries. Each of NIPSEA’s over 30 manufacturing facilities and operations is committed to offering trusted, quality and professional service to its customers. Overall, the company generates close to 1 billion liters of paints and coats annually – positioning NIPSEA Group as a preferred supplier of paints and coating choice in Asia. This reputation is underpinned by our 15,000-strong workforce efficiently serving all aspects of the business, from production to customer fulfilment.

At NIPSEA Group, we promote environmental sustainability through our research and development of quality paints that are produced to exacting safe and environmental standards. Increasingly over time, our efforts have focused on utilizing minimum resources in production and manufacturing to ensure the reduction of impact to the environment.

For further information about NIPSEA Group, please visit www.nipponpaint.com