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The paint war's first annual report: what a year of Birla Opus did to Kansai Nerolac – 12 Jun 2026

Jun 12, 2026

The first full-year FY26 annual report from a top-four paint maker shows the incumbent squeeze in print — 3.2% growth, margins down 30 bps despite stable raw materials, and a risk section that formally admits new entrants are bringing pricing pressure. The defensive playbook is visible too: zero debt, Nerofix folded into the parent, and a retreat to the industrial-coatings moat where GST 2.0 is doing the heavy lifting.

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