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{{short description|Indian multinational paint company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Berger Paints India Limited
| logo = Berger.png
| logo_size = 250px
| trading_name = Berger
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{plainlist|
*{{BSE|509480}}
*{{NSE|BERGEPAINT}}}}
| ISIN = INE463A01038
| founder =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=y|1923|12|17}}
| location_city = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| location_country = India
| key_people = {{plainlist|
*Rishma Kaur (Chairman)
*Kanwardip Singh Dhingra (Vice Chairman)
*Abhijit Roy (Managing Director|MD & CEO)
}}
| industry = [[Chemical industry|Chemicals]]
| products = {{plainlist|
*[[Chemical substance|Chemicals]]
*[[Paints|Decorative paints]]
*[[automotive restoration|Industrial finishing products]]
*[[Industrial coating|Coatings]]}}
| revenue = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|11262|c}} (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/berger%20paints/consolidated-profit-lossVI/BPI02|title=Berger Paints India Balance Sheet, Berger Paints India Financial Statement & Accounts|work=moneycontrol.com |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|1557|c}} (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bseindia.com/|title=BSE Ltd. (Bombay Stock Exchange) | Live Stock Market updates for S&P BSE SENSEX, Stock Price, Company News & Results|website=www.bseindia.com}}</ref>
| net_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|1170|c}} (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/berger+paints/consolidated-profit-lossVI/BPI02/|title=Berger Paints India Consolidated Profit & Loss account, Berger Paints India Financial Statement & Accounts|website=www.moneycontrol.com |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref>
| assets = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|8369|c}} (2024)<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Berger Paints India Balance Sheet, Berger Paints India Financial Statement & Accounts |url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/bergerpaintsindia/balance-sheetVI/BPI02#BPI02 |work=moneycontrol.com |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref>
| equity = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|5389|c}} (2024)<ref name=":1" />
| num_employees = 3,600 (2020)
| owners = Dhingra family (75%)
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.bergerpaints.com/|bergerpaints.com}}
}}
[[File:Gja nfJbIAAMPMK.jpg|thumb|Headquarters in Newtown, Kolkata]]
'''Berger Paints India Ltd''' is an Indian [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[paint]] company, based in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/equity-earnings-result-commentary/berger-paints-india-quarterly-results-berger-paints-india-q3fy16-standalone-net-profit-rises-38-yoy-to-rs-101-crore-misses-estimates-116020400479_1.html|title=Berger Paints India Q3FY16 standalone net profit rises 38% yoy to Rs. 101 crore : Misses Estimates|website=www.indiainfoline.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> This company has 16 manufacturing units in [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/company/berger-paints-64/information/company-history|title=Berger Paints India Ltd.|via=Business Standard}}</ref> 2 in [[Nepal]], and 1 each in [[Poland]], [[Russia]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/paints-varnishes/bergerpaintsindia/BPI02|title=Berger Paints India Stock Price, Share Price, Live BSE/NSE, Berger Paints India Bids Offers. Buy/Sell Berger Paints India news & tips, & F&O Quotes|work=moneycontrol.com |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref> It has manufacturing units at [[Howrah]], [[Rishra]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/berger-paints-plans-60-cr-for-howrah-rishra-units/article19429268.ece|title=Berger Paints plans ₹60 cr. for Howrah, Rishra units|date=2017-08-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Arinso, [[Taloja]], Naltoli, [[Goa]], [[Devla]], [[Hindupur]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/chem-/-fertilisers/berger-paints-opens-hindupur-plant-in-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/29673615.cms|title=Berger Paints opens Hindupur plant in Andhra Pradesh|date=2014|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-02}}</ref> [[Jejuri]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/berger-paints-commences-production-at-[[jejuri]]-plant/article9604736.ece|title=Berger Paints commences production at Jejuri plant|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en}}</ref> [[Jammu]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2007/04/26/9024289/berger-builds-paint-plant-in-jammu-kashmir/|title=Berger builds paint plant in Jammu & Kashmir|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]] and [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]]. The company has presence in six countries – India, Pakistan, Russia, Poland, Nepal and [[Bangladesh]]. It has an employee strength of over 3,600 and a countrywide distribution network of more than 25,000 dealers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/berger-paints-unveils-new-initiative-for-residential-buildings/article7660019.ece|title=Berger Paints unveils new initiative for residential buildings|date=16 September 2015|work=thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>

==History==

=== European ===
In 1760, Louis Berger started a [[dye]] and [[pigment]] manufacturing business in [[England]], which later changed to Louis Berger & Sons Limited. In 1770, Louis Steigenberger shifted from [[Frankfurt]] to [[London]] to sell a [[Prussian blue]] colour, which was made using his own formula. He perfected this process & art of the blue colour, which was the colour of most military uniforms of that time. He then changed his name to Lewis Berger. By 1870, Berger Paints was selling 19 different pigments such as black lead, sulphur, sealing wax and mustard. After his death, his sons took over the business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Berger Paints Pakistan Limited |url=https://dps.psx.com.pk/company/BERG}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Dilawar |date=2016-09-26 |title=Painting the future bright |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1286041 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Berger Paints India Limited |url=https://www.bergerpaints.com/about-us/history-milestones.html}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=History and Milestones - Berger Paints Bangladesh |url=https://www.bergerbd.com/history-and-milestones/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/berger-paints-bangladesh-limited/about/}}</ref> In the UK, the company, which by then was known as Berger, Jenson and Nicholson, was acquired by [[Hoechst AG]] in 1970 and by [[Williams Holdings]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berger, Jenson and Nicholson, Paint Makers Records |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/19b53177-a2de-4e6e-af52-3e87870d6deb|publisher=National Archives|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref>

=== Indian subcontinent ===
On 17 December 1923, Mr. Hadfield set up Hadfield's (India) Ltd., a small paint company in [[Calcutta]].<ref name=":4" /> Towards the end of 1947, British Paints acquired Hadfield's (India) Ltd and thus British Paints (India) Ltd was incorporated in the State of West Bengal.<ref name=":7" /> In 1951, sales offices were opened in [[Delhi]] and [[Bombay]] and a depot was started in [[Guwahati]]. In 1969, Berger Jenson Nicholson Limited, UK bought British Paints (India) Ltd. This marked the beginning of Lewis Berger's legacy in India.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/berger-paints-(india)-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13971.cms|title=The Economic Times|work=indiatimes.com}}</ref> In the year 1973, D. Madhukar took over as the managing director. Sales figures reached over {{INR}}16 [[crore]] by 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/bergerpaintsindia/history/BPI02|title=Berger Paints India > Company History > Paints & Varnishes > Company History of Berger Paints India – BSE: 509480, NSE: BERGEPAINT|work=moneycontrol.com |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref> The 80s, and the 90s, saw the launch of many new products such as [[emulsions]] and [[Distemper (paint)|distempers]]. In 1991, [[UB Group]] sold the company to [[Kuldip Singh Dhingra]], a shopkeeper from [[Amritsar]], and [[Gurbachan Singh Dhingra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/08/04/dhingra-brothers-of-berger-paints-enter-ranks-of-indias-richest-as-shares-soar/|title=Dhingra Brothers Of Berger Paints Enter Ranks Of India's Richest As Shares Soar|first=Naazneen|last=Karmali|work=forbes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhasin |first1=Sonu |title=How Kuldip Singh Dhingra, a 'shopkeeper' from Amritsar, bought Berger Paints from Vijay Mallya |url=https://scroll.in/article/930954/how-kuldip-singh-dhingra-a-shopkeeper-from-amritsar-bought-berger-paints-from-vijay-mallya |access-date=22 February 2023 |work=Scroll.in}}</ref> Subir Bose took over as managing director on 1 July 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks|title=Stocks|work=bloomberg.com|date=20 May 2023 }}</ref> Bose retired on 30 June 2012, handing over the company to Abhijit Roy, the current managing director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/research-leader-speak/abhijit-roy-chief-operating-officer-berger-paints-india-ltd-28806008_1.html|title=Abhijit Roy, Chief Operating Officer, Berger Paints India Ltd|last=indiainfoline.com|work=indiainfoline.com}}</ref>

In March 2013, Berger Paints acquired Mumbai-based architectural paints division of [[Sherwin-Williams]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Somvanshi |first=Kiran Kabtta |title=Berger Paints: Sherwin Williams unit buy is a strategic fit |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/berger-paints-sherwin-williams-unit-buy-is-a-strategic-fit/articleshow/18948823.cms |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref> In 2021, Berger Paints set up their plant in [[Sandila]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/bergers-new-unit-at-sandila-to-help-improve-margins-profitability/article66480924.ece |title=
Berger's new unit at Sandila to help improve margins, profitability|newspaper=The Hindu BusinessLine|date=7 February 2023|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref>

=== Pakistan ===
On 25 March 1950, Berger Paints Pakistan Limited was incorporated in Pakistan. In 1955, the Karachi factory was established. In 1974, Berger Pakistan became a public limited company. In 1974, Berger Pakistan 50.62% shares were held by Jenson & Nicholson Limited (U.K. parent company), 49.38% shares were held by Pakistani investors. In 1991, Slotrapid Limited, a British Virgin Island company, acquired control of Berger Paints Pakistan Limited by purchasing 50.62% shares of the company.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

=== Bangladesh ===
In the geographical region of [[Bangladesh]], Berger Paints were imported from Berger UK and then from Berger Pakistan. In 1970, the Kalurghat, Chittagong factory was inaugurated. In 1980, the name of the company changed from J&N (Bangladesh) Limited to Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />

== Operations ==
Apart from operations in Russia and a production facility at the Berger manufacturing unit at [[Krasnodar]], Berger Paints India also has an operational unit in [[Nepal]]. They have also acquired Bolix SA of Poland, a provider of External Insulation Finishing Systems (EIFS) in [[Eastern Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/berger-paints-acquires-polish-firm-for-rs-154-cr-108043001073_1.html|title=Berger Paints acquires Polish firm for Rs 154 cr|first=B. S.|last=Reporter|date=30 April 2008|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-now/corporate/berger-paints-india-to-set-up-plant-in-russia/videoshow/46296404.cms|title=Berger Paints India to set up plant in Russia – The Economic Times Video – ET Now|work=indiatimes.com|date=19 February 2015 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.bergerpaints.com/}}

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Zachary99B at 11:48, 19 February 2026