Nippon Paint (Pvt) Ltd.

ContentsPREFACE5ACKNOWLEDGEMENT6NIPPON PAINT (PVT.) LIMITED PAKISTAN7INTRODUCTION8History9Nippon Paint Pakistan (Pvt) Limited10Legal Status And Nature Of Business11Capabilities11Quality Policy11Vision & Mission12Corporate Governance12Competitors12COMPANY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM13Directors of Nippon Paints13Employees/personnel in Various Sections:14Lunch Subsidy & Mess System:17Finance Department18Laboratories, R&D and Quality Control19I.T. Department19Sales & Marketing19Production Facilities20Quality Consideration20Documentation Procedures20Paint Manufacturing Process21Major Raw Material for Paint Manufacturing22Dispatch22COMPANY MARKETING SYSTEM24Nippon Paint Products24BASE COAT24NIPPON AQUA PRIMER SEALER UNDERCOAT24NIPPON 5101 ODOUR-LESS SEALER28NIPPON EXPRESSKOTE SEALER31WOOD AND METAL PAINT33NIPPON TIMBERCOAT33NIPPON AQUA BODELAC34NIPPON BODELAC 9000 ALKYD RESIN ENAMEL38NIPPON TIMBERLAC41EXTERIOR PAINT43NIPPON WEATHERBOND43NIPPON WEATHERBOND ALGAEGUARD45INTERIOR PAINTS47NIPPON PAINT ODOUR-LESS (PREMIUM ALL-IN-1)47NIPPON EASY WASH49NIPPON 3-IN 1 MEDI FRESH51NIPPON VINYL SILK54NIPPON VINILEX 5000 LOW ODOUR57NIPPON ODOUR-LESS EASYWASH60NIPPON ODOUR~LESS ANTI-MOULD CEILING WHITE62MOMENTO SPECIAL EFFECT PAINTS65MOMENTO SPARKLE PEARL65MOMENTO SPARKLE SILVER66MOMENTO SPARKLE GOLD67Clients & Projects69Marketing Strategies of Nippon Paint70Out-of-Home Advertising70Lahore and Multan71Faisalabad and Pindi71Karachi and Quetta71TVC72DURATION AND CHANNEL MIX72MOMENTO SPOT POSITIONING72PIANT MEDIA EXPOSURE WAR73Advertising On Facebook74Promotion of Momento TVC on Facebook74Momento Selfie Contest75Promotion of Nippon Paint76Distribution System of Nippon Paints77Environmental Friendly77Pricing Strategy78ACCOUTING/FINANCE SYSTEM79NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED79BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE, 201379Salient features of Balance Sheet:81NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED83PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT83FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2013.83Key Features of Profit and Loss Account:85NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED86CASH FLOW STATEMENT86FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2013.86Horizontal Analysis88NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED88BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE, 201388NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED90PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT90FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2013.90Vertical Analysis92NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED92BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE, 201392NIPPON PAINTS (PVT) LIMITED94PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT94FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 2012.94Ratio Analysis96Gross Margin/Gross Profit Ratio:96Operating Margin/Operating Profit Ratio:97Profit Margin Ratio:99Return on Assets Ratio:100Return on Capital Employed Ratio:101Return on Equity Ratio:103Current Ratio:104Acid-Test Ratio/Quick Ratio:105Cash Ratio:107Accounts Receivables Turnover Ratio:109Average Collection Period:110Inventory Turnover Ratio:111Average Inventory Conversion Period:113Asset Turnover Ratio:114Debt Ratio:115Debt/Equity Ratio:116Net Working Capital Ratio:118Earnings per Share:119SWOT Analysis122Strengths122Weaknesses123Opportunities123Threats124TRAINING PROGRAMME125Learning as Internee125Digital Advertising Plan128Objective128Methods for Digital Advertising128Characteristics of Digital Advertising Plan129Operational Aspect o f the Plan129Marketing Aspect of the Plan130Financial Aspect of the Plan141General Consumer Questionnaire143Survey Report146Conclusion156Recommendations157

PREFACE

This report is about Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd. I have tried my best to cover all the departments, products and facilities of Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd. My 0bjective was to get the practical exposure of corporate sector by applying the knowledge that I have gained from my prestigious institute. The valued instructions given by Mr. Rizwan Rao helped me in writing the various aspects of my internship report on Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd. I completed my internship in Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd. at its factory. The staff of the office provided me with all the relevant and required valuable information about Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd.

For the completion of this internship report I gathered all the recent data about Departments, Products & Services and day to day activities of Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd.

I feel no hesitation in saying that this comprehensive report will be a good source of information and the reader will have sufficient material about all aspects of Nippon Paints (Pvt.) Ltd.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With the name of ALLAH the Most Beneficial and Merciful. I completed my internship in Nippon Paints Pvt. Limited. I am really pleased to have a professional learning experience in one of leading paint manufacturers of Pakistan. In these six weeks I worked very different people and I am truly thankful to all officers and staff who provided assistance to me.

I am also grateful to my honorable teachers Prof. Dr. Ehsan Malik and Prof. Sajida Nisar and all other teachers who motivated me to work hard and provided me with an opportunity to do an internship in Nippon Paints.

The account of acknowledgement will remain incomplete if I do not express my sincere appreciation, indebtedness and gratitude to my parents. They have always been a source of encouragement for me.

NIPPON PAINT (PVT.) LIMITED PAKISTAN

INTRODUCTION

Company was first founded in the country of Japan as Komyosha in 1881 by two brothers Haruta and Jujiro Moteki. T ogether with their own chief engineer Heikichi Nakagawa, they began production with projects for the Japanese national navy and soon progressed to the creation of viscous paints.

Nippon paint (Pvt.) limited is certified by ISO 9001 which proves its quality beyond doubts. Over 35 years. Nippon Paints (Pvt.) limited, has grown significantly in Pakistan and today its stands known as The Paint of 21st Century.

History

Nipon Paint was first founded in Japan as Komyosha in 1881 by the two brothers Haruta and Jujiro Moteki. Together with their own chief engineer Heikichi Nakagawa, they began their business with projects for the Japanese national navy and soon progressed to the production of viscous paints. In 1896, it moved all its production activities to a newly build factory in the T okyo. T wo years later, Nippon Paint was Japan's first true diversity paints developed company. Nippon Paint's presence quickly spread crossways Japan. In 1914, having protected the family bazaar , the company extended into China, India and the South Pacific asia. After creation inroads into T aiwan and North China, Nippon Paint established the Pan into Malaysian Paint Industries in the year 1963 today it is known as Nippon Paint Singapore. In 1967, four years later on, Nippon Paint Thailand and Malaysia were recognized. Ground-breaking product breakthroughs have been a brand of Nippon Paint's growth through the decades. In 1986, the superior "Photo ED" system for printed course boards was introduced.

Nippon Paint (Pakistan) Limited noticeable the winning entry into Pakistan with the first sales going out on the 5th of November 2007. Head quarter in Japan, Nippon Paint is the principal paint producer in Asia. The company is investing $25 million in Pakistan over the next three to five years of time; it will include a manufacturing facility in the District of Kasur, near Lahore. Currently, Nippon Paint is doing dealing with 200 outlets countrywide of which 113 are prepared with the Nippon Paints different Color Creations and Tinting Systems. We aim to have more than 200 Color Creations Outlets in the country by the end of the year 2008. The allocation arrangement is being at present spread from the far South, Karachi and Gwadarss to the hilly areas of Mingora and continues to spread.

Nippon Paint Pakistan (Pvt) Limited

Nippon Paint (Pakistan Pvt) Limited distinct the winning entry into Pakistan with their first sales being going out on the 5th of November 2007. Head Quartered in Japan, Nippon Paint is the major paint producer in Asia. The company is going to invest $25 million in Pakistan in next three to five years, which will include a manufacturing facility in the District of Kasur, near Lahore. Currently, Nippon Paint Pakistan is doing business with more than 200 outlets on a national scale of which 1 15are equipped with the Nippon Paints latest Color Creations Tinting Systems. We aim to have more than 250 Color Creations Outlets by the end of the year 2012. The allocation network is at present spread from the far South, Karachi and Gwadarss to the hilly areas of Mingora and continues to spread. All certified dealers are prepared with Nippon Paint Color Creations which is an innovative computerized paint system which allows the consumer to choose from thousands of colors and the selected color is made available within minutes. With Nippon Paint Color Creations, patrons no longer are incomplete by the choices of colors as they can decide from our range of thousands of colors, and the paint will be assorted exact before their eyes. Nippon Paint Color Creations is set to change the Pakistan paint marketplace. Nippon Paint has particularly formulated products for the Pakistan market. The special formulation is the consequence of Nippon Paint's R &D for products to suit the substrate surfaces uncharacteristic to Pakistan. At the same time, at the bottom of products such as wall sealers, primers and wall putty are also obtainable. Nippon Paint Pakistan's plant will be equipped throughout the last section of 2009, and will originally make use of about 300 people. Production from the stand will be for local utilization and perhaps for export to adjoining countries. In the temporary epoch, Nippon Paint Pakistan is importing from its Malaysian plant to meet the present local marketplace order for its products.

Nippon Paint is the main paint maker in Asia and a most important name in paint international. It is add up to one in Japan, China, and Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia and is a key player in Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines and India. All through these countries, Nippon Paint is known for its devotion to high class, pioneering products and first-rate client service.

Legal Status And Nature Of Business

Nippon Paint (Pvt.) Limited was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance 1984 vide Certificate No. L-10297 of 2000-2001 dated 13 July, 2000 issued by Joint Registrar of Companies Lahore Region Lahore. The registered office of the company is located at Plot No. 692, Street No. 448 near Mumtaz Bakhtawar Hospital 8-KM Raiwind road, Lahore. Its principal activities include manufacturing and sale of paint of all kinds.

Capabilities

The company has highly qualified technical staff comprising of Engineers, M.sc, and B.Sc. professionals. Nippon Paint (Pvt.) Limited is certified by ISO 9001 which proves its quality beyond doubts. Over 35 years, Nippon Paint (Pvt.) Limited, has grown significantly in Pakistan and today it stands known as The Paint of 21st Century".

Quality Policy

We are committed to provide the highest level of decorative paint production supply and service on consistent basis to meet exceed our customers requirements. Our quality system is the supporting mechanism for implementation of this commitment and forms the basis for cost-effective operation and continuous improvement for the benefit of our customers.

Our quality policy encompasses our customers, suppliers, employees, and other sectors of community on all issues of quality, safety, health and the environment. We believe that by implementing constantly improving our quality system, Nippon will enhance its leadership position in its served markets. Our motto is the best quality and services at an affordable price at the doorsteps of our valuable customers.

Vision & Mission

Nippon Paint aims to achieve long term relationships with its internal and external customers.

Our vision is to become a global brand spreading over continents all over the globe. We thrive to satisfy our customers to their most specific needs and requirements. We deliver products with both quality and technicality advantage over other products in the market. It is through efforts like such that we continuously build upon our relationships with both customers and dealers. Client and dealer confidence is also one of our primary objectives, ensuring confidence and satisfaction. We pride ourselves on continuous direct customer communications to understand their changing need for new product development.

Our goal is total customer satisfaction through understanding our customers current and future requirements and emphasizing quality and services.

Corporate Governance

The company maintained very good relationships with the employees. All the efforts are being made to keep the employees loyal to the company through taking the various fiscal and administrative measures. Taxation matters are being handled satisfactorily. No adverse assessments impairing the financial position of the company are likely to be made. Company has no legal dispute with any outside person of agency.

Competitors

Nippon Paints is facing severe kind of competition with the multinational giants like ICI and Berger, Master paints, Sparco paints and the everyday emerging mushrooms in the industry. The multinational with their unlimited resources and diversified strategies are giving Nippon paints a tough time. On the other hand the substantial increase of small manufacturers of paints is also affecting the prosperity of the company because the mushrooms are doing business under the fixed tax structure but their level of operating activities is very high as a result they have to bear low cost of production and consequently their prices are very low.

COMPANY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDirectors of Nippon Paints

1. Kh. Ijaz Ahmad Sikka(Chief Executive)

2. Kh. Khurram Shahzad Sikka(Director Production)

3. Kh. Atif Riaz Sikka(Director Marketing)

Organizational Chart of the Governing Body

Employees/personnel in Various Sections:

S. No

Name

Designation

Directors

Kh. Ejaz Ahmed Sikka

Chief Executive

Kh. Khurram Shehzad Sikka

Director Production

Kh. Atif Riaz Sikka

Director Marketing

Office Staff

Ch. Mohammad Sarfraz

Manager

Mansoor Bashir

Manager I.T

H.Tariq Mahmood

General Manager Finance

Abdul Waheed Khan

Secretary Finance

Ijaz Ahmed Qadri

Assistant G.M. Finance

Syed Izhar ul Haq

Asst. Manager Admin

Mohammad Zakee

Asst. Manager I.T

Azhar Ibrahim

Accountant

Mohammad Salman Siddique

Accountant

Mohammad Shoaib Awan

Account Officer

Mohammad Kashif Yaseen

Accountant

Mohammad Irfan Bashir

Asst. Accountant

Kh. Abdul Wadood

Legal Representative

Mohammad Idrees

Telephone Operator

Mohammad Rashid

Peon

Mohammad Khalil

Peon

Mohammad Ali

Chokidar

Mohammad Yousuf Khan

Chokidar

Facrory Staff

Sheraz Ahmed Qureshi

Manager R&D And Q&C

Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza Hasan

Asst. Manager R&D

Gufran Masood

PA To Director Production

Mohammed Tahir Baber

Production Manager

Mohammed Ali Sajid

Chemist

Mian Fasieh Ahmed

Chemist

Abdul Hafeez Khan Abbasi

Supervisor

Saif Ullah Sabri

Manager Operation

Javad Iqbal

Manager RM

Abdul Razzaq

Supervisor

Mohammed Zubair Butt

Admin Officer

Farooq

Asst. Supervisor

Noor Zahid

Asst. Supervisor

Mohammed Saleem Bhatti

Godown Keeper

Mohammed Anwar

Quality Controller

Abdul Wahab

Quality Controller

Akbar Ali

Supervisor

Mohammed Tariq

Supervisor

Finish Goods Godown

Rizwan Tajamul

Asst. Dispatch Manager

Mohammed Salman

Supervisor

Nasir Maqsood

Asst. Manager Dispatch

Mohammed Rizwan

Accountant

Tansir Anjum Siddiqui

Asst. Manager Operation

Mirza Saleem Baig

Store Keeper

Mohammed Nazir

Store Keeper

Noor Nawaz Khan

Chokidar

Lahore Office

Sajid Hussain

Manager Sales

Agha Mohammed Hamma Khan

Regional Manager Sales

Mohammed Naeem

PA To Director Marketing

Shahid Butt

Graphic Designer

Asmat Ullah Khan

Sales Representative

Salman Asif

Sales Representative

Mohammed Kaleem Ameen

Sales Representative

Mohammed Khalid Waseem

Sales Representative

Syed Mohammed Kashif

Sales Representative

Syed Majid Ali

Sales Representative

Kausar Ali Khan

Sales Officer Trade

Faisalabad Office

Mohammed Ahmed

Area Manager

Mohammad Tahir Shah

Sales Representative

Bilal Shaukat

Sales Officer Trade

Bilal Mughal

Area Sales Manager

Waqar Ahmed Khan

Sales Officer Trade

Multan Office

Jamshaid Ahmed

Sales Representative

Khawar Nazir

Sales Representative

Shakeel Mirza Baig

Area Sales Manager

Sialkot Office

Javad Iqbal

Sales Manager

Islah Uddin Ahmed

Sales Representative

Bilal Tariq

Sales Representative

Abdul Rehman

Territory Manager

Tayab Shabir

Territory Manager

Islamabad Office

Jamshaid Alam

Sales Representative

Sohail Baig

Office Boy

Sargodha Office

Sohail Sarwar

Sales Manager

Rashid Aziz

Sales Representative

Lunch Subsidy & Mess System:

There is one canteen in Nippon Paints Limited, at Head Office. This canteen is basically providing the lunch and tea facility to staff members. At 1pm the whole staff is provided with the lunch. Everyday a different dish is prepared and tea is served twice a day at 10am and 3pm.

Finance Department

The most dominant and big department in Nippon Paints Limited is accounts and finance department. The main function of accounts and finance department is to have a check and balance over the financial records and business activities. Other staff members include in the accounting and finance department Mr. Abdul Waheed (Secretary), Kh. Abdul Wadood (Representative), Mr. Mohammad Shoaib Awan (Asst. Accountant), Mr. Irfan (Asst. Accountant) and Mr. Kashif (Asst. Accountant).

Mr. Abdul Waheed is a specialist in dealing with the clients and handling the legal matters of the organization and to hear them talking at telephone was worth enjoying. Mr. Abdul Wadood mostly deals with banks and stay off of office for this. Mr. Shoaib Awan apart from performing all the accounting processes also deals with the sales tax and income tax files and returns. Mr. Kashif and Mr. Irfan also record the transactions but due to lack of experience often make mistakes in recording the vouchers and get the treatments from their seniors.

The department processes all the formal accounting practices in order to give information to the management, to the share holders and to the government in the form of different financial statements etc. One thing, which I noted in this department, is that work design in this department as is in the whole organization is clear and based on cooperation with other. All staff members help each other whole heartedly.

The persons in this department are very much cooperative, innovative and sincere to the job and are guided by the personality of their ultimate boss.

The entire accounts department is computerized and all the processes of general voucher entry to the formation of reports are done with help of computers and MIS department. The different persons having their designation of senior accounts officer and junior officers are working on their terminal and directly report to higher management and the chief accountant. All the staff performs the entire job collectively and their job is not centralized and repetitive. If one person can do a task, it means all can do that. The friendly environment in this department really urges the employees to work mutually, seriously and sincerely.

Laboratories, R&D and Quality Control

As Nippon Paint Limited believes on providing quality products to their customers, much more stress is on quality assurance. For this purpose laboratories are set in the current production plant. All the procedures of physical lab are more or less the same as of actual production. Sample testing is done here. Usually the following tests are done.

Weight per litter

Viscosity

Hefman reading

Testing Of Raw Material

Scratch test

Gloss test

Thickness test.

New innovations

Improvements

I.T. Department

The information technology department is the most important and the best working department of the Nippon Paint Limited, which is the more organized and systematic department.The department is basically adjacent with the accounts department and helps the higher management in generating different reports and documents.

Sales & Marketing

The key department for any organization is its sales & marketing department and it serves as the ears and eyes of the organization. They perform the key role to the growth of company market share.

Production Facilities

Quality Consideration

The products of Nippon Paint Limited are of high quality and it is the first consideration of the organization. Quality is the key to success for Nippon Paint Limited; this thing is kept in mind during all the production processes. I have observed that it is tried that the product, which is under manufacturing process, should be complete in all aspects when it will reach in customers hands. For this reason checking and testing is done at all levels.

First raw material is tested. If it is good enough then it is put into the process and during process all the things like viscosity, weight per litter, thickness, glossiness, and other specifications are checked to match with old retained samples. If any discrepancies are found, technically chemists and research laboratories resolve these.

Documentation Procedures

The production process in Nippon Paint Limited is initiated whenever the production department receives an order from Sales Department or Commercial Department. If the required raw material for the production of specific paint is available in the factory store then the production is started and the production manager in which the name & specifications of products manufactured, type & quantity of raw material used prepares job card sheet. Dates of starting & completion, packing standards, weight per liter of paint and loss percentage is described.

If the raw material is not available in the store then the production manager make an indent note and send to Accounts department for the procurement of raw material. Here the problem occurs because of the fact that the procurement of raw material takes time and during that time all the labor sits idle and it results in wastage of time and resources. As no formal forecasting of sales is done and the procurement of raw material is based on personal judgment so these types of problems are the matter of routine. If raw material is present in bonded warehouse or bank go down, the production manager fills in raw material requisition form and sends it to accounts department, which arranges for the clearance of material and then is issued to the production. In order to keep the record of incoming raw material, a material movement Challan is prepared in which the entry of raw material is made in terms of name of raw material, packing, and quantity.

After the completion of paint production and its packaging a daily packaging report is always prepared by the production managers. Production department is semi-computerized and get the information and reports by computer and also the store people prepare reports by their own.

These reports are:

Monthly Raw material report

Monthly finished Goods Report

Semi Annually, Annually, Quarterly and monthly shade wise sales report

Daily stock registers maintenance.

Paint Manufacturing Process

According to Nippon people, in Pakistan there are only five companies in Pakistan which are paint manufacturers and the others are just blenders. They blend the ingredients together and make paint but do not know what is happening inside it. Here it is not the aim to discuss the technicalities of paint but to have a look on steps in the process of paint manufacturing. The general manufacturing & operation process of paint can be divided into following categories of functions.

Mixing

Stirring

Gumping

Thinning

Quality Assurance

Packing

Dispatch & Delivery

Major Raw Material for Paint Manufacturing

For manufacturing quality paints, hundreds of raw material or chemicals are available and can be substitute of other but there are certain types of raw material, which are an essential part of paint. In case of Nippon Paint, certain varieties of paints, raw material are purchased from the local market and others are imported. Broadly the raw materials can be divided in five main categories.

1- Pigment

2- Additives

3- Thinner

4- Extender

5- Color Solutions

The raw material of paint factory has a wide range of above mentioned products. There are about 190 items of raw material. Some important raw material used in Nippon Paint Limited is as follows

Titanium Dioxide

Yellow oxide

Chrome Pigment

Chalk

Soap Stone

Mica

Dispatch

Because the main aim and objective of any production concern is to handover the product to the ultimate consumers and in this era of normalization, this is done through proper distribution channels. For this purpose, first and foremost thing is to dispatch the product to outside the factory gate. In this regard some formal rules and regulations are to be followed regarding the payment of sales tax and excise duty.

COMPANY MARKETING SYSTEM

Nippon Paint Products

BASE COAT

NIPPON AQUA PRIMER SEALER UNDERCOAT

Nippon Aqua Primer Sealer Undercoat is a water based one step pre-coat formulated with special acrylic polymer for the following excellent properties:

Alkali and efflorescence resistance

For interior and exterior application on masonry substrates, timber and metal surfaces.

Quick drying

TYPE

Acrylic Emulsion

COLOR

White

FEATURES

Excellent penetration on porous substrates

Physical barrier to water transport

Chemical barrier to salt migration

Excellent alkaline and efflorescense resistance

Quick drying time

Good hiding against tannin stain on timber

Non-Toxic

Excellent coverage and hiding power

Excellent adhesion on most surfaces

COVERAGE

Up to 13m2/litre (based on 30 Dry Film Thickness/coat) depending on surface texture, substrate porosity and method of application.

SURFACE PREPARATION

New or Unpainted Interior Timber

Remove all imperfections and sand for a smooth surface.

Dust off

Interior Previously Painted Surfaces

Wash down with cleaning agent such as detergent soap and

rinse with clean water to remove any dirt, oil or grease.

Scrape any cracks and fill holes with suitable filler.

Remove any loose, peeling or flaking paint and sand to a

smooth even surface.

If surface has a gloss or semi-gloss finish, sand to remove

the high gloss to enable new paint to adhere.

Remove any dust

Exterior Previously Painted Surfaces

Ensure that the previous painted surface is sound.

Check and remove any flaking or peeling areas.

Fill cracks or nail heads with exterior filler.

Remove any dust, dirt, oil or grease.

If surface has a high gloss or semi-gloss finish, sand to remove the high gloss to enable the new paint to adhere

Remove dust.

New or Unpainted Dressed or Raw Exterior Timber

a) Remove all imperfections and sand for a smooth surface.

b) Fill nail holes with a flexible, exterior grade wood filler.

c) Remove dust and any grit

Cement, Fibrocement sheet or Brick

a) Repair any imperfections and fill holes with grouting cement.

b) Wash down with water and using a stiff brush, remove all loose material.

c) If moss or mould is visible, add a bleach solution to the water and then hose down.

Metal surfaces

a) Thoroughly degrease and clean new metal surfaces (e.g. galvanized iron) to remove oil or other contaminants using suitable cleaning solvent. Allow to dry.

b) For other metal surfaces which has rusted (e.g. mild steel), clean with abrasive cloth to remove rust. Do not use steel wool. Use suitable cleaning solvent to remove traces of impurities and contaminants before applying a coat of Crystalux A/C Primer. Under non-aggressive indoor conditions, the product can be used directly on clean metal surfaces. Otherwise, apply a coat of Crystalux A/C Primer on the well-prepared surfaces.

RECOMMENDED PAINTING SYSTEM

1 coat Nippon Aqua Primer Sealer Undercoat

2 coats Nippon Aqua Bodelac finish coat or suitable waterbased topcoat

APPLICATION METHOD

Roller or brush

DILUTION

Paint is formulated as ready-to-use and is not recommended to have water added for best performance

DRYING TIME

Touch Dry - 30 minutes at 25C. Under cooler or humid conditions, allow longer drying times

OVERCOATING TIME

2 hours at 25

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Stir contents thoroughly using a broad flat paddle using a scooping action until paint is consistent

Ensure brushes and rollers are slightly damp with water before use

Clean all equipment thoroughly with water

Keep lid on cans

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Solid Content: Above 50% by weight

Specific Gravity: 1.3 0.03 kg/litre (based on white)

Packing: 1 litre

Storage: Store in a tightly sealed container in a cool dry place.

NIPPON 5101 ODOUR-LESS SEALER

Nippon 5101 Odour~less Sealer is a water-based, environmentally favorable GREEN product with low VOCs (Volatile Organic Compound) and low odour during application and drying.

It is formulated for use on most interior masonry surface to resist alkali attack and provides good hiding coat for emulsion finishing.

TYPE

Modified Acrylic Emulsion for interior use

COLOR

White

USES

As a sealer for interior masonry surfaces such as:

Concrete / Cement

Fibre-Cement panels

Partition panels / Plasterboard

FEATURES

Low odour

Good adhesion and alkaline resistance

Anti-fungus property

Fast drying time

Easy application

Non-toxic. Does not contain heavy metals

Environmentally friendly paint certified under the Singapore Green

METHOD

Roller or brush

THEORETICAL COVERAGE

Approx 10-12 m2 / litre (30 microns DFT)

DILUTION

No dilution is necessary for best performance

SURFACE PREPARATION

Moisture

There must not be any water residue on the surface of the substrate. Moisture must be