Who owns Dulux?
Dulux is owned by AkzoNobel (the Netherlands, AEX: AKZA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AkzoNobel Report 2025, Akzo Nobel N.V. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Akzo Nobel N.V. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- AEX: AKZA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dulux
Dulux is a decorative paint brand that AkzoNobel obtained with its 2008 acquisition of ICI in the UK. According to the AkzoNobel history page it was launched onto the retail market in 1953, and a decade later an Old English sheepdog first appeared in its advertising. The 2025 annual report calls it a major premier brand and says it is managed under global leadership from 2025. Nippon Paint owns the Dulux brand in Australia and New Zealand.
Ownership timeline of Dulux
Where Dulux sits in AkzoNobel
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in paint & coatings, and who owns them
The 38 brands in paint & coatings on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is RPM, with 6; AkzoNobel has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Krylon | Sherwin-Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Behr | Masco | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux (Australia and New Zealand) | Nippon Paint | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| MAGNAT | Śnieżka | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Asian Paints | Asian Paints | 🇮🇳 India |
| Craftsman | Stanley Black & Decker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PebbleTec | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
About the owner: AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel is a publicly listed company headquartered in Netherlands. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as AEX: AKZA.
AkzoNobel is a Dutch paints and coatings group. Its history page traces the business to 1646, Akzo joined Nobel Industries in 1994, and the group acquired ICI in the UK in 2008, a deal that included Dulux. Its 2025 annual report describes a proposed all-stock merger with Axalta Coating Systems announced in November 2025 and not yet closed at the time of the report; the company site reported the sale of AkzoNobel Pakistan to Packages Group on 30 September 2026. The Dulux brand in Australia and New Zealand is owned by Nippon Paint and is a separate record.
🇬🇧 Dulux and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Dulux among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dulux?
The parent company of Dulux is AkzoNobel, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Dulux owned by Nippon Paint?
No. Dulux is owned by AkzoNobel, not Nippon Paint.
Is Dulux British or Dutch?
Dulux originated in the United Kingdom in 1953, but it is owned today by AkzoNobel, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Dulux is a British-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Is Dulux still owned by AkzoNobel?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Dulux is still owned by AkzoNobel. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AkzoNobel Report 2025 — Akzo Nobel N.V., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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