Who owns Dulux (Nigeria)?
Dulux (Nigeria) is made and sold by UAC of Nigeria (Nigeria, NGX: UACN) under licence; UAC of Nigeria does not own the name.[1] The Dulux name is owned by AkzoNobel.
Evidence: UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results, 30 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- UAC of Nigeria PLC reported
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria, Lagos
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- NGX: UACN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dulux (Nigeria)
Dulux paint is sold in Nigeria by Chemical and Allied Products PLC, a separately listed company UAC of Nigeria holds 57.9% of. CAP is the sole technology licensee for AkzoNobel's decorative range in the country, so it makes and sells the paint without owning the name; AkzoNobel lists Dulux among its own global brands. CAP distributes through franchised retail outlets, a model it introduced to the Nigerian paint trade.
Ownership timeline of Dulux (Nigeria)
Where Dulux (Nigeria) sits in UAC of Nigeria
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 2 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.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Krylon | Sherwin-Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux | AkzoNobel | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 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 |
About the owner: UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 1879.
UAC of Nigeria is a Lagos holding company established in 1879 as a trading business, and reshaped over the following century by the Royal Niger Company, Lever Brothers and the United Africa Company before becoming a Nigerian-listed group. It owns businesses in packaged food and drink, paints, animal feed and quick-service restaurants, most of them at less than 100%. Its scale changed sharply in October 2025 when it bought the dairy and juice company C.H.I. Limited outright, a purchase that lifted group revenue 73% to 340.5 billion naira and cost 15 billion naira in one-off charges.
UAC of Nigeria: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Dulux (Nigeria) and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Dulux (Nigeria) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Dulux (Nigeria)?
UAC of Nigeria makes and sells Dulux (Nigeria) under a licensing agreement.
Does UAC of Nigeria own Dulux (Nigeria)?
No. UAC of Nigeria holds a licence to make and sell Dulux (Nigeria), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Dulux (Nigeria) come from?
Dulux (Nigeria) originated in the United Kingdom.
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] UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results — UAC of Nigeria PLC, Official press release, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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