Who owns Kadisco?
Kadisco is owned by Asian Paints (India, BSE: 500820).[1]
Asian Paints owns 51% of Kadisco rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Asian Paints Limited — Integrated Annual Report 2025-26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Asian Paints Limited (51% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India
- Origin
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- BSE: 500820 NSE: ASIANPAINT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kadisco
Kadisco Paint and Adhesive Industry Share Company is the Ethiopian paint maker in which Asian Paints International holds a 51 per cent stake, according to the subsidiary table in the 2025-26 annual report. The report lists Ethiopia among the Asian Paints Group's operating countries, and records an exchange loss on the devaluation of the Ethiopian currency in the prior year.
Ownership timeline of Kadisco
- Current owner Asian Paints (51%) [1] reported
Where Kadisco sits in Asian Paints
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Asian Paints ownership tree →
See the full Asian Paints brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Asian Paints
Asian Paints controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 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; Asian Paints has 3.
| 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 |
| Craftsman | Stanley Black & Decker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PebbleTec | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
About the owner: Asian Paints
Asian Paints is a publicly listed company headquartered in India, founded in 1942. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as BSE: 500820 and NSE: ASIANPAINT.
Asian Paints is an Indian paint and home decor company that says it has been delivering joy since 1942. Its 2025-26 annual report counts twenty-four subsidiaries, nineteen of them outside India, with operations in thirteen countries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the South Pacific. Through Asian Paints International in Singapore it owns paint businesses such as Berger Paints Emirates and Berger Paints Bahrain. It also holds joint ventures with PPG of the United States in industrial and automotive coatings.
Asian Paints: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇪🇹 Kadisco and other Ethiopian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 8 brands that began in Ethiopia. 1 of them (13%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kadisco among them.
- Cerifam — Faffa Food 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Airlines — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Holidays — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Skylight Hotel — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Goûter — Faffa Food 🇪🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kadisco?
The parent company of Kadisco is Asian Paints, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Kadisco Ethiopian or Indian?
Kadisco originated in Ethiopia, but it is owned today by Asian Paints, which is headquartered in India. So Kadisco is an Ethiopian-origin brand under Indian ownership.
Is Kadisco still owned by Asian Paints?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Kadisco is still owned by Asian Paints (51% stake). 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] Asian Paints Limited — Integrated Annual Report 2025-26 — Asian Paints Limited, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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