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1969

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. is established with humble beginnings at Amman, Jordan.

1974

• A cooperation agreement is signed with the Danish Company, Dyrup.

1977

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. is established and begins operations at Sharjah, UAE.

1987

• A cooperation agreement is signed with the American Company, Sherwin Williams.

1988

• A cooperation agreement is signed with Dutch Marine Association, Transocean Coatings.

1989

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. begins operations at Doha, Qatar.

1996

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. APC is set up at Nablus, Palestine.

1997

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the ISO 9002 Certiﬁcation.

1998

• A resin plant is established at National Paints Factories Sharjah.

2000

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. shifts to its new location in Sharjah Industrial area 13, making it the largest paint manufacturing company in G.C.C.

2001

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the Sharjah Economic Excellence Award for the Industrial Sector in the Large Firms Category.

• The Powder Coatings production line obtains the Qualicoat Certiﬁcation approval.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. is established at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

2002

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. is established at Almaty, Kazakhstan.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the ISO 9001:2000 Certiﬁcation.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the Kuwait Quality Trade Mark.

2003

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the coveted Sharjah Economic Excellence Award for the Industrial Sector in the Large Firms Category.

2004

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. opens production plants at Oman, Romania and Egypt.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme Certiﬁcation (ECAS).

• A new P.V.C. lamination line is established at National Paints Factories, Sharjah.

2005

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the prestigious Sharjah Economic Excellence Award for

the Industrial sector in the Large Firms Category.

2007

• A new can manufacturing line is established at National Paints Factories, Sharjah.

2008

• A new plant of National Paints is established at Kochi, India.

• National P.V.A. Emulsion Factory is established at Jebel Ali FZ, UAE.

• National Solvents is established at Jebel Ali FZ, UAE.

• A new signboard unit is established at National Paints Factories, Sharjah.

2009

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the ISO 14001:2004 Certiﬁcation.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the ISO 9001:2008 Certiﬁcation.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives Fire Retardant Certiﬁcate.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the Certiﬁcate of Conformity from Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA).

2010

• New production line is established for ‘Numix’ Automotive Coatings at National Paints

Factories, Sharjah.

• New production line for producing Siliconized Acrylic Sealant is set up at National Paints Factories, Sharjah.

2011

• Expansion of production line for Latex and Barrel set up at National Solvent, Jebel Ali FZ, U.A.E.

• New warehouse units set up at National Paints Factories Co. Ltd., Sharjah.

• New Labour Accommodation unit set up at National Paints Factories Co. Ltd., Sharjah.

• Expansion of Resin Plant at National Paints Factories Co. Ltd., Sharjah.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. receives the Emirates Green Building Council Certiﬁcation (EGBC)

2012

• Expansion of Powder Coating unit at National Paints Factories Co. Ltd., Sharjah.

• National Solvent FZCO receives the ISO 9001:2008 Certiﬁcation.

2013

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. opens new production plant at Abu Dhabi.

• Expansion of Can lines & warehouse units at National Paints Factories Co. Ltd., Sharjah - UAE.

• Expressions Decorative Products Launched.

2014

• National Paints Factories Co.Ltd. Abu Dhabi received ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System) Certification.

2015

• Trust Coatings (Hygienic, Anti-Stain) launched.

• New National Shield Extreme and National Shield Super durable launched.

2016

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. opened new production plant at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. received IDO 17025:2005 (Laboratory Management System) Certifications.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. Abu Dhabi received ISO 14001:2004 Certification.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. Sharjah & Abu Dhabi received OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. received Dubai Green Building Regulations and Specifications Certificate.

2017

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. launches ‘global vision endowment’ dedicated for the handicapped people – adopted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

• National Paints Factories Co. Ltd. received Certificate of Conformity- Emirates Quality Mark from ESMA.