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News Topical, Digital Desk : Shares of paint manufacturer Asian Paints will be in the spotlight of investors on Monday, October 13, 2025. The company has announced the commencement of commercial production at its manufacturing facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In a filing to the BSE, the company stated, "Asian White Inc. FZE has commenced commercial operations at its production unit in Fujairah, UAE, starting today." Production began on Sunday, October 12, 2025.

What is the capacity of this production unit?
In the 2023-24 financial year, Asian Paints announced that this joint venture would produce and export white cement and white cement clinker. Its initial capacity will be 265,000 tonnes per year.

The company stated, “In the 2023-24 financial year, we established Asian White Cement Holding Limited (AWCHL) in the Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Asian White Inc. FZE, in the Fujairah Free Zone, UAE.”

Asian Paints: Stock Performance At the close of trading on Friday, October 10, 2025, Asian Paints' share price closed at ₹2,340.30, up marginally by 0.20%. In terms of the stock's performance over the past five years, it is up 13%. Meanwhile, the stock has declined 23% over the past year. So far this year, i.e., in 2025, Asian Paints' stock has gained only 1.4%. However, it is up 8% over the past month. With a market capitalization of approximately ₹2.24 lakh crore, this stock has a 52-week high of ₹3,114.95 and a 52-week low of ₹2,124.75 per share. 


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