PEIGIE  LEE

The visit to Nippon Paint R&D was such an interesting study trip ( Yes, I call it a trip). When we reached the place, we were welcomed by hostile officers there, and then served with a breakfast buffet. What a wonderful thing to start before the talk ! After having breakfast, we were invited to the hall for the next event. The officer first reminded us with the safety guide in Nippon Paint HQ, and then introduced us with a Nippon Paint and a few of their new series.

 

' Coatings today is beyond just being aesthetic. Coatings are now more functional and in some cases, even being a better and more sustainable replacement for some of the existing building materials in use.'

 

As Malaysia’s No. 1 coatings solution provider, Nippon Paint Malaysia who began as “The Paint Expert”, recently launched its new positioning as “The Coatings Expert”, symbolically signified by life-size Blobbies ambient sculpture. Through a few of the advert video showed during the talk, I find that Nippon Paint is developing itself in a very very creative way. With the Blobbies sculpture, it carries the feel of happiness and energetic which can indeed attract people's attention.

 

I guess what really impressed us is that Nippon Paint has spearheaded many industry-first innovations such as coatings that are odourless, coatings that can improve indoor air quality, as well as coatings that can increase thermal comfort, by reducing both external surface as well as indoor room temperature between 3-5 degrees Celsius. Aesthetics-wise, its Momento Special Effects range adds a sensorial element for walls via textured effects that shimmer and sparkle.

 

Beyond decorative, Nippon Paint also introduced automotive coatings with self-heal proponents as well as pioneered the Pearl coating system. Its high performance coatings are used to protect large-scale oil rigs right down to the highly-worked airport runways of Malaysia. Plus its Marine coatings are found on the smallest of fishing trawlers to large shipping vessels.

 

It was honestly a delightful trip to Nippon Paint R&D Centre. Before we left, we were served by another lunch buffet which was really scrumptious! We really thankful and blissful to have Nippon Paint Malaysia having us and gave us a lot of informative details about modern paint.

 

 

I've spent some time to make this vlog of Visit to Nippon Paint HQ. Please enjoy!

( Participants : Taylor's University  School of Architecture Building and Design - Quantity Surveyor and Interior Design students ).