History

NEXA AUTOCOLOR® brand has stood as a market-leading paint brand in the vehicle refinishing industry for many years, with specialist ranges such as Permobel topcoat and Belco topcoat dating as far back as 1925.

Throughout this time Nexa Autocolor products have has been at the forefront of innovation and paint chemistry. For instance in the 1960s, Nexa Autocolor brand introduced the ground breaking 2K® system to follow the introduction of metallic effect pigments on cars. This allowed any car's metallic effect to be reproduced using the single layer metallic system.

Nexa Autocolor brand's offer has proven to continually combine technological innovation with full colour capability. The best example with Nexa Autocolor brand leading the industry with products such as AQUABASE® waterborne basecoat, the world's first waterborne basecoat, launched in 1992. This breakthrough technology delivered colour capability and durability in an environmentally friendly way.

In mid-2000 Nexa Autocolor brand launched Aquabase Plus waterborne basecoat. This next-generation waterborne basecoat gives improved application and blending qualities that deliver a "Right First Time" match to the original car colours.

Today the Nexa Autocolor brand is one of the world's leading refinish paint brands, available in at least 147 countries through networks of importers and specialist distributors.