The Journey

The journey of Excel Paints

Started as proprietary company in 1984, to undertake Surface Preparation and High-Performance Coatings application (Blasting & Painting) in the Shipping & Offshore Industry, Excel Coatings & Consultants has come a long way establishing a High-Performance Coatings manufacturing company by the name Excel India Protective Paints Pvt. Ltd. in the year 2006 and Excel Fabricoat LLP a Shipping Building company in 2010, with the motto of providing “Corrosion Solution under One Roof”.

Excel India Protective Paints Pvt. Ltd. since inception has been engaged in the manufacture of high-quality products at par with similar products available globally.

Our products are tested and approved by some of the Premier Institutes / Test Houses in India, viz. CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) Mysore, CIPET (Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology) Hyderabad, ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology, formerly UDCT) Mumbai, IIT Mumbai and various NABL Approved Laboratories for a variety of applications.

In the Marine Sector, we are on the approved list of Paint manufacturers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Goa Shipyard Ltd., Cochin Shipyard Ltd., L&T Shipbuilding Ltd., The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Inland Waterways Authority of India, etc. Our Antifouling Paint is approved by Lloyd’s Register and Potable Water Tank Coating by CFTRI, Mysore.

We have developed Light Weight Epoxy Deck Covering Scheme for application in Dry and Wet Compartments onboard Warships, which is far lighter than the conventional Deck Covering Schemes, thus drastically cutting down on Fuel consumption. This product with its excellent anti-corrosive properties and aesthetics provides remarkable Skid Resistance without addition of Anti-Skid Aggregates.

In the Oil & Gas front, our products are approved by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. and Engineers India Ltd. We have all the 15 products on ONGC’s list of High-Performance Coatings, which only 5 of the 11 approved Paint Companies have. We have the rare distinction of being the only Indian Company to manufacture Passive Fire Protection Coating with 2 Hours Fire Rating and Glass Flake Reinforced Polyester Coating meeting ONGC’s Standards.

In the Industrial Sector, we are on the approved list of OEMs like Bharat Forge Ltd., Mahindra CIE Ltd., Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd., WILO Mather Platt, etc., where we supply special paints to meet their customer specific needs.


Our dedicated team of highly qualified and well experienced personnel managing our Research & Development, Quality Control, Production, Inventory Control and Logistics Departments is making immense contributions in our march ahead to meet all challenges that come our way.

In the year 2021, when the world was struggling with the devastating pandemic, excel upgraded its manufacturing facility. The new facility was developed with the production capacity of 6 million liters per annum. Along with that technically equipped R&D and Quality Control facility was also developed.

Today Excel India Protective Paints Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturing companies in India producing High Performance Protective Marine Paints, Industrial paints, heat resistant coatings and anticorrosive heat resistant coatings designed for variety of applications in industrial and Marine sectors.