Two years after Sadolin-Plascon paint wars; Plascon emerges nearly unharmed as the new Sadolin struggles to get a grip on the market

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For over 23 years, Sadolin Paints Uganda had been the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of paint under the Sadolin trademark by virtue of a trademark licence with Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. the Dutch owners of the Sadolin brand.  The contract was renewed on the 1st of May 2015 till December 2019. Under the agreement, Akzo Nobel was entitled to royalty fees equivalent to 2