The history of Norson Chemical Industries (NCI) dates back to early 1950s when a small trading firm under the name and style of Jawaid Paint House was established in Lahore, Pakistan. This trading firm enjoyed trust and support of its customers for five decades and successfully transformed itself into the largest paints and allied materials trading house in Lahore. Norson Chemical Industries as an offshoot of its parent establishment was set up with the mission to indigenize solutions and to develop local expertise in manufacturing of paints and coatings in Pakistan. Norson Chemical Industries as an offshoot of its parent establishment was set up with the mission to indigenize solutions and to develop local expertise in manufacturing of paints and coatings in Pakistan.