History
1900’s1960’s
1918 | May | Foundation of the company in Amagasaki City |
1926 | Aug | Launch of CELVA, the first ever lacquer produced in Japan |
1933 | Jun | Opening of the Tokyo office and plant |
1950 | Apr | Completion of the head office building in Osaka |
1960 | Nov | Opening of Hiratsuka plant |
1961 | Nov | Opening of Nagoya plant |
1965 | Apr | Completion of the Technical Research Center in Hiratsuka |
Jul | Establishment of United Paints Pte. Ltd. (now Kansai Paint (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.), a joint venture in Singapore | |
1968 | Nov | Establishment of Thai Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Thailand |
1970’s1980’s
1971 | Jul | Opening of Kanuma Plant |
1974 | May | Establishment of Kansai Paint H.K.Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong |
Jul | Launch of ASCA, a waterborne air-drying synthetic resin coating | |
1985 | Oct | Launch of FANTAC, a marking film |
Nov | Establishment of Taiwan Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Taiwan | |
1986 | May | Completion of the Colour Research Center (now Colour Designing & Development Laboratory) in Hiratsuka |
Sept | Launch of SONNE EDUV, an electrodeposited photoresist for printed circuit boards | |
1987 | Feb | Establishment of Kansai Paint (America), Inc. |
Jun | Launch of ALESCO, a new corporate brand | |
Dec | Establishment of KDK Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Korea | |
1989 | Jun | Completion of the Application Technology Center (now Application Technology Laboratory) in Hiratsuka |
1990’s
1990 | Aug | Establishment of DuPont-Kansai Automotive Coatings Inc., a joint venture in America |
Oct | Establishment of Kansai Paint Europe Ltd., an overseas subsidiary and commencement operation | |
1992 | Jan | Establishment of Tianjin Kansai Paint & Chemicals Co., Ltd, a joint venture in Tianjin, China |
Nov | Opening of the Ono plant | |
1994 | Mar | Establishment of Shenyang Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd., a joint venture in Shenyang, China |
Jun | Establishment of Auto Refinishing Center in Hiratsuka | |
Dec | Establishment of Tianjin Beacon Kansai Paint & Chemicals Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Tianjin, China | |
1995 | Feb | Establishment of Chongqing Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Chongqing,China |
Feb | Establishment of Hunan Kansai Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Changsa, China | |
1996 | Apr | Establishment of Kansai Resin (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand |
Sept | Development of KP PEARL, carrier beads that immobilize biocatalysts of microorganisms designed for advanced wastewater treatment | |
1997 | Apr | Launch of the company website |
Jun | Publication of the first pamphlet on “Geophysical Environmental Matters” | |
1998 | Apr | Establishment of Auto Refinishing Center West in Amagasaki |
1999 | Feb | Completion of the Technology & Products Development Laboratory in Hiratsuka |
Apr | Establishment Tokyo Technical & Business Office | |
Sept | Started marketing of SONNE LDI (Laser Direct Image) for PDP | |
Oct | Acquisition of Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd. in India as a subsidiary | |
Oct | Development of technology to recycle PET bottles as raw materials for paint |
2000’s
2000 | Jan | Development of the first waterborne basecoat for automotive refinishing in Japan |
Oct | Acquisition of the ISO 14001 certification of all Kansai plants in Japan | |
Dec | Establishment of PT Kansai Paint Indonesia, a joint venture in Indonesia | |
2001 | Apr | Establishment of ECOSYSTEMS, a joint venture with Nippon Paint |
Oct | Establishment of NOF KANSAI Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. | |
2002 | Apr | Establishment of Kansai Paint Philippines, Inc., a joint venture in the Philippines |
Apr | Acquisition of Sime Kansai Paint Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia as a subsidiary | |
Jul | Establishment of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. | |
2004 | Nov | Establishment of PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes, a joint venture in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom |
2005 | Jan | Opening of a new plant for the production of waterborne coatings in Nagoya plant |
Apr | Change of company name from NOF KANSAI Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. to NKM Coatings | |
2006 | Apr | Agreement to an exclusive contract for selling PPG Japan automotive refinish paints in Japan |
2007 | Apr | Acquisition of NKM Coatings Co., Ltd., Guanzhou Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., Kansai Paint Philippines, Inc. as subsidiaries |
Oct | Acquisition of Akzo Nobel Industrial and Automotive Coatings Industry and Trade A.S Turkey | |
2008 | Mar | Completion of and transfer to the new head office |
2009 | Jun | Merging of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. and Kanpe Kyohan Kyusyu Co., Ltd., and Kanpe Kyohan Shikoku Co., Ltd. |
Aug | Merging of Kansai Paint Sales Co,. Ltd. and Kanpe Kyohan Hokkaido Co., Ltd. | |
Oct | Establishment of Kanpe Ako Co., Ltd. |
2010’s
2010 | Apr | Acquisition of Kansai Paint (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary |
Sep | Establishment of Kansai Paint (China) Investment Co., Ltd. | |
2011 | Jan | Establishment of Chongqing Alesco Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. |
Apr | Acquisition of Freeworld Coatings Ltd. as a subsidiary | |
Dec | Establishment of Kansai Alphanam Paint Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary | |
2012 | Apr | Acquisition of Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary |
Apr | Acquisition of PT Kansai Prakarsa Coatings as a subsidiary | |
May | Establishment of COSCO Kansai Paint & Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | |
Aug | Completion of the new office building in Tokyo Technical & Business Office | |
Oct | Acquisition of Kansai Paints Nepal Pvt., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary | |
2013 | Apr | Opening of Kanpe Colour Center Co., Ltd. |
Jun | Establishment of DNT Kansai Mexicana S.A. de C.V., as a joint venture in Mexico | |
Jul | Acquisition of Astra Industries Ltd. in Zimbabwe as a subsidiary | |
2014 | Apr | Establishment of Zhaoqing Kansai Shenglian Powder Coating & Technology Co., Ltd. |
May | Acquisition of Kansai PLC Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia as a consolidated subsidiary | |
2015 | Jan | Establishment of Japan Power Coating Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Jul | Establishment of Kansai Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. | |
Aug | Establishment of Kansai Paint Myanmar Co., Ltd. | |
2016 | Aug | Consolidated U.S.Paint Corp. in U.S.A. |
Oct | Consolidated Sancora Paint group in Malaysia. | |
Dec | Invested in Polisan Boya in Turkey. | |
2017 | Feb | Invested in SIPCO in Saudi Arabia. |
Mar | Acquired Helios group as a wholly-owned subsidiary. | |
Aug | Consolidated companies in East Africa. | |
2018 | Apr | Acquired Marpol Pvt.Ltd. in India as a consolidated subsidiary. |
May | Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. | |
Jul | Acquired Rak Paints Pvt.Ltd. in Bangladesh as a consolidated subsidiary. |