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| May.1918 |
The Company was founded in Amagasaki City. |
| Aug.1926 |
Began marketing CELVA,the first lacquer ever produced in Japan. |
| Jun.1933 |
Opened the Tokyo Office and Plant. |
| Apr.1950 |
Completed the main office building in Osaka. |
| Nov.1960 |
Opened the Hiratsuka Plant. |
| Nov.1961 |
Opened the Nagoya Plant. |
| Apr.1965 |
Completed the R&D Center in Hiratsuka. |
| Jul.1965 |
Established United Paints Pte.Limited (presently Kansai Paint (Singapore)Pte.Ltd.), a joint venture in Singapore.
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| Nov.1968 |
Established Thai Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd.in Thailand,cooperated with Thai Huat R.O.P. |
| Jul.1971 |
Opened the Kanuma Plant. |
| May.1974 |
Established Kansai Paint H.K.Ltd.in Hong Kong. |
| Jul.1974 |
Began marketing ASCA,a waterborne air-drying synthetic resin coating. |
| Oct.1985 |
Began marketing FANTAC,a marking film. |
| Nov.1985 |
Established Taiwan Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Taiwan. |
| May.1986 |
Completed the Color Research Center (presently Color Designing &Development Laboratory)in Hiratsuka. |
| Sept.1986 |
Began marketing SONNE EDUV,an electrodeposition photoresist for printed circuit boards.
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| Feb.1987 |
Established Kansai Paint (America),Inc. |
| Jun.1988 |
Introduced a new corporate brand---ALESCO. |
| Dec.1988 |
Established KDK Automotive Coatings Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Korea. |
| Jun.1989 |
Completed the Application Technology Center (presently Application Technology Laboratory)in Hiratsuka.
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| Aug.1990 |
Established Du Pont-Kansai Automotive Coatings Inc.,a joint venture in the United States. |
| Oct.1990 |
Established Kansai Paint Europe Limited,an overseas subsidiary,and commenced operation. |
| Jan.1992 |
Established Tianjin Kansai Paint &Chemicals Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Tianjin,China.
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| Nov.1992 |
Completed the Ono Plant. |
| Mar.1994 |
Established Shenyang Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Shenyang,China. |
| Jun.1994 |
Established Auto Refinishing Center in Hiratsuka. |
| Dec.1994 |
Established Tianjin Beacon Kansai Paint &Chemicals Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Tianjin, China.
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| Feb.1995 |
Established Chongqing Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Chongqing,China. |
| Feb.1995 |
Established Hunan Kansai Automotive Coatings Co.,Ltd.,a joint venture in Changsa, China. |
| Apr.1996 |
Established Kansai Resin (Thailand)Co.,Ltd.in Thailand. |
| Sept.1996 |
Developed KP PEARL,carrier beads to immobilize biocatalysts of microorganisms designed for more advanced waste water treatment. |
| Apr.1997 |
Established a home page on World Wide Web site (http://www.kansai.co.jp). |
| Jun.1997 |
Published the first pamphlet on "Geophysical Environmental Matters." |
| Apr.1998 |
Established Auto Refinishing Center West in Amagasaki. |
| Feb.1999 |
Completed the Technology &Products Development Lavoratory in Hiratsuka. |
| Apr.1999 |
Established Tokyo Technical &Business Office. |
| Sept.1999 |
Started marketing of SONNE LDI (Laser Direct Image)for PDP. |
| Oct.1999 |
Acquired GOODLASS NEROLAC PAINTS LTD.(India)as a subsidiary. |
| Oct.1999 |
Developed technology to recycle PET bottles as a raw material of paints. |
| Jan.2000 |
Developed the first water-borne basecoat for car refinish in Japan. |
| Oct.2000 |
All the Kansai plants in Japan acquired the certificate of ISO 14001. |
| Dec.2000 |
Established P.T.KANSAI PAINT INDONESIA. |
| Apr.2001 |
Established ECOSYSTEMS - the joint venture with Nippon Paint. |
| Oct.2001 |
Established NOF KANSAI Marine Coatings Co.,Ltd. |
| Apr.2002 |
Established Kansai Paint Philippines,Inc. |
| Apr.2002 |
Acquired Sime Kansai Paint Sdn.Bhd.(Malaysia)as a subsidiary. |
| Jul.2002 |
Established Kansai Paint Sales.Co.,Ltd. |
| Nov.2004 |
Established PPG Automotive Finishes in U.S.A, Canada, and U.K. |
| Jan.2005 |
Completed new plant for the production of water born coatings at Nagoya. |
| Apr.2005 |
Changed company name from NOF KANSAI Marine Coatings Co.,Ltd. to NKM Coatings. |
| Apr.2006 |
Entered into an exclusive coutract for selling PPG Japan automotive refinish paints in Japan. |
| Apr.2007 |
Acquired NKM Coatings Co,.Ltd , Guanzhou Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd. ,
Kansai Paint Philippines,Inc as a subsidiary. |
| Oct.2007 |
Acquired Akzo Nobel Industrial and Automotive Coatings Industry and Trade A.S Turkey. |
| Mar.2008 |
Established New Head Office and moved. |
| Jun.2009 |
Consolidated Kansai Paint Sales Co,.Ltd. and Kanpe Kyohan Kyusyu Co.,Ltd. and Kanpe Kyohan Shikoku Co.,Ltd. |
| Aug.2009 |
Consolidated Kansai Paint Sales Co,.Ltd. and Kanpe Kyohan Hokkaido Co.,Ltd. |
| Oct.2009 |
Established Kanpe Ako Co.,Ltd. |
