Kansai Paint Maghreb SARL.

Acquired shares in Sime Kansai Paints Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

First corporate pamphlet on global environmental initiatives published

Kanpe Auto Refinishing Center (ARC) West Japan opened at Amagasaki Office

Sonne LDI adopted for use in plasma displays

Developed technology for recycling PET bottles into raw materials for paint

Funds invested to establish PT Kansaipaint Indonesia (Indonesia)

Goodlass Nerolac Paints Pvt Ltd (India) made subsidiary (now Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.)

Developed Japan's first waterborne basecoat for automotive refinishing

Developed biosynthesis technology using interface bioreactor

Nichiyu Kansai Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. established as joint venture (now Kansai Paint Marine Co., Ltd.)

Kansai Paint Philippines, Inc. established

Kanpe Kyohan Tokyo K.K. renamed Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd.

PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes (PKAF) established as joint venture with PPG in North America and Europe

Funds invested to establish Cosco Kansai Paint & Chemicals (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.

Malaysia's Sime Coatings Sdn Bhd joins the Group and is renamed Kansai Coatings Malaysia (now Kansai Paint Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.)

Acquired shares in Akzo-Nobel Endustri ve Otomobil (Turkey) (now Kansai Altan Boya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.)

Head Office relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka

Established Kanpe Ako Co., Ltd. in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture

Made Kansai Paint (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. a consolidated subsidiary

Funds invested to establish Kansai Paint (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

Acquired shares in Freeworld Coatings (South Africa), making it a subsidiary (now Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.)

Joint venture Kansai-Alphanam Paint Co., Ltd. established in Vietnam

Made Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary

Acquired shares in PT. Kansai Prakarsa Coatings (Indonesia)

Cosco Kansai Paint (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established

Kanpe Color Center Kashiwa opened in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture

DNT Kansai Mexicana established as joint venture with Dai Nippon Toryo

Kanpe Color Center Amagasaki opened

Kuboko Paint establishes Japan Powder Coating Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with Dai Nippon Toryo

Ales Mushiyoke Clean insect-repellent coating wins top Nikkei Business Daily prize

Acquired shares in U.S. Paint Corporation (USA), making it a subsidiary

Kansai Paint Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. acquires shares of Sancora Paint Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Acquired shares in Polisan Kansai Boya Sanayi (Turkey) (now Polisan Kansai Boya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.)

Acquired shares in the Sadolin Group, a coatings manufacturer in the East African Community (now Kansai Plascon East Africa Ltd.)

Centenary of Company founding

Demonstrated how plaster coating deactivates COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Shares transferred from the First Section to the Prime Market in reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange market classifications

Powder coatings business reorganized; Kuboko Paint establishes new company KANSAI Powder Coatings Co., Ltd.

European subsidiary Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH acquires CWS Group in the powder coatings and synthetic resins business

Head Office relocated to Umeda and Shin-Osaka, Osaka-city.

European subsidiary Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH acquires WEILBURGER, an industrial coatings manufacturer.