Miyoshi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Established as a joint venture between Harima Chemical Co., Ltd., Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., and Nissho Iwai Co., Ltd. with a capital of 100 million yen.

Started production of alkyd resin using two resin reactors.

First expansion of manufacturing equipment (one resin reaction vessel).

Capital increased to 150 million yen.

First expansion of factory site to 14,030 square meters.

Second expansion of manufacturing equipment (one resin reaction vessel).

Commenced production of melamine resin.

Started production of melamine resin.

Second expansion of the factory site. The area becomes 16,490 square meters.

Second expansion of factory site to 16,490 square meters.

Third expansion of factory site to 17,970 square meters.

Introduced computers to streamline and improve efficiency.

Third expansion of manufacturing equipment (one acrylic reaction vessel). As a result, the total number of reaction vessels became five.

Fourth expansion of factory site to 19,898 square meters.

Fourth expansion of manufacturing equipment (cationic resin manufacturing equipment).

Implemented an internal LAN to centralize company data.

Installed LAN-compatible computers.

Fifth expansion of manufacturing facilities. (Water-based acrylic resin manufacturing equipment)

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. purchased shares of the former Nissho Iwai Co., Ltd. and became the largest shareholder.

Acquired adjacent land, bringing the site area to 20,935 square meters.

Registered as an SDGs promotion partner in Miyoshi City.

New hazardous materials warehouse established.