| 1996-10 |
Acquired shares in Sime Kansai Paints Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) |
| 1997-06 |
First corporate pamphlet on global environmental initiatives published |
| 1998-04 |
Kanpe Auto Refinishing Center (ARC) West Japan opened at Amagasaki Office |
| 1999-09 |
Sonne LDI adopted for use in plasma displays |
| 1999-10 |
Developed technology for recycling PET bottles into raw materials for paint |
| 1999-10 |
Funds invested to establish PT Kansaipaint Indonesia (Indonesia) |
| 1999-10 |
Goodlass Nerolac Paints Pvt Ltd (India) made subsidiary (now Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.) |
| 2000-01 |
Developed Japan's first waterborne basecoat for automotive refinishing |
| 2000-02 |
Developed biosynthesis technology using interface bioreactor |
| 2001-10 |
Nichiyu Kansai Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. established as joint venture (now Kansai Paint Marine Co., Ltd.) |
| 2002-04 |
Kansai Paint Philippines, Inc. established |
| 2002-07 |
Kanpe Kyohan Tokyo K.K. renamed Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-11 |
PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes (PKAF) established as joint venture with PPG in North America and Europe |
| 2006-02 |
Funds invested to establish Cosco Kansai Paint & Chemicals (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-04 |
Malaysia's Sime Coatings Sdn Bhd joins the Group and is renamed Kansai Coatings Malaysia (now Kansai Paint Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.) |
| 2007-10 |
Acquired shares in Akzo-Nobel Endustri ve Otomobil (Turkey) (now Kansai Altan Boya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.) |
| 2008-02 |
Head Office relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka |
| 2010-01 |
Established Kanpe Ako Co., Ltd. in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture |
| 2010-04 |
Made Kansai Paint (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2010-09 |
Funds invested to establish Kansai Paint (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-04 |
Acquired shares in Freeworld Coatings (South Africa), making it a subsidiary (now Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.) |
| 2011-12 |
Joint venture Kansai-Alphanam Paint Co., Ltd. established in Vietnam |
| 2012-04 |
Made Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2012-04 |
Acquired shares in PT. Kansai Prakarsa Coatings (Indonesia) |
| 2012-05 |
Cosco Kansai Paint (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established |
| 2013-04 |
Kanpe Color Center Kashiwa opened in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture |
| 2013-06 |
DNT Kansai Mexicana established as joint venture with Dai Nippon Toryo |
| 2014-04 |
Kanpe Color Center Amagasaki opened |
| 2015-01 |
Kuboko Paint establishes Japan Powder Coating Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with Dai Nippon Toryo |
| 2016-02 |
Ales Mushiyoke Clean insect-repellent coating wins top Nikkei Business Daily prize |
| 2016-08 |
Acquired shares in U.S. Paint Corporation (USA), making it a subsidiary |
| 2016-10 |
Kansai Paint Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. acquires shares of Sancora Paint Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) |
| 2016-12 |
Acquired shares in Polisan Kansai Boya Sanayi (Turkey) (now Polisan Kansai Boya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.) |
| 2017-01 |
Acquired shares in the Sadolin Group, a coatings manufacturer in the East African Community (now Kansai Plascon East Africa Ltd.) |
| 2018-05 |
Centenary of Company founding |
| 2018-10 |
Kansai Paint Group integrated corporate brand introduced |
| 2020-10 |
Demonstrated how plaster coating deactivates COVID-19 (SARS- CoV-2) |
| 2022-04 |
Shares transferred from the First Section to the Prime Market in reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange market classifications |
| 2022-12 |
Powder coatings business reorganized; Kuboko Paint establishes new company KANSAI Powder Coatings Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-02 |
European subsidiary Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH acquires CWS Group in the powder coatings and synthetic resins business |
| 2023-12 |
Head Office relocated to Umeda and Shin-Osaka, Osaka-city. |
| 2024-05 |
European subsidiary Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH acquires WEILBURGER, an industrial coatings manufacturer. |
