| 1918 |
Kansai Paint was founded in 1918 by Katsujiro Iwai. |
| 1918-05 |
Established in Amagasaki City, Kanji with capital of 500,000 yen |
| 1920-08 |
Launched 'Japanite', registered as the first patent (August 1921 Patent No. 39623 'Fake Lacquer Manufacturing Method') |
| 1926-08 |
Succeeded in industrializing the first domestically produced lacquer, 'Serba' |
| 1927-11 |
Launched special formulation oil-based rust-proof paint 'Sabi Night' (Patent No. 76819, May 1928) |
| 1933 |
Katsujiro Iwai established Nagaoka Zen School on the outskirts of Kyoto in 1933 with his personal fortune. |
| 1933 |
岩井勝次郎は1933年に巨額の私財を投じて京都郊外の地に“長岡禅塾”を開設した。 |
| 1933-05 |
Opened Tokyo branch |
| 1933-06 |
Established Tokyo Factory in Ota Ward, Tokyo |
| 1949-05 |
Listed stocks on Osaka, Tokyo, and Kobe stock exchanges |
| 1950-04 |
Established headquarters office in Higashi Ward, Osaka (now Chuo Ward) |
| 1955-09 |
Launched colorful patterned paint 'Zora Coat' |
| 1960-11 |
Established Hiratsuka Factory (now Hiratsuka Business Office) in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 1960-11 |
Started production of can paints 'Kanko Coat' |
| 1961-11 |
Established Nagoya Factory (now Nagoya Business Office) in Nishikamo District, Aichi Prefecture |
| 1965-04 |
Established Central Research Institute (now Development Center) in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| 1967-01 |
Celebrated 50th anniversary and established corporate motto |
| 1968-10 |
Acquired shares of Sanpo Paint Co., Ltd. (now KAT Inc.) |
| 1968-11 |
Invested in and established Thai Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. |
| 1971-04 |
Merged Kanpe Household Paints with Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo Kanpe Household Paints, founding Kanpe Household Paints (now Kanpe Hapio Co., Ltd.) |
| 1971-06 |
Established Kanuma Factory (now Kanuma Business Office) in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture |
| 1983-02 |
Launched 'Latan PG80' automotive repair paint |
| 1985-04 |
Acquired shares of Kanpe Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 1985-10 |
Started sales of marking film 'Funtack' |
| 1985-11 |
Invested in and established Taiwan Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. |
| 1986-09 |
Launched 'Zonne EDUV', a printed wiring board electroplating photoresist |
| 1986-09 |
Invested in Goodlass Nerolac Paints Pvt Ltd (India), now Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited |
| 1987-02 |
Established Kansai Paint (America), Inc. |
| 1987-09 |
Announced new corporate brand 'ALESCO' |
| 1988-01 |
Launched 'ESCO', an penetration-type epoxy rust-proof paint |
| 1988-09 |
Invested in and established Kanpe Co-op Osaka |
| 1988-09 |
Established joint venture 'KDK Automotive Coatings' in Korea (now KNK COATINGS CO., LTD.) |
| 1989-04 |
Invested in and established Kanpe Co-op Tokyo |
| 1990-04 |
Established Kansai Paint Europe Limited (London headquarters, Hamburg branch) |
| 1992-01 |
Established joint venture 'Tianjin Kansai Paint Chemical Co., Ltd.' in Tianjin, China (now Zhongyuan Kansai Paint Chemical (Tianjin)) |
| 1992-11 |
Established Ono Factory (now Ono Business Office) in Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| 1992-12 |
Established Kitakyushu Business Office in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 1994-04 |
Established joint venture 'Shenyang Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.' in Shenyang, China |
| 1994-09 |
Established Kanpe Auto Refinishing Center (ARC) within the Development Center |
| 1995-01 |
Invested in and established Kansaipaint Resin (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| 1995-02 |
Established joint venture 'Tianjin Lantern Kansai Paint Chemical Co., Ltd.' in Tianjin, China (now Tianjin Yongfu Kansai Paint Chemical Co., Ltd.) |
| 1995-03 |
Established joint venture 'Hunan Kansai Automotive Coatings' in Changsha, China (now Hunan Xiangjiang Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) |
| 1995-04 |
Established joint venture 'Chongqing Kansai Paint Coatings' in Chongqing, China |
| 1995-12 |
Established Kansai Paint Chemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (now Zhongyuan Kansai Paint Chemical (Shanghai))) |
| 1996-09 |
Developed 'KP Pearl', a granular carrier for microbial fixation for advanced drainage treatment facilities |
| 1996-10 |
Acquired shares of Sime Kansai Paints Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) |
| 1997-06 |
Published 'Initiatives on Global Environmental Issues' |
| 1998-04 |
Established Kanpe Auto Refinishing Center (ARC) West Japan within Amagasaki Business Office |
| 1999-09 |
'Zonne LDI' adopted for plasma displays |
| 1999-10 |
Developed technology to reuse PET bottles as raw materials for paints |
| 1999-10 |
Invested in and established PT. Kansai Prakarsa Coatings (Indonesia) |
| 1999-10 |
Made Goodlass Nerolac Paints Pvt Ltd (India) a subsidiary (now Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.) |
| 2000-01 |
Developed domestically produced water-based automotive repair paint |
| 2000-02 |
Developed bio-synthesis technology using interface bioreactors |
| 2001-10 |
Established joint venture 'Kansai Paint Marine Co., Ltd.' with Nichiyu Kansai Marine Coatings |
| 2002-04 |
Established Kansai Paint Philippines, Inc. |
| 2002-07 |
Renamed from Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. to Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-11 |
Established joint venture PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes (PKAF) in North America and Europe with PPG |
| 2006-02 |
Invested in and established Zhongyuan Kansai Paint Chemical (Zhuhai) |
| 2006-04 |
Sime Coatings Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) joined the group and renamed Kansai Coatings Malaysia |
| 2007-10 |
Acquired shares of Akzo-Nobel Industrial and Automotive (Turkey), now Kansai Altan Boya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. |
| 2008-02 |
Relocated headquarters to Chuo Ward, Osaka |
| 2010-01 |
Established Kanpe Akaho Co., Ltd. in Akaho City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| 2010-04 |
Subsidiary Kansai Paint (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-09 |
Established Kansai Paint (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-04 |
Acquired shares of and made South African subsidiary Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd. |
| 2011-12 |
Established joint venture Kansai-Alphanam Paint Co., Ltd. in Vietnam |
| 2012-04 |
Fully acquired Kansai Paint Sales Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-04 |
Acquired shares of PT. Kansai Prakarsa Coatings in Indonesia |
| 2012-05 |
Established Zhongyuan Kansai Paint (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-04 |
Established Kanpe Color Center Kashiwa in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture |
| 2013-06 |
大日本塗料とメキシコ合弁会社DNTカンサイメキシカーナ社を設立 |
| 2014-04 |
カンペカラーセンター尼崎事業所を開設 |
| 2016-02 |
虫よけ塗料「アレスムシヨケクリーン」が日経産業新聞賞最優秀賞を受賞 |
| 2016-08 |
U.S. PAINT CORPORATION（アメリカ）の株式を取得し子会社化 |
| 2016-10 |
Kansai Paint Asia Pacific Sdn.Bhd.が、Sancora Paint Industries Sdn. Bhd（マレーシア）の株式を取得 |
| 2016-12 |
Polisan Kansai Boya Sanayi （トルコ）の株式を取得 |
| 2017-01 |
東アフリカ共同体の塗料メーカーSadolinグループの株式を取得 |
| 2017-02 |
ザンビアにおける感染症対策塗料普及事業がJICA民間技術普及事業として採択 |
| 2017-03 |
Helios Group（オーストリア）の株式取得 |
| 2018-05 |
創立100周年 |
| 2018-10 |
関西ペイントグループの統一コーポレートブランドを公表 |
| 2019-10 |
漆喰塗料の新型コロナウイルス(SARS-CoV-2)に対する不活化を実証 |
| 2022-04 |
東京証券取引所の市場区分の見直しにより市場第一部からプライム市場に移行 |
| 2022-12 |
粉体塗料事業を再編・久保孝ペイントが新会社「KANSAIパウダーコーティングス株式会社」を設立 |
| 2023-02 |
欧州子会社のKansai Helios Coatings GmbHが、粉体塗料･合成樹脂事業を営むCWSグループを買収 |
| 2023-12 |
本社オフィスを大阪梅田と新大阪の2拠点に移転 |
| 2024-05 |
欧州子会社のKansai Helios Coatings GmbHが、工業用塗料メーカーのWEILBURGER社を買収 |
| 2025-10 |
東京事業所を神奈川県横浜市に移転、名称を横浜みなとみらいオフィスに |
| 2026-04 |
関西ペイント販売株式会社と久保孝ペイント株式会社を統合 |
