Komyosha is founded in Mita, Tokyo

Patent is granted for anti-fouling paint for marine coatings

Head office moves to Osaka

Chiba Plant is completed
Pan Malaysia Paint Industries is established
(the current NIPPON PAINT (SINGAPORE) COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED)

Research Center is completed in Neyagawa, Osaka

Nippon Bee Chemical Co., Ltd. is established

Nippon Paint celebrates its centennial
Meiji Memorial Building opens in Minami Shinagawa, Tokyo
Tochigi Plant is completed

Nippon Paint (Europe) Ltd. is established in the UK

DIY paint division is spun off and merged with Nippe Home Paint to establish Nippe Home Products Co., Ltd.

Mitsui Kinzoku Paints & Chemicals Co., Ltd. joins the group
(the current Nippon Paint Anti-Corrosive Coatings Co., Ltd.)
Five regional sales companies are merged to establish Nippon Paint Hanbai Co., Ltd.

“Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.” (established on October 1, 2014) is split off
into four separate companies by business segment and these four
companies are merged with some domestic subsidiaries related to respective businesses
Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd.
Nippon Paint Industrial Coatings Co., Ltd.
Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
Nippon Paint Surf Chemicals Co., Ltd.

DUNN-EDWARDS CORPORATION is acquired as a 100% subsidiary in the USA

The Joint venture companies in Asia between NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS CO,.LTD and WUTHELAM HOLDINGS LTD and PT NIPSEA PAINT AND CHEMICALS in Indonesia are acquired as 100% subsidaries
Nippon Paint Corporate Solutions Co., Ltd. is established