Nippon Paint Group Showroom

The Nippon Paint Group has its roots in a commitment to solving social challenges—a belief inherited from our founder, Jujiro Moteki. In 1879, in response to the widespread problem of lead poisoning caused by face powder in Japan at that time, we became the first company in Japan to successfully manufacture non-toxic zinc oxide.
The history of the Nippon Paint Group began in 1881, with the establishment of our predecessor, Komyosha, in Mita, Tokyo. This area of the showroom introduces both our history and our global footprint through a timeline tracing our development from founding to the present day, as well as presentations on the countries and regions where we operate, our major overseas group companies, our corporate videos, television commercials currently aired in various countries, and more.

Used in detached houses, apartment buildings, offices, and other structures, decorative paints add color to exterior walls and interior spaces while protecting buildings from heat, ultraviolet rays, and rain—helping to create more comfortable living environments. This area introduces high-value-added products that contribute to solving social challenges such as environmental issues and infrastructure preservation. Visitors can also experience their performance firsthand through demonstration units featuring heat-shielding coatings for roofs and walls.

This area features exhibits covering topics such as the 50-year history of the nax brand, regulations related to automotive refinish painting, and our efforts to develop environmentally conscious products.

This area introduces surface treatment technologies that give material surfaces a wide range of functions through ultra-thin films. The exhibit highlights how functions such as hydrophilicity, corrosion resistance, and adhesion are applied across a variety of settings. Used in fields ranging from automobiles and industrial products to steel, aluminum beverage cans, and home appliances, these technologies demonstrate the advanced capabilities contained within films just one-thousandth of a millimeter thick.

The automotive coatings area highlights one of our key strengths: the ability to provide a comprehensive range of technologies, from surface treatment and coatings for automobile bodies to coatings for bumpers and plastic components such as interior parts, backed by the expertise and know-how we have cultivated over many years.
In addition to premium colors with a high level of design appeal, this area also showcase new technologies such as film coatings and in-mold coating technology, offering an engaging introduction to the many ways our products add value to automobiles.

This area introduces our industrial coatings, which support a wide range of industries, including building materials, exterior materials for housing, home appliances, office furniture, agricultural machinery, and railways. Alongside a diorama that allows visitors to see at a glance where these coatings are used, the exhibit also showcases products with distinctive functions. Examples include coatings for road markings commonly seen in everyday life, as well as Target Line Paint, a specialty coating that supports autonomous driving. Product samples are displayed together with these exhibits.

This area introduces marine coatings, the founding business of the Nippon Paint Group, which has a history spanning more than 140 years. In addition to tracing the history of our marine business, the exhibit showcases environmentally conscious products that contribute to improved fuel efficiency and reduced CO₂ emissions. Featured products include AQUATERRAS, a biocide-free antifouling coating designed with environmental considerations in mind that helps prevent marine organisms from adhering to ship hulls, and FASTAR, a next-generation hydrolytic antifouling coating incorporating nanotechnology. Together, these exhibits demonstrate how our products support the realization of a more sustainable society and contribute to the development of the maritime industry.