History
1918–1948 Formative years
| 1918 | May | Company founded in Kanzaki, Amagasaki with 500,000 yen in capital |
| 1920 | August | JAPANITE introduced and registered as the Company's first patent (patent no. 39623, August 1921, for method of manufacturing varnish) |
| 1926 | August | CELVA, the first lacquer produced in Japan, successfully introduced |
| 1927 | November | SABINAITE, a specially formulated oil-based rust-prevention coating, introduced (patent no. 76819, May 1928) |
| 1933 | May | Tokyo Office opened |
| June | New Tokyo Plant (now Tokyo Office) opened in Ota-ku, Tokyo |
1949–1986 Postwar growth
| 1949 | May | Shares listed on the Osaka, Tokyo, and Kobe stock exchanges |
| 1950 | April | New head office building built in Higashi-ku (now Chuo-ku), Osaka |
| 1955 | September | Multicolor ZOLACOAT coating introduced |
| 1960 | November | Hiratsuka Plant (now Hiratsuka Office) opened in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| November | Began production of CANCOAT can coating | |
| 1961 | November | Nagoya Plant (now Nagoya Office) opened in Nishikamo (now Miyoshi), Aichi Prefecture |
| 1965 | April | Technical Research Center (now R&D Center) opened in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| July | Invested in Kansai United Paints Pte. Ltd. (now 91影视 (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) in Singapore | |
| 1967 | January | Corporate creed established to mark 50th anniversary of Company founding |
| 1968 | October | Acquired shares in Sanpo Paint K.K. (now KAT Co., Ltd.) |
| November | Funds invested to establish Thai 91影视 Co., Ltd. (Thailand) | |
| 1971 | April | Kanpe Decorative Coatings (now Kanpe Hapio) established with the merger of the Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo Kanpe Decorative Coating businesses |
| June | Kanuma Plant (now Kanuma Office) opened in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture | |
| 1983 | February | RETAN PG80 automotive refinish coating introduced |
| 1985 | April | Acquired shares in Kanpe Trading Co., Ltd. |
| October | Initial sales of FANTAC adhesive coating marking film | |
| November | Funds invested to establish Taiwan 91影视 Co., Ltd. | |
| 1986 | September | Sonne EDUV electrodeposited photoresists for printed circuit boards introduced |
| September | Invested in Goodlass Nerolac Paints Pvt Ltd (India) (now Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited) |
1987–2010 Global expansion
| 1987 | February | 91影视 (America), Inc. (USA) established |
| September | New corporate brand ALESCO introduced | |
| 1988 | January | ESCO penetrating epoxy anticorrosion coating introduced |
| September | Funds invested to establish Kanpe Kyohan Osaka K.K. | |
| September | Joint venture KDK Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd. established in South Korea (now KNK Coatings Co., Ltd.) | |
| 1989 | April | Funds invested to establish Kanpe Kyohan Tokyo K.K. |
| 1990 | April | 91影视 Europe Limited (with head office in London and branch in Hamburg) established |
| 1992 | January | Joint venture Tianjin 91影视 Co., Ltd. established in Tianjin, China (now Cosco 91影视 & Chemicals (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.) |
| November | Ono Plant (now Ono Office) opened in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture | |
| December | Kitakyushu Office opened in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture | |
| 1994 | April | Joint venture 91影视 (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. established in Shenyang, China |
| September | Kanpe Auto Refinishing Center (ARC) opened at Technical Research Center | |
| 1995 | January | Funds invested to establish Kansaipaint Resin (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| February | Joint venture Tianjin Beacon 91影视 & Chemicals Co., Ltd., established in Tianjin, China (now Tianjin Winfield 91影视 & Chemicals Co., Ltd.) | |
| March | Joint ven |