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History

  • 〜1999
  • 2000〜
  • 1922
    MIZUTANI VARNISH & PAINT FACTORY founded and manufacturing of ordinary paints started[View photo]
    1931
    Tokyo and Nagoya Liaison Offices opend
    1934
    Manufacturing of electric insulation paints and paper/cloth,nitro cellulose started
    1941
    merged with NITTO DENKO by order of the Wartime Control Act (separated again after the War)
    HISHIMIZU PAINT CO., LTD. established as sales company
    1949
    Company name changed to MIZUTANI PAINT CO.,LTD.
    1950
    License to deliver paints to JAPAN NATIONAL RAILWAY given
    1951
    gained JIS(Japan Industrial Standard) for oil varnish and enamel products Waterproofing Oil admitted for ship use by The Institute for Transport Technology
    1952
    Capital increased to 20 million Japanese Yen
    commended by the Secretary of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency for developing technology and rationalizing management
    1954
    Fukuoka Branch opened
    Main Factory appointed as authorized one by The Defense Agency
    1955
    Takamatsu and Hiroshima Liaison Office opened "BOUJINTEX" released
    1957
    Sapporo Liaison Office opened
    A new lacquer manufacturing facility completed
    1963
    Main Factory appointed as authorized one by The Japan Highway Public Corporation
    Kotaro Mizutani, faounder, received Prizes "Medal with Yellow Ribbon" and "The Order of the Sacred Treasure" from the Government
    1965
    appointed as a authorized factory by The Japanese Telephone and Telegram Public Corporation
    1966
    Capital increased to 60 million Japanese Yen by means of participating of Osaka Investment Company for Small and Medium Business
    "POLIMA GOLD" released
    A new varnish manufacturing factory and a new reactor for Alxid-polyester completed
    1970
    concluded a technical tie-up agreement with Livert Paint in Belgium for powder coatings and got a license of painter business from the Ministry of Construction
    1971
    Capital increased to 100 million Japanese Yen
    1978
    Office computer system "FACOM" introduced
    1979
    Koichiro Mizutani awarded a prize from the Governor of Osaka Pref. for promoting industry
    1982
    Employee's Mutual Society for MIZUTANI PAINT STOCK founded
    1983
    Kitakantou Liaison Office opend
    C.C.M. (color matching system by computer) introduced
    1984
    Office computer system "FACOM V-850" (on-line system) started
    Koichiro Mizutani, President, received a prize, Medal with Blue Ribbon, from the Government
    Facilities for synthetic resin varnish and reactor reinforced
    1985
    Facility for employee's welfare "Yayoi Center" completed
    Coating system for stainless steel developed
    Minami Kantoh Liaison Office opened
    Kitakantoh Liaison Office transformed to Branch
    1986
    Production control system started
    1987
    concluded a audit contract with the auditor "Asahi & Co."
    Acrylic acid resin varnish gained JIS mark
    New factory for waterborne paint and automatic warehouse completed
    1990
    Chubu Branch and Hiroshima Branch moved and newly constructed respectively
    The Kantoh Headquarters established by unifying the functions of Tokyo, Kitakantoh and Minamikantoh Offices.
    1991
    acquired 10,000 mỉ industrial site in Komatsudai, Hanyu-shi, Saitama-Pref.
    Head Office Factory and Fukuoka Branch repaired on a large scale "Polymatex"
    and "Mizukei-DantopR" gained Eco-mark for the first time as paint maker from the Government
    1992
    The 70th anniversary greeted and a memorial trip participating of all members of the company in commemoration thereof carried out
    "Mizukei Polyma","Mizukei Hikari" and "Mizukei Boujintex" gained Eco-mark from the Government
    "Mizukei-Polyma", "Mizukei-Hikari" and "Mizukei-Bojintex" gained Eco-mark[View photo]
    1993
    "Dankshoot" ( automatic labour saving device for measuring deciding the combination of raw materials) developed and the sale started[View photo]
    1994
    additionally acquired 4,000 m industrial site in Saitama-Pref.
    The Tamagawa Distribution Center sold
    1995
    Koichiro Mizutani, Chairman, received a prize of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays from the Government
    1996
    The first construction of Saitama Factory completed and the operation started
    Main B70Factory for waterborne paints reinforced[View photo]
    1997
    A bond with warrant issued
    Osaka Branch moved to Tsurumi-ku of Osaka
    1998
    Tokyo office and Kitakantoh Office transformed to Branch respectively
    Certification of SO9001 acquired
  • 2003
    Certification of ISO14001 acquired
    authorized as a management innovative company by the Governor of Osaka based on "Medium and small-sized business innovation support law"
    2004
    "Nano-composite W", architectural paint for anti-global warming, released
    "Executive Officer System" introduced
    2006
    "Nano compositeW" acquired a joint patent with Kyoto Institute of Technology and Japan Science and Technology Agency
    "Mizukei Nano-silicone" released
    2007
    "Nano-composite W" won "The 32nd Harushige Inoue Prize", one of the Japan's 3 greatest prizes in technology and "The 57th Industrial Technology Prize"[View photo]
    2008
    Aparty held to celebrate receiving The Harushige Inoue Preize[View photo]
    2017
    Mizutani Paint Philippines Inc. founded.