| May
1917 |
This
company was founded with the name
of Chugoku Chemical Industry Limited
Partnership in Naka-ku, Hiroshima
City and started manufacturing marine
paints. |
| May
1923 |
The
company was reorganized as Chugoku
Marine Paints, Ltd. (hereinafter
referred to as CMP), capitalized
at 250 thousand yen. |
| July
1949 |
CMP
was listed on the Hiroshima Stock
Exchange (which merged with the Tokyo
Stock Exchange in March 2000). |
| October
1961 |
CMP
was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
(listed on the 1st Section in September
1984). |
| March
1962 |
CMP
built its Shiga Factory in Yasu gun
(now Yasu City), Shiga Prefecture |
| October
1973 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, Chugoku Marine Paints
(Hong Kong), Ltd., in Hong Kong. |
| March
1975 |
CMP
built its Kyushu Factory in Kanzaki
gun, Saga Prefecture. |
| April
1980 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, Chugoku Marine Paints
(Singapore) Pte., Ltd., in Singapore. |
| March
1983 |
CMP established a local and consolidated subsidiary, Chugoku Paints (UK) Ltd. (Former trade name: Camrex Chugoku Ltd.) in England. |
| October
1985 |
CMP
established a consolidated subsidiary,
Ohtake-Meishin Chemical Co., Ltd.
(Former trade name: Ohtake Chemical
Co., Ltd.), in Ohtake City, Hiroshima
Prefecture. |
| August
1987 |
CMP
established consolidated subsidiaries,
Chugoku Paints Marine Sales Co.,
Ltd. (Former trade name: Chugoku
Marine Paints Sales Co., Ltd.), Chugoku
Paints Industry & Sales Co., Ltd.
(Former trade name: Chugoku Paint
Kanto Sales Co., Ltd.). |
| January
1988 |
CMP
participated in the management of
a paint manufacturing company, Chugoku
Paints B.V. (Former trade name: Camrex
Holdings B.V.) in Holland and made
it a consolidated subsidiary. |
| July
1990 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, Chugoku Paints (Malaysia)
Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. |
| October
1990 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, CMP Coatings, Inc. (Former
trade name: Chugoku America Holdings,
Inc.), in USA. |
| January
1993 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, Chugoku Marine Paints
(Shanghai), Ltd., in Shanghai, China. |
| March
1994 |
CMP
built its Research Center in Ohtake
City, Hiroshima Prefecture. |
| December
1994 |
CMP
participated in the management of
Kobe Paints, Ltd., and made it a
consolidated subsidiary. |
| October
1997 |
CMP
established a local and consolidated
subsidiary, Chugoku Marine Paints
(Guangdong), Ltd., in Guangdong,
China. |
| June
1999 |
CMP's
headquarter office moved to Ohtake
City, Hiroshima Prefecture. |
| January
2002 |
CMP
merged two consolidated subsidiaries,
Chugoku Paints Marine Sales Co.,
Ltd and Chugoku Paints Industry & Sales
Co., Ltd. |
| November 2006 |
The local and consolidated subsidiary, Chugoku Marine Paints (Shanghai),
Ltd. relocated its factory within the same district in Shanghai. |
| November 2007 |
Relocation of Tokyo head office |
| March 2010 |
Chugoku Marine Paints (Shanghai), Ltd. opened its second factory |
