Founded in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City under the name of China Chemical Industry Limited Partnership, and began manufacturing hull coating.

Reorganized as Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd. with a capital of 250,000 yen. 

Listed on the Hiroshima Stock Exchange (merged with the Tokyo Stock Exchange in March 2000).

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Established Shiga Factory in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture.

Established Chugoku Marine Paints (Hong Kong), Ltd. in Hong Kong as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established Kyushu Factory in Kanzaki-gun, Saga Prefecture.

Established Chugoku Marine Paints (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. in Singapore as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established Chugoku Paints (UK) Ltd. (formerly CAMREX CHUGOKU Ltd.) in the UK as a local consolidated subsidiary.
Established Chugoku Marine Paints (Taiwan), Ltd. in Taiwan as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Reassigned to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Established Ohtake-Meishin Chemical Co., Ltd. (formerly Otake Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a consolidated subsidiary in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Established consolidated subsidiaries Chugoku Paints Marine Sales Co., Ltd. (formerly Chugoku Marine Paints Sales Co., Ltd.) and
Chugoku Paints Industry & Sales Co., Ltd. (formerly Chugoku Paints Kanto Sales Co., Ltd.).

Established Otake Factory in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Acquired an equity stake in Chugoku Paints B.V. (formerly CAMREX HOLDINGS B.V.), a coating manufacturing company in the Netherlands, making it a consolidated subsidiary.

Established P.T. Chugoku Paints Indonesia in Indonesia as a local consolidated subsidiary.
Established Chugoku Samhwa Paints, Ltd. in South Korea as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established TOA-Chugoku Paints Co., Ltd. in Thailand as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established Chugoku Paints (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established CMP Coatings, Inc. (formerly CHUGOKU AMERICA HOLDINGS, Inc.) in the US as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established Chugoku Marine Paints (Shanghai), Ltd., in China (Shanghai) as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Established a research center in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Acquired an equity stake in Kobe Paints, Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary.

Established Chugoku Marine Paints (Guangdong), Ltd., in China (Guangdong Province) as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Relocated the head office to Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Absorbed consolidated subsidiaries Chugoku Paints Marine Sales Co., Ltd. and Chugoku Paints Industry & Sales Co., Ltd. through merger.

Chugoku Samhwa Paints, Ltd., a local consolidated subsidiary in South Korea, established a new factory.

Chugoku Marine Paints (Shanghai), Ltd., a local consolidated subsidiary in China (Shanghai), relocated and expanded its factory within the same district.

Relocated the Tokyo Head Office to Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku.

Chugoku Marine Paints (Shanghai), Ltd., a local consolidated subsidiary in China (Shanghai), established a second factory.

Established Chugoku Paints (India) Pvt. Ltd., in India (Mumbai) as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Acquired an equity stake in the Italian coating sales company CHUGOKU-BOAT ITALY S.p.A., making it a consolidated subsidiary.

Chugoku Paints B.V., a local consolidated subsidiary in the Netherlands, constructed a new factory.

100th anniversary of founding.

Established Chugoku-TOA Paints (Myanmar), Ltd., in Myanmar as a local consolidated subsidiary.

Chugoku-TOA Paints (Myanmar), Ltd., a local consolidated subsidiary in Myanmar, established a new factory.

Transitioned from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to the restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange market segments.

Relocated the Tokyo Head Office to Toranomon, Minato-ku.