1980– Expansion into Plastic Coatings
1980
| Major product(s): NEO CHAKURON (a major hit for solar water heaters) PLA-ACE A (great sales for home appliances) HAIUREX M |
1981
| Major product(s): HAIUREX P Changes & Growth: Great progress in exportation to Korea and Hong Kong |
1982
| Relocated the Osaka Business Office to Amagasaki (Osaka) Kicked off the “Seibu Musashikai” |
| Major product(s): HAIUREX P Changes & Growth: Annual sales 2 billion yen; 78 employees |
1983
| Celebrated the 25th foundation anniversary |
| Major product(s): BONSUEDE, PLA-ACE PP |
1984
| First foreign technological collaboration (Sam Young Ink, South Korea) Technological collaboration with Great Century Paints, Taiwan |
1985
| Formed a partnership with BDI, Singapore Osaka Business Office promoted as the Osaka Office (Relocated and constructed a new building at Ichikawada, Higashi-Osaka-shi; Started manufacturing/technological services) |
| Major product(s): COMPIX |
1987
| Obtained UL certification for “Elecoat One” (first UL certification for the company) |
1988
| Kicked off the “MPC Association” |
| Major product(s): MECKYANTEX (for plastic plating) |
1989
| Hideo Akiyama assumes office as President & CEO Chairman Toshio Fukui honored with “The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays” |
| Major product(s): RABASAN |
1990
| Chairman Toshio Fukui passed away Provision of technology to Sonneborn & Rieck (U.K. company) |
1991
| Major product(s): SUPER PRIMER (for plating) |
1992
| Opened an order center at the Iruma Plant |
| Major product(s): PEACHSKIN |
1993
| Established Kemisanku Corporation |
1994
| Shuhei Fukui assumes office as President & CEO First exhibit at the Paint Show ‘94 President Hideo Akiyama passed away Completed the construction of a multi-level storage facility |
| Major product(s): RABASAN, PEACHSKIN (registered under IBM’s approved parts procurement code) |
1995
| Major product(s): QUARTER MAN |
1996
| Formulated a ten-year long-term management plan |
1997
| Major product(s): ULTRA VIN (advancements in UV curing, mobile phones) |
1998
| Completed the construction of the color mixing factory at the Iruma Plant |
| Major product(s): PANUCO MG (magnesium primer) |
1999
| Established Zhongshan Musashi Paint Co.,Ltd. Established Musashi Paint (Hong Kong) Corporation |