Amagasaki, Japan
www.shintopaint.co.jp
PUBLIC COMPANY; YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1933
REVENUE: $125 million
MARKETS SERVED:
Automotive coatings; Architectural coatings; Industrial coatings
KEY EXECUTIVES:
Ichiro Kosaka, president.
Shinto Paint Co., Ltd. is well established in the automotive, architectural and industrial coatings. Its headquarters are located in Amagasaki, Japan, with five group companies in Japan focused on paints, including Kyushu Shinto Co., Ltd. and Hayagami Co., Ltd., which feature its whole range of paints; Shinto Family Co. (household paints); Axalta Shinto Coating Systems Co., Ltd. (automotive paints); and Japan Carboline Co. (industrial paints). It also has subsidiaries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. It has 423 employees.
In addition to paints, Shinto Paint also produces adhesives, pigments, synthetic fats/oils, fats/oils, and chemicals.
In an important move, Ichiro Kosaka was appointed president and representative director on June 24, 2024.
“We take an especially active stance on the development of environment-friendly paints such as water-borne, solvent-free, and powdered paints,” he added. “The company’s percentage of these types of paints stands well above the industry average at present. In addition to environment-friendly products, we are forging ahead with CO2 and energy reduction strategies at our plants in order to go carbon neutral by the year 2050 and do our part to achieve a more sustainable society.”
