please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message nippon paint holdings co. ltd. native name type public kk traded as tyo 4612 isin jp3749400002 industry chemicals founded march 14 1881 ; 135 years ago 1881 03 14 founder jujiro moteki headquarters oyodo kita kita ku osaka 531 8511 japan area served worldwide key people tetsushi tado president products paints coatings fine chemicals revenue jpy 535.74 billion fy 2015 us 4.46 billion fy 2015 profit jpy 30 billion fy 2015 us 250 million fy 2015 number of employees 16 498 as of march 31 2016 website official website footnotes references 1 2 3 nippon paint holdings co. ltd. nihon peinto h rudingusu kabushiki kaisha is a japanese paint and paint products manufacturing company . 4 it is the seventh largest paint manufacturer globally based on revenue . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 nippon paint singapore 2 presence 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded in 1881 by jujiro moteki under the name komyosha . in 1898 the company was incorporated and renamed nippon paint manufacturing co. ltd. while in 1927 the company s name changed to nippon paint co. ltd. 5 in 1954 nippon paint established a 50 50 joint venture with bee chemical which was named nippon bee chemical co. ltd. in 2006 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of nippon paint . 6 7 in october 2014 nippon paint was reorganized into a holding company toward conducting optimal group management and the company adopted its current name . 8 nippon paint singapore edit in 1955 goh cheng liang set up his first paint shop in singapore and became the main local distributor of nippon paint . in 1962 the company set up a joint venture with goh cheng liang with a 60 40 holding the nipsea management group . 9 in 1965 nippon paint set up its first paint manufacturing plant in singapore . 10 in november 2014 with the exception of nippon paint indonesia the nipsea group officially became a subsidiary of nippon paint holdings co. ltd. . 11 today the company s core principles involve inventive paint solutions and high performance products that include products for architectural trade and general consumer use . the company s focus is on products that perform as well as being environmentally friendly . presence edit the company and its subsidiaries has presence in japan singapore malaysia south korea china hong kong indonesia philippines taiwan thailand vietnam india pakistan united kingdom germany greece norway netherlands lithuania poland russia slovenia spain bulgaria estonia italy united states brazil australia the united arab emirates and bangladesh . it is among top 10 brands in singapore . 12 to maintain its business standards nippon paint strictly complies with local quality environmental occupational health and safety qehsms requirements in each country that it operates . references edit corporate profile . nippon paint holdings . retrieved october 13 2016 . company profile . nikkei asian review . nikkei inc. retrieved october 13 2016 . a b top companies report . coatings world . rodman media . retrieved october 14 2016 . freeed jamie november 9 2009 . all eyes on orica s demerger strategy . the age . fairfax media . retrieved september 27 2010 . history . nippon paint holdings . retrieved october 14 2016 . company snapshot . bloomberg businessweek . bloomberg l.p. retrieved october 14 2016 . nippon bee chemical co. ltd. . nippon bee chemical co. ltd. retrieved february 6 2011 . president s message . nippon paint holdings . retrieved october 14 2016 . nippon paint tycoon goh cheng liang overtakes uob s wee cho yaw as singapore s richest . the straits times . the straits times . january 19 2015 . archived from the original on october 14 2016 . retrieved october 14 2016 . nippon paint singapore . welcome to nippon paint singapore . nipponpaint.com.sg . retrieved september 27 2010 . about nipsea group . nipsea group . retrieved october 14 2016 . http www.nipponpaint.com media files news straitstimes top10brands 10apr2009.pdf external links edit japan portal chemistry portal companies portal official website english retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nippon paint & oldid 744321935 categories chemical companies of japancoatingspaint manufacturerscompanies based in osakacompanies listed on the tokyo stock exchangecompanies established in 18811881 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