With a life philosophy revolving around serenity, responsibility and innovation, Katsujiro Iwai established Kansai Paint in the year 1918. Growing up during the Meiji Restoration had imbued him with a sense of wide-eyed ambition. Even today, his life philosophy still guides us in a world of never-ending possibilities.
Our “ALESCO” brand name is formed from the Latin word “ALES”, which means “wing” and “ESCO” which is an acronym for Excellent Specialty Company”. Therefore “ALESCO” expresses the concept of Kansai Paint constantly progressing on the wings of hard work in its field of specialty.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility is driven by a strong sense of compliance and risk management and product creation/activities that emphasize environmental preservation.
We’ve defined our philosophy so that employees are eager to take on new challenges. This also helps us to combine our wisdom and knowledge to create new and innovative challenges.
We’ve established and will continue growing our global presence by developing high quality, high performance, and low-cost coating products that do as little possible or no harm to the environment at all. We aim to be the most trusted company in the world.
The core of our management strategies are the Promotion of Globalization and the Strengthening of Profitability in Domestic Businesses. We are operating with a special focus on Asia and developing nations, where the prospects for growth are most positive. By acting based on what the market is indicating and developing products with a high degree of added value, we are looking to expand our market share in various countries.
Our “ALESCO” brand name is formed from the Latin word “ALES”, which means “wing” and “ESCO” which is an acronym for Excellent Specialty Company”. Therefore “ALESCO” expresses the concept of Kansai Paint constantly progressing on the wings of hard work in its field of specialty.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility is driven by a strong sense of compliance and risk management and product creation/activities that emphasize environmental preservation.
We’ve defined our philosophy so that employees are eager to take on new challenges. This also helps us to combine our wisdom and knowledge to create new and innovative challenges.
We’ve established and will continue growing our global presence by developing high quality, high performance, and low-cost coating products that do as little possible or no harm to the environment at all. We aim to be the most trusted company in the world.
The core of our management strategies are the Promotion of Globalization and the Strengthening of Profitability in Domestic Businesses. We are operating with a special focus on Asia and developing nations, where the prospects for growth are most positive. By acting based on what the market is indicating and developing products with a high degree of added value, we are looking to expand our market share in various countries.