Invitation to SEA JAPAN 2024
We are pleased to announce that Nippon Paint Marine Coatings will be participating in SEA JAPAN 2024. We are thrilled to present our innovations and development in the marine industry, as one of the leading providers of marine coatings and solutions globally. Our team of experts will be available to engage in product discussions of […]
Nippon Paint Marine Appoints Gladys Goh as President
Nippon Paint Marine, the world’s first manufacturer of biocide-free marine coatings, has announced the appointment of Gladys Goh as its President, effective immediately. As President of Nippon Paint Marine Coatings, Gladys Goh is the first female and foreign national to lead a principal operating company in Japan. With a history of over 140 years, the […]
Kaiji Press Interviews with President of Nippon Paint Marine, Takeshi Shiotani
In January of this year, Takeshi Shiotaniya (pictured) was appointed the president of Nippon Paint Marine. He will also serve as the president of Nippon Paint Industrial Coatings (NPIU), which handles industrial paints. As quoted by Takeshi Shiotani, “I want to make good use of both marine and NPIU resources, which will lead to collaboration […]
Underpinning Developments in Antifouling
Hydrogel, a term first coined in 1894 but a technology not developed until the 1960s, is arguably one of the world’s most underrated technological advancements of the past 50 years. The technology underpins countless biomedical breakthroughs and is a fundamental component in the development of new solutions ranging from contact lenses, breast implants, and hair […]
FASTAR – A Next-Generation Hydrolysis Antifouling Paint Using Nanotechnology
Japan, 22 January 2021 – Precise – Predictable – Performance. In January 2021, Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd., a group company of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. will launch FASTAR, a unique nanodomain structured hydrolysis antifouling paint using nanotechnology. In January 2021, Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd., a group company of Nippon Paint […]
Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity
Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Receives Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity for Its Low-Friction Bottom Paint TechnologyBottom paint modelled after the body structure of tuna helping to reduce CO2emissions from shipping Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President Seiichiro Shirahata; hereinafter “NPMC), a group company of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., […]
