Major paint manufacturing companies Japan 2022-2023, by sales

With sales worth over one trillion Japanese yen, Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. represented the largest paint manufacturing company in Japan in terms of sales in 2022 and 2023. Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. followed, with a sales value of around 509 billion yen.

Nippon Paint and Kansai Paint rang among the global leaders 

Nippon Paint and Kansai Paint ranked among the paint companies with the largest global market share. Both companies are headquartered in Osaka and manufacture a wide variety of paint and coatings, ranging from automotive, marine, industrial, and protective coatings to paints for home use.

 The Japanese building industry had the highest demand for paint

Japan's manufacturing industries have a high demand for paint and coatings since they are needed to protect, optimize, or decorate different types of surfaces, ranging from objects to building walls. The industries that had the strongest demand for paint in Japan were buildings, followed by road vehicles, metal products as well as the shipbuilding industry.
The shipment value of paint in Japan grew to over one trillion Japanese yen in recent years, indicating a steady growth in the Japanese market.