MIZUTANI PAINT CO.,LTD.

In 2007, the jointly developed product “Nano Composite W” by Mizutani Paint Co., Ltd. and Kyoto Institute of Technology (Kimura Laboratory) received the Inoue Harunari Award (Japan Science and Technology Agency) upon recommendation by Professor Masuda of Kyoto University. As the initiators, we celebrated this honor by hosting an award celebration banquet on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Hotel Hankyu International [Suichou Room].

Distinguished guests in attendance included: Mr. Noriki Okimura, Former President, Japan Science and Technology Agency Mr. Hiroshi Nakamura, Section Chief, Industry-Academia Collaboration Division, Japan Science and Technology Agency Mr. Mutsuo Takenaga, Vice President, Kyoto Institute of Technology Professor Masatoshi Miyamoto, Kyoto Institute of Technology Associate Professor Takafumi Nakamori, Kyoto Institute of Technology Professor Toshio Masuda, Kyoto University (listed in alphabetical order)

Initiators (in alphabetical order; titles omitted)

・Masazō Fujimori, Director and Managing Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
・Yasuhiko Shimada, President and Representative Director, Shimada Shōkai Co., Ltd.
・Ken Ōkura, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd.
・Yoshihiro Hasegawa, President and Representative Director, Harima Chemicals, Inc.
・Hiroyasu Takahashi, President and Representative Director, Mitsui & Co. Solvent & Coating Ltd. (in alphabetical order)

Program for the Inoue Harunari Award Celebration Banquet

■Founder’s Address (Titles Omitted)
Yasuyasu Takahashi, President and Representative Director, Mitsui & Co. Solvent & Coating Ltd.
■Guest Address (Titles Omitted)
Noriki Okimura, Former President, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Toshio Masuda, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Mutsuki Takenaga, Vice President, Kyoto Institute of Technology
■Award Announcement (Titles Omitted)
Tsutomu Mizutani, Senior Managing Director, Mizutani Paint Co., Ltd.
■Award Lecture (Titles Omitted)
Yoshiharu Kimura, Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology