Bee Chemical Company is founded in Chicago, IL as a specialty chemical company.
1960
Bee Chemical and Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC) begin technical collaboration.
1971
Bee Chemical and NPC establish a joint venture, Nippon Bee Chemical Co., Ltd., in Japan to supply the Japanese automotive market with high quality coatings for plastic parts.
1985
Morton International, Inc. acquires Bee Chemical and renames the business unit Morton Automotive Coatings (MAC).
1996
Nippon Paint (USA) Inc. and MAC form a joint venture, Morton Nippon Coatings (MNC) to develop and market automotive plastic substrates, primarily to Japanese OEMs and Tier Suppliers in North America.
1999
Rohm & Haas Company acquires Morton International and renames MAC as Rohm & Haas Automotive Coatings (RHAC).
2006
Nippon Paint acquires Rohm and Haas' Automotive Coatings business including MNC. The company is renamed NB Coatings, Inc.