Kuraray Group Businesses "For People and the Planet" Toward Realizing the Vision Three Challenges Business and Growth Strategies Management Foundation
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Global Portfolio
Main Group Locations
The Kuraray Group has expanded its businesses globally under a principle of making and selling products in the best-situated regions. Our overseas network now includes 101 companies in 32 countries and regions, and sales outside Japan account for 79% of total sales. Going forward, we will continue to strengthen the global production and sales networks to meet the needs of countries and regions worldwide.
China
11 companies, 5 production bases
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Net sales
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¥105.2 billion
Japan
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Sales ratio
23 companies, 9 production bases
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13.5%
- 2024 Kurashiki
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Optical-use poval film production line
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Net sales
went into operation
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Net sales
- 2025 Saijo
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¥166.8 billion
Plan to start operation of VECTRAN™
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¥171.3 billion
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liquid crystal polymer fiber production line
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Sales ratio
- 2026 Miyoshi
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Sales ratio
Net sales
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21.4%
Plan to start operation of inorganic
21.9%
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dental material production facilities
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¥204.9 billion
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Sales ratio
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United States
26.2%
10 companies, 19 production bases
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Sales Ratio
- 2024
Vinyl Acetate
Net sales
Started operation of
Isoprene
virgin activated carbon
¥84.2 billion
Functional Materials
production line
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- 2026
Europe
Sales ratio
Fibers and Textiles
Plan to expand
32 companies, 16 production bases
10.8%
Net sales
Trading
production capacity for
Others
EVAL™ EVOH resin
- 2022 Belgium
¥48.5 billion
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Started operation of reactivated
Asia
carbon production line
Sales ratio
- 2024 Poland
14 companies, 5 production bases
6.2%
Started operation of new plant for
Other regions
- 2023 Thailand
water-soluble PVOH film
- 2024 Belgium
Isoprene plant production site went into operation
11 companies, 1 production base
Plan to expand production capacity
- 2026 Singapore
for EVAL™ EVOH resin
Plan to start operation of new plant for EVAL™ EVOH resin
* Net sales by region for fiscal 2023 are classified by country or region based on
Group Network Head Office | 9 Production bases | 2 Laboratories Regional sales locations Plants Laboratories Other sales locations customer location.
* Timelines for each region include trends in capital investment and M&A during the period of the Medium-Term Management Plan "PASSION 2026." (As of April 2024)
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Kuraray Co., Ltd. is the world's leader in the manufacturing and marketing of chemical products, resins and synthetic fibers. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- chemical and resin (45.6%): functional resins and films, elastometers, thermoplastics, adhesives, fine chemistry products, etc. primarily for cosmetic products, televisions and mobile phones screens, foot packaging and paper manufacturing;
- fibers and textile products (29.8%): synthetic fibers and man-made leather, polyester, nonwoven textile products, resins, etc. sold under the brands Kuralon, Clarino Vectran and Kuraflex;
- functional materials (18.8%): methacrylic resin, medical chemicals, carbon materials, etc.;
- other (5.8%): primarily dental treatment and water purifying products.
At the end of 2019, the group had 52 production worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (27.1%), China (13.8%), Asia (12.3%), Europe (23.6%), the United States (18.5%) and other (4.7%).
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