Chemicals & MaterialsJul 26, 2026

KURARAY CO., LTD.

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Year Founded & Workforce

1925-12-31

10,000 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

KURARAY CO., LTD. Overview

Company Headquarters: Japan

Founded: 1926

Workforce: ~10,000

Company Working: Kuraray Co., Ltd. is a global specialty chemicals company that manufactures functional resins, chemicals, textiles, medical products, and synthetic fibers. The company operates through six major business segments—vinyl acetate, isoprene, functional materials, fibers and textiles, trading, and others. The vinyl acetate segment deals in the production of PVA resin, optical PVA film, and EVAL gas barriers. The isoprene division manufactures isoprene, fine chemicals, liquid rubber, and acrylic thermoplastic elastomer, among others. The functional materials division offers methacrylic resin, dental materials, and Clarino leather products. The fibers and textiles segment offers polyester staple, hook and loop fasteners, and the Kuralon and Kuraflex synthetic fiber products. The others segment deals with the activated carbon, aqua, and engineering businesses.

Company Snapshot

$4,054.3M

Revenue

10,000

Employees

1925-12-31

Founded

Japan

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Large-scale investments in R&D
Strong brand image

Weaknesses

Fluctuating financial performance

Opportunities

Mergers & acquisitions
Increasing global automotive production

Threats

Risks related to the availability of raw materials
Environmental regulations limiting manufacturing and marketing

Product Offering

KURARAY CO., LTD.
- Polyamide
- Polyethylene Terephthalate

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Michael Robert

Manager, JavolVision

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Joseph Aguayo

Sales Operations & Pricing Manager, Intel

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Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

Thanks for sending the report it gives us a good global view of the Betaïne market.

Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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KURARAY CO., LTD.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1926 Workforce: ~10,000 Company Working: Kuraray Co., Ltd. is a global specialty chemicals company that manufactures functional resins, chemicals, textiles, medical products, and synthetic fibers. The company operates through six major business segments—vinyl acetate, isoprene, functional materials, fibers and textiles, trading, and others. The vinyl acetate segment deals in the production of PVA resin, optical PVA film, and EVAL gas barriers. The isoprene division manufactures isoprene, fine chemicals, liquid rubber, and acrylic thermoplastic elastomer, among others. The functional materials division offers methacrylic resin, dental materials, and Clarino leather products. The fibers and textiles segment offers polyester staple, hook and loop fasteners, and the Kuralon and Kuraflex synthetic fiber products. The others segment deals with the activated carbon, aqua, and engineering businesses.

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