Corporate Overview

The Kuraray Group is committed to developing new fields of business using pioneering technology that improves the environment and enhances the quality of life throughout the world.

Kuraray was founded in 1926 for the purpose of commercializing synthetic rayon, which was a cutting-edge technology at the time. Following the Second World War, in 1950 we were first in the world to commercialize polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, under the brand name KURALON™. It was the first synthetic fiber invented in Japan, and led the early phase of Japan’s synthetic fiber industry.

Company Name Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Established June 24, 1926
Leadership President and Representative Director: Hitoshi Kawahara
Capital 89 billion yen (as of December 31, 2023)
Employees Non-consolidated: 4,427
Consolidated: 11,906 (as of December 31, 2023)
Main Businesses Resins and Chemicals Production and sale of PVOH resin and film, PVB resin and film, EVOH resin and film, methacrylic resin, isoprene chemicals, elastomer, polyamide resin, and medical products
Fibers Production and sale of PVA fiber, man-made leather, nonwoven fabrics, hook-and-loop fasteners, and polyester fibers
Others Production and sale of activated carbon and high-performance membranes and systems for water treatment

Main Businesses

Resins and Chemicals Production and sale of PVA resin and film, PVB resin and film, EVOH resin and film, methacrylic resin, isoprene chemicals, elastomer, polyamide resin, and medical products
Fibers Production and sale of KURALON™, man-made leather, nonwoven fabrics, hook-and-loop fasteners, and polyester fibers
Others Production and sale of activated carbon and high-performance membranes and systems for water treatment

LocationsMain Group Locations

Head Office

Tokiwabashi Tower, 2-6-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan

Access
  • 1-minute walk from Nihombashi Exit of JR Tokyo Station
  • Directly connected to Exit B9a of Otemachi Station(subway)
  • 1-minute walk from Exit B2 of Mitsukoshimae Station(subway)
  • 1-minute walk from Exit A1 of Nihombashi Station(subway)

Osaka Office

Osaka Umeda Twin Towers North, 8-1, Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8611, Japan

Access
  • 3-minute walk from Hankyu Umeda Station
  • 3-minute walk from Hanshin Umeda Station
  • 4-minute walk from JR Osaka Station
  • 2-minute walk from Umeda Station, Midosuji Subway Line
  • 2-minute walk from Higashi-Umeda Station, Tanimachi Subway Line