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• Kuraray Hikes "Kuralon" and PSF Prices

  - 2006-06-01

  Kuraray Co., Ltd. raised its prices of "Kuralon" and "Kuralon K-II" polyvinyl alcohol fibers by 5% (30-50 yen/kg respectively) for domestic and overseas shipments from May 1st. The company last increased its prices in November 2005. Kuraray decided to hike its prices as a result of sharp rises in raw...

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• Kuraray Develops Eco-Friendly Man-Made Leather

  - 2006-02-01

  Kuraray Co., Ltd. has developed eco-friendly man-made leather "Tirrenina", and will launch its sales in June 2006. According to Kuraray, "Tirrenina" is the next-generation ecofriendly man-made leather with an elegant appearance and a touch similar to natural leather as well as excellent functional properties peculiar to man-made leather. In order...

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• Kuraray Purchases CAMI's Vectran

  - 2005-05-01

  In April, Kuraray Co., Ltd. purchased the Vectran Division of Celanese Advanced Materials Inc. CAMI, a firm selling polyarylate fiber Vectran to Europe and the U.S. CAMI located in Fort Mill, North Carolina, the U.S. is selling Vectran fiber to the Americas (North, Central and South America) and Europe. The...

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• Kuraray develops better optical material for LCD backlights.(Optoelectronics)

  - 2005-02-01

  Kuraray Co Ltd has created an optical material that simplifies the process of building backlights for liquid crystal display LCD panels for products such as notebook computers. Backlights are normally made by attaching the light source to a structure of four different layers that...

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• High-temperature nylon is automotive contender.(Materials)

  - 2005-02-01

  Automotive gears, bearings, valves, and sliding parts, as well as structural components and fuel tubing are the new thrust in applications for a high-heat nylon from Kuraray America, Inc., N.Y.C., sub. of Kuraray Co. in Japan. Genestar PA9T is a unique semi-aromatic nylon sold in Japan...

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• Kuraray buys Rutger subsidiary.(Company News)

  - 2005-01-01

  Kuraray Co Ltd, Japan, has signed a contract to acquire the polyvinyl butyral PVB film business of HT Troplast AG. The business, a subsidiary of Rutgers AG, is located in Troisdorf, near Bonn, Germany. It has a 13% share of the global market of ...

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• MegaFlow Boosts Flux for Pool Water Treatment.

  - 2004-11-01

  Japans Kuraray Co., Ltd. has launched the Megaflow F Series of next-generation membrane systems for swimming pool water treatment based on the companys hollow fiber expertise. Each Megaflow cartridge contains 3.3m2 of large pore (2.5m) polysulfone membrane to increase flow volumes in the recirculating pool filtration system. The company began...

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• Kuraray Co., Ltd.

  - 2004-07-01

  Record Operating and Net Profits Kuraray posted record operating and net profits for the fiscal year ending in March 2004. Backed by favorable chemicals and resin business, Kuraray reported higher sales and higher profits for two years consecutively, registering sales of 332.1 billion yen, up 3% from the preceding fiscal...

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• Japan: Synthetic Fiber Makers Strengthen Textile Business

  - 2004-06-01

  Japanese synthetic fiber producers are strengthening the core of their textile business for FY2004 after achieving favorable results in FY2003. Toray Industries, Inc. achieved the target of "NT21" in 2003, a business strategy which started in 2002. The company has launched a new mid-term business strategy named "NT-II" this year....

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• Kuraray develops highly-flexible acrylic plastic.(Plastics)

  - 2004-06-01

  Kuraray Co Ltd has developed a type of acrylic plastic that can be bent and stretched just like rubber, but which still retains the same high transparency, chemical resistance and scratch resistance of regular acrylic plastics. Acrylic is widely used for products such as...

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