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Aiming to ramp up the development of a new biomaterial-based liquid rubber, Kuraray Co. Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Ito) has signed a new joint development agreement with Amyris, Inc. (Headquarters: Emeryville, California, U.S.A.; CEO: John Melo). In addition to the new development agreement, Kuraray has also made a strategic capital investment in Amyris. […]

Effective May 1, 2014, or as contracts allow, Kuraray America, Inc. will increase the price of all PVOH products by $.05 to $0.15 per pound depending on the grade. This action has been made necessary by increased raw material costs and energy prices which have significantly impacted our operations and made it is necessary to […]

The Elastomers Business Unit of Kuraray America Inc. will raise the transaction prices of Elastomer products by the following amounts effective April 1, 2014, or as existing supply agreements allow. • SEPTON®, Hybrar, and TU-Polymer grades will be increased by $0.15 per pound • All list prices will be adjusted according to grade Increasing feedstock […]

Effective March 1, 2014, Kuraray America, Inc. will increase the price of the following products by $.06/pound or as contracts allow: all commercial and XEP grades of EVAL ™ ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH). Increasing fixed costs have significantly impacted our operations and as a result it is necessary to partially offset these cost increases to […]

Qualified and talented employees are essential to a company’s success. Every year companies are striving to keep these employees through innovative human resources practices. Those companies that do it the best have been named a National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For winner for 2013. This year, among 100 others, Kuraray America, Inc. was […]

Kuraray and DuPont today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for DuPont to sell Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLS/Vinyls), a part of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, to Kuraray for US$543 million, plus the value of the inventories. The sale is expected to close during the first half of 2014 pending customary regulatory approvals. GLS/Vinyls […]

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Ito) has completed a strategic investment and launched a strategic alliance with Vitriflex, Inc. (Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA; President & CEO: David R. Parker). Vitriflex develops ultra-barrier films for use in solar and display applications. Kuraray selected Vitriflex for this joint venture due to the long-term […]

Kuraray will showcase a variety of new and innovative projects at the K Show this week and next, from October 16-23. The K Show is the largest global gathering of plastics, elastomer and coating industries. Kuraray can be found in Hall 7, D06. Visitors will see the latest materials from Kuraray including bio-based polymers, barrier […]

) Kuraray’s TROSIFOL PVB films have been approved by PPG Industries as a Certified Interlayer. This prominent designation recognizes TROSIFOL’s knowledge and product quality in architectural laminated glass constructions. PPG Industries offers accredited certifications to glass producers and laminators. In TD-512 and TD-514, PPG added seven TROSIFOL interlayers to their approved list. The new interlayers […]

La PORTE, Texas–Kuraray will be honored as the 2013 Salute to Industry honoree by the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce in September. Kuraray’s two plants in the Bayshore area, SEPTON and EVAL, along with the under-construction Poval plant, have been active in the La Porte and Bayshore community. “We’re thrilled to have Kuraray as our […]