Poval Resin Division / Poval Film Division
Overview
The Company's core resin and film business, centering on poval, poval film, and related businesses, is global in nature. It provides products to a variety of industries, including the information media, chemical, automotive, and IT-related sectors. The Company's offerings are world-class in terms of function, quality, and service.
History
| 1950 | Production of poval commences (in the form of the raw material vinylon) |
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| 1954 | Production and sale of poval film commences |
| 1958 | Sales of poval commences |
| 1969 | Production of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion commences |
| 1998 | Singapore sales company, Kuraray Specialities Asia Pte., Ltd., established |
| 1999 | Operations commence at Singapore production company, POVAL ASIA PTE LTD, formed through a joint venture between Kuraray and Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 | Full-scale production of EXCEVAL commences |
| 2001 | Acquired and began operating the PVA,PVB businesses of Clariant AG (Kuraray Specialities Europe GmbH) |
| 2004 | Acquired and began operating the PVB film business of HT Troplast AG (Kuraray Specialities Europe GmbH) |
| 2006 | Kuraray europe Gmbh merges with Kuraray Specialities Europe GmbH |
| 2008 | All outstanding shares of POVAL ASIA PTE LTD acquired and company made a subsididiary |
Scope of Operations
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| Market Share | Poval resin (excluding China) 35% (No.1 in the world) Optical-use film 80% (No. 1 in the world) |
Challenges and Strategies
As the world's top manufacturer of poval resin, Kuraray is proactively developing its business worldwide. It responds to the diverse needs of customers as a solutions provider by proposing products that anticipate demand with regard to function, quality, and service. By reinforcing the quality and supply capacity of optical-use poval film, the Company will provide a stable supply for use in polarized film used in liquid crystal displays, where demand is growing rapidly on a global scale.
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