Consolidated Net Sales
Trends in the Kuraray Group's consolidated net sales, operating income and sales composition since fiscal 1981 are presented in the two graphs that follow.
Each of these graphs provide a clear indication of the drastic transformation in the Group's business structure over this period and successful steps to steadily expand the scope of Kuraray's business.
Against the backdrop of a harsh operating environment, the Kuraray Group has worked diligently to promote greater efficiency in its textile-related businesses while taking full advantage of its proprietary technologies to expand its chemicals-related businesses.
As a result, textile-related net sales, which in 1988 accounted for approximately 70% of the Group's total revenues today comprises around 30%. Conversely, chemical-related net sales have risen from 30% to 70% representing successful efforts to bolster the Group's business portfolio.
In October 2007, the Company's shares, which are listed on both the Tokyo Stock and Osaka Securities exchanges, were reclassified for industry purposes from "Textile products" to "Chemicals". Accordingly, the Kuraray Group took renewed steps both in name as well as substance as a specialty chemicals corporate group.
Trends in Net Sales and Operating Income
Kuraray Group History
