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        <title>General Company Information</title>
        <link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/?id=rss</link>
        <description>This provides general news on the company.</description>
        <language>en</language>
        <copyright>Copyright 2012 KURARAY CO., LTD.</copyright>
        <lastBuildDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0900</lastBuildDate>
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			<title>Consolidated Earnings Report for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) [PDF] (165kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/account/120202_en.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Kuraray Group's New &quot;Mirabakesso&quot; TV Commercial Promoting the Concept of &quot;○○-Type,&quot; Surprising Riko Narumi with Kuraray-Chan's Transformation into Many Things Corporate Commercial Spots: &quot;○○-Type Jumping Mirabakesso&quot; Airing in Japan from December 29, 2011 (Saturday)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/111226.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>In a continuation of its corporate advertising campaign, Kuraray will air the newest episode in the &quot;Mirabakesso&quot; (*) TV commercial series on Thursday, December 29, 2011.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Notice Concerning the Involvement in Joint Development and Commercialization of Hard Carbon for Lithium-ion Secondary Batteries</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/111214.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>Kureha Corporation (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "Kureha") and Kuraray Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "Kuraray") have been jointly developing new hard carbon material "Biocarbotron", a raw material derived from plants, for LiB anodes.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company,R&amp;D</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Oct 31,2011 Consolidated Earnings Report for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2012(Unaudited) [PDF] (188kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/account/111031.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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		<title>The Kuraray Group Unveils Its 2012 Calendar &quot;WATER PLANET&quot; Based on Scenic Photographs on the Theme of &quot;Water&quot; Captured by Young Photography Sensation Yusuke Okada</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/111028.html?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Kuraray Group's New &quot;Mirabakesso&quot; TV Commercial Promoting the Concept of &quot;○○-Type&quot; Taking Kuraray-Chan and Riko Narumi into Outer Space Corporate Commercial Spots: &quot;Barrier-Type Mirabakesso&quot; Airing in Japan from August 27, 2011 (Saturday)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/110825.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>In a continuation of its corporate advertising campaign, Kuraray will air the newest episode in the &quot;Mirabakesso&quot;(*) TV commercial series on Saturday, August 27, 2011.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>To Fully Expand its Aqua Business in China, Kuraray Establishes a Joint Venture that Will Develop Water Treatment Businesses Globally</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/110823.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>Promoting the creation and expansion of new environmental businesses as a key management issue, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (President: Fumio Ito; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereafter "Kuraray") has agreed to establish a joint venture with a local Chinese company to undertake the full-scale development of the Aqua Business in China.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company, Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Consolidated Earnings Report for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) [PDF](193kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/account/110803.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Transfer of Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical shares held by Kuraray [PDF] (89kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/pdf/110803.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company, Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>New Base of Operation for the Expanding South American Market Opening Ceremony Held to Kick Off Kuraray's Local Brazilian Subsidiary Kuraray South America, Which Will Commence Full-Scale Market Development of Kuraray Group Products</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/110713.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>Kuraray Co., Ltd. (President: Fumio Ito; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereafter &quot;Kuraray&quot;) held an opening ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 12, 2011 to mark the start of its local Brazilian subsidiary, Kuraray South America, which was established in 2010.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Kuraray's Kashima Plant to Resume Normal Production</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/110628.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>Kuraray Co., Ltd. announces the scheduled resumption of normal production at the Kashima Plant (Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture). Although its production facilities did not sustain major damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, the Kashima Plant ceased operations until mid-April.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Notice Concerning Determination of Certain Details Relating to the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants [PDF] (124kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/pdf/110520.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Business Results for the year Ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited) [PDF] (488kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/ir/library/pdf/account/110427.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Notice Concerning the Board of Directors' Resolution for the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants [PDF] (124kb)</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/pdf/110427.pdf?id=rss</link>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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			<title>Status of Recovery at Our Kashima Plant</title>
			<link>http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/release/2011/110405.html?id=rss</link>
			<description>We send our deepest condolences to those who continue to suffer in the aftermath of the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunamis in northeast Japan, and we wish for their earliest possible recovery. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
				<category>Company</category>
				<author>Kuraray Co., Ltd.</author>
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