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「Kuraray Co., Ltd. (クラレ)」is a leading Japanese chemical company that manufactures and sells high-performance resins and textile products. The current headquarters is located in Tokyo, but the original birthplace is Okayama Prefecture. When Kuraray was established in 1926, it aimed to produce rayon domestically, but in 2001 it was completely withdrawn from the rayon business. The number of consolidated employees is about 10,768.
1. Company Profile
2. Summary and Features
3. Major Business
4. Financial Information
1. Company Profile
※Unit is JPY million, as of 2019
Company name |
Kuraray Co., Ltd. |
Company name (Japanese) |
クラレ |
Date of establishment |
June 24, 1926 |
Headquarters location |
〒100-8115 東京都千代田区大手町1-1-3 大手センタービル |
Capital |
89,000 |
Consolidated sales |
602,996 |
Consolidated operating profit |
65,794 |
Consolidated total assets |
946,116 |
Consolidated capital |
567,033 |
Capital adequacy ratio |
59.9% |
Consolidated number of employees |
10,768 |
2. Summary and Features
「Kuraray」was established by the Ohara Family to diversify the business of「Kurashiki Spinning(倉敷紡績)」. Nowadays, the relationship with「Kurashiki Spinning」is only a business level, and there is no longer any capital relationship. From its establishment, Kuraray was a textile-related company. In 1950, they released the world's first commercialization of "Vinylon", a polyvinyl alcohol fiber, the first domestic synthetic fiber in Japan.
Looking at the sales composition ratio of Kuraray, the textile business accounted for approximately 80% until 1985. But this has fallen to 25% in 2009. At the same time, chemical sales accounted for only 20% in 1985, but they are now up to 75%. In other words, the corporate structure is changing from the textile business to the chemical business. In 2007, to reflect this trend, the company's affiliation in the stock market was changed from "textile products" to "chemical".
Currently, the main products are POVAL (PVA), a functional resin that「Kuraray」has commercialized for the first time in the world, and POVAL Film (PVA Film), an application of this. Besides, there is wide range of chemical product they can handle. The company also operates a medical business including dental materials, and also supports environmentally related businesses such as water treatment materials and waste water treatment PVA.
Kuraray's business, which has recently attracted attention, is the jacket business. This company announced that it has jointly developed with「WIN Human Recorder Co., Ltd.」 to develop a wearable jacket equipped with an electrically controlled air conditioner. Prototype sales are scheduled to begin in the summer of 2020. Basically, this jacket worn on a T-shirt has a cooling function of about -5 to -15 ° C against the external temperature, and it can be operated for 2 to 4 hours with one charge.
3. Major Business
■ Resin related products
They manufacture and sale of Poval resin / film, PVB resin / film, EVOH resin / film
■ Chemical products
They Manufacture and sales of methacrylic resins, isoprene-based chemicals, polyamide resins, and medical-related products
■ Fiber
They Manufacture and sale of vinylon, artificial leather, non-woven fabric, hook-and-loop fastener, and polyester fiber
■ Other
They Manufacture and sales of high-performance membranes and systems for carbon materials and water treatment
4. Financial information
※Unit is JPY million
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Consolidated sales |
485,192 |
518,442 |
602,996 |
|
Consolidated operating profit |
67,827 |
75,117 |
65,794 |
|
Consolidated total assets |
725,433 |
775,735 |
946,116 |
|
Consolidated net assets |
520,978 |
564,487 |
567,033 |
|
Breakdown of sales |
Vinyl acetate |
223,447 |
234,711 |
233,214 |
Implen |
27,637 |
30,037 |
30,144 |
|
Fuctional materials |
48,851 |
49,706 |
111,969 |
|
Fiber |
37,305 |
39,526 |
47,287 |
|
Trading |
116,566 |
125,180 |
136,109 |
|
Others |
31,383 |
39,281 |
44,269 |
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