News Releases 2004
December
| Dec24 | Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products | Tastes Good, and It's Healthy, Too "Health Cocoa" Developed (Kuraray Family Products Co., Ltd.) |
| Dec21 | Plastics | Development of High-Concentration Disinfectant Hose for Chicken Coop Disinfection (Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.) |
| Dec15 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | "Angel Skin Touch" OLFE Developed and on the Market |
November
| Nov11 | Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products | Kuraray Family Products Launches Ninniku Kurozu Mix (Kuraray Family Products Co., Ltd.) |
| Nov10 | Company | Parent Company and Consolidated Business Results for Six Months Ended September 30,2004 [PDF] |
| Nov8 | Company | Kuraray Co., Ltd. acquires Polyvinyl Butyral Film Business of HT Troplast AG |
October
| Oct28 | Plastics | Production Begins of EVAL SP, a New EVOH Resin |
| Oct26 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Made of non-woven fabric with transparent film window(Kuraray Living Co., Ltd) |
| Oct20 | Plastics | Expansion of EVAL Manufacturing Facilities in Europe Completed |
| Oct15 | Chemicals, elastomers and rubber | KTY series launched for use in facilities ranging from semiconductor fabs to food processing plants (Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd. ) |
| Oct7 | Chemicals, elastomers and rubber | Expansion of Liquid Isoprene Rubber Manufacturing Facilities Completed |
| Oct5 | Chemicals, elastomers and rubber | Adjustments to Prices of Activated Carbon (Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd. ) |
| Oct4 | Plastics | Adjustments to the Prices of Extruded and Cast Methacrylic Resin Sheets |
| Oct1 | Company | Relocations and Consolidations at the Tokyo and Osaka Offices |
September
August
| Aug24 | Plastics | Eco- Friendly, Burnable Hose for Use in the Food Processing Industry Hose for Use With Oily and Fatty Foods and Static-Resistant Hose Released |
| Aug17 | Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products | Manufacturing System for Heat-Resistant Polyamide Resin GENESTAR Completed |
| Aug4 | Company | Consolidated Earning Report for the First Quartet of the Fiscal Year Ending March31,2005 [PDF] |
| Aug4 | Company | Notice of Merger With Consolidated Subsidiaries [PDF] |
| Aug3 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Megaflow F Series Available in September |
| Aug2 | Plastics | EVAL Business in the U. S. Expands |
July
| Jul26 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Wiping Cloths Made of Non-Woven Microfiber WRAMP |
| Jul14 | Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products | Oteire Animal Doggie-Design Clothes Brushes to go on Sale |
| Jul12 | Plastics | Transparent Oil-Resistant Hose Oil Queen Marketed |
| Jul6 | Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products | Suede-finish Mouse Pad Developed. Smooth Feel Unparalleled. |
| Jul5 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners CSR | More eco-friendly manufacturing method for hook and loop fasteners developed and launched as "New Eco Magic" brand |
June
| Jun15 | Company | Treatment of Scrap Wood From Demolition to be Significantly Expanded by using the Tamashima Boiler will jump from 1,000 tons per year to 16,000 tons in December |
| Jun8 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Injection Molding Technology Licensed from Aplix Corporation for Hook and Loop Fastener Production |
May
| May28 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Bikyaku Pumps, Combining Design and Functionality, now Listed in the JALSHOP Catalog |
| May27 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Kuraray's non-woven fabrics used in headrests for JAL's new "Class J"seating on domestic flights |
| May17 | Company | Financial report FY 2003 [PDF] |
| May12 | Company | Digital Publication of Statements of Accounts |
| May12 | Company Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Man-Made Leather Joint Venture to be Established in China |
April
| Apr30 | Chemicals, elastomers and rubber | Mass Production Technology for Acrylic Thermoplastic Elastomer Established |
| Apr30 | Company | U.S. R&D Base Kuraray Research & Technical Center (USA) Commences Operations |
| Apr21 | Company | Notice Concerning Revision of Full-Term Forecasts and Projected Non-Consolidated Extraordinary Loss [PDF] |
March
| Mar31 | Plastics | Kuraray to Manufacture Methacrylic Resin Sheet in China |
| Mar24 | Company | Announcement of Scheduled Changes to Directors [PDF] |
| Mar24 | Plastics | Price Revisions on Extrueded and Cast Methacrylic Resin Sheets |
| Mar9 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Kuraray Develops Commercial-Use Flooring Wiper |
| Mar8 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Kuraray's SOFRINA-a to be Used in New FootJoy X-Dimension Golf Shoes |
February
| Feb25 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners | Kuraray Develops Environmentally Conscious Fastening Bands for Reuse Market |
| Feb19 | Company | Unsetsu Perfect Men's Formal Wear 10th Anniversary Campaign |
| Feb10 | Company | Consolidated Earnings Report for the Nine-Month Period [PDF] |
| Feb2 | Plastics | Kuraray to Expand Poval Film Facilities |
January
| Jan23 | Chemicals, elastomers and rubber R&D | New Hydrogenated Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer with Reactive Hard Blocks |
| Jan19 | Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners CSR | Joint Development and Marketing of Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags |
| Jan14 | Plastics | Next-Generation Poval HP Polymer |
