News Releases 2007

December

Dec25 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Notice regarding the production of Linalool and its derivatives
Dec19 Plastics Notice Concerning the Acquisition of Shares in Equity-Method Affiliate POVAL ASIA PTE LTD. to Make it a Wholly-owned Subsidiary [PDF]
Dec14 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Expansion of KURALON Manufacturing Plant
Dec11 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revision for Elastomer Products

November

Nov29 Company Notice of "Kuraray Christmas Fantasy 2007"
Nov14 Company The Kuraray Group TV Commercial Sounds Off 'Mirabakesso' and Stars Actress Riko Narumi
Nov13 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Operations Commence at Expanded VECTRAN Superfiber Facility

October

Oct30 Company Semi-annual financial information 2008 [PDF]
Oct30 Company Supplementary Material for Semi-annual Financial Information 2008 [PDF]
Oct30 Company Notice Concerning Dividend Payment for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008 (Revisions to Dividend Forecasts and Distributions) [PDF]
Oct30 Company Notice Concerning Revisions to Performance Forecasts [PDF]
Oct29 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Sales Under Way of Water-Permeable Weed Prevention Sheets that Aid Crop Growth, Streamline and Reduce Agricultural Work (Kuraraykuraflex Co., Ltd.)
Oct29 Company First Change in Six Years for Neon Billboard Design atop JR Okayama Station Building
Oct17 Company Kuraray Unveils 2008 Calendar "A Ballad of People and Earth" Roving Photographer Takashi Nakagawa's Scenic Photo Journal
Oct17 Plastics Price Revision for Extruded and Cast Sheets of Methacrylic Resin
Oct16 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber R&D Development of Q Polymer
Oct12 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners R&D New Proprietary Electro-Conductive Fiber "KURALON EC" Based on Metallic Nanoparticle Composite Technology Developed
Oct9 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners R&D KURARAYLIVING Co.,Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Launch Electrical Conductive Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes
Oct9 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners All Kuraray MAGIC TAPE Hook-and-Loop Fasteners Become Eco-Friendly
Oct4 Plastics Revision of Poval Film Pricing

September

Sep27 Plastics Notice Concerning Start of Full Operations at Expanded PVB Film Facility in Europe
Sep26 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Renown's Leading Menswear Brand DURBAN' Commences Sales of Down Coat Featuring Kuraray's AMARETTA Z Luxury Man-Made Leather
Sep12 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Revision of Plastic and Rubber Hose Pricing(Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Sep6 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Tarpaulin Sheet with Superior Insect-Deterrent Properties Launched (Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Sep4 Company Notice Concerning Results of and the Completion of Treasury Stock Purchases (Repurchase of treasury stock as stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, pursuant to Article 165-2 of the Corporation Law of Japan) [PDF]
Sep3 Company Announcement of Change of Industry Category under which Kuraray Shares are Classified [PDF]

August

Aug31 CSR Kuraray CSR Report 2007 Published Offers Information on CSR Activities from Wide-Ranging Social and Environmental Perspectives
Aug28 Company Notice Concerning Repurchasing of Treasury Stock
(Repurchase of treasury stock as stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, pursuant to Article 165-2 of the Corporation Law of Japan) [PDF]
Aug27 Plastics Kuraray to Commence Full-Fledged Operations of Production Facilities for Optical-Use Poval Film for Polarized Film
Aug20 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Expansion of Styrenic Elastomer Compound Manufacturing Capacity (Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Aug7 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Kuraray Materials Used for Passenger Seats in Next-Generation N700 Bullet Train
Aug1 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber CSR World's First Biomass Shoes "Biomass Hadashikko" Indoor Shoes for Preschoolers Developed(Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Aug1 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31,2008 [PDF]
Aug1 Company Notice Concerning the Spin-offSeparation and Assumption of Certain Businesses of Consolidated Subsidiaries

July

Jul25 Company Notice Concerning Repurchasing of Treasury Stock (Repurchase of treasury stock as stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, pursuant to Article 165-2 of the Corporation Law of Japan) [PDF]
Jul24 CSR Concerning Disaster Relief for Niigata Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake
Jul19 Plastics Notice of Merger with Consolidated Subsidiary
Jul11 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price of Polyester Filament Revised
Jul11 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for KURALON and Polyester Staple Fibers
Jul10 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Revision of plan for integration of medical device businesses
Jul10 Plastics Prices of MMA Monomer and MAA Revised
Jul5 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revisions for KURAFLEX Dry-Laid and Meltblown Nonwoven Base Fabric and Products (Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd.)
Jul2 Company Notice Concerning Repurchasing of Treasury Stock [PDF]

June

Jun27 Company Report on Supplemental Information to Business Results [PDF]
Jun25 Plastics Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Third in Series of Eco-Friendly Products: Development and Sale of Tarpaulin Sheets with Superior Heat Shield Effect that Reduces Interior Temperature by 5℃
Jun25 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price of SEPTON Compound Revised(Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Jun20 Company Notice Concerning Shelf Registration for Issuance of Stock Purchase Warrants [PDF]
Jun20 Company Notice Concerning Effectuation of Countermeasures (Takeover Defense) in Response to a Large-Scale Purchase of Kuraray Shares and Appointment of Special Committee Members [PDF]
Jun19 Company Notice Concerning Repurchasing of Treasury Stock [PDF]
Jun18 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Notice Concerning the Dissolution of a Subsidiary [PDF]
Jun15 Company Correcting and Replacing the News Release "Preliminary Decision on the Appointment of the Members of the Special Committee" Dated May 16, 2007
Jun7 Company Supplemental Information on a Proposal for 126th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders [PDF]

May

May21 Company CSR Cool Biz measures for 2007
May18 Company New Kuraray Kurashiki Plant to Launch Operations
May17 Company Notice of the 126th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
May16 Company Preliminary Decision on the Appointment of the Members of the Special Committee [PDF]
May14 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price increase of elastomer products

April

Apr26 Company Business Results for the year Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited) [PDF]
Apr26 Company Notice Concerning Dividend Payment for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007 (Revisions to Dividend Forecasts and Distributions)
Apr26 Company Introduction of Countermeasures (Takeover Defense) in Response to a Large-scale Purchase of Kuraray Shares (Summary)
Apr26 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber R&D Notice of Consolidation of American Subsidiaries
Apr26 Plastics Price Revision for PMMA Molding Materials
Apr20 Company Kuraray and Domestic Group Companies Complete Introduction of SAP R/3
Apr19 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Operations Commence at Expanded EVAL Manufacturing Facilities in the United States
Apr16 CSR Full-Scale Commencement of Environment Ministry-Certified ECOTALK System (Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd.)
Apr5 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Volleyball Made of CLARINO Man-made Leather Adopted as Women's Game Ball for the Emperor's and the Empress's Cup All-Japan Volleyball Tournament

March

Mar28 Plastics CSR Gas Impermeability of EVAL Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Polymer Resin Contributes to the Environment
Mar22 Company Executive Personnel Actions (Scheduled for Late June 2007)
Mar22 Company Organizational Restructuring and Transfer of Personnel (as of April 1, 2007)
Mar22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revisions for Man-Made Leather CLARINO
Mar22 R&D Concerning Changes to the Framework for Development of Inorganic EL Light-Emitting Materials
Mar14 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Kuraray Commences Operations at Expanded Facilities for Thermoplastic Elastomer Production in the United States
Mar7 Company Special Event to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Kuraray's Founding and the Okayama Plant's 70th Anniversary since Establishment

February

Feb26 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Sea Trials of VECTRAN Superfiber Water Transportation Sacks Being Conducted
Feb13 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Kuraray Chemical Announces Development and Sale of KURARAY COAL SW Super Hard, Low-Pulverization, Low-Dusting Spherical Activated Carbon Expands Production at Chinese Plant (Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Feb8 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Development and Sale of Antistatic Wiping Cloth with Eco-Friendly High-Durability, Applying Kuraray's Antistatic Fiber CLACARBO(Kuraray Living Co., Ltd.)
Feb7 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Concerning Sale of Kuraray Family Products Co., Ltd. Business
Feb7 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2007 [PDF]
Feb5 Plastics Expanded Section Commences Operations at Methacrylic Resin Molding Material Production Facility
Feb1 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Development and Sales of Heat-Resistant Eco-Friendly MAGIC TAPE
Self-Extinguishing, Resistant to Temperatures up to 250℃

January

Jan22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Kuraray Expands VECTRAN Superfiber Manufacturing Facilities
Jan11 Plastics Kuraray to Expand Production Facilities for Optical-Use Poval Film for Polarized Film