News Releases 2008

August

Aug22 Company The Kuraray Group's New "Mirabakesso" TV Commercial Episode Goes on Air, Starring Actress Riko Narumi and A Curiously Charming Alpaca
Aug5 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Price Revision for Activated Carbon Products (Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Aug1 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Release of Stability-Control Molded Hook Fasteners for Buddhist Altars
Aug1 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Revision of Plastic and Rubber Hose Pricing

July

Jul30 Company Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2009[PDF]
Jul30 Plastics Price Revision for Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Resin and Other Products
Jul29 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revision for Liquid Polyisoprene/Polybutadiene Rubber, Thermoplastic Polyurethane and other Products
Jul25 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price of SEPTON Compound Revised
Jul24 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Release of a transparent mule-band that prevents heel slippage for wearers of mule-type sandals
Jul23 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Notice Concerning the Commencement of Full-Scale Sales of Lightweight Canvas for Flatbed Truck Covers for Better Fuel Consumption and Practicality
Jul14 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for the high-strength polyarylate fiber, VECTRAN
Jul14 Company Notice Concerning the Teardown of Chimneys at the Kurashiki Plant (Sakazu) and the Purification and Opening Ceremony for the New Kuraray Museum
Jul10 Plastics Price Revisions for Extruded and Cast Sheets of Methacrylic Resin
Jul10 Plastics Price Revision for PMMA Molding Materials
Jul10 Plastics Price Revision for MMA Monomer and MAA
Jul10 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for KURALON and Polyester Staple Fibers
Jul8 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for Polyester Filament
Jul4 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Kuraray Enhances Capability to Market Dental Materials in Europe
Jul2 Company Plastics Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Established

June

Jun30 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revisions for Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer Products
Jun25 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Debut of a New Volleyball at the Beijing Olympics Greater Ball Control and Slip Resistance
Jun12 Plastics Price Revision for Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Resin and Other Products
Jun11 Company Notice Concerning Determination of Certain Details Relating to the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants
Jun11 Company Stance and Policy toward Share Trading Unit Reduction
Jun4 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Dedication Ceremony Held to Celebrate New Production Facilities for Heat-Resistant Polyamide Resin GENESTAR

May

May28 Company 关于向中国•四川省大地震的受害者捐款的事宜
May28 Company Notice of the 127th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
May21 Company Cool Biz measures for 2008
May20 Company Notice Concerning the Passing Away of Corporate Auditor
May20 Company Notice Concerning the Board of Directors' Resolution for the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants
May20 Company Proposal No. 2: Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation [PDF]

April

Apr30 Company Notice Concerning the Assumption of a Portion of the Business of a Subsidiary Company by way of Corporate Separation
Apr30 Company Business Results for the year Ended March 31,2008(unaudited) [PDF]
Apr25 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Expansion of MAGILOCK Extrusion Molded Hook Fastener Production Facilities (Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.)
Apr21 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Development and Release of New Specialty Compound Yarn with Proprietary Core-Sheath Construction for Rope Application
Apr15 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revision for Liquid Polyisoprene/Polybutadinen Rubber, Thermoplastic Polyurethane and other Products
Apr8 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revisions for Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomer Products

March

Mar28 Company Notice Concerning the Dissolution of an Equity-Method Affiliate
Mar19 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Notice Concerning a Business and Capital Partnership between Morito Co., Ltd. and the Kuraray Group
Mar17 Plastics Price Revision for PMMA Molding Materials
Mar11 Company Announcement of Management Structure Reforms and Executive Personnel Actions
Mar11 Company Major Organizational Restructuring and Transfer of Personnel (as of April 1, 2008) [PDF]
Mar11 Company Plastics Notice Concerning the Dissolution of Subsidiaries
Mar5 Plastics Price of Heat-Resistant Polyamide Resin GENESTAR Revised
Mar5 Plastics Prices of MMA Monomer and MAA Revised

February

Feb28 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Notice Concerning the Capital Investment for Eco-Friendly Man-Made Leather CLARINO TIRRENINA Production Facilities
Feb26 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Kuraray Registers Cement-Reinforcing KURALON Fiber for Highly Crack-Resistant, Air-Blown Slope Surface Mortar under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's New Technology Information System (NETIS)
Feb25 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Development and Release of Heat-Retaining, Lightweight Nonwoven Fabrics for Use in Tunnel Culture(KURARAYKURAFLEX CO., LTD.)
Feb22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Notice Concerning the Application of NEW ECO MAGIC Hook-and-Loop Fastener of the MAGIC TAPE Lineup to Clothing Used in Space Station with Acclamation for Its Safety and High Functionality
Feb22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Kuraray Introduces Dyed Raw VECTRAN Superfiber
Feb19 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price of SEPTON Compound Revised(Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Feb18 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Notice Concerning the Establishment of Joint Venture for a Total Water-Processing Service
Feb14 Plastics Notice Concerning Expansion of the PVB Resin Production Facility in Europe
Feb13 Company Notice Concerning Partial Revision to Consolidated Earnings Report for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 20 [PDF]
Feb8 Plastics Price Revision for EVOH Resin EVAL
Feb6 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008 [PDF]

January

Jan31 Plastics Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Completion Ceremony for Resin Compound Factory in Southern China
Jan31 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revisions for Base Fabric and Products of KURAFLEX and KURAFLEX-MB
Jan23 Company Notice Concerning Changes in Directors [PDF]
Jan22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for KURALON and Polyester Staple Fibers
Jan22 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revisions for Man-Made Leather CLARINO