News Releases 2010

December

Dec24 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Hook and Loop Fasteners Produced by Eco-Friendly Methods
Eco-Friendly New ECOMAGIC Range of Functional Products Expanded
Launch of Three New Product Types Marks 50th Anniversary of MAGIC TAPE's Market Debut
Dec24 Company Kuraray Group's New "Mirabakesso" TV Commercial in Which the Third-Generation Kuraray-Chan, Having Travelled around the World, Meets Riko Narumi Again
Corporate Commercial Spots: "Travelling" Airing in Japan from December 25, 2010 (Saturday)
Dec22 Plastics Radiation-Detecting Material Supports Cutting-Edge Physics Research
Kuraray Receives Major Orders for Plastic Scintillation Fiber (PSF)
PSF Used to Detect Neutrinos and Quarks by Two U.S.-Based Elementary Particle Research Laboratories, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Dec16 Company Group Companies to Receive Support for their Businesses in China
Local Subsidiary in China Established and Certified as "Regional Headquarters of a Multinational Corporation"
Business Expansion, Market Entry Planning and Other Support Activities to be Offered

November

Nov15 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Dow Kakoh and KURARAYKURAFLEX Jointly Develop Sophisticated SHINZO Thin Tatami Mats
Realizes Feel and Heat Insulation of Straw Tatami Second in Ongoing Karuzo Tatami Product Series
Nov15 Company Base of Operations for Expanding South American Market Established
Kuraray Finalizes Corporate Information
Names Local Brazilian Subsidiary "Kuraray South America"
Nov8 Plastics Offering Functional Materials for Flat Panel Display Components Kuraray to Exhibit at the FPD International 2010 Period: November 10 – 12; Venue: Makuhari Messe

October

Oct28 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011(Unaudited) [PDF] (787kb)
Oct28 Company Notice Concerning Dividend Payment for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011 (Revisions to Dividened Forecasts and Distributions) [PDF] (64kb)
Oct18 Company The Kuraray Group Unveils Its 2011 Calendar
"GREAT LANDSCAPES-Famous Landscape Paintings"
Based on the Collection of the OHARA MUSEUM of ART
Oct6 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners With Strength, Flexibility and a Level of Stretchiness that is Just Right,
CLARINO Is Used in Bridgestone Sports'
New "TOURSTAGE WALKING Rakuashi" Walking Shoes
Oct5 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fastenersCSR Domestically Produced KURALON Synthetic Fiber Is Registered by the National Museum of Nature and Science as a Technological Legacy for the Future
Oct1 Company Notice Concerning Determination of Certain Details Relating to the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants as Stock Options [PDF] (78kb)

August

Aug24 Plastics Development of Oxygen-Absorbing Functional Resin
EVAL AP Series
Adopted for New Kewpie Product, "Kewpie Half"; Application Development Moving Forward
Aug23 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber New Elastomer Possesses Transparency, Softness and Adhesive Properties
Brand Name of Acrylic Thermoplastic Elastomer Decided: KURARITY
To Be Showcased at Successive Exhibitions in the United States, Germany, India and Japan
Aug19 Company Kuraray Group's New "Mirabakesso" TV Commercial in Which the Third-Generation Kuraray-Chan Comes to Help Riko Narumi When She Becomes Irritated by a Strange Pronunciation of "Mirabakesso"
Corporate Commercial Spots: "Lunch Meeting" Airing in Japan from August 28, 2010 (Saturday)
Aug4 Company Notice of Issue of Share Purchase Warrants as Stock Options [PDF] (53kb)
Aug4 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011 (Unaudited) [PDF] (838kb)
Aug4 Company Notice Concerning Revisions to First Half Performance Forecasts (April 1,2010 to September 30,2010)
and Full Year Performance Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011 [PDF] (166kb)

July

Jul14 Plastics Expand Production Facilities of Optical-Use Poval Film for Polarized Film
Responding to Growing Demand for Liquid Crystal Displays
Jul1 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Thermoplastic Elastomer with High Flexibility and Exquisite Soft Feel
SEPTON J Series Development
High-Performance, High-Functionality Brand Lineup Enhanced and Strengthened

June

Jun23 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other productsCSR Communicating Our Water Treatment Based on Original Technology to the World
First Exhibit at the Water Expo during Singapore International Water Week 2010
Duration: June 29 - July 1;
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center
Jun14 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Environment-Friendly, Organic Solvent-Free CLARINO Man-Made Leather Commercialization Earns 2009 Technology Award
from the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan
Jun10 Company Notice Concerning Determination of Certain Details Relating to the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants [PDF] (75kb)
Jun10 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revision for Elastomer Products
Jun8 Company Supplementary Document Regarding "Proposal No. 4" for the 129th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders [PDF] (21kb)
Jun7 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Environment-Friendly, Organic Solvent-Free CLARINO Man-Made Leather
Used for Lower- Deck Sofa Seating on
Kintetsu's Double-Decker "VistaCar 30000" Limited Express Train
Sumptuously Accenting Yacht-Style Cabin Design

May

May27 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revisions for Elastomer Products
May26 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revisions for Domestic Shipments of MMA Monomer, PMMA, etc.
May24 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revision for Polyester Filament (Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd.)
May20 Company Singaporean Subsidiary Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Expands Sales Office
A hub in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region assisting the Kuraray Group in accelerating global expansion
(Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.)
May19 Company Notice Concerning the Board of Directors' Resolution for the Issuance of Share Purchase Warrants [PDF] (85kb)

April

Apr30 Company Business Results for the year Ended March 31, 2010 (unaudited) [PDF] (312kb)
Apr30 Company Notice of Issue of Share Purchase Warrants as Stock Options [PDF] (133kb)
Apr30 Company Notice Concerning Change in the Number of Shares Constituting One Share Unit and Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation [PDF] (57kb)
Apr30 Company New Base of Operation for the Expanding South American Market
Decision to Establish Local Subsidiary in Brazil
Opening in Sao Paulo, Brazil Targeted for 2010
Apr22 Company Notice Concerning Revisions to Full-Year Performance Forecasts and Extraordinary Loss (Nonconsolidated) for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010 [PDF] (101kb)
Apr16 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revision for SEPTON Compound (Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Apr14 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Progress Report on MICROFADE Development
New ballast water management system using a special filter to be unveiled at SEA JAPAN 2010 exhibition, April 21-23
Apr7 Plastics Price Revisions for Extruded and Cast Sheets of Methacrylic Resin

March

Mar30 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber New Elastomer Possesses Transparency, Softness and Adhesive Properties
Concerning Full-Scale Development of Acrylic Thermoplastic Elastomer Business
Unique New Material That Transforms into the Future Makes Long-Awaited Debut
Mar11 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Price Revisions for KURALON and Polyester Staple Fibers
Mar10 Company Announcement of Changes in Executive Personnel [PDF] (115kb)
Mar10 Company Major Organizational Restructuring (as of April 1, 2010)
Mar10 Company Kuraray to Relocate Osaka Head Office
Mar4 Fabric, manmade leather, nonwoven fabric, hook and loop fasteners Joint Development of "THERMOBARRIER", Sliding Paper Door Sheets
with Superior Heat Insulation/Heat Barrier Properties
Special Nonwoven Fabric-Type Paper for Sliding Doors That Effectively Cuts Sunlight in Summer and Cold near Windows in Winter
(KURARAYKURAFLEX Co., Ltd., SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.)
Mar2 Plastics Price Revisions for EVOH Resin (EVAL) and EVOH Film (EVAL Film)

February

Feb12 Chemicals, elastomers and rubber Price Revisions for Elastomer Products
Feb8 Plastics Commencement of new PVB resin production line in Europe
~ Total annual capacity has been increased up to 39,000 tons by this 10,000 tons expansion ~
Feb8 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products Kuraray Plastics Releases New Flameproof Duct
- The Industry's First Duct to Not Use Glass Wool - (Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd.)
Feb5 Company Consolidated Earnings Report for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010 [PDF] (286kb)
Feb1 Plastics Price Revisions for Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Resin,
EXCEVAL Resin and EVA Copolymer Emulsion

January

Jan13 Medical, Eco-Friendly and other products R&D Two New VECSTAR Liquid Crystalline Polymer Film Products Developed
~ CT-Z Film with Excellent Heat Resistance and FB Film with Superior Optical Reflectivity ~
Jan7 CSR Presentation of Student Off-Campus Artwork at Kuraray's Tokyo Headquarters
Exhibition of Artwork by Arts and Crafts Course Students from University of Tsukuba's Special Needs Education High School for the Deaf Being Held
Jan6 CSR Sending Used School Bags (Randoseru) to Children Overseas
"Sending School Bags Across the Sea Campaign"
Kuraray to Commence Accepting School Bag Donations for 2010 Campaign from January 9