Divestiture of the Former DuPont European PVB Film Business

22-Oct-2014 - Kuraray Co., Ltd. reached an agreement to sell the European PVB film business formerly owned by European subsidiaries of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, including the production facility in Uentrop and the R&D center in Mechelen (the “Transaction”) for enterprise value of circa EUR 12 ...

Kuraray to Establish a New PVOH Resin Production Facility in the United States

Expanding the Vinyl Acetate Chemical Business on a Global Scale

06-Jun-2012 - Kuraray Co., Ltd. announced the establishment of a new PVOH (Polyvinyl Alcohol) resin production facility at its U.S. subsidiary Kuraray America, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary in Houston, Texas). The establishment of this new facility is in line with the Kuraray Group’s global strategies for ...

Kuraray Co., Ltd. Acquires MonoSol, LLC

24-May-2012 - Kuraray Co., Ltd. and MonoSol, LLC announced that Kuraray has agreed to acquire MonoSol, a market-leading manufacturer of water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films. This acquisition by Kuraray supports its strategy to expand its Vinyl Acetate Chemical Chain Business. Terms of the transaction ...

Kuraray Commences New PVB Resin Production Line in Europe

10-Feb-2010 - Kuraray Co., Ltd has executed production capacity expansion of PVB (polyvinyl butyral) resin by constructing one new line at its European subsidiary, Kuraray Europe GmbH (KEG). KEG has finished trial operation, and just started commercial production. The total annual capacity of PVB resin at KEG ...

Celanese to Sell Vectran Fiber Business

11-Apr-2005 - Celanese Corporation announced the sale of its Vectran polyarylate fiber business to Kuraray America Inc., a subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd., Japan. Vectran had annual sales of approximately $6 million in 2004. The sale is consistent with Celanese's continuing efforts to focus on core chemical ...

Kuraray acquires Polyvinyl Butyral Film Business of HT Troplast AG

16-Nov-2004 - Kuraray Co., Ltd. has signed a contract with Rütgers AG, Germany, to acquire Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) film business of HT Troplast AG, a subsidiary of Rütgers. The Business, located in Troisdorf (near Bonn), Germany, has 13% share of the global market of interlayer films for safety laminated ...