Chemical producers in Germany are grappling with rising costs, high energy prices, global competition, and an impending knowledge gap due to demographic shifts. Kuraray...
03.03.2020
- Water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film manufacturer MonoSol, a subsidiary of Japan’s Kurray, is building a new plant to produce the films at Zimna Wodka, Poland, near Katowice...
23.03.2018
- US films producer MonoSol, a division of Japanese chemicals company Kuraray, is investing $72 million to build an additional manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana...
26.09.2017
- Japanese chemicals, resins and fibers group Kuraray has reached agreement to buy US activated carbon company Calgon Carbon for $1.1 billion. Under terms of the deal, Kuraray will...
09.12.2016
- US industrial bioscience company Amyris has agreed a multi-year extension to its farnesene collaboration with long-term partner Kuraray. The agreement relates to the use of Amyris...
16.09.2016
- Leading Japanese companies Kuraray and Sumitomo have signed a heads of agreement with Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) to move ahead with plans to build an engineering...
22.04.2015
- Japanese plastics and fibers group Kuraray is expanding into bio-based barrier materials with the acquisition of Australia-based Plantic, one of the leading global producers of bio...
21.10.2014
- To comply with EU restrictions on its takeover of the Glass Laminating / Vinyls (polyvinyl butyl, PVB) activities of US chemical producer DuPont, Japanese manmade fibers producer...
