Kureha Chemical Industries is a member of the Mizuhokeiretsu.
Productsedit
Polyglycolic acidedit
One of the company's long-term investments is in polyglycolic acid (PGA). The company developed a mass scale manufacturing technique for the chemical, which has been a development project of the company since the early 90s.[4] The company has stated a strategy of committing to invest in PGA for a long period, patiently waiting for market demand to develop.[4] To manufacture PGA, the company invested 100 million in a manufacturing facility in Belle, West Virginia to be located nearby a Dupont plant that produces glycolic acid, a primary feedstock for PGA.[4]
Polyphenylene sulfideedit
Kureha is the world's largest producer of polyphenylene sulfide, a heat-resistant polymer is used in industrial applications such as automotive electronics.[4] The polymer its produced at the company's site in Iwaki, Japan[5] and in Wilmington, United States by Fortron Industries, a joint venture of Kureha and Celanese.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Corporate Profile". Kureha Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^"About the company". Financial Times. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^Umemura, Maki (March 2, 2011). The Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry: Its Evolution and Current Challenges. Taylor & Francis. p. 79. ISBN978-1-136-82825-6.
^ abcdMcCoy, Michael (April 28, 2008). "Kureha's Gamble: Japanese firm goes to West Virginia to build novel chemical plant". Analyst (London). Chemical & Engineering News. ISSN 0009-2347. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^"Business Roundup". Analyst (London). Vol. 96, no. 15. Chemical & Engineering News. April 9, 2018. ISSN 0009-2347. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^"Celanese increases Fortron PPS productiont". Composites World. Gardner Business Media. August 16, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
kureha, corporation, 株式会社クレハ, kabushiki, gaisha, kureha, japanese, manufacturer, specialty, chemicals, polymers, agrichemicals, native, name株式会社クレハtypepublic, kktraded, astyo, 4023isinjp3271600003industrychemicalsfoundedjune, 1944, years, 1944, headquartersnih. Kureha Corporation 株式会社クレハ Kabushiki gaisha Kureha is a Japanese manufacturer of specialty chemicals polymers and agrichemicals 3 Kureha CorporationNative name株式会社クレハTypePublic KKTraded asTYO 4023ISINJP3271600003IndustryChemicalsFoundedJune 21 1944 79 years ago 1944 06 21 HeadquartersNihonbashi Chuo ku Tokyo 103 8552 JapanArea servedWorldwideKey peopleYutaka Kobayashi President and CEO ProductsFunctional materialsSpecialty chemicalsPlasticsRevenueJPY 147 3 billion FY 2017 US 1 39 billion FY 2017 Net incomeJPY 9 7 billion FY 2017 US 91 5 million FY 2017 Number of employees4 374 consolidated as of March 31 2018 WebsiteOfficial websiteFootnotes references 1 2 Contents 1 Corporate affairs 2 Products 2 1 Polyglycolic acid 2 2 Polyphenylene sulfide 3 References 4 External linksCorporate affairs editKureha Chemical Industries is a member of the Mizuho keiretsu Products editPolyglycolic acid edit One of the company s long term investments is in polyglycolic acid PGA The company developed a mass scale manufacturing technique for the chemical which has been a development project of the company since the early 90s 4 The company has stated a strategy of committing to invest in PGA for a long period patiently waiting for market demand to develop 4 To manufacture PGA the company invested 100 million in a manufacturing facility in Belle West Virginia to be located nearby a Dupont plant that produces glycolic acid a primary feedstock for PGA 4 Polyphenylene sulfide edit Kureha is the world s largest producer of polyphenylene sulfide a heat resistant polymer is used in industrial applications such as automotive electronics 4 The polymer its produced at the company s site in Iwaki Japan 5 and in Wilmington United States by Fortron Industries a joint venture of Kureha and Celanese 6 References edit Corporate Profile Kureha Corporation Retrieved November 21 2018 About the company Financial Times Retrieved December 19 2018 Umemura Maki March 2 2011 The Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry Its Evolution and Current Challenges Taylor amp Francis p 79 ISBN 978 1 136 82825 6 a b c d McCoy Michael April 28 2008 Kureha s Gamble Japanese firm goes to West Virginia to build novel chemical plant Analyst London Chemical amp Engineering News ISSN 0009 2347 Retrieved November 21 2018 Business Roundup Analyst London Vol 96 no 15 Chemical amp Engineering News April 9 2018 ISSN 0009 2347 Retrieved November 21 2018 Celanese increases Fortron PPS productiont Composites World Gardner Business Media August 16 2010 Retrieved November 21 2018 External links editOfficial global website in English nbsp Tokyo portal nbsp Chemistry portal nbsp Engineering portal nbsp Companies portal nbsp This chemical corporation related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kureha Corporation amp oldid 1149100688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
