Kuraray Group

Kuraray was founded in 1926 for the purpose of commercializing synthetic rayon, which was cutting edge technology at the time. In 1950 during the post-World War II period, as Japan`s first domestic producer of synthetic fiber based on original Japanese technologies, Kuraray became a world leader in the commercialization of PVA (poval) fiber under the KURALON brand, ushering in Japan`s pioneering era in the chemical synthetic fiber industry. We take pride in this fact and are deeply grateful to our customers around the world for making this possible.