Company Kuraray Co., Ltd

Company Kuraray Co., Ltd

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Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 02:00:00 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,720 ^JPY	+0.41%		+1.80%	+20.69%

Mar. 27	Kuraray to Disposes of 83,000 Shares as Restricted Stock Compensation for 133.96 Million Yen	MT
Mar. 26	Kuraray Co., Ltd. Announces Investment in Subsidiary Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. for EVALTM, EVOH resin	CI

Kuraray Co., Ltd. is the world's leader in the manufacturing and marketing of chemical products, resins and synthetic fibers. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:

- chemical and resin (45.6%): functional resins and films, elastometers, thermoplastics, adhesives, fine chemistry products, etc. primarily for cosmetic products, televisions and mobile phones screens, foot packaging and paper manufacturing;

- fibers and textile products (29.8%): synthetic fibers and man-made leather, polyester, nonwoven textile products, resins, etc. sold under the brands Kuralon, Clarino Vectran and Kuraflex;

- functional materials (18.8%): methacrylic resin, medical chemicals, carbon materials, etc.;

- other (5.8%): primarily dental treatment and water purifying products.

At the end of 2019, the group had 52 production worldwide.

Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (27.1%), China (13.8%), Asia (12.3%), Europe (23.6%), the United States (18.5%) and other (4.7%).

Number of employees: 11,906

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Vinyl Acetate 50.1 %	371,214	49.1 %	391,300	50.1 %	+5.41%
Functional Material 23.8 %	170,329	22.5 %	185,692	23.8 %	+9.02%
Trading 7.7 %	57,155	7.6 %	60,281	7.7 %	+5.47%
Textile 7.4 %	63,102	8.3 %	57,875	7.4 %	-8.28%
Isoprene 6.8 %	52,449	6.9 %	52,970	6.8 %	+0.99%
Others 4.2 %	42,124	5.6 %	32,818	4.2 %	-22.09%

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Europe 26.2 %	193,938	25.6 %	204,876	26.2 %	+5.64%
United States 21.9 %	164,673	21.8 %	171,333	21.9 %	+4.04%
Japan 21.4 %	178,774	23.6 %	166,801	21.4 %	-6.70%
China 13.5 %	90,028	11.9 %	105,235	13.5 %	+16.89%
Asia 10.8 %	84,974	11.2 %	84,232	10.8 %	-0.87%
Other Regions 6.2 %	43,987	5.8 %	48,459	6.2 %	+10.17%

Managers	Title	Age	Since
Masaaki Ito CHM	Chairman	66	80-03-31
Hitoshi Kawahara PSD	President	61	84-03-31
Keiji Taga ADM	Chief Administrative Officer	62	84-03-31
Nobuhiko Takai BRD	Director/Board Member	63	84-03-31
Yoshimasa Sano BRD	Director/Board Member	68	80-03-31
Hiroaya Hayase BRD	Director/Board Member	68	80-03-31
Matthias Gutweiler BRD	Director/Board Member	66	09-05-31
Naoya Uehara AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	-	82-03-31
Akiko Ide PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-
Kazuhiro Nakayama AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	68	80-03-31

Members of the board	Title	Age	Since
Kiyoto Ido BRD	Director/Board Member	73	21-02-28
Matthias Gutweiler BRD	Director/Board Member	66	09-05-31
Satoshi Tanaka BRD	Director/Board Member	66	20-02-29
Hiroaya Hayase BRD	Director/Board Member	68	80-03-31
Kazuhiro Nakayama AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	68	80-03-31
Masaaki Ito CHM	Chairman	66	80-03-31
Yoshimasa Sano BRD	Director/Board Member	68	80-03-31
Jun Hamano BRD	Director/Board Member	73	16-02-29
Keiji Taga ADM	Chief Administrative Officer	62	84-03-31
Hitoshi Kawahara PSD	President	61	84-03-31

	Vote	Quantity	Free-Float	Company-owned shares	Total Float
Stock A	0	354,863,603	312,434,613 ( 88.04 %)	20,107,257 ( 5.666 %)	88.04 %

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. 5.672 %	20,128,600	5.672 %	218 M ¥
KURARAY CO., LTD 5.666 %	20,105,400	5.666 %	218 M ¥
National Mutual Insurance Fed. of Agricultural Cooperatives 3.067 %	10,882,000	3.067 %	118 M ¥
Nippon Life Insurance Co. 2.944 %	10,448,000	2.944 %	113 M ¥
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2.645 %	9,384,400	2.645 %	102 M ¥
Kuraray Employee Stock Ownership Plan 1.741 %	6,178,000	1.741 %	67 M ¥
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. 1.514 %	5,372,000	1.514 %	58 M ¥
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.491 %	5,292,200	1.491 %	57 M ¥
Kuraray Business Association 1.350 %	4,792,000	1.350 %	52 M ¥
KURABO INDUSTRIES LTD. 0.5489 %	1,947,804	0.5489 %	21 M ¥

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
KURARAY CO., LTD 5.67%	20,105,400	5.67%	218,064,777 $
MORITO CO., LTD. 7.75%	2,324,000	7.75%	24,154,424 $
SHOEI CO., LTD. 1.79%	960,000	1.79%	14,291,059 $
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 0.54%	457,708	0.54%	12,015,421 $
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC 0.01%	1,057,210	0.01%	10,876,312 $
CHUGIN FINANCIAL GROUP,INC. 0.57%	1,052,911	0.57%	9,145,006 $
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 0.01%	369,519	0.01%	7,437,013 $
KUREHA CORPORATION 0.63%	371,700	0.63%	6,672,892 $
KURABO INDUSTRIES LTD. 1.42%	270,119	1.42%	6,246,764 $
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 0.01%	84,388	0.01%	4,967,543 $

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Tokiwabashi Tower 2-6-4 Ote-machi

100-0004, Tokyo

+81 3 6701 1000

http://www.kuraray.co.jp

Name	Category and Sector
EVAL Europe NV EVAL Europe NV Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Part of Kuraray Co., Ltd., EVAL Europe NV is a Belgian company that manufactures and sells plastic resins. The private company is based in Zwijndrecht, Belgium.	Chemicals: Specialty
Kuraray India Pvt Ltd. Kuraray India Pvt Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Part of Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kuraray India Pvt Ltd. is a chemicals manufacturer based in New Delhi, IN. The private company was founded in 2008 and specializes in the production and sale of functional resins, chemical products, man-made leathers, synthetic fibers and textiles, optics-related products, and medical products. Kuraray India has started contributing its profit share under corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as per the company law compliances applicable in India. The Kuraray Group's management philosophy, executives, subsidiaries, and affiliates are also included in the company's description. The Indian company believes that health and education are two important factors for every nation ’ s development.	Chemicals: Specialty
Biochaves Sociedade Agricola SA
Kuraray Europe GmbH Kuraray Europe GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kuraray Europe GmbH is a German company that develops and manufactures a wide range of innovative products, including synthetic resins, fine chemicals, non-woven fabrics, man-made leather, laser discs, and medical products. The private company is based in Hattersheim, Germany. The company was founded in 2006. The CEO is Naoya Uehara.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services

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1,720 JPY

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1,904 JPY

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+10.69%

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	1st Jan change	Capi.
KURARAY CO., LTD	+20.69%	3.66B
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