Kureha Corp

Detailed Description

Kureha Corporation manufactures and sells functional materials, specialty chemicals, and plastics in Japan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Advanced Materials, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Plastics, Construction, and Other Operations. The Advanced Materials segment offers polyphenylene sulphide, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), processed polyglycolic acid products, carbon fibers, and bead-shaped activated carbon products. The Specialty Chemicals segment provides therapeutic agents for chronic renal failure, agricultural and horticultural fungicides, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, monochlorobenzene, para-dichlorobenzene, and ortho-dichlorobenzene. The Specialty Plastics segment offers household plastic wraps, garbage bags for kitchen sinks, plastic food containers, cooking papers, PVDF fishing lines, polyvinylidene chloride films, multilayer heat-shrinkable films, multilayer bottles, and machinery for auto-pack food packaging. The Construction segment is involved in the civil engineering and construction contracting businesses; and the provision of construction and management activities. The Other Operations segment provides industrial waste management and environmental processing facilities; transport and warehousing; physiochemical and biochemical testing, analysis, and measurement services; and medical services. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.