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Establishment of business |
March 21, 1905 |
| Establishment |
January 15, 1934 |
| Capital |
180 million Japanese Yen (100%
subsidiary company of Kuraray) |
| President |
Mr.Yuzuru Sasaki |
| Employee |
226 as of July, 2006 |
| Head
office |
Osaka |
| Offices |
Tokyo, Nagoya,
Fukuoka, |
| Plants |
Ibuki (Gifu), |
| Main
business activities |
Rubber products
Plastic hose(PVC hose, PVC free hose, Ducting hose,
Composite hose,Lay-flat
hose)
Kuradrain; conduit tubes for drainage pavements
Film and Laminating products
“Septon” compound business |
| Head
office address |
Umeda Hankyu Building Office Tower,8-1,
Kakudacho,Kita-ku,Osaka
Postal code:530-8611
Tel:+81-6-7635-1500
Fax:+81-6-7635-1528 |
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| 1905 |
Mr. Kinjiro Abe established “Kakuichi Rubber Factory”
in Osaka as a personal business |
| 1934 |
Changed a company name to “Kakuichi Rubber Co.,
Ltd.” |
| 1943 |
Capital participation by Kuraray |
| 1965 |
Changed a company name to “Kuraray Plastics Co.,
Ltd.” |
| 1966 |
Moved a factory to Gifu prefecture from Osaka |
| 1999 |
“Septon Compound Business”was transferred from
Kuraray |
| 2000 |
Acquired ISO 9001 certification |
| 2003 |
Acquired ISO 14001 certification |
| 2005 |
100th anniversary |
| 2009 |
Established evaluation facilities for ventilation-air conditioning ducts
（Equipped with Dual-compartment environmental room) |
| 2010 |
105th anniversary |
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| Rubber Products |
| Since Kuraray Plastics was
founded it has undertaken the development and manufacture
of industrial rubber products and constantly pursued
new capabilities in rubber processing techniques.
Based on its accumulated know-how, Kuraray Plastics
manufactures and markets a wide variety of hoses,
extruded and molded products for industrial uses,
rice chaff grinding rolls as well as rubber rolls
for OA equipment. As its proprietary production
system, Kuraray Plastics recently developed continuous
vulcanization equipment that operates at normal
air pressure, offers high productivity and promises
superior dimensional accuracy. With these rubber-processing
technologies, Kuraray Plastics is actively expanding
into high-tech markets. |
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| Plastic Hoses |
Kuraray Plastics’ mainstay
products comprise a wide variety of plastic hoses.
Offering superior workability thanks to their light
weight and pliability, these products are to be
found in a wide range of industrial fields. In particular,
“Kuraray Loop Hose ”,
the flexibility of which lends itself to a wide
range of applications; “Banner”,
which was developed using rubber-plastic compound
technologies; and “Lay-flat hose”, which was developed
using a proprietary manufacturing process and has
applications in the civil engineering, irrigation,
and agricultural industries, are among the Company’s
flagship products and continue to establish a strong
presence in their respective markets. As an “Eco
Promotion Company,” Kuraray Plastic has also in
recent years actively pursued measures in response
to environmental issues. The “Clean Flex”
series, which uses various types of eco-friendly
elastomers, is one example with innovative applications
in new fields including the food, nuclear power
and medical industries. |
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| Kuradrain ; Conduit
Tubes for Drainage Pavements |
| “Drainage pavement” roadway
was created to increase driving safety during heavy
rain with the added aim of suppressing noise. The
“Kuradrain” series of conduit tubes efficiently
disposes of standing rainwater into street paving
and serves to tap the full potential of “drainage
pavement.” In addition to environmentally friendly
products made entirely from recycled PET bottles,
Kuraray Plastics boasts a full lineup of conduit
tubes. Regardless of type, products have been developed
with an emphasis on “enhancing work efficiency,”
and are being acclaimed for their superior plasticity
and straight and simple installation that leaves
behind no core set during road construction work.
The “Kuradrain” series can be recommended with confidence
as an indispensable product used in pavement drainage. |
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| Tarpaulins and Laminated
Products |
| Utilizing its multilayered,
heat-laminator with embossing calendar, Kuraray
Plastics is producing a large number of products
and expanding applications. In the industrial materials
field, a wide variety of needs are catered for,
such as general purpose sheets, storage coverings,
flexible containers, materials for backlit sign,
pool domes, the accordion-shape bellows between
railway carriages, awnings, tents, partition sheeting,
construction curing sheets, soundproof sheeting,
portable water tanks, as well as waterproof sheeting
for coats and aprons used in the fishing industry.
As the size of materials used in advertising has
recently grown, a new range of digitization-compatible
printing media used on inkjet printers was added.
In the interior design field, besides sheeting for
accordion-style curtains and blinds, the market
for video projector screen sheets for high definition-related
products is attracting widespread attention. From
a global environment point of view, great efforts
have recently been made to develop highly functional,
differentiated products, such as sheeting that acts
as a heat shield, and to upgrade and expand the
range of environmentally friendly products. |
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| Compound and molding products |
| SEPTON
compound is the name used for styrene thermoplastic
compound elastomer products and is principally made
from SEPTON
and HYBRAR
developed by Kuraray Co., Ltd., which is combined
and kneaded with other materials. SEPTON
compound dispenses with the need for the complex
vulcanization process and is easily injected and
extrusion molded. Particularly recognized for its
superior rubber-like elasticity, SEPTON
compound is used as a substitute for vulcanized
rubber. Among other remarkable characteristics,
it does not give off toxic fumes even when burned,
complies with food hygiene standards and is recyclable.
It is also receiving wide acclaim as an environmentally
friendly alternative to PVC. Fully utilizing these
special characteristics, it has wide-ranging applications
in the automotive, medical, food, sports, electrical
and household good fields. Furthermore, Kuraray
Plastics is producing molded products that use SEPTON
compound. Accordingly, the Company is promoting
eco-projects from both the materials and molded
products perspectives. |
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