Kuraray | Sustainability Performance
Manufactures chemical-based materials, including synthetic fibers, resins, and performance products. Its solutions are applied in packaging, automotive components, construction, and medical devices. The company operates across global markets with a diversified product range serving industrial and consumer applications.
1926
Japan
10,001+ employees
Chemicals
$1B - 10B in revenue
$25M - 100M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#2769
Overallⓘ#168
in Japanⓘ#66
in ChemicalsⓘSustainability Maturity
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Environmental
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Laggard
Laggard
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Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark
1.4K
B/M 383.5
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Controversy level
- Kuraray Co Ltd, Japanese specialty chemicals/EVOH major, has faced sustained Japanese Ministry of Environment enforcement scrutiny over EVOH and isoprene rubber emissions at multiple Japanese chemicals production facilities, plus the contested 2024 USD 1.0 billion DuPont biomaterials acquisition integration challenges affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.