KUREHA CORP.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Established. Produced monochlorobenzene, caustic soda, chlorobenzene, chloronaphthalene etc. |
| 1953 | The company has started production of poly-vinylidenechloride. |
| 1960 | Kureha develops the world’s first crude oil pyrolysis technique and also developed Krewrap, the first household plastic wrap in Japan. |
| 1969 | Developed world’s first technology of crude oil cracking. |
| 1987 | The company has developed engineering plastic “Fortron KPS”. |
| 1993 | Introduced agricultural fungicide “Metconazole”, “Ipconazole” and Poly-vinylidenfluoride “KF Polymer”. |
| 2000 | Company name changed from Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to Kureha Corporation. |
| 2012 | Kureha Corporation Started the commercial production of PGA U.S.A. plant. |
| 2015 | It has started the commercial production of poly-vinylidenfluoride China plant. |
