Environmental Contribution through Business
For a more sustainable future
We at Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd. are committed to pioneering new areas of industry with our highly original technologies and promoting environmental contributions through our business activities, aiming to create products that reduce environmental impact and improve the natural and living environments.
What is our Environmentally Friendly Products?
Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd. is a generic term for products and services that reduce environmental impact, and we make three declarations: "Select," "Create," and "Use".
Three Declarations
Selecting various environmentally friendly raw materials
Raw material
made from recycled PET bottles
Raw materials
from chemical recycling
Biomass raw materials
Substitutes for PFAS
and other materials that affect the human body
Raw materials
with excellent biodegradability
Create textiles and products with environmentally conscious partners
Made at plants that are fueled by biomass or recycled materials
Produce fabrics in processes that reduce water use
Produced in factories that reduce waste, such as by reusing water cuttings
Contribute to improving people's living environment and the global environment by using functional and durable materials
Use quick-drying materials
Use UV-effective materials
Use materials that are comfortable to wear
Environmentally Friendly Products
Products made with Environmentally Friendly Materials
UV-protective filament
Fibers with a core-sheath structure that has UV-cut, anti-transparency, and heat-blocking properties
Cross-shaped polyester filament
Cross-sectional fibers with UV-blocking, heat-blocking, lightweight, and water-absorbing properties
Polyester/Nylon split filament
Ultrafine fibers with characteristic flat cross section for excellent wipeability
Products that Contribute to the Global Environment
Syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) filament
Hydrophobic fiber with high quick-drying and heat resistance
MINTVAL™
Water-soluble filament that can be melted in hot water without the use of solvents
TIRRENINA™
Solvent-free type man-made leather that significantly reduces the use of organic solvents, CO2 emissions, and wastewater during the manufacturing process
CLARETTA™-TY
Naturally derived cellulose acetate fiber with marine biodegradability
Fine diameter recycled cotton
Fine diameter recycled cotton produced by a special manufacturing technique
Products that Contribute to the Living Environment
CLACARBO™
Composite fiber kneaded with conductive carbon that reduces static electricity
Shock-absorbing filament
Shock-absorbing filament with an elastomer core that has rubber-like elasticity
Microporous polyester filament
Fibers with excellent coloring properties and microscopic craters on the fiber surface
Deodorant core-sheath conjugate polyester filament
Photodeodor-eliminating fiber that decomposes and deodorizes odors through photocatalytic and chemisorption reactions
