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Jun. 23, 2025

Held Management Briefing on Growth Opportunities of PVOH Resin Business

 KURARAY CO., LTD. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Kawahara) held a management briefing for institutional investors and analysts, on the theme of growth opportunities of PVOH resin business.
 PVOH is a water-soluble polymer that Kuraray was the first in the world to successfully industrialize in 1950. It is used in numerous applications such as water-based adhesives, water-based coatings for specialty papers, and soluble unit dose systems for detergent, and is an indispensable material for a variety of our products such as optical-use poval film, PVB film, KURALON™ PVA fiber.
 At the briefing, we introduced the strengths of our vinyl acetate chain, centered on PVOH resin, the features of our high performance products, and our future growth prospects.

Held Management Briefing on Growth Opportunities of PVOH Resin Business Management Briefing Session

1.Date and time

:June 19, 2025 (Thursday)

2.Location

:Kuraray Head Office (Tokiwabashi Tower)

3.Speakers

:Hitoshi Kawahara

President and Representative Director

:Tomoyuki Watanabe

Director and Managing Executive Officer

President, Vinyl Acetate Resin Company

President, Vinyl Acetate Film Company

Officer Responsible for Electronics Materials Promotion Division

:Kazunari Matsumoto

Executive Officer

General Manager of Poval Resin Division

:Shinichi Takizawa

Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Department,

Corporate Management Planning Office

4.Presentation Material