Chemicals & MaterialsAug 11, 2026

Kureha Corporation

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Year Founded & Workforce

1943-12-31

4,374 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

Kureha Corporation Overview

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Founded: 1944

Workforce: ~ 4,374

Company Working: Kureha Corporation (Kureha) is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and plastics. It primarily operates through advanced materials, specialty chemicals, specialty plastics, construction, and other operations segments. Under the advanced materials segment, it offers activated carbon that is widely used for water purification, air deodorizing, and gas adsorption. Kureha has two manufacturing units in Japan and supplies its products across the world. It held assets worth USD 2,240.37 million in 2018

Strategy

Kureha is focusing on strengthening its market position by incorporating advanced R&D capabilities and production facilities. In addition, it strives to deliver products of premium quality through innovation.

Company Snapshot

$1.24M

Revenue

4,374

Employees

1943-12-31

Founded

Tokyo, Japan

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Revenue growth by 16.24% between 2017 and 2018
Robust R&D activities

Weaknesses

Large market concentration in Japan
High debt in FY2017

Opportunities

Expansion in the North American market
Increasing spending on portfolio management and product development

Threats

Lawsuits
Foreign exchange rate risks

Product Offering

Kureha Corporation
- Advanced materials

Financial Performance

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Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

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Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

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Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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Kureha Corporation

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1944 Workforce: ~ 4,374 Company Working: Kureha Corporation (Kureha) is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and plastics. It primarily operates through advanced materials, specialty chemicals, specialty plastics, construction, and other operations segments. Under the advanced materials segment, it offers activated carbon that is widely used for water purification, air deodorizing, and gas adsorption. Kureha has two manufacturing units in Japan and supplies its products across the world. It held assets worth USD 2,240.37 million in 2018

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