Kuraray is a global specialty chemicals company founded in 1926 in Japan and has a lot of top market share products. Kuraray produces resins and films with unique values for packaging. For example, Kuraray produces EVAL™ Resin, PLANTIC™ biomass-derived gas barrier material and EXCEVAL™ special modified PVOH Resin, which can contribute to sustainable packaging such as high gas barrier property, recyclability and others.
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MonoSol
MonoSol film is the world's first water-soluble PVOH film used in capsule detergents for laundry detergents. It has characteristics such as convenience, stability, and sustainability, so it is used in various packaging products
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POVAL
POVAL is the world's first polyvinyl alcohol resin commercialized by Kuraray. It has characteristics such as water-soluble, oxygen barrier resistance, oil resistance, and biodegradability and is used in various packaging materials.
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PLANTIC™
The bio-based gas barrier material made from starch can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meets market requirements in circular economy such as compostable and recyclable packaging depending on selection of other layers in the laminates. A special grade for paper coating is newly launched for repulpable barrier paper application.
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EVAL™
EVAL™ EVOH resin performs the highest level of gas barrier properties in thermoplastics and contributes to reduction of food waste and packaging weight. The co-extruded multilayer packaging with Polyolefin and EVAL™ offers recyclable mono-material solution and enables to replace non-recyclable materials such as Aluminum foil for circular economy.
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COMPANY INTRODUCTION
Kuraray is a global specialty chemicals company founded in 1926 in Japan and has a lot of top market share products. Kuraray produces resins and films with unique values for packaging. For example, Kuraray produces EVAL™ Resin, PLANTIC™ biomass-derived gas barrier material and EXCEVAL™ special modified PVOH Resin, which can contribute to sustainable packaging such as high gas barrier property, recyclability and others.
