Kureha Chemical Industries

Kureha Chemical Industries (: ) is a Japanese manufacturer of specialty chemicals and polymers.

Kureha Chemical Industries is a member of the Mizuho keiretsu.

One of the company's long term investments is in polyglycolic acid (PGA). The company developed a mass scale manufacturing technique for the chemical, which has been a development project of the company since the early 90s. The company has stated a strategy of committing to invest in PGA for a long period, patiently waiting for market demand to develop. To manufacture PGA, the company invested 100 million in a manufacturing facility in Belle, West Virginia to be located nearby a Dupont plant that produces glycolic acid, a primary feedstock for PGA.

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