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»Let's go green together«

It´s the dedicated people behind the scenes who bring sustainability to life. Find out more about our activities and the people who are passionate about driving forward sustainability.

The principle of give and take

GIVE AND TAKE | 16.12.2024

Everyone who receives something, should give something back. That was the view propagated by our company’s founder, Magosaburo Ohara, a hundred years ago and it was an integral part of the establishment of the company. In keeping with this spirit, Kuraray still has a strong commitment to the communities where it operates. At Kuraray in Europe, we also focus on connecting with people at our locations and making a meaningful impact. In 2024, we put our values as a company and a team into practice through many initiatives and considerable personal commitment.

Saving water: Kuraray Europe’s Troisdorf site shows how to do it

SAVING WATER | 08.11.2024

Water plays a key role in industrial production as process and cooling water. At the same time, water is a resource that is vital for survival. Therefore, more and more companies are focusing on saving water by repeatedly re-using it or treating it internally. That includes our AIS division, which produces interlayers for laminated safety glass at our site in Troisdorf, near Bonn in Germany. The Troisdorf site has been so successful that it has saved more than 700,000 cubic metres of fresh water since 2015.

It was great stuff! Looking back at Sustainable September

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE | 27.09.2024

Five internal events, two talks by external keynote speakers, one customer event, participating in the Malteser Social Day, and the Kuraray Golf Cup for a good cause – there was certainly nothing boring about Sustainable September at Kuraray Europe GmbH (KEG). Anyone who was interested could find out more about the sustainability activities at our company, take a broader look beyond their own work or get involved in joint charitable events. Many people took part and took away plenty of food for thought and a clear motivation not to slacken when it comes to the major future issue of sustainability.

Chuck it? Please don’t!

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE | 27.09.2024

It may seem hard to believe, but every day large quantities of food are thrown away or lost, while an estimated 733 million people around the world go hungry. Over a year, a gigantic 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted: that’s about a third of the world’s total food production — a problem that concerns us all and needs to be addressed worldwide. Every year, on September 29, the United Nations draws attention to this on the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste.

All set, GO! Sustainable September at Kuraray Europe

SUSTAINABLE SEPTEMBER | 28.08.2024

This September, sustainability is the centre of attention at Kuraray Europe GmbH – known as KEG for short. Of course, sustainability is nothing new to us! But from time to time, it is important to focus our attention on this topic, bring together internal and external stakeholders and ignite new enthusiasm. After all, what is more important than sustainability? Our progress in this area will shape the world we and our children live in in the future. It should be a better world – and we want to contribute to that.

SentryGlas® –
Glass is modern

SENTRYGLAS® | 28.08.2024

Glass is fascinating. No other material stimulates such creativity and offers more opportunities. In art, science and our daily lives: life without glass is unimaginable! Glass is versatile, aesthetic and has remarkable technical properties. What’s more, it’s sustainable! Most types of glass are made from readily available natural raw materials. In some areas, recycling rates are already very high. More energy-efficient smelting technologies and optimized combinations of materials could reduce the carbon footprint of glass even further.

Global Mobility –
Actively encouraging relocation

GLOBAL MOBILITY | 28.08.2024

In our networked world, foreign experience is becoming more and more important in many companies. That includes Kuraray, which has locations in Europe, Asia and America. The benefits are clear: Mobility enhances the diversity of the people who work for us and they get to know one another better. Different perspectives and new ideas bring a breath of fresh air and employees broaden their personal and professional competencies. That’s good for the expats and the company as a whole.

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