Kuraray Consideration for the Global Environment Is Indispensable High-Level Preparation for the Next Medium-Term Management Plan

摘要

Kuraray Co., Ltd. positions fiscal year 2021 (ending in December 2021) as a year for formulating the next medium-term management plan. Hitoshi Kawahara, President and Representative Director of Kuraray, expects that the global economy is likely to head toward a recovery in 2021, although there are concerns. President Kawahara expressed his determination, saying, "We were hit by the Coronavirus pandemic in the previous fiscal year, but we hope to make FY2021 a period for making high-level preparation with an intention of making a recovery in FY2021 and leading it to the next plan." FY2026 is the final year of its next plan, and marks the 100th anniversary of its founding. The President emphasizes, "Profitability will be increased by fostering business pillars that follow the Vinyl Acetate business."