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The center also aims to accelerate market development and secure global talent through collaboration with a wide range of people and companies.
Kuraray Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of chemical manufacturer Kuraray Co., established its Kuraray Asia Pacific Technical Center in Singapore Science Park on 1 September 2025.
The center will serve as a technical support base for the Asian market, and will focus on PVOH resin, EVAL™ EVOH resin, and activated carbon, which are growing in demand in the region. In addition, by leveraging its location in Singapore Science Park, the center hopes to accelerate market development and secure global talent through collaboration with a wide range of people and companies.
The Technical Center, equipped with facilities necessary for material evaluation and analysis as well as investigation of advanced technologies, will seek to enable prompt and specialised solution proposal to satisfy local customer’s needs, as well as serve as a platform for open innovation to generate new value through product demonstrations and collaborative development with customers.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Lim Wey-Len, Executive Vice President at the Singapore Economic Development Board, said: “We welcome Kuraray and other like-minded companies to leverage Singapore’s innovation ecosystem, talent pool, and regional connectivity to scale impactful and sustainable solutions from here.”
Tomoyuki Watanabe, Director and Managing Executive Officer, and President of the Vinyl Acetate Resin Company at Kuraray, also shared his enthusiasm: “By offering a place for co-creation with our customers, we hope to drive the rapid market growth in the region.”
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