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Vinyl Acetate
Net Sales (Billion yen)
279.4
FY2018
266.1
FY2019
Operating Income (Billion yen)
54.7
47.4
■PVA resin
Sales volume declined due to decelerating economic
conditions.
■Optical-use poval film
Shipments decreased due to a LCD panel inventory
adjustment. We completed an expansion of facilities
at Kurashiki Plant in the fourth quarter.
Water-soluble PVA film <MonoSol>
Sales expanded thanks to growing demand for
products for use in unit dose detergent packets.
■PVB film
Sales struggled in Auto market despite demand
grew for Ionomer interlayer for glass lamination
SentryGlas™
EVAL™M
Gas tank applications was affected by decline in the
production number of vehicles. Sales volume for food
packaging applications declined despite a gradual
recovery in sales from the third quarter onward.
FY2018
FY2019
kuraray
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