Kuraray
Tokyo, Japan
About
Kuraray manufactures battery-related materials, including KURANODE hard carbon anode materials for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and capacitor applications, Activated Carbon for ultracapacitors and advanced batteries, and EVAL EVOH resins used in automotive battery components to improve strength and reduce weight.
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From the Battery Report
Battery Report 2025 · chapterCell Design and Materials: Sodium-IonVolta Foundation's annual report on this part of the battery industry.Supply Chain Segments
Battery Chemistries
Sodium-ion
Location Info
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
North America (6)
- Manufacturing
- Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
- Office
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Manufacturing
- La Porte, Texas, United States
- Manufacturing
- Merrillville, Indiana, United States
- Office
- New York, New York, United States
- Manufacturing
- Pasadena, Texas, United States
Europe (1)
- Office
- Hattersheim am Main, Hesse, Germany
Asia-Pacific (3)
- Manufacturing
- Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
- Office
- Osaka, Japan
- R&D
- Singapore, Singapore
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1926
- Team Size
- 2000+
- Funding
- Public
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
