In cooperation with Kuraray affiliates Kuraray Chemical and Kuraray Aqua, the Company offers a wide variety of environmental materials through optimized row material selection, manufacturing and processing technologies. The Company contributes to building "cleanliness" in the world through this business. The Company's environmental materials are being used in numerous industries and public services including IT, pharmaceutical products, food and brewing and water filtration. Reusing limited environmental resources through product sales, the Company is also engaging in activities to transform the world into a "recycling society." In the future, the Company plans to engage in the development of living space that is both comfortable and environmentally safe, while pursuing global business expansion, based on its capabilities to develop new technologies vis-à-vis its manufacturer affiliation.