Since its foundation, strengthening of basic research and fundamental technologies are a priority management issue of Toray Group. Toray Group has been creating new technologies and expanding into new fields by continuously focusing on R&D activities based on the conviction that "research and technical development provide the key to building the Toray of tomorrow".
Specifically, starting from rayon filament production, we have created numerous innovative products of nylon, polyester, and acrylic fibers, and based on the core technologies of polymer chemistry, organic synthetic chemistry, and biochemistry cultivated by the manufacturing of these synthetic fibers, we have broadened our system of technology by integration with nanotechnology and other cutting-edge technologies. As a result, Toray Group has expanded in wide-ranging areas from basic materials to processed products of high-performance films, engineering plastic resins, carbon fiber composite materials, electronics and information related products, high-performance membranes, pharmaceuticals and medical products, and others.
