Laboratories established in 1963 to conduct basic research at the Toray film business. Bolstering progress in this key field, research is advanced into base films and film processed film products.

Toray is the creator of Lumirror*, the first biaxially oriented polyester film commercialized in Japan, which with the polypropylene film Torayfan* leads the world in performance and function. Also developed and commercialized here were the world's first biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) film Torelina* and the aramid film Mictron* | two more new film materials boasting revolutionary characteristics.

The Laboratories has forged pivotal progress in progressive R&D of film.
(1)For the film-generating process, technology to produce the world's thinnest film, followed by perfection for use in capacitors helping to downsize various types of electronic devices and instruments.
(2)Use of polymeric molecular design for application of film in new thermal stencil sheet engineered to control thermal properties.
(3)In surface design, special treatment technology to develop heatsensitive printer ink ribbon base film with enhanced heat-resistance and running performance.
(4)Fusion of advanced alloy and elongation technology, developing LCD use low-density white film formed with fine voids inside.
(5)Use of Toray's original film multi-layering method in base films of high density magnetic tape for precision control over the micro-protrusions on film surfaces, and other examples of the steadily expanding application range of Lumirror*.

More recent fruits of the ongoing evolution and advance of Toray nanotechnology include use of nano-alloys to develop heat-resistant film, nano-structure control technology for film with excellent formability, packaging film with sturdiness and other welcome functions, along with nano-laminated film. Applications of these products are also expanding to information communications, the environment and other vital sectors.
These and other results of the Laboratories' cutting edge research earn stellar acclaim throughout the industrial world.

Toray also sets its sights on polylactic acid as a plant-based material, with progressive use of film structure control technology paving the way to the first successful development of film with flexibility and heat-resistance comparable to polyvinylidene chloride.

The Films and Films Products Research Laboratories now work to forge innovative new concepts in polymeric molecular design, film-forming process, film quality design and processing technology, promoting research to strengthen fundamental technologies and expand the sphere of Toray business. The Laboratories continues to boldly rise to the challenge of developing frontier materials to support greater progress and prosperity worldwide.