Kuraray America is a global leader in specialty chemicals, fibers, and resin production. With world-scale research, development, and production facilities located in Houston, Texas, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a large network of supply from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, EVOH resins, PVOH resin, Plantic resins, specialty PVB resins, PVB sheet, and elastomer products. Kuraray is the manufacturer of EVAL™ EVOH resin which offers outstanding gas barrier properties for rigid and flexible packaging. Kuraray also manufactures PLANTIC™ barrier films and resin which are designed to meet the growing world demand for a sustainable approach to functional and performance plastics technology, based on a high content of renewable materials that reduce carbon footprint and space in landfills.