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Kuraray Co., Ltd. announces the scheduled resumption of normal production at the Kashima Plant (Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture). Although its production facilities did not sustain major damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, the Kashima Plant ceased operations until mid-April. From mid-April, the Kashima Plant maintained partial production using existing raw material stocks until early May. Operations were suspended again from mid-May in order to conduct legally mandated, periodic repairs. Schedule of the resumption are listed below.

  • From June 19, 2011, the resumption of production facility operations is being phased in
  • Shipments of all products produced at the Kashima Plant are scheduled to restart on July 1, 2011