Message from The President

KURIYAMA R&D Inc. is a group research agency formed through
the joint investment of Kuriyama Corporation and Ohji Rubber &
Chemicals Co., Ltd. in 1996.
R&D is committed to the testing and research of rubber, plastics,
and new materials, as well as developing new products,
researchingprocess technologies, and applying specialized
materials tomachinery components.
Rubber has been used industrially for 200years with increasing
demand while plastics are becoming more widely utilized in a
widerange of practical applications. Moreover need for
developingandapplying new materials that combine aspects of
both has beenincreasev in the latest development.
We are dedicated to providing technologies and products that
meet requirements of industries in Japan and throughout the
world, making full use of the experience and progress made by
group companies.
Kuriyama R&D Inc. solicits users' continued support and advice
for its goal of exploring new materials and their actual use and
thereby meeting the real challenges of the future.

Masaki Yamamoto