Toyobo Technology and Technical Fields

Toyobo's core technologies are in polymerization, modification, and processing for polymers, and biotechnology. These core technologies are composed of various elemental technologies, which when combined and integrated creates new systematized techniques that lead to the development of products.
To accelerate the creation of new specialty businesses, Toyobo reinforces its unique core technologies and pushes forward with combinations and integration of existing technologies including technology transfer.

Toyobo Group’s key areas

The technological capability is the foundation of a manufacturer's competitiveness. We are working to advance the "technology stock" derived from the organizational and technological capabilities of a self-sustaining, active R&D program, in order to increase business profitability. We have identified five targeted market fields: Automotive; Electronics and Information Displays; Environmental; Lifestyle and Safety; and Healthcare. By developing the high-function products required for each of these markets, we aim to be an integral part of the lifestyles and culture of the 21st century.