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Group will work in unison toward management and operations loved and trusted by society.</p> <p class="sign"><span>President, <br class="pcHide" />Toray Industries, Inc.</span><img src="images/message_002.png" alt="Mitsuo Ohya" /></p> </div> <p class="_fzL fontB">Through Value Creation, Three Years of Dramatic Growth</p> <p class="mgnB30">We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the invaluable understanding and support you have extended to Toray Industries, Inc. and the Toray Group.</p> <p class="mgnB30">Toray Industries, Inc. started in 1926 as a rayon yarn production company. Since then, we have devoted ourselves to the development of new fields and materials as a basic materials manufacturer. In addition to the fibers and textiles created at the time of our establishment, we have gone on to create cutting-edge, high value-added products including plastic resins, fine chemicals, films, as well as carbon fiber composite materials, electronics & information-related products, pharmaceutical and medical products, and products for the water treatment and environmental fields.</p> <p class="mgnB30">Toray Group currently has sales revenue of approximately 2.5 trillion yen and over 300 group companies in Japan and overseas.<br /> We will strive to expand earnings through a continuous growth cycle on a global scale by developing applications, in regions all over the world, for the high value-added products created in the manufacturing core that is Japan. Furthermore, we will boldly take on the challenge of “innovation and resilience management” in our Medium-Term Management Program Project AP-G 2025 to further enhance our corporate value.</p> <p class="_fzL fontB">Sustainability Management for beyond Our Hundredth Year</p> <p class="mgnB30">Our business activities have become what they are today due to the many blessings bestowed upon us by the natural environment and society. Going forward, we in the Toray Group will continue to place great value on sustainability, and regard “safety, accident prevention and environmental preservation” and “corporate ethics and legal compliance” as top managerial priorities. By offering products and services that are beneficial to society, we hope to repay the goodwill offered to us, and in turn live up to the expectations of our stakeholders.</p> <p class="mgnB30">In April 2026, Toray celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. As we approach this major milestone, we will look back on our history and carefully carry forward the aspirations that have guided us since our founding and move forward into a new future based on our Corporate Philosophy, “Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies and products.”</p> <p class="mgnB30">We hope you will continue to lend us your support and encouragement.</p> <p class="alignR">June 2023</p>  </div> </div> </main>   <div class="ly_localNav inc_global_localnav_aboutus" id="anchorLocalNav"> <nav class="inner"> <p class="heading"><a href="/global/aboutus/">About Us</a></p> <div class="-row -col4"> <ul class="menuLv2">  <li><a href="/global/aboutus/message.html">Message from the President</a></li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/outline.html">Corporate Profile</a> <ul class="menuLv3"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/outline.html">Corporate Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/organization.html">Organization</a></li> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/executives.html">Management Team</a> <ul class="menuLv4"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/executives.html">Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/executives_2.html">President and Vice Presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/executives_3.html">Fellows</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/network/headoffice.html">Global Network</a> <ul class="menuLv4"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/network/headoffice.html">Head Office / Branches</a></li> <li><a href="/global/network/?p_country=60&p_business_field=">Toray Group Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/brand.html">Corporate Symbol</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/download/">Corporate Profile Download</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/philosophy.html">Management Policy</a> <ul class="menuLv3"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/philosophy.html">Toray Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/vision/">Long-Term Corporate Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/project/">Medium-Term Management Program</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/governance/">Corporate Governance</a></li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/history/">Toray's History</a> <ul class="menuLv3"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/history/">History</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/history/90years.html">Toray's 90-Year History</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/event/">Events & Sports</a></li> </ul> <ul class="menuLv2"> <li class="parent"><a href="/global/aboutus/visual/">Video & Advertising</a> <ul class="menuLv3"> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/visual/vis_001.html">Corporate Introduction Videos</a></li> <li><a href="/global/aboutus/visual/vis_003.html">Print Ads</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div>   <footer class="ly_footer inc_global_footer"> <div class="ly_inner"> <ul class="footLinks"> <li><a href="/global/common/terms.html">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/global/common/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/global/common/cookie.html">Cookie Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/global/common/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></li> </ul> <div class="sns"><span>TORAY official SNS</span><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TORAYchannel" target="_blank"><img src="/global/shared/images/icon_yt.png" alt="youtube" /></a><a class="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/toray-industries-inc-/" target="_blank"><img src="/global/shared/images/icon_linkedin.png" alt="linkedin" /></a></div> <p id="groupLogo"><a href="/global/network/?p_country=60&p_business_field="><img src="/global/shared/images/toray_group_logo.svg" alt="Toray Group" /></a></p> <p id="copyright">COPYRIGHT TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.</p> </div> </footer>  <p id="pagetop" class="pagetop" role="presentation" aria-label="Back to TOP"><a href=""></a></p> <script src="/global/shared/js/plugins.js"></script> <script src="/global/shared/js/base.js"></script> </body> </html>

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