Kuraray Aqua

Name

Kuraray Aqua

Legal name

Kuraray Aqua Co., Ltd.

Website

https://kuraray-aqua.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kuraray Aqua Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based water treatment engineering subsidiary of Kuraray Group, designing and delivering industrial water, wastewater, recycling, membrane filtration, and PFAS removal systems for manufacturing enterprises in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAC)

Keywords

• Water treatment systems
• Membrane filtration equipment
• Wastewater treatment plants
• PFAS removal devices
• Water recycling plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kuraray Aqua designs, manufactures, sells, and maintains industrial water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, wastewater recycling plants, membrane filtration devices, and PFAS removal devices for Japanese industrial customers. The company combines Kuraray Group's high-performance functional materials with engineering expertise to deliver turnkey water treatment solutions for process water supply, wastewater handling, water reuse, and emerging contaminant removal. It also provides ongoing maintenance services to ensure continuous, compliant operation of installed systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Treatment Plant Industrial process water treatment plant (用水処理プラント) that supplies purified and conditioned water for manufacturing operations, leveraging Kuraray Group's high-performance functional materials and membrane technology. Designed for industrial facilities requiring consistent, high-quality process water.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Industrial wastewater treatment plant (排水処理プラント) designed to treat effluent from manufacturing processes to meet discharge regulations and environmental compliance requirements. Targets industrial operators discharging process wastewater.
• Wastewater Recycle Plant Wastewater recycle plant (排水回収・リサイクルプラント) that recovers and reuses industrial wastewater to reduce water consumption and discharge volumes. Suited for industrial facilities with water reuse targets and sustainability objectives.
• Membrane Filtration Device Membrane filtration device (膜ろ過装置) using Kuraray Group's high-performance functional membranes for separation, purification, and filtration of process water and wastewater. Sold as standalone equipment or integrated into treatment plants.
• PFAS Removal Device PFAS removal device (PFAS除去装置) designed to capture and remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated water using Kuraray Group's proprietary adsorption materials. Targeted at industrial sites and remediation projects facing PFAS contamination and emerging regulatory pressure.
• Maintenance Service Maintenance service (メンテナンス) for installed water treatment plants and equipment, covering inspection, consumable replacement, performance tuning, and repair. Provides existing customers with continuous operation assurance and regulatory compliance support.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Direct peers

• Kurita Water Industries: Japan's largest industrial water and wastewater treatment company, offering plants, chemicals, and maintenance services to industrial customers — the same horizontal segment Kuraray Aqua targets, and a direct head-to-head competitor in the domestic market.
• Organo Corporation: Japanese engineering company specializing in water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers, including membrane and ultrapure water systems — closely overlapping Kuraray Aqua's plant engineering scope.
• Toray Industries: Global membrane and water treatment technology leader whose membrane filtration products directly overlap Kuraray Aqua's membrane filtration offering, and which also serves Japanese industrial water treatment customers.

Emerging players

• NGK Insulators: Operates a membrane-related water treatment business leveraging ceramic membrane technology, competing with Kuraray Aqua's membrane filtration line in industrial and municipal applications.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries: Provides industrial water and wastewater treatment systems as part of its industrial machinery portfolio, offering comparable plant engineering capability to a broader set of Japanese manufacturers.
• Nomura Micro Science: Japanese supplier of ultrapure water and water treatment systems for semiconductor and industrial customers, overlapping with Kuraray Aqua's industrial water treatment plant focus.

Broad incumbents

• Hitachi Industrial: Diversified industrial conglomerate with water and wastewater treatment solutions for municipalities and industry, providing broader but less specialized alternatives to Kuraray Aqua's plant offerings.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global leader in water treatment technologies and plant EPC, including membrane and specialty treatment systems — a broader incumbent whose PFAS and recycling capabilities may eventually reach Japanese industrial accounts.
• Ecolab: Global provider of water, hygiene, and process solutions to industrial customers with significant water treatment chemistry and equipment offerings that overlap with Kuraray Aqua's industrial water programs.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Provides water treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital services to industrial clients globally, including membrane and specialty filtration solutions that compete with Kuraray Aqua's offerings.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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