19 September 202314 September 2023 Toray Boosts Stake in Thai Subsidiary to Upgrade Cellulosic Sugar Production for Fibers, Resins, and Films Derived from Inedible Biomass The company will thereby avoid competition with the food chain and develop a range of technologies, including to recycle used plastic products, switch to biomass-derived materials, and tap carbon dioxide as a raw material
7 February 20176 February 2017 Toray, Mitsui in cellulosic sugar JV in Thailand The JV will build a demonstration plant which will process around 15 tons of sugarcane bagasse/day
25 January 201723 January 2017 Toray to Carry out Technological Demonstration of Cellulosic Sugar-manufacturing System Using Membranes, Establish Joint Venture with Mitsui Sugar in Thailand The demonstration plant of this project will have a capacity to handle 15 tons of bagasse per day and will manufacture about 4.2 tons of cellulosic sugar