For more than 70 years, since its founding in 1949, Kurita Water Industries has been consistently operating in two areas of "water and the environment." Kurita Group provides comprehensive solutions by integrating its capabilities and combining its diverse products, services, and technologies in water treatment chemicals, water treatment facilities, and maintenance services. We seek to create new value which contributes to customers and society, by creating business models that are not limited to the provision of products or technologies, transcending existing frameworks of business. We have established R&D bases in Japan, Germany, and Singapore, where we focus on developing products and technologies tailored to the characteristics and market needs of each region, by making effective use of our worldwide technologies and human resources. We will continue to bolster our global research and development infrastructure by strengthening cooperation between our bases and achieving technical synergies. 58 Kurita Group companies in 18 countries and regions. Generated total revenues of approximately 2.11 billion USD in 2018.