Kurita’s Story
Challenges with water, creating a bright future
The Kurita Group brings out the infinite potential of limited water resources with the power of science, paving the way to a brighter future.
Departure -
Water: the beginning of life
Water is giving us blessings. Around 4.6 billion years ago, water was born on the hot and turbulent earth, and after that, the seeds of life were dissolved in the sea, cultivating the first life. Water has an inseparable bond with the earth and life, deeply rooted in our daily lives. However, due to its familiarity, water sometimes fails to recognize its real value and to be overlooked.
The start of the adventure —
The functions of water: supporting industry and society
Water, the source of life, is a substance with a simple yet mysterious power formed by combining two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Water molecules move at high speed, and since their shape and size are constantly changing in shape and size, they can freely change their form. Therefore, water is a substance that can transform into three states: ice, liquid, and vapor, with unique features to cool, heat, or melt things around it. Water treatment is a method to maximize these functions of water, supporting the growth of all industries and contributing to preserving the global environment. For example, smartphones cannot be manufactured without high-purity water with reduced impurities almost to zero. Furthermore, water treatment helps industry reduce its impact on the natural environment by purifying wastewater and releasing it to rivers and the sea, as well as by recovering and reusing the water used in factories.
For example, the smartphones you own cannot be manufactured without high-purity water with almost no impurities. Water treatment also supports industry while reducing the burden on the natural Environment by purifying water discharged from factories and returning it to rivers or the sea, or by recovering and reusing water used within factories.
Trials and growth —
Co-evolution with society and industry
While industrial development has enriched our daily lives, various social issues, such as the depletion of water resources and climate change, have emerged, and the destruction of the global environment has also progressed. Since its foundation in 1949, Kurita has developed the businesses through the water treatment, aiming to create an enriched environment in which nature and humanity are in harmony, and responding to the needs of society and industry. Confronting the global environmental issues now facing the planet in earnest and believing in the power of science, we are continuing to take on constant challenges regarding water and maximizing its potential.
The time for rapid progress —
Pursing the value of water and shaping the future
Kurita believes that science can solve various issues and has continued exploring the value of water, which has been the source of life since ancient times. To enrich our daily lives without sacrificing the planet is Kurita's mission. Until now and from now on, we will renew our resolve to save the environment of Earth beyond by exploring the ultimate possibility of water-limited, supporting industries, and contributing to society. To preserve the enriched and blessings of water for future generations and pave the way to a bright future, Kurita’s efforts will not cease.
