Toray Industries, Inc.
Toray Industries, Inc. (東レ株式会社) is a Japanese company assigned corporate number 5010001034867 by Japan’s National Tax Agency under the unified corporate number (hōjin bangō) system. Registry records show this number was assigned on 5 October 2015 — the date Japan’s nationwide Corporate Number Publication Site went live, not the company’s date of incorporation. Toray’s own corporate history states it was founded in January 1926 as Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd., a viscose rayon producer established in Tokyo with backing from the trading house Mitsui Bussan; the company adopted its present name, Toray Industries, Inc., in 1970. Its registered head office is at Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, 1-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
Toray describes itself as a materials-science company organized into five reportable segments: Fibers and Textiles, Performance Chemicals, Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, Water Treatment and Healthcare, and Others, which includes engineering, industrial equipment and construction materials. It is the world’s largest producer of carbon fiber and has long supplied TORAYCA carbon fiber prepreg to Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner and 777X programs, under agreements the companies have said are worth more than ¥1.3 trillion (roughly $11 billion) combined. In 2014 Toray completed the approximately $584 million acquisition of Zoltek Companies, Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based large-tow carbon fiber manufacturer, which continues to operate as a wholly owned Toray subsidiary.
Toray Industries, Inc. is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker code 3402. For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026, the company reported consolidated revenue of approximately ¥2,585.1 billion and core operating income of approximately ¥142.0 billion, with paid-in capital of ¥147,873 million. As of the same date, Toray employed approximately 46,294 people on a consolidated basis, including around 7,027 at the parent company alone.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Toray Industries, Inc.
As a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Toray Industries, Inc. is required to disclose its ten largest shareholders in the annual securities report (yūhō) it files with Japan’s Financial Services Agency through the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, as of each fiscal year end (31 March). These filings have typically shown large blocks of Toray shares registered in the names of Japanese trust banks acting as nominees, principally Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. and The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd., which hold shares in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of underlying institutional clients such as pension funds and investment trusts, together with holdings by Japanese life insurers and by companies with commercial or historical ties to Toray. A nominee registration of this kind identifies the record holder, not the underlying institutional or individual investors whose assets are held in trust.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No individual has been identified in a publicly available filing as an ultimate beneficial owner of Toray Industries, Inc., and the trust-bank nominee holdings described above do not, on their own, establish an ownership chain that can be traced to a natural person. No UBO calculation is presented here.
Data availability
Availability is assessed as Major shareholders only: Japanese disclosure rules require a listed company to publish its ten largest recorded shareholders in its annual securities report, but they do not require publication of a complete shareholder register or of the individuals or entities ultimately benefiting from nominee and trust-bank holdings. Current, filing-specific shareholding percentages were not independently verified against Toray’s most recent securities report at the time of writing and are therefore not reproduced here.
Sources
- National Tax Agency, Corporate Number Publication Site (houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp) — retrieved 2026-09-18
- Toray Industries, Inc., Annual Securities Report (Yūhō), filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau via EDINET — toray.co.jp/ir
- Toray Industries, Inc., official investor relations site — toray.com/ir
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab International Equity ETF | 4.3% | National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Toray Industries, Inc.
Toray Industries, Inc. discloses its Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors on its official investor relations website. As of 24 June 2026, following the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders, the board comprised four executive Representative Members of the Board — Chairman Akihiro Nikkaku, President Mitsuo Ohya, and Representative Members Tetsuya Tsunekawa and Kenichiro Miki — together with two further internal Members of the Board, Shigeki Terada and Yuichiro Kato, and four outside directors: Yuko Harayama, Akiko Innes-Taylor, Keiichi Kobayashi and Hideshi Ueda. The company’s statutory Board of Corporate Auditors comprised two internal auditors, Hideki Hirabayashi and Mitsuharu Mano, and three outside corporate auditors, Makiko Takabe, Kozo Ogino and Masahiko Inoue. All are recorded as currently serving; the source does not record resignation or termination dates for any of them.
Data availability
Availability is assessed as Current only: Toray’s official disclosures identify the presently serving board and statutory auditors together with their titles, but do not publish a historical register of former officers, their occupations, or their appointment dates. Nationality and country of residence are not disclosed for any officer in Toray’s public filings or on its investor relations pages; consistent with common Japanese disclosure practice for listed companies, these fields are reported here as Not disclosed rather than inferred from names or affiliations.
Sources
- Toray Industries, Inc., “Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors” — toray.com/aboutus/executives.html — page dated as of 24 June 2026, retrieved 2026-09-18
- Toray Industries, Inc., official investor relations site — toray.com/ir
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of Toray Industries, Inc.
Toray Industries, Inc. is the parent company of the Toray Group. No official filing reviewed identifies any other corporate entity as owning or controlling Toray Industries, Inc., and it is treated here as the ultimate parent of the group that carries its name. Toray’s public disclosures reference a large number of consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies across its fibers and textiles, performance chemicals, carbon fiber composite materials, and water treatment and healthcare businesses, operating both in Japan and overseas. A complete, currently dated list of these consolidated entities, together with registration numbers and ownership percentages, is published within Toray’s full annual securities report rather than summarized on the company’s public-facing investor relations pages, and that full filing was not accessible for line-by-line verification at the time of writing.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoltek Companies, Inc. | United States | Not disclosed | Direct subsidiary | 100% (reported at acquisition close) | Active | 2014 |
Recent structural changes
In 2014, Toray Industries, Inc. completed the acquisition of Zoltek Companies, Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based large-tow carbon fiber manufacturer, for approximately $584 million, making Zoltek a wholly owned Toray subsidiary. The transaction was announced in September 2013 and reported by Bloomberg and other financial news organizations, with closing confirmed in a Zoltek company statement.
Data availability
Availability is assessed as Partial: Toray Industries, Inc.’s status as an independent, non-subsidiary parent entity and its acquisition of Zoltek Companies, Inc. are corroborated by multiple independent sources, but a complete, currently dated list of Toray’s direct and indirect subsidiaries with registration numbers and ownership percentages was not accessible for verification at the time of writing.
Sources
- Zoltek Companies, Inc., “Zoltek Announces Closing of the Merger with Toray Industries, Inc.,” company statement, 2014
- Bloomberg, “Toray to Buy U.S. Carbon Fiber Maker Zoltek for $584 Million,” 27 September 2013
- Toray Industries, Inc., official investor relations site — toray.com/ir
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site, including entries the profile above does not cover.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the legal name of the company with corporate number 5010001034867?
Toray Industries, Inc. (東レ株式会社), a Japanese kabushiki kaisha (stock company) headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
What is Toray Industries, Inc.'s Japanese corporate number (hōjin bangō)?
5010001034867, as recorded on Japan's National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site.
When was the corporate number 5010001034867 assigned to Toray Industries, Inc.?
The National Tax Agency registry shows an assignment date of 5 October 2015. This is the date Japan's unified corporate number system was launched nationwide, not the date Toray Industries, Inc. was actually incorporated.
When was Toray Industries, Inc. actually founded?
Toray traces its founding to January 1926, when it was established in Japan as Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd., a viscose rayon producer backed by the trading house Mitsui Bussan.
Why does official data show an incorporation date of 2015-10-05 for a company founded in 1926?
The 2015-10-05 date on file reflects the go-live date of Japan's National Tax Agency corporate number registry, not a re-incorporation of the company. Long-established Japanese companies were assigned a 13-digit corporate number when the registry launched nationwide; their actual founding dates typically predate that assignment date, in Toray's case by about 89 years.
When did the company change its name to Toray Industries, Inc.?
In 1970, when Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd. was renamed Toray Industries, Inc.
Where is Toray Industries, Inc. headquartered?
Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, 1-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
What is Toray Industries, Inc.'s official website?
https://www.toray.co.jp, with a global corporate site at https://www.toray.com.
Is Toray Industries, Inc. a publicly listed company?
Yes. It is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker code 3402.
What are Toray Industries, Inc.'s main business segments?
Fibers and Textiles, Performance Chemicals, Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, Water Treatment and Healthcare, and Others, which includes engineering, industrial equipment and construction materials.
What is Toray Industries, Inc. known for in the aerospace industry?
It is the world's largest carbon fiber producer and a long-standing supplier of TORAYCA carbon fiber prepreg to Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner and 777X programs.
Did Toray Industries, Inc. make any major acquisitions?
In 2014 it completed the acquisition of Zoltek Companies, Inc., a US carbon fiber manufacturer, for approximately $584 million; Zoltek became a wholly owned Toray subsidiary.
Who are Toray Industries, Inc.'s major shareholders?
Japan requires listed companies to disclose their ten largest shareholders in their annual securities report. Toray's filings have typically shown large nominee holdings by Japanese trust banks such as Custody Bank of Japan and The Master Trust Bank of Japan, which hold shares on behalf of underlying institutional clients rather than as ultimate beneficial owners.
Who leads Toray Industries, Inc.'s Board of Directors?
As of 24 June 2026, Akihiro Nikkaku serves as Chairman and Mitsuo Ohya as President and Representative Member of the Board, per the company's official investor relations disclosures.
What was Toray Industries, Inc. registered as before 1970?
Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd., the name under which the company operated from its 1926 founding until the 1970 rebrand to Toray Industries, Inc.