Kuraray Raises Prices of Septon and Other Elastomers Oct. 10, 2024. - Kuraray will raise the prices of its hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers Septon and Hybrar as well as TU polymers globally, beginning with shipments on October 15. The price increase is $0.22 per kilogram. Regarding the price increase, the company said, “The increase in costs for the subject products, including key raw materials, utility and logistics costs, and repair costs, is […]
Sumitomo Rubber Concludes Share Transfer Agreement for Dunlop Sports Wellness Oct. 9, 2024. - Sumitomo Rubber has resolved at a meeting of its board of directors to conclude a share transfer agreement for the transfer of all shares of its consolidated subsidiary, Dunlop Sports Wellness, to Nagase Brothers. The transfer is scheduled to take place in early December 2024. Regarding the share transfer agreement, the company said, “Dunlop Sports Wellness has been striving to […]
Sumitomo Rubber Concludes Share Transfer Agreement for Dunlop Sports Wellness Oct. 9, 2024. - Sumitomo Rubber has resolved at a meeting of its board of directors to conclude a share transfer agreement for the transfer of all shares of its consolidated subsidiary, Dunlop Sports Wellness, to Nagase Brothers. The transfer is scheduled to take place in early December 2024. Regarding the share transfer agreement, the company said, “Dunlop Sports Wellness has been striving to […]
Bridgestone Ends Olympic Contract Oct. 7, 2024. - Bridgestone has decided and agreed with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to continue its Worldwide Partner Agreement for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which expires at the end of December 2024. Based on its mission of contributing to society with the highest quality, the company shares the IOC’s vision of creating a better world through sports and the IPC’s […]
Bridgestone to Close Retreading Materials Plant in Belgium Sep. 19, 2024. - Bridgestone group company Bandag Europe announced at a special meeting of its employees its intention to close its retreading materials (pre-cured tread and cushion rubber) production plant in Lanklaar, Belgium, by the first half of 2025. The truck and bus business in Europe, including retread tires, has been facing many profitability issues, and the company has been restructuring its business […]
Sumitomo Rubber Deploys Tire Pressure Monitoring System Sep. 18, 2024. - Sumitomo Rubber began selling its Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) in July. The company has been offering a tire pressure and temperature management service for trucks using this system at Dunlop’s truck tire dealers since the same month, and is now focusing on developing its tire solution business, which is a key business for the company. At the DTS (Dunlop […]
Nitta Moore Moves Korean Plant Oct. 8, 2024. - Nitta’s consolidated subsidiary Korea Nitta Moore relocated and expanded its plant in Gumi, Korea, and began operations at the new plant on October 1. The investment was 23 billion won ($17.1 million). With a land area of 30,312 square meters and building area of 21,705 square meters, the new plant is 2.3 times larger than the old one. Air pollution […]
Nitta Says Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Drives Tubes and Fittings Oct. 4, 2024. - Nitta’s Moore Division’s first quarter (April-June) financial results showed sales were flat year-on-year and operating profit increased. In the general industrial business, sales increased year-on-year. Sales of tubing and fittings, which are components of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, improved as customers began to place orders for such equipment. “The semiconductor manufacturing equipment production started in the second half of the previous […]
Kuraray Raises Prices of Septon and Other Elastomers Oct. 10, 2024. - Kuraray will raise the prices of its hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers Septon and Hybrar as well as TU polymers globally, beginning with shipments on October 15. The price increase is $0.22 per kilogram. Regarding the price increase, the company said, “The increase in costs for the subject products, including key raw materials, utility and logistics costs, and repair costs, is […]
Dainichi Kogyo: Focus on Vulcanizing and Bonding Sep. 25, 2024. - Since its establishment in June 1948, Saitama-based Dainichi Kogyo has earned a solid reputation among its customers as a comprehensive manufacturer and trading company engaged in the manufacture, sale, and processing of various industrial rubber products, rubber sheets, and packing products. In recent years, the company has been focusing on the adhesive products sector, particularly vulcanized adhesive bonding, by actively […]
Interview With Bando Chemical President Tomio Ueno Sep. 3, 2024. - Bando Chemical is pursuing its medium-term business plan under the three guiding principles of Value Creation, Smart Manufacturing Creation, and Evolution of Organizational Capabilities for the Future. With co-creation as its keyword, the company is working to create new value and steadily achieving results in the fields of electronic materials, medical equipment, and healthcare equipment. Japan Rubber Weekly sat down […]
Interview With Yokohama Rubber President and COO Shinji Seimiya Aug. 21, 2024. - Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down with Shinji Seimiya, president and COO of Yokohama Rubber, to talk about the company’s latest developments. Semiya is in charge of tire design and development, as well as manufacturing, quality, and and overseeing technology and production on a global scale. Under the new mid-term management plan Yokohama Transformation 2026 (YX2026), which started this year, […]