Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. will release Michelin Guide Miyagi 2017 Special Edition, covering the entire Miyagi Prefecture, on July…...
Zeon, Sumitomo Chemical S-SBR Joint Venture to Commence Operations in April
ZS Elastomers Co. Ltd. (ZSE), a solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) joint venture between Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co…....
Hiroshima Kasei to Manufacture Automotive Sealants in Indonesia
Hiroshima Kasei Ltd. held a ceremony on March 7 to celebrate the completion of an automobile sealant factory in Bandung,…...
Synthetic Rubber Shipments Increase 0.9% in 2016
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has released its synthetic rubber shipment figures for calendar 2016, revealing a small year-on-year…...
Rubber Unions Demand Average Wage Hike of 1.89%
Member unions of the Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRWUC) have submitted their wage demands at the group’s annual spring…...
Nexen Aims to Sell 1 Million Tires per Year in Japan by 2022
Following the January establishment of joint venture Nexen Tire Japan Inc., partners Nexen Tire Corp. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TYO:8015)…...
