Synthetic rubber shipments are sluggish and many manufacturers are saying that it will be difficult to achieve a recovery at least by the end of the fiscal year. This comes as both tire and industrial goods applications, particularly automotive parts, continue to struggle. A certain degree of recovery is expected once inventory adjustments, which are said to be the main...
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Sumitomo Rubber Updates CO2 Reduction Targets
Sumitomo Rubber has set a new 2030 reduction target for Scope 3 to achieve carbon neutrality for its entire supply chain. In addition, the 2030 reduction targets for Scope 1 and 2 have been raised due to the progress made ahead of schedule as a result of proactive efforts at each of the company’s sites. Scope 3 accounts for about...
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Toyo Tires Sponsors Freeride World Tour Japan Series Ski and Snowboard Competitions
Toyo Tires will support the Freeride World Tour (FWT) Japan Series, an international freeride skiing and snowboarding competition to be held from January to February 2024, as the title sponsor of the “2024 Toyo Tires FWT Japan Series”. Freeride skiing and snowboarding is a winter extreme sport in which skiers compete in their technique and style by freely skiing down...
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Yokohama Rubber Finds Mechanism of Adhesive Aging Reaction Between Rubber and Steel Cord in Tires
Yokohama Rubber has developed a chemical reaction visualization technology to elucidate the mechanism of adhesive aging reaction between rubber and steel cords in tires. The technology combines advanced measurement and computational science based on the AI utilization concept HAICoLab. The research was conducted in collaboration with Tada Laboratory at Nagoya University, Riken, DAM Laboratory at Japan Advanced Institute of Science...
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Bridgestone Offers New Solution Service for Mining
Bridgestone has launched in launched in July a new solution service for mining, which has already found use by resource major BHP at their Pampa Norte Spence mine in Chile. The service proposes optimal tire maintenance timing and driving routes based on tire durability prediction using a proprietary algorithm developed by Bridgestone. Based on the unique algorithm that makes full...
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Toyo Tires President Takashi Shimizu Receives Medal With Blue Ribbon
Toyo Tires President & CEO Takashi Shimizu was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 Autumn Medal of Honor. The Medal was given in recognition of his promotion of business management that contributes to the mobility society through the production and sale of automotive tires and parts, and his contribution to the development of the rubber industry as...
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