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Bridgestone Questioned About Surplus Capital Usage

on April 7, 2016 in Industry, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has held its general shareholders’ meeting, attended by 630 stakeholders, who asked Bridgestone leadership about a variety of topics. Those topics included the company’s use of surplus capital, the outlook for fiscal 2016, corporate governance as a firm with a nominating board and other committees, business results for fiscal 2015, the company’s Contact Area Information Sensing (CAIS)...

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Zeon Kasei to Build New PVC/PSC Factory in Mexico

on April 5, 2016 in Industry, Materials

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has announced that its subsidiary, Zeon Kasei Co. Ltd., will build a new factory in Mexico for the production of PVC/PSC resin compound for powder slush molding. The factory will use vinyl chloride resins as the raw material. The investment amount will be 1.5 billion yen ($13.5 million) and Zeon Kasei aims to begin production of 1,200...

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Yokohama Rubber to Boost Global Production, Sales of Marine Hoses

on April 4, 2016 in Industry, Products

Yokohama Industrial Products Italy S.r.l., a subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) that manufactures and sells marine hoses, will begin boosting production and increasing sales of its Seaflex brand of marine hoses in the first half of the fiscal year that began on April 1, 2016. The hoses, which are used for the maritime transport of crude oil and...

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Komatsubara Demonstrates Benefits of Conveyor Belt Cleaning System for Food Manufacturers

on April 4, 2016 in Industry, Products

Komatsubara, a Japanese manufacturer of equipment and machinery for producing rubber products, has plans to increase sales of its Floating Vibro Washer (FV Washer), a washing system for automatically cleaning and unclogging soiled metal mesh conveyor belts. The FV Washer is highly suitable for use in food production processes, where complete hygiene control is an absolute requirement. And the company...

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Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation Negotiates 1,010 Yen Pay Scale Increase

on April 1, 2016 in Industry, Market Background

The settlement results for labor force wages and annual bonuses have started to come out from the “spring offensive” negotiations in Japan. The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation is comprised of 58 member unions. Forty-eight of those put forth wage demands to the companies of the unions’ respective labor forces, from which 20 unions have reached conclusions. Regarding annual bonuses, 45...

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Nitta Holds Shinto Rites at Second North American Factory Site

on March 31, 2016 in Industry, Products

Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186) subsidiary Nitta Corporation of America (NCA) has conducted a ceremony, believed under the indigenous Japanese Shinto religion to purify land, at the expanded construction site where its second factory is to be built. Operating mainly in North and South America, NCA is building the new factory facilities to reinforce its production and processing efforts as its regional...

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