Synthetic rubber, carbon black and a range of other raw materials have entered into a major period of price rises…....
Industry
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Lists TSR20 Futures Market
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (Tocom) on Oct. 9 listed futures contracts for technically specified rubber 20 (TSR20), expanding its…...
Toyoda Gosei Settles for $59M in US Class Action Lawsuit
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently announced that it has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the…...
Dow Chemical Japan Holds Tokyo Event for Innovation, Sustainability
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. on Sept. 18 hosted a special event targeting innovation and a sustainable society at the Grand…...
Surging Costs Hurt Domestic Market for Rubber and Plastic Hoses
Manufacturers of industrial rubber products have seen their revenues of late driven down by rising distribution and raw material costs…....
Revenue From Construction Equipment Shipments Projected to Rise 1% for 2019
Japan’s construction equipment industry is expected to achieve healthy performance for fiscal 2018–2019, according to a demand forecast recently compiled…...
