Shipment volume of carbon black for May rose to 43,271 tons, up 0.2 percent from the same period a year…...
Industry
Toyoda Gosei Develops New Side Airbag
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently announced that it has jointly developed a new side airbag with Toyota Motor Corp…....
JSR to Acquire Lexi, Expand 3D Printing and Material Business
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) recently reached an agreement to acquire a 100 percent stake in 3D software company Lexi Co. Ltd…....
Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation Successfully Negotiates Wage Increase
The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRWUC), comprising 58 member unions from the rubber industry, announced the results of its…...
Japan’s Rubber Roller Makers Adopt New Strategy to Cope With Weak Domestic Demand
Japanese manufacturers of industrial rubber rollers are developing more high-performance products as a strategy to cope with declining domestic production…...
Japan Sees Low Number of New Earthquake-Resistant Buildings for 2015
According to the Japan Society of Seismic Isolation’s (JSSI) recent report on the penetration of earthquake-resistant buildings, the cumulative number…...

